With the trade closing this season, the New Orleans Pelicans, who have injected fresh blood, seem to be full of fighting spirit again. That's right, after getting CJ McCollum, the Pelicans' form has really changed a lot in recent times. In the past 5 games, they can also achieve a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, not only upsetting the Suns, the first in the league, but also completing a 28-point victory in front of the Los Angeles Lakers. There is no doubt that the Pelicans' introduction of McCollum has indeed played a positive role in the team's record.
In this game, the Pelicans, who continue to play at home, ushered in the challenge of the Utah Jazz. Mitchell's scoring ability, as well as Gobert's defensive ability, almost built the Jazz into a league powerhouse with both offense and defense. As a result, the Pelicans want to continue to beat the Jazz and get four straight wins, which is not as easy as imagined. But in fact, the situation is still very smooth. The Pelicans quickly got into shape at the start of the game, giving them a lead.
Ingram played 12 minutes of the first quarter, handing over 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and McCollum also shot 100% of the 3-of-3 shooting, sending a key 7 points to help the team play 35-17 and take an 18-point lead. After the opening game was given to rival Marvel, the Pelicans, who entered the second quarter of the showdown, were able to go down the trend and further widen the point difference between the two teams. McCollum shot consecutive shots in the second quarter, although only 7 of 2 inefficient shooting rate, but can also deliver 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team players to score consecutive points.
The Pelicans, who played everywhere, once again played a 30-21 score to take a 9-point lead. At the end of the first half, the Pelicans have gone 65-38, leading the Jazz by a crucial 27 points! With this development, the Pelicans are bound to win the game. Indeed, after the Easy Side fight, the Pelicans, who were in a leading position, could continue to threaten, playing a 30-25 score in the third quarter to take a five-point lead. The difference between the two sides reached 32 points, and both sides also sent out rotating players to consume the remaining game time.
In the end, after the regular time of the fourth quarter, the Pelicans once again played a 29-27 score, and without suspense, they won by 34 points by 124-90. Who would have thought that the Pelicans' four-game winning streak would be so easy. Faced with the dudd scorer Mitchell, as well as Bojan, who has made a series of mistakes and is in extremely bad shape, and Gobert, who can't exert pressure on the inside, the Jazz suffered a 34-point defeat, which is really regrettable. However, we also have to admit that their 20 mistakes in a single game did give the Pelicans too many opportunities to counterattack.
The Pelicans won a four-game winning streak with consecutive threats from Ingram and McCollum, and the record became 27-36, approaching the Los Angeles Lakers in 9th place. It is no exaggeration to say that if the Lakers continue to maintain their previous slump, not to mention getting tickets to the playoffs in advance, maybe even the qualification for the playoffs will not be available.