On February 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers played at home against the Pelicans, the Lakers attacked the dud in the first quarter, only scored 20 points and fell behind by 4 points, and the Lakers had 9 mistakes in the first quarter.
The Lakers lost to the Clippers in their last game, won only 3 of their last 11 games, and are in terrible shape, ranking 9th in the West and 2.5 wins behind the 8th-place Clippers, and the playoff situation is very unfavorable. The Pelicans have also not done well this season, ranking 11th in the West, and it won't be easy to get into the playoffs.
The Lakers' starting starts are: Westbrook, Reeves, James, Ariza, Howard. The Pelicans' starting lineups are: Hayes, McCollum, Jones, Ingram, Varan. In the first quarter of the game, Ingram scored first, Westbrook picked a basket to break the deadlock for the Lakers, the Lakers opened in better shape, James scored back, and the Lakers led 9-5. The Pelicans clenched the score, McCollum hit a three-pointer, Jones counter-attacked and scored, and the Pelicans went on a 7-0 run.
Westbrook is in good shape today, helping the Lakers bite the score, the two teams score alternately rising, Ingram singles on his back, the Pelicans lead 19-15. The Lakers' offense was dumb, but the Pelicans' offense wasn't good either, with the two teams scoring slowly rising, with the Pelicans leading 24-20 in the first quarter. The Lakers made nine turnovers in the first quarter and the Pelicans made six. James had 6 points and 2 assists, Westbrook had 8 points and 2 rebounds, and only four of the Lakers scored in the first quarter, and the Pelicans scored more points.