The Thunder’s two biggest games of the regular season come next week. At San Antonio on March 30, at New Orleans on April 2. Every game is big, with the Western Conference bundled together tightly in playoff seeds 3-8. But the Spurs and Pelicans are particularly big.
Here’s why.
The Thunder has fallen into fifth place in the Western Conference, courtesy of New Orleans’ three-game winning streak. The Pelicans are to be commended; they won three home games on three straight nights, a brutal assignment that was the result of a rescheduling from early in the year when the court at Smoothie King Arena was too slick to use.