![]() ![]() I thought we competed the entire time,” coach Steve Kerr said. But the Bucks (48-19), playing without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, had their three-game winning streak snapped with just their second defeat in 21 games since Jan. Holiday had put Milwaukee up on a 3 with 32.7 seconds to play and wound up with 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. The Warriors got the ball back with 1.9 seconds remaining and Curry inbounded to Green, who missed from deep though he thought for sure it was “cash.” Jrue had a straight line drive to the rim,” Draymond Green said. Watch Steph completely take over the final two minutes of regulation to send the game to OT □ /VQ9B2U4V58 SAN FRANCISCO - Stephen Curry knocked down all the dazzling shots everybody has come to expect from him in crunch time night after night – and then a surprising block at the rim that mattered just as much or maybe even more.Ĭurry scored 36 points with 22 of those in the fourth quarter and overtime, shining in his first home game back from a long injury absence and leading the Golden State Warriors past the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks 125-116 on Saturday night.Ĭurry hit a tying 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in regulation, then blocked a layup attempt by Jrue Holiday in the closing moments. “It’s tough trying to overcome that type of deficit and then maintain that through the course of the game.” “I feel like we didn’t get out to the start we needed and we were just putting a lot of pressure on the bench,” Portland wing player Nassir Little said. ![]() New Orleans led 74-54 at halftime and led by as many as 39 points in the second half, too much for Portland to overcome. “And it’s fun when we can play like that.” “We’ve been a bit inconsistent in our play but tonight was a game that we were locked into the details and the game plan was excellent. McCollum had all of his points in the first half and the veteran guard was able to go to the bench for good after playing just 30 minutes. “I definitely felt like we responded very well” to the previous night’s loss, Murphy said. Murphy hit five of his 3s and scored 25 points in the opening 24 minutes, when New Orleans led by as many as 20. Those are the things that are difficult for me as a coach.”Ĭoming off a lackluster, double-digit home loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday night that saw them trailing by 21 in the first half, the Pelicans flipped the script against Portland. “We didn’t try to be aggressive at all and we didn’t make the adjustments. “Trey Murphy had a night guys are going to have a night, but we didn’t challenge him enough,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. The Blazers played without star guard and leading scorer Damian Lillard, who sat out because of tightness in his right calf.Īnfernee Simons scored 17 for Portland, while Shaedon Sharpe and Kevin Knox each scored 14 points and Cam Reddish added 11. Herbert Jones added 16 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 11 points and 12 rebounds to help New Orleans win handily despite playing for a second straight game without high-scoring wing Brandon Ingram (right ankle). Josh Richardson scored 19 points for the Pelicans, who won for the second time in two games as they try to stay in contention for a Western Conference postseason berth. So, I guess ending with an exclamation point like a dunk is pretty cool.”ĬJ McCollum had 22 points and 11 assists for New Orleans, which made 18 of its first 30 3-point attempts as a team before finishing 19 of 40 (47.5%) from deep. “My game is a very diverse game,” Murphy said. ![]() Murphy, who participated in the dunk contest during NBA All-Star weekend last month, also had a couple baskets of the high-flying variety, scoring his final points on a driving, two-handed reverse dunk before checking out of the game for good to a standing ovation. “He’s a shot-maker and he’s having an unbelievable year. “Trey was incredible,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of the club’s 2021 first-round draft choice. Murphy hit a career-best nine 3-pointers to highlight his career-high 41 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-110 on Sunday night. Now he’s the type of player who – on a good night – can whip a crowd into a jubilant frenzy with a stirring, momentum-driving mix of deep shots and flamboyant finishes at the rim. ![]() NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Pelicans second-year pro Trey Murphy III was only beginning to earn regular minutes off the bench as a rookie last spring. ![]()
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