Jordan Poole getting on the same star list as teammates Klay Thompson and Curry? Lillard finished with 29 points and six assists, McCollum with 33 points, eight rebounds and five assists. To count a few: theres (1) Lillards pissed off at the NBA, 51-point performance against Golden State, fresh off of another All-Star snub, (2) the corner game-winner with three Warriors in his airspace in 2018-19, and even a cohesive 41-point second half takeover from Lillard and McCollum in a Feb. 14, 2018 win, providing some hope that, with both teams fully healthy, Portland could withstand the challenge. A large black-and-white photo of McCollums late fadeaway jumper in a Game 7 win over Denver in the 2019 playoffs hangs on a gray, tiled wall about 10 feet away from Portlands locker room. 1 all-time for players never making an appearance in the star-studded exhibition game. Willie Green Wins Coach of the Month Award, Smoothie King Center Sell-Outs Now Normal, Pelicans Fans: NBA All-Star Voting Is Live, Pelicans Issue Update On Zion Williamson's Injury, CJ McCollum Shares Thoughts On Injury Bug, Pelicans Trade Market Index: Case For Keeping Current Squad. [66] On January 17, 2022, he made his return from the injury, logging 16 points in a 9888 win over the Orlando Magic. Player stats broken down into various categories; i.e. The New Orleans Pelicans are in California to face off with the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday evening, and for the game they could be without their star shooting guard. He scored 34 points in Mondays win over the Washington Wizards. After starting the game 5/8 from the three-point line, the Pelicans finished just 5/21. McCollum played college basketball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks and was named the Patriot League Player of the Year in both 2010 and 2012. I mean. [4] He was the leading freshman scorer in the nation and the first player in Patriot League history to be named conference Player and Rookie of the Year. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'. #RipCity #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/gx5FvsyBgy. We have great human beings in here. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. [75][76] In a March 2020 episode of the podcast, McCollum was recording when he received news that the NBA was suspending the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. McCollum doesnt only dispense advice. Knowing that if we blitz (Lillard) with Willy and (Jaxson Hayes), what if we go with Herb at the five? Pels coach Willie Green said. Christian James McCollum (born September 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). pic.twitter.com/GRbo89wKhV, New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 2, 2023. 1 in the Western Conference had become more of an unfortunate What If story. Although McCollum has only played 13 games and has been sidelined dealing with a foot injury, he was averaging 26.7 points, 5.0 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game for the Trail Blazers. Yet the closest McCollum's come to the All-Star courts were the 2016 and 2017 three-point contests. [42] He recorded as many as 36 points during a 9897 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on November 7. Both are generational talents with name recognition having good to outstanding seasons so that cache and respect goes a long way with NBA fans. A reserve in his first two years, he became a full-time starter for the Trail Blazers in his third season after making the decision to move to shooting guard as the Blazers lost LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, and Robin Lopez in free agency following the end of the 2014-15 season. The former Portland Trail Blazers star was also an AP All-American in college and the 2016 NBA Most Improved Player. He never made an All-NBA Team. That means sometimes I might have it going, but hes the closer. The 2021 All Star Game in Indianapolis is still almost a year away. [69] On April 13, during the NBA Play-In Tournament, McCollum recorded 32 points, six rebounds, and seven assists leading the Pelicans past the San Antonio Spurs 113103 and advancing New Orleans to the eight seed game. The Most Valuable McCollum leads the MVP chants for Lillard Feb. 2, 2020. home/away, monthly, etc More CJ McCollum Basketball Reference pages, 2022-23 Pelicans He played and started in 31 contests and shot 39.9 percent from the field. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. CJ McCollum attended Glen Oak in Canton, Ohio and Lehigh. On April 16, 2017, Portland lost 121109 to the Warriors in Game 1 of the first-round series; yet McCollum's 41 points during the game was his postseason career-best and made him only the eighth Blazer with a 40-point playoff performance. Despite not elevating Portland to a championship, Dame and CJ provided the small-market Blazers relevance within the national media, highlighted by their hour-long, exclusive sit down with Yahoo Sports Senior NBA Insider (then of ESPN) in Chris Haynes. pic.twitter.com/fI7cgRCzYK. Williamson is now on the shelf for at least three weeks and Ingram's timetable to return is unknown. The first-ever Playoffs series win vs. the Clippers in 2016. The NBA's hands are tied concerning the fan vote but making the game as a coach's selection or even an injury replacement would be a tip of the cap to what has been an outstanding, yet sometimes overshadowed, career. That's borderline laughable but, as with real estate's main rule, location dictates that's just how it goes sometimes for small-market