CJ McCollum first half success, making playoff push | Pelicans at 76ers Postgame 3/8/24

CJ McCollum first half success, making playoff push | Pelicans at 76ers Postgame 3/8/24

Games over 500 a W’s A W uh what did you like about the first half where do you think the lapses came in what caused being out of rhm in the second first half we did a great job of Defending um they got a lot of Second Chance opportunities in terms of offensive

Rebounds but we still were able to get that second and third stop and get out and run I think um the second half a lot of turnovers had some turnovers some bad plays um getting in the pain and not making the right play think our offense dictated um poor defense in the second

Half and then obviously that we we end up blowing our lead but you pulled it out in the end and and like I said now 13 games over 500 do you like where this team is in terms of setting yourself up for a good postseason run yeah I mean we

Control our own destiny we got 19 games left I think um going to finish up this road trip strong get home and try to get some wins at home and then uh continue to try to uh get as many wins as we can and get closer and closer to um Mid

April with a Playoff starts right now your road record is actually better than your home record have you seen some growth and handling the adverse circumstances of enemy territory yeah I think we just have gotten used to playing you know in different environments got used to playing in

Different types of games close games blowouts coming from behind doing those types of things and I think for us it’s just about contining to try to win as many games as possible even when it’s ugly figure out a way to get the win and move on would you think about Na’s

Contributions tonight he seemed to be really effective on both sides he’s great defensively you know he did what he always does offensively his shots you know knocked out I think all of his threes got to the rim got to the fre thr line a little bit everything it really

Showed his versatility and as a whole on the season not necessarily tonight uh if someone didn’t know herb Jones how would you describe him to uh really good dude selfless uh plays the game the right way defends at a high level obviously he’s shooting like 43 from three this year uh

Can go guard one through five and really really works hard really passionate really cares about winning that with three minutes left what do you think that defensive yeah I mean he was you know a game changer as always always you offensively getting to the rim making plays rebounded and defensively engaged

Locked in and that was the huge momentum speak can play for sure how big is Na’s improvement from great he’s worked on his game um each summer and this summer he had a point emphasis on coming in ready to play coming in ready to do whatever it

Takes for us to win and being able to knock down shots is is something that he’s definitely worked on and improved upon and you can see the results uh with his not only his percentage but his confidence and catching and shooting catch an attack

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New Orleans Pelicans postgame interview with guard CJ McCollum following their game on Friday, March 8 at 6 p.m. CT during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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New Orleans Pelicans Roster
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Jose Alvarado #15 Guard
Dyson Daniels #11 Guard
Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
Herbert Jones #5 Forward
E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
Naji Marshall #8 Forward
CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #50 Forward
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
Cody Zeller #44 Forward-Center

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