Pelicans' slow start may already have put playoffs out of reach

This was the year the Pelicans were supposed to make a leap forward in the standings, but a disastrous injury-riddled start now has the prospect of making the postseason a long shot, at best.

Yes, we're just 12 games into an 82-game schedule, and even though New orleans is 1-11, they're only five games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. 

But Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post looked at the numbers, and found that the odds of making the playoffs are now firmly stacked against the Pelicans.