The Oklahoma City Thunder was not the only double digit favourite in the NBA to lose this past weekend. On Sunday night, the San Antonio Spurs lost too.
The Spurs were a 13 point favourite against the New Orleans Pelicans, but lost 104-95. This upset was monumental when you consider the fact that the Spurs are tied with the Denver Nuggets at 31 wins and 15 losses for the second best record in the Western Conference, and that the New Orleans Pelicans are the worst team in the Western Conference at 12 wins and 36 losses.
New Orleans’s winning percentage at this time is only .250. The only two teams worse are the Indiana Pacers at 11 wins and 36 losses for a winning percentage of .234 and the Washington Wizards at 10 wins and 37 losses for a winning percentage of .227. Ironically, it was the Pacers who were one of two teams that beat the Oklahoma City Thunder this past weekend as a double digit underdog.
In the Pelicans win at Frost Bank Center in Texas, the Pelicans dominated the middle two quarters outscoring San Antonio 57-40. Four Pelicans reached double digits in points. Power forward Zion Williamson of Salisbury, North Carolina and small forward Saddiq Bey of Charlotte, North Carolina had 24 points and 10 rebounds each, as they had the same doubles-doubles from a statistical standpoint. Center Yves Missi of Brussels, Belgium also had a double-double as he had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Meanwhile, small forward Trey Murphy III of Durham, North Carolina had 17 points. Now after beating the second best team in the West, the Pelicans will play not only the best team in the West next, but the best team in the NBA, the Thunder on Tuesday night.
