CHARLOTTE – If experience is the best teacher, the New Orleans Pelicans seem to be benefiting greatly from the extensive number of close games they’ve played in all season, getting tested often in crunch time. Those late-game lessons have paid off in the form of three consecutive overtime victories, all since Jan. 14, part of a season-best 5-1 stretch overall.
“We’ve been in the situation a lot this year,” said Pelicans reserve guard Ian Clark after Wednesday’s shootaround at Spectrum Center. “We’ve kind of gotten some experience from it, and learning from our mistakes in how to close the close games.