The Pelicans provided a much tougher test for the Silver and Black tonight than the poorly constructed roster of the Mavericks on Wednesday. The combination of elite shooting and ball movement kept the Spurs defense off balance as the home crowd kept the environment hostile for the Spurs. It was a good learning experience for the young Spurs, who hadn’t been challenged in their first game. It was a foul fest, with Keldon Johnson fouling out early in the fourth quarter and Victor Wembanyama fouling out in the first minute of overtime. The Silver and Black took control for most of the OT period, and managed to survive a shaky final moment because of the 8 point lead they were able to gain earlier, and Harrison Barnes iced the final score by hitting a pair of free throws to keep the Pelicans

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