The NBA regular season continued, and the Pelicans' game against the Jazz officially began. I believe that almost all fans before the game will predict that the Jazz will win this game. After all, the Jazz are the fourth-place team in the West, and the Pelicans are only the 10th team in the West. However, what fans did not expect was that the Pelicans played very well in this game, and the resilience of both offensive and defensive ends was also very strong. The Pelicans took the initiative early in the first quarter, and the Pelicans took a 27-point lead in the second quarter. Even into the second half, the Pelicans still firmly grasped the initiative on the court, and finally won the Four Quarters to defeat the Jazz 124-90.
Objectively speaking, the Loss of the Jazz in this game is really a bit of suspense. The reason is very simple, the jazz's other stats except rebounding in this game were suppressed by the Pelicans. Let's take a look at a few sets of data. In terms of assists: The Pelicans gave 29 assists in the whole game, and the Jazz only had 15 assists in the whole game. In terms of turnovers: the Pelicans made 10 turnovers and the Jazz made 20 turnovers. Shooting percentage: The Pelicans shot 51% from the field and 30% from three-point range. The Jazz shot 34 percent from the field and 26 percent from three-point range. Obviously, from these data alone, we can understand that the Jazz really don't lose.
Well, after talking about the losing Jazz, let's talk about the Pelicans who won. As for, the pelicans won this game the factors will not be described to everyone, and this article Xiaobian wants to focus on the pelicans double gun McCollum + Ingram pair of pairs. Let's start with Ingram. Ingram played 30 minutes in this game, shooting 11 of 16, including 1 of 3 from three-point range and 6 from the free throw line, and got 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Ingram's scoring is as stable as ever, with Ingram and McCollum holding each other back on the offensive end, always scoring at critical moments and always providing each other with one-on-one singles opportunities.
Speaking of Ingram, let's talk about McCollum, mccollum played 29 minutes in the whole game, shooting 10 of 18, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 3 from the free throws, and got 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, plus-minus +18. For McCollum's performance in the Pelicans, we can fully describe it as "getting better". Take this game, for example, McCollum on the offensive end is like a solution, he has a stable three-point ability on the outside, a soft shooting feel in the middle distance, and a flexible step in the breakthrough. In general, McCollum has no way to score jazz as long as he wants to. Some fans may ask, why is McCollum not so strong in the Blazers? In fact, the answer is very simple, that is, in the Blazers victory over the core is Lillard, and in the Pelicans McCollum has become the tactical core. To borrow a phrase from fans, McCollum came to the Pelicans and his offensive ability was greatly enhanced.
After winning the game, the Pelicans' record came to 27-36. I don't know, how do you feel after watching this record? Anyway, my first impression is that the Lakers' play-off qualification is probably going to be challenged. You know, since McCollum came to the Pelicans, the Pelicans' record has shown a straight upward trend. On the contrary, the Lakers' current record has been in a downward trend. Today, the Pelicans' record is only 0.5 wins behind the Lakers, and now it's really a pinch of sweat for the Lakers.