CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans put away the Spurs late to advance to play the Clippers for the West's No. 8 seed.
"It’s the playoffs, and you’ve got to be into people," Popovich said."The grunt is important. Ingram scored two in a row right in the middle of the lane with no one even touching him. It’s a great lesson for our guys."
The Pelicans seemed headed to a rout, leading 96-75 with 10:39 left, but the 10th-seeded Spurs used a 16-1 run over the next 5:25 to cut it to 97-91. The Pelicans missed seven consecutive shots during the run. Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 23 points. Dejounte Murray had 16 points, but he went just 5-of-19 from the floor while being shadowed by Pelicans rookie defensive stopper Herb Jones.
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