Trey Murphy dominates despite loss to Spurs
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy lit up the field with career best performance in Saturday’s game, but it wasn’t enough to give New Orleans its third straight victory, falling 126-119 to the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
Murphy scored a career-high 41 points, going 15-of-22 from the field, including 5-of-11 from three-point range, and added nine rebounds. Pelicans, starter Zion Williamson (hamstring) outIves Missy (disease), i Jordan Poole (Quadruple Strain)relied a lot on Murphy, who scored 16 points in the first half and 25 points in the second half. His 38-yard buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter cut the deficit to 92-85.
Rookie guard Jeremiah Fears contributed 18 points, while Herb Jones scored 15. Rookie forward Derrick Quinn added 13 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two blocks in just 25 minutes off the bench. The Queen played the entire fourth quarter for the third straight game, helping New Orleans pull within one possession at 122-119 late in the game.
All their efforts went unrewarded as San Antonio held on, led by De’Aaron Fox in his first action of the season. Fox, back after missing the first eight games with a hamstring injury, scored 24 points, including 13 straight in the second quarter, to help the Spurs build a halftime lead.
Victor Wembanyama had a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds, while Devin Vassell contributed 16 points. With 15 points from Harrison Barnes, 14 points and 14 assists from Stephon Castle and 14 points from Julian Champagne, San Antonio held a 43-40 rebounding advantage over the Pelicans.
This was New Orleans’ second loss to the Spurs, after a 120-116 overtime loss earlier in October. San Antonio, playing the second game at home, improved to 7-2, while the Pelicans dropped to 2-7.
New Orleans will look to turn things around in their next game against the Phoenix Suns on Monday.
2025-11-09 07:03:00
