The NBA regular season continued, with the Pelicans 90-93 Cavaliers and the Pelicans losing four straight.
In this game, the Cavaliers' Garland was absent due to a back injury, while Markkanen was still unable to play because of an ankle injury. The Pelicans' Ingram still couldn't play because of an ankle injury.
Data from both sides:
On the Pelicans side, Hayes had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Graham had 20 points. On the Cavaliers side, Jarrett Allen had 16 points and Osman had 7 points and 12 assists.
Best of the Year:
The Cavaliers reversed the victory, Love is undoubtedly the most outstanding player on the team, and then the first three quarters of Love performed averagely, but in the last quarter, at the critical moment, Love stepped forward, the whole game, Love shot 6 of 15, 8 of 3 three-pointers, got 15 points and 11 rebounds, it is Love's outstanding performance, help the team to win, avoid losing streak.
Contest Review:
The Pelicans took the lead in getting into form, Graham assisted Hayes to score, taking the lead first, and then Valanciunas scored consecutive baskets, the Cavaliers back-to-back combat was not in good shape, and the opponent started with an 8-0 attack wave. It wasn't until 7:59 with 7:59 left in the quarter and Osman's basket that the Cavaliers scored the first point of the game. The Cavaliers then chased the score consecutively, with 50.8 seconds left in the quarter, Le Fu hit the shot and the Cavaliers chased the score to 17 draws. But then Alexander Walker broke through the dunk to score, and the first quarter ended, and the Pelicans led 19-17.
In the second quarter, the two teams were glued, Stevens hit the shot, Allen scored under the basket, and the Cavaliers countered the score. But then Hayes scored three points, Hernangomez scored from the basket and the Pelicans regained their advantage with a 7-0 wave of attack. Both teams were unable to pull apart the score, fighting all the way to 36 draws. In the final minute of the quarter, Graham scored three points, and the Pelicans led by three points, but then Jarrett Allen hooked a score in response. At the end of the first half, the Pelicans led 39-38.
In the first half, the Pelicans had nine points and four rebounds, Valanciunas had eight points, four rebounds and two assists, Graham seven points, Hernangomez seven points and eight rebounds, and Alexander Walker 2 points and five assists. On the Cavaliers side, Jarrett Allen had eight points, Osman had 7 points and five assists, Stevens had six points and Love had two points and six rebounds.
Graham continued to make a series of kills to help the Pelicans take a four-point lead, but soon, Goodwin and O'Corro hit the basket in succession to catch up. The two teams fought from 46 to 53. After that, Hart slammed into the basket, Walker hit a shot, and the Pelicans made a 6-0 spurt. However, the Cavaliers then responded with a 7-0 wave of attacks. In the final 2 minutes of the quarter, the Cavaliers' offense came to a standstill again, with the Pelicans again a 7-0 wave of attacks, and the Pelicans led 66-60 in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Josh Hart's three-pointer extended the Pelicans' lead to nine points, and then the Cavaliers began to chase the points, And Luck and Goodwin made consecutive long-range shots to help the Cavaliers narrow the gap to 4 points, but the Pelicans' Graham responded with three points. After that, Goodwin and O'Corro scored back-to-back three-pointers, and the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to two points with 3:30 left in the quarter to stop the Pelicans.
After the timeout, Love scored back to help the team tie the score. In the final minute of the quarter, Graham hit three points, Okoro made a kill, two free throws, and the Cavaliers surpassed by 2 points. Pelicans key round, Graham broke through the impact basket, was blocked by Jarrett Allen, capped by the Cavaliers' last attack, Ottoman shock basket missed, leaving the Pelicans 5.6 seconds to shoot, Valanciunas shot missed, the Cavaliers received the rebound, the final time was left, the Pelicans were powerless, and could only swallow the failed ending.
Contest Highlights:
Walker Hayes Wired
In the second quarter of today's game, the Pelicans quickly attacked, Alexander Walker dribbled back, saw hayes down, threw in the air, assisted teammates to easily complete the air dunk.
Clark chases after the big hat
The Pelicans' Clark showed excellent bouncing ability, and during the game, the Cavaliers' Stevens counter-attacked the layup, and Clark saw the opportunity to directly send the big hat.
Both sides started:
Pelicans: Hayes, Valanciunas, Graham, Hart, Herbert-Jones
Cavaliers: Jarrett Allen, Osman, Mobley, Ocorro, Dean Wade
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