The New Orleans Pelicans were a team of extremes in 2019-20, as they started out 6-22 before going on a tear and clawing their way back into playoff contention.
With the NBA season hanging on by a thread, we may never know if the Pelicans could have closed the gap on the Memphis Grizzlies to grab the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The New Orleans Pelicans were 3.5 games out of the eighth seed when play was suspended and still had two games remaining with the rival Grizzlies.
FiveThirtyEight gave the Pelicans a 60 percent chance to make the playoffs, largely due to a weak schedule and the remaining head-to-head games with the teams they were chasing.