On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Pelicans defeated the Suns 117-102 away from home, breaking out a small and unpopular goal. In this game, Pelicans new signing CJ McCollum played well, shooting 11 of 18 from the field, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 32 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
It is worth mentioning that after CJ McCollum joined the Pelicans, his competitive form remained quite good. In the last six games, CJ McCollum has scored 15 points, 36 points, 23 points, 30 points, 38 points and 32 points respectively, averaging 29 points per game.
Don't look at CJ McCollum has not been on the team for a long time, but he has become the boss of the Pelicans. Interestingly, as CJ McCollum scored a high score of 30+ in three consecutive games, he also set a Pelicans all-time record.
According to statistics, CJ became the fourth player in team history after Anthony Davis (10 times), David West and Zion Williamson to play 30+ consecutive games. It is worth mentioning that CJ achieved this achievement after only playing 6 games after coming to the Pelicans, and his scoring ability was fully demonstrated.
Compared to CJ McCollum's efficient scoring, the Pelicans' other scorer, Ingram, is a bit awkward. He's been with the Pelicans for three seasons and hasn't had the experience of scoring 30 points in three consecutive games. At this point, the gap between Ingram and CJ McCollum is too pronounced.
Before the trade deadline, the Pelicans traded from the Trailblazers to CJ McCollum. At first, many fans thought that CJ McCollum would be in the role of assistant Ingram when he arrived in the team. But in just six games, CJ McCollum proved himself better suited to be the Pelicans boss.