SAN ANTONIO — The New Orleans Pelicans could have blamed a lopsided 96-80 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on a lot of factors.
Anthony Davis, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, joined a growing list of injuries. Eric Gordon was out again, too. New Orleans was playing on the road in the second game of a back-to-back.
In the end, the Pelicans readily admitted they just got beat by a better team Saturday night.
“We’ve had a few weeks were we’ve competed and gave a lot.