Dejounte Murray hasn’t been in New Orleans all that lengthy, however he is aware of one thing has obtained to vary.
The group at Smoothie King Heart in New Orleans was comparatively energetic and upbeat to begin the sport towards the Raptors on Wednesday evening.
However when the the guests – who had been 0-10 of their final highway video games – took a 34-point lead within the second half, the boos from the group got here arduous and quick and Murray didn’t blame them one bit.
“In the event you’re not embarrassed and actually mad about this, that’s an issue,” Murray mentioned.
“It’s probably not concerning the loss, [but] how we misplaced in entrance of our followers. Like, even the followers booing – I imply, what would you do in the event you was a fan paying your cash? You need to come watch a aggressive basketball recreation, particularly from your own home crew. So, they obtained all of the rights to say what they need, really feel how they really feel. They deserve a greater recreation.”
The loss prolonged the Pels’ dropping streak to 6 video games. Granted, accidents to Murray himself, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jose Alvarado and Jordan Hawkins definitely haven’t helped the crew’s trigger.
“Once you’ve obtained guys in, guys out, guys in, guys out, it’s actually robust,” Murray mentioned. “However I believe it’s not robust to compete.
“You possibly can’t get punked. You possibly can’t get pushed round. Tonight, it was simply disgusting. We’ve obtained to compete. We’ve obtained to play more durable, irrespective of who’s on the ground.”
It was Murray’s return on Wednesday after lacking 17 video games with a fractured left hand and was McCollum’s second recreation again after lacking most of this month’s video games with an adductor pressure.
“Both they obtained higher in a single day, or we’ve obtained to do a greater job closing out and making it tougher,” McCollum mentioned.
“It was a horrible displaying,” he added. “From high to backside, we’ve all obtained to be higher.”
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