Murphy, Fears lead Pelicans past Bulls 114-104
Digest more
Pelicans, Chicago Bulls
Digest more
Trey Murphy III anotó 20 puntos con diez rebotes, el novato Jeremiah Fears añadió 20 unidades y los Pelicans de Nueva Orleans superaron 114-104 a los Bulls de
It wasn’t pretty for the Pelicans, and for long stretches, it certainly wasn’t graceful. But when you’re sitting at the bottom of the standings trying to relearn how to win, style points don’t matter nearly as much as the final score.
This was Murphy's fourth double-double of the season, and his third straight game with just one turnover. Murphy has been on a tear over the past six, posting averages of 25.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.8 triples, 1.5 steals and 1.7 turnovers per game, which has been good enough for top-15 value in 9-cat leagues.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III stretched out for the monster slam against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Pelicans are 3-21 with two months remaining before the NBA trade deadline. How should the team approach the constant trade rumors?
SB Nation on MSN
Dub Hub: Warriors reportedly have an ‘open’ desire to trade for Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III
The Athletic’s Sam Amick reports that the Warriors have been ‘open about their desire’ to trade for Pelicans’ forward Trey Murphy III. Steph Curry gives an update on his recovery from a quad injury. Spurs’ center Victor Wembanyama likely to return from a calf injury on Saturday vs. Thunder, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
James Borrego is encouraging Trey Murphy III and Saddiq Bey to keep shooting as the Pelicans look for space on offense.
Murphy chipped in 24 points (10-13 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT), five rebounds, four assists and three steals across 31 minutes during Thursday's 143-120 win over Portland.