Spurs – Pelicans: Murphy lays down his law

Still no Brandon Ingram, nor CJ McCollum at the Pelicans, but every night, a “role player” stands out. After Jose Alvarado, author of 28 points against the Pistons, it was Trey Murphy III who caught fire against the Spurs with 27 points at 7 of 10 from 3-point range.

Holder, the “sophomore” had struck from the start with two award-winning shots to allow the Pelicans to lead 6-0.

A gap that we will find at the break (50-44) with a Zion Williamson passer, and an opportunist Gorgui Dieng at the Spurs. Back from the locker room, the Spurs equalized thanks to Josh Richardson then Tre Jones (52-52), and then it was a black hole!

Devonte ‘Graham and Murphy go 3-point, and in five minutes, the Pelicans sign a 28-5! The math is simple, it gives the Pelicans a 23-point lead (80-57).

It only remains to manage this lead, and it is Willy Hernangomez who takes over near the circle. On arrival, New Orleans won 111-97, and we will also remember the injury exits of Larry Nance Jr. and Dyson Daniels. After Jaxson Hayes, hit in the elbow, it starts to do a lot.

Saint Anthony / 97 Shots Bounces
Players Min Shots 3pts LF O D T Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval
Z. Collins 20 3/9 0/4 1/2 0 3 3 3 4 2 3 0 -27 7 5
J. Sochan 18 0/4 0/3 0/0 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 0 -18 0 1
K. Bates-Diop 22 1/8 0/3 2/2 0 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 -21 4 0
T. Jones 19 4/9 1/5 0/0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 -14 9 7
J. Richardson 22 3/5 1/3 5/6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 -12 12 13
I. Roby 14 2/6 0/1 0/1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 -6 4 3
A. Johnson 6 2/4 0/0 0/0 4 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 +2 4 6
D. Barlow 7 4/4 1/1 0/0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 +13 9 14
D. McDermott 19 4/9 4/7 2/2 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 -2 14 13
J. Wieskamp 7 1/4 1/3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 3 0
G. Dieng 21 4/7 2/5 0/0 0 9 9 4 1 3 4 0 0 10 19
R. Langford 10 0/3 0/2 0/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -2
T. Kuhse 11 2/7 2/6 2/2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 +3 8 6
M. Branham 19 2/5 1/3 2/2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 +4 7 8
B. Wesley 21 1/6 0/1 2/4 0 3 3 3 4 2 3 1 +6 4 3
J. Hall 5 1/3 0/2 0/0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 +9 2 3
Total 34/93 13/49 16/21 10 38 48 22 17 9 17 4 97 99
New Orleans / 111 Shots Bounces
Players Min Shots 3pts LF O D T Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval
Z. Williamson 24 3/7 1/1 1/2 0 9 9 5 3 1 4 1 +25 8 15
H. Jones 24 1/5 0/1 1/1 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 +26 3 5
J. Valanciunas 23 4/9 2/5 4/4 1 4 5 2 2 0 3 1 +27 14 14
D. Graham 20 4/8 3/7 0/0 0 2 2 6 0 0 1 0 +27 11 14
T. Murphy III 27 10/15 7/10 0/0 3 5 8 3 4 0 0 0 +18 27 33
L. Nance Jr. 9 2/2 1/1 1/1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 -5 6 9
Z. Cheatham 8 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 -13 0 3
J. Butler 8 0/3 0/2 0/0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 -13 0 2
G. Temple 12 1/5 0/2 0/0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 +9 2 -1
N. Marshall 21 5/12 1/6 4/5 1 4 5 2 1 0 2 0 +1 15 12
W. Hernangomez 13 5/6 0/0 1/1 1 9 10 1 0 0 1 1 +1 11 21
J. Alvarado 23 2/9 0/2 0/0 0 3 3 3 5 3 2 0 +2 4 4
J. Petty Jr. 7 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -13 0 2
D. Plowden 15 1/7 0/2 0/0 2 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 -7 2 -1
D. Seabron 8 2/4 0/0 4/5 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 -13 8 7
D. Daniels 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0
40/92 15/39 16/19 11 48 59 28 25 9 20 7 111 139
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