After two straight losses, the Pelicans and Wizards need a win. It was the first to breathe and thus pushed the second, always deprived of Bradley Beal.
For the Grizzlies, however, Ja Morant’s absence was handled well. The playmaker hasn’t been there for two games but the franchise is keeping a nice seven-game winning streak alive. The Grizzlies still show the same record as Denver, leader of the Western Conference.
New York–Milwaukee Boston–Chicago Denver–LA Lakers Sacramento–Orlando
Washington–New Orleans: 112-132
Disappointing night for the Wizards. However, they started the game from the right end with 10-0. CJ McCollum (34 points) would wake up with twelve points in the first quarter and launch his team into the game. The first slot, by negotiation at the end of the first period, was made for New Orleans.
It was at the beginning of the last quarter that the Pelicans really made a break, against a team that lost too many balls: they started the last action with a big 15-0, and at the same time, Kyle Kuzma came out for six. fouls. The end of the fight was without suspense and Washington bowed out.
Washington / 112
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
K. Kuzma
23
6/13
3/8
4/4
2
6
8
2
6
0
5
0
-15
19
17
C. Kispert
34
5/12
5/10
0/0
0
5
5
1
2
1
3
0
-12
15
12
K. Porzingis
34
8/16
3/5
4/4
3
7
10
1
0
0
1
0
-2
23
25
D. Gafford
23
5/6
0/0
3/4
1
3
4
2
4
0
0
0
-5
13
17
Mr. Morris
27
6/8
1/2
0/0
0
1
1
9
0
0
3
0
-12
13
18
A. Gill
5
1/2
0/1
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
R. Hachimura
27
4/12
1/3
0/0
0
3
3
1
2
0
1
1
-22
9
5
T. Gibson
11
2/2
0/0
0/0
0
1
1
0
4
0
2
0
-6
4
3
D. Avdija
22
2/6
0/2
2/4
1
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
-9
6
7
D. Wright
17
2/4
0/2
0/0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
-8
4
5
J. Goodwin
17
1/1
1/1
1/2
0
1
1
4
3
2
3
0
-9
4
7
42/82
14/34
14/18
7
30
37
26
25
5
20
1
112
117
New Orleans / 132
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
H. Jones
13
1/2
0/0
3/4
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
-6
5
4
N. Marshall
34
7/19
1/5
3/5
1
2
3
4
0
1
1
0
+19
18
11
J. Valanciunas
28
10/15
0/0
7/8
4
8
12
1
5
0
3
0
0
27
31
C. McCollum
31
12/21
4/8
6/6
1
4
5
1
3
2
2
1
+9
34
32
T. Murphy III
23
3/9
0/5
0/0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
6
4
L. Nance Jr.
26
3/6
0/0
0/0
2
4
6
3
2
2
0
1
+30
6
15
Mr. Temple
3
1/1
1/1
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+1
3
3
W. Hernangomez
2
0/0
0/0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+5
0
0
J Hayes
18
3/4
0/0
0/2
1
3
4
0
1
0
0
0
+7
6
7
D. Graham
18
3/5
2/4
3/4
0
1
1
6
2
1
0
1
+16
11
17
J. Alvarado
22
3/5
2/2
2/2
1
3
4
5
2
1
1
0
+12
10
17
K. Lewis Jr.
3
0/0
0/0
0/0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
+1
0
0
D. Seabron
3
1/3
0/0
0/0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
+1
2
1
D. Daniels
19
2/3
0/1
0/0
1
5
6
2
3
0
0
1
+5
4
12
Total
49/93
10/26
24/31
12
32
44
24
21
9
9
5
132
154
Memphis–San Antonio: 121-113
Losing Ja Morant for the second straight game, the Grizzlies still kept winning. The Memphis collective generally mastered the first phase. In the third quarter, the Spurs were more threatening.
A couple of baskets from Josh Richardson and wild balls from Tennessee players even allowed the Texans to go ahead by five points in the final quarter. The two teams were tied at 109 all six minutes from time when Tyus Jones (24 points) and the Grizzlies went on a deadly 11-2 and won.
