San Antonio’s Keldon Johnson barreled into New Orleans forward Herbert Jones, heard a whistle, then lofted a floater toward the basket for an and-one score. Johnson then turned toward the San Antonio bench, flexing and yelling in celebration of his fourth-quarter three-point play. On paper, Saturday’s Southwest Division matchup may have been merely game 50-something for both teams during a long regular season, but the Spurs appeared visibly motivated to pick up a victory. The road triumph over the Pelicans sliced their deficit in the Western Conference play-in race to a half-game behind New Orleans, while pushing Portland back into the No.
Panzura postgame wrap: Spurs 124, Pelicans 114
