PELICANS & THUNDER both hit the WINNER'S Circle with NOLA keeping #8 for now!..."LOGO WATCH" on who gets into Winning Time Weekend!...#PHXvsNOP #SACvsOKC #NBAWesternConference

The Western Conference "Race for Seed 8" is on and poppin' as "State Bird of Louisiana" and the "Regulators Report OKC" are deadlocked as we head to Saturday Night Games.

The Pelicans beat the Suns as they NOLA gets a huge scare with the "Brow" going down early in the game taking an elbow to the throat. That sent Anthony Davis to the Locker Room to in the 2nd frame only to return for the 4th and he made an impact of course.

The "Brow" led NOLA with 19 points and five Pelicans into double figures. The Suns were led by Eric Bledsoe's 19 points and seven helpers as Phoenix ran off both the "Dragon" Goran Dragic and Isaiah Thomas missing the boat and keeping and paying Bledsoe...do not understand that one bit!

As for the Thunder is was Russell Westbrook and who else driving that expensive bus for a 116-103 victory over #ForeverPurple. Russ had a game-high 27 points and ten helpers with Enes Kanter adding 25 points and six boards as he has been huge giving OKC and inside presence that they have never had under the KD/Russ Regime.

Team Cow Bells was led by Ben McLemore's team-high 20 points who...I know what your thinking. Another KU Player disappearing in the "Logo" overrated and drafted way too-high.

Moving forward the 43-36 Pelicans and Thunder get the Rockets and Pacers on Sunday as it is going down to the wire for #8 in the West...