On October 8th, Beijing time, the NBA preseason continued. The New Orleans Pelicans narrowly defeated the Orlando Magic 106-104. In this game, the Pelicans played with all the main players, Dejounte Murray, McCollum, Jones, Tin An and Theis are in the starting lineup. This lineup

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Beijing time on October 8th, the NBA preseason continued. New Orleans Pelicans 106-104 narrowly defeated Orlando Magic . In this game, the Pelicans played with all their main players, Dejounte Murray, McCollum , Jones, Zion, Tyce are in the starting lineup. This lineup is actually insufficient in size, but the offense and defense transition speed is extremely high. CJ has also returned to his best second position, and Murray leads the offense.

Four Pelicans scored in double figures in this campaign. Zion Williamson scored 16 points on 8 of 11 in 19 minutes, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Theis scored 6 of 7 in 20 minutes, plus 1 of 1 three-pointer. To 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals; Hawkins scored 18 points on 5 of 8 + 5 of 5 three-pointers + 6 of 7 free throws; Hill scored 11 points on 3 of 5. In other words, CJ, Murray, and Jones did not reach double figures.

Dejounte Murray was acquired by the Pelicans in a trade this summer. The Pelicans sent Dyson Daniels, ej Liddell, Larry Nance Jr., and Cody Zeller (via sign-and-trade). And two future first-round picks were exchanged from Hawks , that is, 6 for 1. This game was Murray's first show with the Pelicans.

He finished the game in 17 minutes and 28 seconds, making 2 of 9, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, with a shooting percentage of 22.2%. Judging from the efficiency value, he performed badly.

But Zion Williamson said in an interview after the game: "I jokingly told McCollum that this is the first time I have played with a real point guard. Of course I know that CJ is an excellent organizer. , but he has always played shooting guard before, and we need him to score more. "

It is true that the Pelicans spent a lot of time to form the Big Four of Zion, CJ, Murray, and Ingram, even if Ingram is traded. After leaving, the power of this Big Three is also obvious.