36 points of fiasco! Curry clocked in in the third quarter, and Zion performed brilliantly, winning first in the West
At half past nine in the morning on January 11, Beijing time, the NBA game of the new NBA season began, and the Warriors will play the Pelicans on their home court. The Warriors have won just two in a row in their last seven league games, and after their last defeat to the Raptors, they trailed the Jazz 17-19 and are currently in 12th place in the West. Curry shot 0-of-9 from the field in his most recent outdoor game, which made him not look very good. In addition, Curry has also shot 17 three-pointers in a single game, which is also his highest scoring in a single game. This, coupled with Curry's recent poor form, has left the Warriors with shortcomings on the defensive end. At the start of the season, the Warriors were able to finish third in the West because Curry overtook them time and time again.
The Pelicans have been doing well since McCollum recovered from injury, losing just four of their last 14 league games, and leading by an average of 19 per game in those 10 games2 points. The team is now sixth in the East, which shows how high McCollum's status is with the Pelicans. The most notable aspect of the Pelicans this season isn't their offense, which they finished with 111The average score of 6 ranks sixth in the West. However, there are still weaknesses in the Pelicans' defense, with Valanciunas looking tall and strong, who has a 54-shot success rate against Valanciunas this season6%, ranking second in the league. This time, the two teams are Curry, Thompson, Kuminga, Boshen and Looney. The Pelicans, on the other hand, fielded Valanciunas, Zion, McCollum, Ingram and Jones.
In the first quarter, the Pelicans were on fire, with Jones and Valanciunas each hitting two three-pointers, while McCollum also contributed from the outside, leading the Warriors to a 15-4 spurt offensive. The Warriors' Thompson made a three-pointer, but the Pelicans' Jones also had a strong three-pointer, and the difference between the two teams remained in double digits. And in the second half, Curry, Wiggins, and Moody all scored three-pointers. However, the Pelicans Murphy still scored four points in a row, Hawkins scored three points from the outside, and Ingram also scored four points in a row, and a wave of 10-2 offense ended the game. Prior to this game, the Pelicans' Daniels and Hawkins hit two three-pointers in a row to help the Pelicans claim a victory. In the first quarter, the Warriors trailed the Pelicans by 19 points, 46-27.
In the second quarter, they continued to hit three-pointers, Zion scored four points in a row, and McCollum also hit five in a row to widen the gap between the two sides to 25. The Warriors' Curry and Moody's three-pointers also failed to halt the team's decline, while the Pelicans' Hawkins and Nance Jr. also began to score from beyond the three-point line. After Davis scored four straight points, Moody also hit a three-pointer and a 9-0 offensive run to tie the score to 13 points. At halftime, the Warriors led the Pelicans by 73 points at 60-13.
In the first half, Curry scored 13 points and three assists on 4-of-10 shooting. Thompson was 3-of-6 for seven points, two rebounds and two assists. Kuminga had six points, two rebounds and three assists. Moody got twelve rebounds and one rebound. Davis got six points. The Pelicans' Valanciunas scored six points. Zion had six rebounds and four assists. McCollum 12, 2 rebounds, 4 assists. Ingram had eight points, four rebounds and one assist. Seven o'clock, Murphy. Hawkins is eleven o'clock.
In the second half, Kuminga scored a free throw. Curry broke through the basket and was sent off for the next round, McCollum made another layup and Ingram scored again. Thompson and Ingram made three three-pointers in quick succession, Jones shot, and Valanciunas scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the first quarter to lead the team to a 14-3 offensive run. The Warriors still had Davis scoring five straight points with Murphy injured, and Zion's two free throws gave them an 83-105 lead in the third quarter.
In the third quarter, Murphy, Hawkins made two jumpers, Zion scored four solid points, and then another layup to score nine points. Murphy hit another three-pointer, so that the Warriors did not score for 5 consecutive minutes, and the gap between the two sides has reached 41 points! In the end, the battle ended with a 105-141 loss to the Pelicans by 36 points.
Curry has been in poor form lately, and the third quarter was no different, but he hasn't been in great shape. Thompson finished with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists on 5-of-10 shooting. He finished with 12 points, three rebounds and four assists. Moody had 21 rebounds and two rebounds. Davis had 19 rebounds and five rebounds. On the Pelicans' side, Zion scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 8-of-12 shooting. Valanciunas 21-9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. McCollum had fourteen rebounds and three assists. Ingram had 13 and five rebounds.