Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
45
37
82
1106
10
5
50
83
43
52
25
17
68
28
7
35
7
23
11
9
18
108
4
23
21
91
2224
1513
68
22
22
100
85
21
106
21
78
31
40
3429
6060
23
11
48
2017
96
5
318
013
4
510
31
541
13
44
43
32
1926
6060
2
2
100
22
15
68
2
2
100
8
2
10
2
7
3
4
34
60
3
1
33
24
13
54
2
2
100
5
1
6
1
8
1
0
29
60
2
1
50
20
9
45
3
0
0
5
3
8
1
4
4
3
19
60
3
1
33
17
6
35
18
13
72
10
1
11
3
4
3
2
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
43
12
26
46
0
0
0
7
9
78
2
11
13
2
2
3
6
1
31
10
double
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
34
9
15
60
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
11
3
1
0
3
19
4
double
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
32
5
12
42
2
4
50
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
1
0
2
4
14
-9
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
28
3
3
100
0
0
0
3
8
38
2
2
4
1
1
1
0
2
9
-5
none
Quincy
Pondexter
Quincy Pondexter
True
23
1
3
33
0
1
0
2
3
67
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
3
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
False
25
4
9
44
1
1
100
2
2
100
1
2
3
4
0
0
0
3
11
12
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
21
2
3
67
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
5
8
none
Norris
Cole
Norris Cole
False
15
6
10
60
0
1
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
13
1
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
14
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Toney
Douglas
Toney Douglas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jimmer
Fredette
Jimmer Fredette
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Spurs
San Antonio
Western Conference
Southwest
55
27
82
984
10
3
30
79
45
57
13
10
77
32
4
36
3
33
2
15
20
103
4
12
00
0
1622
814
50
40
30
75
310
02
312
01
510
00
53
1928
6060
34
21
62
1724
1112
65
09
07
78
910
02
912
20
810
02
43
2432
6060
1
0
0
16
8
50
4
3
75
3
0
3
0
5
0
5
19
60
2
0
0
22
14
64
0
0
0
10
2
12
1
10
0
3
28
60
3
2
67
17
11
65
0
0
0
9
0
9
2
8
0
4
24
60
4
1
25
24
12
50
9
7
78
10
2
12
0
10
2
3
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kawhi
Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
True
38
6
14
43
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
8
10
3
0
1
1
4
14
-3
double
Tony
Parker
Tony Parker
True
35
11
17
65
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
6
0
0
3
4
23
-11
none
Tim
Duncan
Tim Duncan
True
33
6
9
67
0
0
0
3
4
75
1
9
10
6
1
0
1
2
15
-2
double
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
True
25
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
0
0
0
3
8
-7
none
Danny
Green
Danny Green
True
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
3
0
-3
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
False
34
10
14
71
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
4
0
20
-6
none
Manu
Ginóbili
Manu Ginóbili
False
20
1
7
14
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
2
2
4
0
1
2
1
4
-5
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
15
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
-7
none
Patty
Mills
Patty Mills
False
10
6
8
75
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
3
15
13
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
False
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
-2
none
Kyle
Anderson
Kyle Anderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
none
Jeff
Ayres
Jeff Ayres
False
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
none
Reggie
Williams
Reggie Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
The Pelicans ( 45 - 37 ) pulled off a 108 - 103 victory over the Spurs ( 55 - 27 ) on Wednesday , clinching a playoff berth . The Pelicans controlled their own destiny coming into the game . Eighth place in the Western Conference , they were ahead of the Thunder by way of tiebreaker . San Antonio also had a lot to play for . A win would have ensured home court advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs . Instead of nailing down the two - seed in the West , the best the Spurs can hope for is third place . Worst-case scenario , the Spurs fall to sixth place with a Rockets loss and a Grizzlies win . The Pelicans jumped out to a 34 - 19 lead in the first quarter . At halftime , they were up 16 points . Going into the fourth , the Pelicans led 82 - 73 . The Spurs came as close as three points with 11 seconds on the clock , but Jrue Holiday 's foul shots iced the game . Anthony Davis had a monster day . He was the Pelicans ' leading scorer with 31 points ( 12 - 26 FG ) , to go with 13 rebounds , two assists , two steals and three blocks in 43 minutes . Tyreke Evans also stuffed the stats sheet , recording 19 points ( 9 - 15 FG , 1 - 2 3Pt ) , four rebounds , 11 assists , three steals and one block in 34 minutes . Eric Gordon contributed 14 points ( 5 - 12 FG , 2 - 4 3Pt ) , four rebounds , one assist and one steal in 33 minutes . Jrue Holiday ( lower leg ) , who was listed as questionable coming into Wednesday 's contest , had 11 points ( 4 - 9 FG , 1 - 1 3Pt ) , three rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes . Tony Parker was the Spurs ' leading scorer with 23 points ( 11 - 17 FG ) , one rebound and six assists in 35 minutes . Boris Diaw came off the bench and recorded 20 points ( 10 - 14 FG , 0 - 1 3Pt ) , five rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes . Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard combined for 29 points and 20 rebounds . The Pelicans had the Spurs ' number all year , finishing their season series 3 - 1 .
