On February 26, Beijing time, the Spurs defeated the Wizards 157-153 to win two consecutive wins. In this game, the Wizards led by 3 points in the first quarter, the Spurs overtook 4 points after the second quarter, the Wizards narrowed the point difference to 1 point after the third quarter, and the two teams actually ran on the same running line in the last quarter, and the two teams finally fought two overtime games to divide the winner and loser, and Murray made two free throws.
Before this game, Dezhangtai Murray's performance throughout 2022 was a brilliant one, averaging 23 points, 10.2 assists, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 2.5 turnovers per game, shooting 49% from the field and shooting 81% from the free throws.
Murray, who has averaged two league firsts per game, is currently the league's stealer king and has the potential to be in the best defensive team this season. Of course, his biggest evolution this season is still on the offensive end. In this game, he once again showed the outside world that an all-round fighter not only defends and organizes, but also has a handle on points.
The first quarter was 3 of 3, breaking through two mid-range to get 6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, this statistic feels like running to a triple-double; the second quarter opened the offensive seal single quarter of 7 of 5, 4 of 4 from the free throw line to take 14 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, and the half has been 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Spurs have officially issued a triple-double warning - Dejuntai Murray is already 20+8+8. Sure enough, the third quarter did not disappoint the Spurs team, and in the third quarter, he had 2 rebounds and 2 assists, reaching a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and the 12th triple-double of the season ranked second in the league behind Jokic.
The Wizards added a bag clip to Murray in the final quarter, but Murray's side of Kelden Johnson and Peltel began to play, the Spurs quickly pulled the point difference to about 8 points, but Kuzma scored two consecutive teams into overtime, overtime Wizards once rebounded, Murray 24.7 seconds before the final assist Vassell three-point shot again rebounded, but after Neto equalized, Murray missed a three-point kill, and the two teams went into overtime.
In the second quarter, the Spurs finally took the lead at the beginning, and Murray made two free throws in 13.6 seconds before the final game to help the Spurs win, and Neto did not hit the Spurs to win. Murray had four points, one rebound and one assist in his second overtime.
In the end, Murray, 43 minutes, 12 of 20, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 31 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists, shooting 60%, after this game, Murray's average data broke 20+, averaging 20.2 points, 9.3 assists and 8.4 rebounds per game, shooting 46%, which is all-Star level data.
Spurs reporters also said during the game that Murray once scored 20+8+8 with 80% shooting, and he really got better after Derrick White left.
Text/Yan Xiaobai