Grizzlies (14-8), Pelicans (7-15)
New Orleans has dropped several nail-biters in bitter fashion over the initial month-plus of the season, but Monday’s defeat may qualify as the most difficult to accept. The Pelicans led by three points at both the end of regulation and the first overtime period, but Grizzles three-pointers by Marc Gasol and Troy Daniels, respectively, forced extra basketball. A long night of Southwest Division basketball finally concluded in the second overtime, when New Orleans had a chance to answer those earlier trifectas, but Pelicans guard Langston Galloway’s right-corner three-pointer was a bit long.