Until now, the tin player had lived a season with little prominence
The Pelicans’ scoring leader was Trey Murphy, with 30 points and six triples.
The Spanish Willy Hernangómez signed the best performance of his season this Sunday with a double double of 22 points and 16 rebounds in the triumph of his team, the New Orleans Pelicans, against the Sacramento Kings (136-104).
“I love playing basketball. I love winning again, jump on the dance floor in front of my family and friends. I played well, I don’t have to lie”, said a very satisfied Hernangómez at the press conference after the match.
The Spanish, who Up to this moment, he had lived a season with little prominenceclaimed 22 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and a popper coming off the bench.
became the fifth Pelicans player capable of contributing more than twenty points and more than fifteen rebounds a game this course.
He contributed his great performance in a comfortable win for the Pelicans, who had beaten the Los Angeles Lakers of LeBron James just 24 hours before.
The victory against the angels snapped a ten-game losing streak for the New Orleans franchisewhich occupies the eighth place in the West (28-27).
The Pelicans’ scoring leader was Trey Murphy, with 30 points and six triples.supported by 24 points from CJ McCollum, on an afternoon in which Willie Green’s team did not have Brandon Ingram.
The Kings missed De’Aaron Fox and they lost their second straight game, after surrendering to the Indiana Pacers. They are third in the West with a record of 29-23.