On March 7, Beijing time, the Pelicans challenged the Nuggets on the road, and Jokic, who had been silent for a long time, ushered in an outbreak, scoring 46 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on 16 of 22 shots to help the Nuggets stabilize the home field; the Pelicans also performed well, scoring 38 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds, helping the Pelicans fight to overtime. In this game, the Nuggets were a little slack after scoring 35 points in the first quarter and leading the Pelicans by 16 points, and as a result, Ingram scored 14 and 17 points in the second and third quarters, and the Nuggets were confused. As a result, the Nuggets' 16-point advantage in the first quarter was lost when they entered the fourth quarter, and they were also 10 points behind. Fortunately, in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets will wake up, and Jokic cut 23 points in a single quarter to force the game into overtime. Ingram faced new MVP Jokic and eventually lost, with the two teams ending up 138-130.
Jokic is the biggest contributor to today's Nuggets win, the Nuggets have been seriously injured this season, and Murray's season reimbursement has had a deep impact on the team. In the first half of the season, although Jokic was as stable as ever, the team's performance was erratic; fortunately, in recent times, the Nuggets have gradually stabilized, won a number of big-score victories, and the team's record is currently sixth in the West, and if they can maintain the feeling of winning, there will be hope of rushing to the top four in the West before the end of the regular season.
Although the Pelicans have made some reinforcements this season and the team's combat effectiveness has improved, due to zion Williams' delay in playing, their record can only hover in the top ten in the West. The good news is that the Pelicans' Ingram has been in hot form since the end of the All-Star season, and according to statistics, Ingram has averaged 29.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists in the past five games, shooting 56.7% from the field, and the Pelicans have achieved a 4-1 record with his help. I suspect ingram that the boy deliberately didn't want to play all-Star, he wasn't the first time he broke out after the All-Star, and in his first season of being traded to the Pelicans, Ingram averaged 28.4 points per game in five games after the All-Star and shot a whopping 58 percent from the field.
The Pelicans currently rank tenth in the West with a record of 27 wins and 37 losses, just 1.5 wins away from the Lakers in ninth place in the West. If Ingram can continue the fiery feel, then driven by him and CJ McCollum, the Pelicans can basically stabilize in the ninth and tenth positions in the West, that is, the Pelicans have the hope of entering the playoffs through the playoff form. Despite their poor record this season, the Pelicans have beaten the Timberwolves and Clippers in seventh and eighth places, so they still retain the suspense of making the playoffs. Although the Pelicans lost the game, it is not difficult to see the resilience of the Pelicans, and after McCollum joined the Pelicans gradually got on track, I believe that after Zion's return, this Pelicans will be able to achieve something.