On April 14, Beijing time, in an NBA play-off that ended earlier today, the San Antonio Spurs lost 103-113 to the New Orleans Pelicans, ending the season.
In this game, the Spurs had a total of 6 players on the team scoring in double figures. Vassell had 22 points and three assists, Murray had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Johnson had 15 points, five rebounds and four assists, Pelter had 16 points and nine rebounds, Walker had 12 points and Richardson had 12 points.
Although many of the Spurs' players in today's game have stepped forward to help the team, the two cores of the team, Murray and Johnson, are in a bad offensive state in this game. As the team's main scoring point, Murray and Johnson's shots feel extremely cold.
Among them, Murray played 34 minutes, shooting 5 of 19 and 1 of 5 three-pointers, and it should be known that Murray's average shooting rate per game this season can be 46.2%. Johnson, on the other hand, played 40 minutes and shot 6-of-20 from the field, including 5-of-5 from three-point range, a far cry from his 39.8 percent three-point shooting percentage per game this season.
Murray showed frustration in an interview after the game, saying that the team's goal is the playoffs, but they didn't make the playoffs this season, which disappointed him, he didn't want to just watch the playoffs at home, he wanted to be involved in it.
Although the Spurs lost the game, they have been good enough this season. From the beginning when it was considered to be a mess to win the high pick, to the final success in the play-offs, this is what many people did not expect at the beginning of the season. Although the team did not go any further in the end, they also succeeded in gaining a lot.
The team's current lineup includes Murray, Kelden, Peltel, Vassell, Walker and a number of other talented young players, as long as they can maintain their progress and strive to improve themselves in the offseason, I believe that the competitiveness of the Spurs will also rise.