With major shades of 2015, game #82 saw the Spurs venture down to the Big Easy and take on Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that had major playoff implications heading into it. With an opportunity to vault into the fourth seed and host an opening round series, the Silver and Black had everything to play for. Unfortunately, so did the Pels.
In a late-season fight to avoid both the defending champion Golden State Warriors and the streaking Houston Rockets, the Brow drew first blood and the Spurs cold shooting prevented them from countering the blow.