On December 2, Beijing time, the Spurs went to the away game to challenge the Pelicans, and Wembanyama was absent due to hip tension, but there are also opinions that the Spurs are to protect Wembanyama and prevent him from being injured under the impact of Zion. Spurs starters: Sochan + Branham + Champagnie + Keldon + Collins, Pelicans starters: McCollum + Jones + Ingram + Zion + Valanciunas.
At the beginning, the Spurs attacked ferociously, Champagnie, Collins and Sochan scored successively, Varland and Ingram teamed up to respond, Collins hit three points again, Ingram shot, the two teams played fiercely, Osman scored 7 points in a row after the debut, became the Spurs' wonder soldier, and also assisted Bessie to dunk in the air, the Spurs gradually gained the upper hand, Wemban's not playing, the Spurs everyone can stand up and score, with Vassell's three-point blast, the difference came to 7 points, and then the Pelicans finally began to exert their strength, McCollum hit the board, Varland ate cakes, Murphy steals and layups, Zeller is 2+1, on the other hand, the Spurs suddenly suffered a scoring drought, Collins stopped the bleeding with two free throws, Hawkins responded with a three-point shot, Murphy dunked, and Osman pressed the whistle to hit a three-point iron, and the Pelicans led by one point at 32-31 in the first quarter.
Zion made 0 shots in the first quarter and has not yet made a force. At the beginning of the second quarter, Collins made a foul, Zion finally began to break out, he scored a basket first, and then hit the inside to cause a foul, Keldon hit a three-point surge on the Spurs' side, Zion hit the inside line to continue to make 2+1, and then dunked to score, but the Pelicans had a bad defense, plus Ingram had no feeling, the Spurs still overtook the score, Branham hit consecutive shots, Varland and Daniels responded, Branham dunked and scored, the Pelicans couldn't prevent him, Tre Jones outside** , The Pelicans' Jones also scored three points, Varland ate cakes, Marshall 2+1, Zion walked, Varland singled Collins to make 2+1, Marshall also scored a layup, and the Pelicans 63-61 Spurs at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Zion 8 points and 4 rebounds, Varland 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, Jones 8 points and 2 steals, McCollum 6 points and 4 assists, Marshall 7 points, Ingram 0 of 7, and 4 points from the free throw line. On the Spurs' side, Collins had 12 points and 5 rebounds, Branham had 7 points, Osman had 8 points and 3 assists, Vassell had 7 points, and Keldon had 5 points.
Yibian fought again, Champagnie hit a three-point shot at the beginning, Varland dunked, Jones scored three points, Varland continued to cut points on free throws, Ingram dunked again, the Pelicans led by 4 points, and the Spurs' shooting rate dropped across the board after a pause, Jones jumped, Murphy outside** , Jones showed off the dunk again, the Pelicans led by double digits in a wave, the Spurs didn't score for a long time, Vassell's jumper finally stopped the bleeding, Ingram made two free throws, Zion God went down to pick up the basket, Murphy continued to shoot on the firepower, during this time the Spurs' shooting rate began to rise, but it was still pressed by the Pelicans, Trey helped the Spurs chase the single digits, Bassie threw in, the Pelicans Murphy shot a three-point response, Daniels hit a three-point shot, and the Pelicans 89-81 Spurs at the end of the third quarter.
In the crucial final quarter of the game, can the Pelicans withstand the Spurs' offense?McCollum throws, Celtic dunks violently, Sochan hits another three-pointer, McCollum jumps, the two teams go back and forth, McCollum continues to cut points, Murphy outside **, Zion hits the inside to make fouls, Murphy can also hit three points, the Pelicans lead by 15 points in a wave, McCollum continues to score three points after a pause, Champagnie 2+1 helps the Spurs stop the bleeding, as a result, Ingram jumper scores, time is running out, the Spurs are powerless to launch a counterattack, Marshall's three points completely ended the suspense, and finally the Pelicans beat the Spurs 121-106.
Unexpectedly, the Spurs lost again, after this battle, they suffered a humiliating 14-game losing streak, the longest record in the league so far this season, I don't know when the Spurs will lose, last season they and the Rockets were rotten, and this season the gap has widened, the Rockets have taken off, as for the Spurs' goal still seems to be rotten. In terms of statistics, Varan blasted 24 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, and finished the Spurs. Zion had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, and only made 9 shots, all of which were powerless. Ingram has a bad hand, only 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 turnovers in 3 of 14, the outside world thinks that Ingram is Durant's ** person, but in fact, the gap between the two is obvious, Durant rarely has a downturn, even if the front is iron, the back can pull the shooting rate back to about 50%, Ingram can't do this.
Jones had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, McCollum had 19 points and 8 assists, and he played well in the final quarter, and Murphy had 18 points and 3 rebounds. The Spurs played very hard in this game, and even established a lead many times, the Pelicans gave us the feeling of being a little careless in the first three quarters, except for Wallan, no one else made any effort, especially Zion, who was basically paddling, and in the final quarter, after the Pelicans were a little serious, the point difference was instantly opened. After beating the Spurs, the Pelicans are on a two-game winning streak and currently have an 11-9 record, tying the Lakers in seventh place in the West.
Spurs stats, Collins 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Champagnie 12 points and 5 rebounds, Keldon 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Branham 10 points and 2 rebounds, Sochan 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Vassell 14 points. The Spurs missed the game in order to protect Wembanyama, which also made many fans dissatisfied, after all, they didn't see the duel between Wembanyama and Zion, you know, these two are known as having epic talents, and the first meeting was missed, Popovich understands that Wembanyama can't become Duncan, the same rookie season, Duncan's 82 games are no less, in fact, from another point of view, maybe the Spurs delayed Wembanyama, after all, the Spurs lineup is too bad, not even an All-Star, what to win?Wemban's arrival at the Spurs was a bit condescending.