The Pelicans (45 - 37) pulled off a 108 - 103 victory over the Spurs (55 - 27) on Wednesday, clinching a playoff berth. The Pelicans controlled their own destiny coming into the game. Eighth place in the Western Conference, they were ahead of the Thunder by way of tiebreaker. San Antonio also had a lot to play for. A win would have ensured home court advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Instead of nailing down the two - seed in the West, the best the Spurs can hope for is third place. Worst-case scenario, the Spurs fall to sixth place with a Rockets loss and a Grizzlies win. The Pelicans jumped out to a 34 - 19 lead in the first quarter. At halftime, they were up 16 points. Going into the fourth, the Pelicans led 82 - 73. The Spurs came as close as three points with 11 seconds on the clock, but Jrue Holiday's foul shots iced the game. Anthony Davis had a monster day. He was the Pelicans' leading scorer with 31 points (12 - 26 FG), to go with 13 rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks in 43 minutes. Tyreke Evans also stuffed the stats sheet, recording 19 points (9 - 15 FG, 1 - 2 3Pt), four rebounds, 11 assists, three steals and one block in 34 minutes. Eric Gordon contributed 14 points (5 - 12 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt), four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 33 minutes. Jrue Holiday (lower leg), who was listed as questionable coming into Wednesday's contest, had 11 points (4 - 9 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt), three rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes. Tony Parker was the Spurs' leading scorer with 23 points (11 - 17 FG), one rebound and six assists in 35 minutes. Boris Diaw came off the bench and recorded 20 points (10 - 14 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt), five rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes. Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard combined for 29 points and 20 rebounds. The Pelicans had the Spurs' number all year, finishing their season series 3 - 1.
The Pelicans (45 - 37) pulled off a 108 - 103 victory over the Spurs (55 - 27) on Wednesday, clinching a playoff berth. The Pelicans controlled their own destiny coming into the game. Eighth place in the Western Conference, they were ahead of the Thunder by way of tiebreaker. San Antonio also had a lot to play for. A win would have ensured home court advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Instead of nailing down the two - seed in the West, the best the Spurs can hope for is third place. Worst-case scenario, the Spurs fall to sixth place with a Rockets loss and a Grizzlies win. The Pelicans jumped out to a 34 - 19 lead in the first quarter. At halftime, they were up 16 points. Going into the fourth, the Pelicans led 82 - 73. The Spurs came as close as three points with 11 seconds on the clock, but Jrue Holiday's foul shots iced the game. Anthony Davis had a monster day. He was the Pelicans' leading scorer with 31 points (12 - 26 FG), to go with 13 rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks in 43 minutes. Tyreke Evans also stuffed the stats sheet, recording 19 points (9 - 15 FG, 1 - 2 3Pt), four rebounds, 11 assists, three steals and one block in 34 minutes. Eric Gordon contributed 14 points (5 - 12 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt), four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 33 minutes. Jrue Holiday (lower leg), who was listed as questionable coming into Wednesday's contest, had 11 points (4 - 9 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt), three rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes. Tony Parker was the Spurs' leading scorer with 23 points (11 - 17 FG), one rebound and six assists in 35 minutes. Boris Diaw came off the bench and recorded 20 points (10 - 14 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt), five rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes. Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard combined for 29 points and 20 rebounds. The Pelicans had the Spurs' number all year, finishing their season series 3 - 1.
<GAME> <DATE> 15 April 2015 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 108 <WINS-LOSSES> 45 37 <QTRS> 34 29 19 26 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 17 <TEAM-REB> 35 <TEAM-TO> 9 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Spurs <CITY> San Antonio <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 103 <WINS-LOSSES> 55 27 <QTRS> 19 28 24 32 <TEAM-AST> 33 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 43 <PTS> 31 <FG> 12 26 46 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 7 9 78 <REB> 13 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 2 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 19 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 11 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norris Cole <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 8 38 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Quincy Pondexter <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jimmer Fredette <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Toney Douglas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Parker <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 23 <FG> 11 17 65 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 20 <FG> 10 14 71 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patty Mills <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Duncan <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 10 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kawhi Leonard <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Manu Ginóbili <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Ayres <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Williams <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Anderson <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Joseph <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danny Green <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none