Joel Bartilotta, RotoWire
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 86-81 in the second round of the Summer League playoffs at Cox Pavilion on Thursday.
The Pelicans (1-4) have made far too many mistakes late in games throughout Summer League and that bit them again here in a collapse against the Spurs (3-1). That's evident by the fact that San Antonio outscored New Orleans, 31-19, in the fourth quarter. It was tight throughout though, as there were seven ties and 10 lead changes in total, with neither team leading by more than 12 points. Free-throw shooting was decisive for San Antonio, as they hit 14-of-16 attempts, while New Orleans went just 13-of-19 from the charity stripe.
Quinn Cook led the way for the Pelicans, as he accrued 19 points, two rebounds and seven assists. Cheick Diallo recorded another double-double, totaling 13 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. Jalen Jones amassed 15 points and seven rebounds. Keith Benson led the bench by providing 13 points and eight rebounds.
Bryn Forbes was the player of the game, accumulating 29 points, three rebounds and five assists. Olivier Hanlan was the only other starter in double figures, producing 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Derrick White led all bench scorers by dropping 15 points.
San Antonio will face the winner of the Portland-Toronto matchup in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
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