Beijing time on December 18, the NBA regular season continues, today the Pelicans sit at home to usher in the Challenge of the Bucks, because of the violation of the security agreement, Alphabet Brother and Portis can not play, and Middleton and Big Luo can not play due to injury, so that the Bucks five cores only have Holliday, and the Pelicans in addition to Zion's other cores all play, it seems that they are stronger than the Bucks lineup, but the Pelicans today can not win easily, They beat the Bucks 116-112 through overtime.
Holliday tried his best, in the absence of Middleton and Alphabet Brother, Holliday proved his strength, 18 of 36 shots, 1 of 8 three-pointers, 40 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and scored a perfect draw in the regular season, Grayson Allen did a good job of shooting, 8 of 17 shots, 7 of 12 three-pointers, 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, and the offseason Bucks traded him can be said to be very profitable.
The Pelicans scored in double figures with 6 players in this campaign, and the three cut 20+: Hart had 11 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal, Jones 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Nikkill 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Graham 8 of 12 points, 8 of 3 points, 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Varan had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks on 11-of-15 shooting, Androm 22 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals on 6-of-16 shooting.
Since the last game against the Thunder, Graham seems to have found self-confidence, 24 of the 26 points he scored today are through three points, and now his motivation on the defensive end is better than before, Graham came to the Pelicans through a three-way trade in the offseason, and the new signing began to gradually adapt to the Pelicans' system, which is a good thing for the Pelicans, his organizational ability and spatial ability are online, and he is simply a great replacement for Ball.
Varland has also had a good performance after joining the Pelicans this season, he and Graham came to the Pelicans through a three-way trade, so far in the new season, Varan can average 18.7 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 52.2% from the field and 46.5% from three-point range, Varan has developed three-pointers this season, although not his common weapon, but averaging 1.1 three-pointers per game is also very good, compared to Adams last season, Varan's offensive ability is undoubtedly better.
After the start of the new season, the Pelicans' performance is not good, the main reason for this is caused by the injuries of Ingram and Zion, and now Ingram has returned, which has also allowed the team to find some desire to win, the Pelicans have won 3 games in the past 4 games, although they are still at the bottom of the West, but I believe that as long as their lineup strength has the desire to win, it is still not a big problem.
Finally, let's talk about the Bucks, this season's Bucks are too difficult, last season's championship seems to have squandered their physical strength, and injuries have also increased, Middleton has been unable to find the state this season because of injuries, Lopez may even be reimbursed for the season, with a healthy alphabet brother and Holliday may be able to let them guarantee the strength of the division's top four, but if Middleton can't find the state, Big Luo can't return, then the Bucks want to defend the title is not very hopeful.
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