stars. [55] McCollum missed 10 games over late March and early April with a left knee injury. The "Midsummer Classic" was set for July 13 at Truist Park, home . He smiled, folded his hands together, and took a bow of appreciation. pic.twitter.com/URZ0mDnBD0. In his season debut on October 20, he put up 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting to lead his team past the Indiana Pacers, 11496. [19] During a first-round playoff loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Game 5, McCollum scored a then career-high of 33 points. Do you have a sports website? But desperation also provides a much-needed opportunity to think outside the box and generate positive results. Vote here: https://n. The Pelicans handled that pressure and played like the more desperate team, withstanding a 41-point outburst from Lillard to hold on to a 121-110 victory. But we just care about each other. [52] On January 22, he scored 31 points and made seven 3-pointers in a 123114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, thus passing Nicolas Batum (751) for fourth on the franchise's all-time 3-pointers list. This was no longer the case in 2019-20, with the unorthodox, truncated NBA Restart leaving teams unable to play over a four-month span from mid-March to late-July. [30] McCollum would start in all 80 games that he played and would average 23 points as well as 3.6 rebounds and as many assists. One of the most durable scorers in the game, he finished second in west guard voting last year. [63], On December 26, 2020, McCollum scored a season-high 44 points, along with a game-winning three-pointer, in a 128126 overtime win against the Houston Rockets. Final #NBAAllStar Fan Voting Results pic.twitter.com/Ijz1dswNho. 8. Over the season, McCollum has averaged 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.0 steals, and 3.0 three-pointers on 43/40/79 shooting splits, providing some much-needed veteran leadership as well. [82] McCollum also helps foster local youths' interest in journalists through an initiative called CJ's Press Pass; it grants aspiring journalists access to postgame news conferences and provides them the opportunity to attend events with McCollum, to receive personalized mentorship from members of the media, and to have their work published. When the NBA on TNT crew asked the Trail Blazers star about his mentality and supporting his teammates despite not getting an All-Star nod, McCollum said he doesnt need others to validate his body of work. McCollum finished the night with 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, but it wasnt his offensive performance that left his teammates giddy after the buzzer. He attended Glendora High School in Glendora, California, where he played basketball. [44] On January 1, to defeat the Chicago Bulls, 124120, he scored 25 of 32 points after halftime, including the game-clinching basket with 56.5 seconds left in overtime. Learn more and register. Zion Williamson is sitting fourth in the Western Conference frontcourt tallies. [78] They have one son named Jacobi who was born on January 10, 2022. But for the first time in his career, McCollum walked through that back hallway with the intention of beating Lillard and handing his new team a historic night of their own. With Valanciunas and Nance Jr. both sidelined due to injuries, Pelicans coach Willie Greens frontcourt options were already limited. Even beyond the emotional stakes of McCollum and Lillards first meeting as opponents, New Orleans needed this win to hold off a team now neck-and-neck with them in the playoff race. In these cases, the average was taken. [73], McCollum hosts a weekly podcast, Pull Up with CJ McCollum, that is produced by Cadence13. To begin the night, the Pelicans had McCollum guarding the red-hot Lillard, who entered the game averaging 38.7 points over the previous 20 games. Still, it was McCollum and the Pelicans who emerged with a key victory in the battle for spots in the Western Conference play-in, snapping a four-game losing streak and moving 1.5 games ahead of the Blazers in the standings. I just do my job. Do you have a blog? CJ is big on that, backup point guard Jose Alvarado said. Major League Baseball announced Friday that this season's All-Star Game and draft will not be held in Atlanta in response to Georgia's recently passed laws that placed new restrictions on voting. But me knowing him the way I know him and having to compete against him, I wanted to make sure I got out front and set the tone early.. Just staying consistent in playing super hard all the time, forward Herb Jones told The Athletic. The list of things going right for Portland is pretty small. On Tuesday, the official NBA All-Star reserves list was released with just two weeks remaining before the game is set to take place. He has still played in 38 of a possible 43 games. once 30-8 and No. Circumstances are undoubtedly different since that culture-changing Feb. 6, 2022 deal that sent McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans. This stood in contrast to the previous regime of Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge, with the latter being more reclusive, or that of say, Rasheed Wallace and Scottie Pippen, given the Jail Blazers storyline and the subsequent temperature of the media. He is averaging 13.3 points per game, and has helped the Blazers maintain an 18-12 record so far. 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Ingram also made his presence felt on defense with active off-ball rotations and solid on-ball work 1-on-1.