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Pelicans, All-Defense Candidates, Suns, and Why Scoring is Down

2024/3/12
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主持人：本期节目讨论了鹈鹕队的出色表现，特别是他们在防守端的表现，以及他们与西部其他强队的对决。他们被描述为西部联盟中一个神秘而强大的球队，目前正展现出其强大的实力。 Andrew Lopez：鹈鹕队的防守成功主要归功于Herb Jones，他的出色防守是球队成功的关键。如果英格拉姆和锡安都能保持健康并上场65场比赛，鹈鹕队有望赢得50场比赛。Trey Murphy III的进步也对球队有很大帮助。球队在对阵弱队时表现更好，这与之前的表现有所不同。球队在关键时刻的表现还有待提高，锡安和英格拉姆之间的配合也需要进一步加强。 Andrew Lopez：鹈鹕队在1月份的赛程非常艰难，但他们仍然取得了不错的战绩。本赛季他们对阵弱队时表现更好，而之前他们往往在对阵强队时表现更好。球队在第四节的净效率排名很低，这表明他们在关键时刻的表现还有待提高。锡安和英格拉姆之间的挡拆配合次数很少，这表明他们的配合还有待提高。穆雷和琼斯这对年轻的锋线组合是球队成功的关键。

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The New Orleans Pelicans are a top-10 team in both offensive and defensive efficiency, making them a true contender in the Western Conference. Despite questions about their big three's fit, the team is playing well and is likely to secure a top-six seed, avoiding the play-in tournament.
  • Pelicans are top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency.
  • Only four teams in the NBA achieve this.
  • Pelicans are likely to be a top-six seed in the West.

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Zach and ESPN's Andrew Lopez discuss the red-hot Pelicans, Zion's play, Brandon Ingram's unheralded season, and how the Pelicans stack up against each of the West's elite. Then ESPN's Kevin Pelton joins to pick All-Defensive teams, talk Heat, Suns, Magic and Jamahl Mosley's extension, the recent decline in scoring and free throws, Victor Wembanyama, and much more. 

Pels are a mystery box and a sleeping giant (6:26)

Zion's improved defense and rebounding (10:57)

Herb Jones has a case for All-Defense and Most Improved (13:28)

The Pelicans' shooting luck defensively (20:13)

Not enough talk about Brandon Ingram (27:08)

How the Pels match up against other Western Conference playoff teams (33:30)

Pelton (40:15)

Middle of the East (57:46)

2nd tier All-Defense guys (1:02:47)

Thunder in line for the top seed in the West (1:09:14)

Wembanyama's All-Defense case (1:15:27)

Scoring is down since the All-Star break (1:30:20)

Temperature check on the Suns (1:39:46)

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