Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans are in a critical four-game stretch of the season and didn’t get off to a good start with a loss to the tanking Orlando Magic.
The Pelicans were without Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball, which forced some of their backups into big minutes.
The Pels finally ran out of gas in the 4th quarter after entering it with a lead and then allowed the Magic to take it home in overtime.
This was a crushing loss in many ways, as the Pelicans were playing their best basketball of the season before finally getting hit with the injury bug that they’ve managed to avoid.