Beijing time on February 7, the NBA Pelicans challenged the Rockets on the road, the first half of the 2 teams also played back and forth, the third quarter of the former Lakers abandoned Brandon Ingram 9 shots 6 to take 17 points + 5 assists of the data, his strong play for the Pelicans opened the situation, the third quarter of the war to remove the Pelicans is 10 points ahead of the Rockets, the end of the savings Nas Valanciunas 4 shots 3 cut 12 points, which is like sending a fatal blow, the final score is fixed at 120-107, the Pelicans won 13 points to shoot down the Rockets!
The Pelicans can beat the Rockets, this is not surprising, the surprise is that the Pelicans actually won 3 consecutive wins after this game, their record ranking has reached the tenth place in the West, in the West ninth is the Lakers with LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Westbrook, and in the Pelicans' three-game winning streak, Ingram's play is very good, he led the team to win 3 consecutive wins, the Pelicans look like there is a threat to the Lakers this season?
The Pelicans have defeated the Pistons, Nuggets, and Rockets to win 3 consecutive games, in these 3 games Ingram a total of 59 shots 28, including 10 three-point shots 6, he 3 games a total of 82 points + shooting rate of 47.5% + three-point shooting rate of 40% + 10 rebounds + 28 assists + 5 steals + 4 blocks of data, his plus-minus of these 3 games is +40 high in the team, the offensive efficiency value of 119.6 is fourth in the team, the defensive efficiency value of 101.4 is the third in the team, and the average of 3 battlefields is 27 points + 3 rebounds + 9 assists, which is very good statistic. (The second high and negative value is Herbert Jones's +23)
It can be seen from the data that Ingram has played very well in the last 3 games, he is the key figure for the Pelicans to win 3 consecutive games, and the Pelicans led by the Lakers are very close to the Lakers' record position, the Pelicans are tenth in the West, the Lakers are ninth in the West, according to last year's playoff rules, the first round is ninth VS tenth, eighth VS seventh, if the regular season is ended according to the current ranking, then the Lakers and pelicans will inevitably have to compete!
(Difficulty ranking for the remaining fixtures)
The Pelicans' threat to the Lakers in the playoffs, it is still relatively distant, after all, the Lakers and pelicans may not be in the current position, now we can see the threat of the Western Record, the Lakers now win 48.1%, the Pelicans is 39.6%, the win rate gap is 8.5%, the win difference is 4.5, if the Lakers lose in the next 5 consecutive losses, the Pelicans win 5 consecutive games, then the Pelicans' record ranking position will directly surpass the Lakers, which is a threat that can be seen recently.
Of course, the Lakers have three giants, the situation in the "if" is actually difficult to appear, but the possibility of surpassing does exist, according to the latest remaining schedule difficulty ranking given by the US media, the Lakers' difficulty is in the second place in the league, the Pelicans are in the tenth place in the league, the Lakers' remaining schedule difficulty is higher than the Pelicans, whether it is the threat of the recent record ranking, or the potential playoff threat, unconsciously, the Lakers abandoned Ingram has led the team to catch up, the Lakers look like they really have to work harder next?