Trevor Ariza #8, Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans have an open invitation to the playoffs.
Even though they lost their first two games, things couldn’t have gone much better for the New Orleans Pelicans so far.
That’s because just about every team they are chasing has also faltered, with Memphis losing all four of their first games and watching their grip on the 8th seed slip away.
Entering today’s game with the Sacramento Kings, the Pelicans are now just two games behind the Grizzlies for the 8th seed, picking up a game and a half on the Grizzlies even though the Pels have only won one game.