On April 14, Beijing time, the Pelicans defeated the Spurs 113-103 to advance to the second round of the playoffs, and the Pelicans will compete with the Clippers for the eighth place in the West. The Pelicans led by 4 points in the first quarter, the Pelicans widened the point difference to 11 points in the second quarter, the Pelicans were already 17 points ahead after the third quarter, the Spurs narrowed the gap to 9 points in the final quarter, and then the Pelicans pulled away to more than 12 points, and finally the Pelicans won.
Ingram went on a run in the first quarter, scoring 11 points, 1 rebound and two assists on 3-of-4 shooting in the first quarter, and he also completed a blocker zach Collins, who was the Pelicans' first-quarter lead. CJ McCollum had eight points, one rebound and one block on 3-of-5 finishes in the final quarter, but the second quarter was the McCollum moment.
The NBA officially went crazy for McCollum, playing 9 minutes, 7 of 7, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, 19 points and 1 assist, and all three shots were 100%. A career high of 19 points in a single quarter and a career high of 27 points in the halftime.
Talkin NBA outspoken; CJ-McCollum went crazy!
McCollum had 19 minutes at halftime, 10-of-12, 2-of-3 three-pointers, 27 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block, and when he shouted at the fans, it was as if this team was his team and CJ was the leader of this team. It's something he didn't experience in Portland, it turns out he's not a quasi-All-Star but a supergiant, it's just that Lillard masks his true abilities.
McCollum's efficiency began to decline in the third quarter, but he delivered four assists and played a bit tired in the first half. He created a lot of rest time for the Warblers, and the point difference was also widened to 19 points, the Spurs narrowed slightly to 12 points CJ scored three points, McCollum had 5 points, 4 assists and 1 rebound in the third quarter, and 32 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in the third quarter.
McCollum rested for 4 minutes in the final quarter and the score was narrowed to 9 points, McCollum missed an offensive foul in a mid-range shot, the Spurs side also failed to hit consecutively, the Pelicans pulled away to 12 points again, McCollum was a little tired in the last quarter, 3 of 0, but after he came on, the Pelicans' offense was still better, mcCollum 23 of 12, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 32 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 block, shooting 52.2%.
McCollum has averaged 24.3 points, 5.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 1.31 steals in the Pelicans this season, shooting 49% from the field and 39% from three-point range, he is already better than in the Blazers, the key playoff CJ broke out again, he played a super-big performance, the Clippers want to play such a Pelicans is difficult, Tyronelu is afraid?
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream