ARRIVAL: Trey Murphy III EMERGES as Pelicans’ Go-To Closer After Dramatic Win Over Nets
New Orleans Pelicans surge past the Brooklyn Nets with Trey Murphy III’s explosive 34-point performance, proving his value as the late-game closer the team desperately needed. With Zion Williamson coming alive in the third quarter and Yves Missi injecting crucial energy off the bench, Jake Madison highlights how the Pelicans are redefining their closing strategy and carving out a new team identity.
Key topics include Murphy’s All-Star-caliber run, the impact of Saddiq Bey and Yves Missi on the Pelicans’ offensive rebounding and half-court play, and the ongoing struggle to solidify the starting lineup. Jake Madison poses a pressing question: Should New Orleans prioritize winning now or focus on developing rookies like Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears as the playoffs slip further from reach? Don’t miss this sharp analysis of the Pelicans’ future and the pivotal choices facing the franchise.
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21 Comments
Overhype because Tre beat Brooklyn haha
Zion Williamson is (him) !!!
Excited over a close win over the tanking Nets. That is where this team is at. Getting 10 wins matters? In what world is that a thing.
Everydayer
Nets? Contenders 😮tanking💩
Pelicans 🤡🎉🎊🍻
This franchise 💩 they don't know what ❓ rebuild? Zion era or Queen and fears era?
*Zion era murffey herb alvarado
*Queen and fears
2 different time line like gsw conteding while buliding wiseman kuminga era
Every dayer comment
There are signs of life from this team and things to like. Missi and Trey are improving as players. Winning the 2nd game of a back to back. We don't do that a lot. And of course the rookies.
Trey has been great for a while but Pels don’t win this game without Missi
The 2nd half of the season, we are playing 500 ball. LOL
Hi Jake
Good Game? Playing great offensively? What are you looking at?
Forget his stats, the -17 says it all. Seven years in, this team is consistently a loser with him in the lineup. What's more, what team sits its "superstar" late in the game with the game on the line like last night?
What a fraud!!!
Now all of the sudden we talking positive about barely beating another low mediocre team in the east 😂😂😂😂 desperate much? I THINK SO! 🤣
Just like a novice to rejoice when there’s no reason to celebrate…
You talk as if they beat a good team. Can anyone in the Media tell the truth. This team is trash right now and no signs of changing now. Joe Dumars is making bone headed moves, but he was a bother in law hire.
Their balance was what won the game – contributions from Bey, Missi, Karlo, were super important. If Bey had missed that last second 3 and not gotten the putback rebound/shot, we wouldn't be talking about Trey being the closer. I don't think that one game is enough to anoint Trey as a consistent closer. It is a good first step though. Rest of season really interesting – Jose, Herb, DM should be back soon, what then? Who will get the minutes, what will the rotations look like, and of course, who will be traded???
Pels can still push to win games. No draft pick, only progression came come from winning.
Umm, it was Sadiq Bey who came in clutch when Trey dribbled off his knee and threw up a prayer
Trey has been the prospective go-to guy/closer for a while now, he just has not risen to the occasion until now. He's much more multi-dimensional than Z and can keep his composure under pressure (unlike Z). Let's see if he can maintain this level of play against legitimate teams/defenses…
Could you please tell me why is Jourdan Hawkins even in the rotation. Please why
"Trey Murphy silenced every doubt", you're the doubter… lol
Trey was great. But he’s not a ‘closer’. He’s a closing piece, will make a big shot, but not enough to be a guy you just throw the ball to and say bring us home.
He would be incredible around a Luka type – a real closer.