“No Zion, No Problem!” CJ McCollum displays just why he is one of the most underrated players in NBA history
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CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antoni Spurs in their play-in tournament, therefore taking a step closer to getting into the Western Conference Playoffs. The Pelicans cruised past their rivals with a 10-point margin as the scoresheet at the end of the game read 103-113, the credits of which go to one of the most underrated players in the league at this point, McCollum, who without Zion Williamson has managed to bring about results that no one expected from the team.
After his trade to the Pelicans, it was expected that things would change towards the better for the team, and you can be sure of the fact that the player hasn’t disappointed.
The San Antonio Spurs succumbed to the pressure put up by the sole warrior CJ McCollum who was supported by his teammates Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas who scored 20 points each while McCollum scored the highest of 32 points in the game. While the entire world appreciates the whole hearted efforts of McCollum to take his team to the much-needed victory in order to save their entire season, there are people who also identify the potential in the player which many tend to ignore. It seems as if McCollum is built for these moments where the team needs him the most, even when he is left alone without the likes of Zion Williamson, around whom the squad was built.
Like we said, with or without Zion, McCollum is guaranteed to give you what you need from him, masterful performances, elite stat-lines or the end goal of wins, you ask and you shall receive, such is he potential he carries. Let us take a closer look at the game between the Pelicans and the Spurs, McCollum’s performance in the game, and the reactions the entire world had to CJ McCollum singlehandedly taking his team closer to the playoffs.
CJ McCollum blesses the house-full arena with his magic as the Spurs succumb to Pelicans in the Play-Ins game
The craziest fact coming from the game between the Pelicans and the Spurs which tells you about McCollum’s dominance is that CJ McCollum outscored the Spurs’ starters in the first half by a 27-25 margin, and that is enough to tell you what mentality the player came in with. Another fun fact, CJ McCollum has never missed the playoffs, and the way he has been playing, it seems as if the player will maintain that record. This is the tale of how the Col-Blooded killer in McCollum took over the game against the Spurs in the Smoothie King Arena, blessing the sold-out crowd there.
McCollum scored a total of 32-points in the game, accompanied by 7 assists and 6 rebounds as the player also shook up the arena and the rival team with his saucy handles and swishing 3s. CJs game was filled with step-backs and stutter steps, making his moves unguardable, highlighting the fact that he doesn’t need Zion Williamson in order to take his team to the victory. Surely, the presence of Zion is a plus point, but it isn’t a need for McCollum, at least not at this point.
After such a performance where he has singlehandedly managed to save the entire season for the Pelicans, you can understand what people mean when they say that CJ McCollum his underrated, but that doesn’t mean the player doesn’t have fans, in fact a large number of people are now coming out in order to support the player and testify to his greatness.
While one fan said “Literally one of the Most Underrated NBA players…… he’s averaged 23+ppg in 3 Different seasons and doesn’t have any Accolades. Consistent 22, 4 and 4 every Year since like 2017. CJ an ALLSTAR”, the other called him a great scorer and leader, all making plus points for him.
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Let us now take a closer look at the reactions people on twitter had to CJs performance against the Spurs in their play-ins game.
Twitter Reacts to masterful performance by CJ McCollum against Spurs
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