January 14 News The Pelicans beat the Pistons 116-110.
After the game, Pelicans player Trey Murphy was interviewed by the media and talked about teammate Jonas Valanciunas.
“The opponent doesn’t want to match him at all.” Murphy said in the interview.
“We just kept feeding him the ball and playing around him, and he was really key.”
“I’m so proud of him.”
“Yes, Valanciunas has made a lot of sacrifices. You know, every player has his own individual goals, everyone has their own things they want to accomplish. But our team really has too much.
A lot of people needed the ball, and he made trade-offs for the success of the team.”
In this game, Murphy played 35 minutes, scored 19 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and made 6 of 11 shots.
Valanciunas played 30 minutes, scored 33 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, and made 12 of 15 shots.