On February 18, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season continued in full swing. The Dallas Mavericks, who currently have a record of 34 wins and 24 losses, have also ushered in a new game, away to the New Orleans Pelicans. As the most disappointing team in the past two years, the Pelicans obviously have a lot of talented young players, but they can't do their best, and they have sent away quality players like Ball and Hart. Since sending off the previous team leader, Anthony Davis, the Pelicans have not yet returned to the playoff stage, which is a pity.
Moreover, Zion, who is highly anticipated by people from all walks of life in the league, has also suffered injuries in the past two years, and has not even returned to the field this season. I would like to ask, how can such a team with many disasters and difficulties play a good result? And this time the home team accepted the Challenge of the Lone Rangers, and the Pelicans have undoubtedly become the bullied side. At the beginning of the game, the lone rangers who played on the road achieved a feat of domination. Home star Doncic played 12 minutes of the first quarter, with an efficient output of 4 of 5 from three points and 5 of 6 from the free throw line, delivering 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.
Not only that, but Jaylen Brunson also contributed 10+1+1 data, helping the team to play a 45-27 single-quarter score and take an 18-point lead. The Pelicans, who entered the second quarter showdown and were in a backward state, could also play a 31-26 single-quarter score with the help of new signing McCollum's data of 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter, chasing back the 5 points behind in the first quarter. At the end of the first half of the game, although the gap between the two sides was narrowed to 13 points, the Lone Rangers still maintained the initiative to lead the score.
Easy to fight again, the lone ranger team that maintains the leading state can continue to threaten. In the third quarter, Doncic played another 12 minutes of playing time, delivering 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, helping the team to play a 34-23 score and get an 11-point lead. By the time it reached the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 24 points, and there was basically no suspense in the game. But the Pelicans did not compromise, still thinking of achieving a shocking reversal in the final quarter. That's right, new signing McCollum also sent 18 points, 2 assists and 1 steal in the 12 minutes of the game in the final quarter.
But unfortunately, after the regular time of the fourth quarter, the Pelicans could only recover the 17 points they had previously trailed by a score of 37-20, still allowing the Lone Rangers to win the game with a score of 125-118. In fact, in this showdown, the core players on the Lone Rangers side also tried their best: Doncic fought for 38 minutes, with 17 of 35 shooting, delivering a game-high score of 49 points, as well as 15 rebounds and 8 assists, Jaylen Brunson also has 23 points and 6 assists, Finney Smith who delivered 14 points and 3 rebounds, and Belle Belle, who had 20 points and 4 rebounds.
And seeing the Pelicans side again, new signing McCollum has indeed tried his best! His playing time came to 40 minutes, and even in the final critical moment, he did not choose to give up, and sent 38 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game to help the team persist until the end of the game. In the past, as the second leader of the Portland Blazers, he lost to Doncic, who is currently the big boss of the Dallas Mavericks, and he was not wronged.