Dejounte Murray - Pelicans should be 'embarrassed' about latest loss - ESPN

Suffice to say Dejounte Murray enjoyed his first game in a New Orleans Pelicans uniform a lot more than his long-awaited second.

Boos rained down from a large and initially lively Thanksgiving eve crowd as they watched the visiting Toronto Raptors — a team that came in winless in 10 road games — take a 34-point lead in the second half.

«If you're not embarrassed and really mad about this, that's a problem,» Murray said after New Orleans' 119-93 loss on Wednesday night extended its losing streak to six games.

«It's not really about the loss, [but] how we lost in front of our fans,» Murray continued. «Like, even the fans booing — I mean, what would you do if you was a fan paying your money? You want to come watch a competitive basketball game, especially from your home team. So, they got all the rights to say what they want, feel how they feel. They deserve a better game.»

The Pelicans have looked star crossed since Murray fractured his hand at the end of an opening night victory over Chicago on Oct. 23. With Zion Williamson and other starters still in the lineup, they managed to start 2-0.

Since then, injuries have struck the top eight players in the Pelicans' rotation, and New Orleans has lost 15 of 17 to drop to 4-15 overall in the highly competitive Western Conference.

Injuries to Murray, Williamson (left hamstring), Brandon Ingram (right calf), CJ McCollum (right adductor) Herb Jones (right shoulder), Trey Murphy III (left knee bruise), Jose Alvarado (left hamstring) and Jordan Hawkins (back) have taken a toll.

Murray missed 17 games before his return to the lineup Wednesday, one game after McCollum had come back from a 13-game absence. Williamson, Ingram, Murphy, Jones and Alvarado all remained out of the lineup.

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