The New Orleans Pelicans fell short against the San Antonio Spurs, 135-132, on Monday at Smoothie King Center. But there were many positives to take away from the loss.

Derik Queen continued his impressive run with his first triple-double, finishing with 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. He also had four blocks.

Trey Murphy III provided ample support with 32 points on 13-of-21 shooting, three rebounds, four assists, and two steals. He also made arguably the evening's best highlight after throwing down a nasty alley-oop in the fourth quarter.

Jose Alvarado made the perfect lob on the break, and Murphy slammed it home with authority. More importantly, it cut the Spurs' lead to just two points with only 1:40 left in the game. Expand Tweet

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