Beijing time on February 13, the NBA regular season continues, today the Pelicans sat at home to usher in the challenge of the Spurs, this campaign is also CJ's first game since joining the Pelicans, and the Spurs are sending away the team's second boss White, the strength seems to be declining, but the Spurs won the Hawks yesterday in good shape, this campaign was thought to be a matchless competition, the result of the Spurs in the third quarter was no suspense, and finally the Spurs defeated the Pelicans 124-114.
Pelicans side Ingram is still very face to CJ, most of the opportunities are CJ to play, the result in the offensive end CJ did not live up to Ingram's expectations, the whole game 24 shots 15, 3 of 3 three points to 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Ingram became the second in charge, 9 of 19 shots, 1 of 5 three points to take 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Varan obviously lost the ball after CJ arrived, but his play was efficient enough, He finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-11 shooting.
With a good tackler like CJ, this also makes the Pelicans' scoring ability more stable in key moments, but without the defense of Hart and Alexander Walker, the team's defense has also declined, and the Spurs shot 47 of 93 in this game, shooting 50.3%, Hart's time the team is mainly playing team basketball, and players such as Varand and Graham can also get more scoring opportunities.
For now, the Pelicans' deal was not successful, the team defended better in CJ's absence, and Varan, Graham and others were able to score points to a certain extent to offset CJ's personal offense, perhaps the Pelicans will be better after CJ grinds out the chemical reaction, it is still too early, but the Pelicans' defensive ability is an indisputable fact compared to before, and the Pelicans want to improve again, and can only wait for Zion to return.
Since being selected as an All-Star, Murray's self-confidence has improved significantly, which is not today Murray shot 13 of 22 shots, 4 of 3 points and 2 cut 31 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, attack and defense are integrated and very comprehensive, in the last game to beat the Hawks, Murray blew up Trae Young and became the team's history triple-double king, I believe that with the deepening of the season, Murray will expand his advantage in the Spurs triple-double record.
So far this season, he has averaged 20 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 2.1 steals, shooting 46% from the field, Murray's performance is well-deserved to be selected as an All-Star, and his steals are the first in the league and the fourth in the league in assists, which is very good. In the Spurs' team system, there are not many people like Murray, but it is clear that Murray has done a good job, he has connected the team well, and the Spurs have scored in double figures with 6 players.
In addition to Murray, Keldon Johnson scored 16 points and 2 assists, McDermott had 15 points and 2 rebounds, Vassell 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Lonnie Walker 17 points and 2 assists, Randale 10 points and 2 rebounds, after White left the team, I thought the Spurs would be affected a lot, but for now, they were not affected much, the team's offense is still very smooth, because of the team system, other players can also make up for White's lack, this team as long as there is Murray, they can play a good performance.
After winning the game, the Spurs have won 2 consecutive games, and there are still 4 wins, popovich will become the manager with the most wins in history, and when it comes to this, what do you want to say about the current Spurs and Pelicans? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.