On April 14, Beijing time, the NBA Pelicans and the Spurs played a play-off game, in the first quarter Ingram and McCollum scored 19 points, the Pelicans got a 4-point lead, in the second quarter McCollum and Joseph Alvarado cut 29 points, the Pelicans led by 11 points after halftime, Vallan scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting, the Spurs shot only 37.5%, and the difference between 2 teams in the third quarter had reached 17 points, playing a 17-point difference in such a key battle. The Spurs are actually having a hard time turning things around...
But unexpectedly, the spurs Devon Vasell played a good play in the last quarter, the last 4 minutes and 40 seconds of the fourth quarter, the Pelicans only led the Spurs by 6 points, the reversal is very close, what is more unexpected is that the Lakers abandoned Brandon Ingram, he shot all the rest of the game time, jump shots, layups, free throws, Ingram cut 8 points in a row at the key moment to send the Spurs out, the score was 113-103, the Pelicans won 10 points, they will next compete with the Clippers in the playoffs for the eighth place in the West And after the Spurs lost, Murray's performance of 14 irons in 19 should highlight the helplessness of the "Holy City"?
Dezhangtai Murray was selected by the Spurs with the 29th pick in the first round of 2016, brandon Ingram was selected by the Lakers with the 2nd overall pick in 2016, not the higher the ability, the stronger the ability, but in the same draft, Murray's talent and prospects are obviously inferior to Ingram's, During the regular season, Murray averaged 21.2 points + 8.3 rebounds + 9.1 assists + shooting 46.1% per game, Ingram averaged 22.7 points + 5.8 rebounds + 5.6 assists + per game Shooting 46.1%, Ingram will be slightly worse in the data, but in fact, in fact, ingram, the Pelicans win rate of 52.72% when Ingram is on the floor, and the Spurs win rate of 44.1% when Murray is on the floor, a difference of 8.62%!
Spurs and Pelicans this season are not strong, but Ingram and Murray's team performance gap, that is greater than the gap between the team, in the play-off game, Ingram at the key moments of the performance, and he 19 shots 11 of the game to take 27 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists, and Dezhangtai Murray shot 14 irons in the whole game to take 16 points + 9 rebounds + 5 assists, key battles, key moments, Murray's performance is completely inferior to Ingram, the talent gap is very obvious here, This really has the potential to make the Spurs feel helpless, and if the Spurs want to turn the situation around, without good luck, they may have to go to the table.
"Holy City" has been relying on excellent systems to maintain the record in the first few seasons, they have hardly really messed up in the past 20 years, which is very valuable, which also makes them lack real talent, on the one hand, a sustained and lasting qualified record, on the other hand, the intuitive talent is thin, just like it is difficult to reach the play-offs, Murray's performance in the play-offs is difficult to say, spurs and pelicans, this is like tradition and reality, 2 teams with completely different styles have entered 2 different situations, The Pelicans' Cain Williamson has not played a game this season, if the Spurs do not change, the gap between the next 2 teams, it is estimated that it will be getting bigger and bigger, right?