Despite an agonizingly long slump, Nikola Mirotic might be on track of winding up something akin to a savior for the New Orleans Pelicans.
With their backs to the wall in the Western Conference playoff race, the Pelicans have reeled off four straight crucial wins, and Mirotic has been as important to the playoff-clinching victory parade as any other player on the roster. Averages of 27.0 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.5 made threes during the latest winning streak have even rivaled the production of MVP-candidate Anthony Davis.
What a turn of events from two weeks ago where Mirotic had sat south of a 40% field goal percentage and a 30% three-point percentage.