NBA regular season: Pelicans send Pistons to three straight losses, McCollum 33 points, Cunningham cut a double-double
On November 3, Beijing time, the Pelicans played at home against the Pistons, Williams and Ingram were absent in this game, and the Pelicans finally won the game 125-116. In the first quarter of the game, the Pelicans took a 6-point lead, and in the second quarter, the Pelicans once stretched the difference to 23 points, but in the third quarter, the Pistons played a 34-22 score, and the game was in suspense again, and the Pistons once narrowed the difference to single digits in the final quarter, but the Pelicans still held on to the victory.
Statistics:
Pelicans: McCollum 33 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds, Varland 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, Jones 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Ryan 20 points, Daniels 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Hawkins 6 points, Lewis 6 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, Nance 4 points, West Bron 2 points!!
Piston:
Cunningham 22 points and 11 assists, Suser 19 points, Thompson 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Duren 12 points and 5 rebounds, Ivey 12 points and 7 rebounds, Stewart 11 points and 8 rebounds, Hayes 10 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds, Harris 8 points and 3 rebounds, Bagley 6 points and 9 rebounds!!
Stars of the game:
The man of the match was undoubtedly McCollum, who took on the offensive load in the absence of the two cores, and he lived up to expectations and scored the game's highest score.
Highlights:
McCollum hit a three-pointer
Jones counters with a dunk
The Pistons scored 2+1
Cunningham passes to teammates
Contest Recap:
McCollum opened the scoring for the Pelicans with a layup in the first quarter, and then Duren attacked the basket to help the Pistons score points, Jones had a layup to give the Pelicans the lead again, and the two sides tied the game 9-9 with Cunningham's clever pass to his teammates. In the first quarter, Ryan hit three three-pointers, and the score came to 17-18. With Ivey hitting a three-pointer, the Pelicans took an eight-point lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans took a six-point lead at home.
After McCollum hit two free throws in the second quarter, the Pelicans took a 10-point lead and took a double-digit lead for the first time of the game. After Ryan's three-point shot, the Pelicans stretched the margin to 11 points, and with Varland's easy layup, the margin came to 13 points, after Varland's three-point shot, the margin came to 19 points, McCollum's mid-range shot brought the margin to 20 points, and the Pelicans led by 23 points at halftime.
In the third quarter, Duren made free throws to help the Pelicans narrow the gap, and then Thompson's free throws came to 23 points, Cunningham hit a mid-range shot to narrow the gap to 17 points, and with Stewart hitting a shot, the difference remained at 17 points, but after Nance hit a layup, the Pelicans regained a 21-point lead, and then the Pistons played a climax, after Ivey hit a dunk, the difference was only 11 points, and the Pistons only trailed by 11 points after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Wallan scored to help the Pelicans control the situation, Ryan hit a three-point shot to 13 points, and after Wallan scored again, the difference returned to 16 points, after which Harris hit a layup, and the Pistons narrowed the gap to 11 points, and then with Susser's outside three-point shot, the difference was narrowed to 8 points. Jones' layup at the critical moment allowed the Pelicans to re-establish a 10-point advantage, and at the critical moment, Duren was ejected for consecutive T meals, and finally the Pelicans maintained the lead to the end and won the game.
Starting List:
Pelicans: Ryan, Jones, Valanciunas, Hawkins, McCollum
Pistons: Thompson, Stewart, Duren, Hayes, Cunningham