On March 25, Beijing time, the Pelicans sat at home to meet the challenge of the Bulls, DeRozan missed the game because of a groin injury, the Pelican core Ingram continued to be absent, and many fans were surprised that zion Williams actually came to the scene, which was also the first time that Zion Williams appeared at the Pelicans home of the season.
In terms of overall strength, the Bulls definitely surpass the Pelicans, the first quarter of the game on the main backlash led the Pelicans by 8 points, the Pelicans this team is not lacking in talent, any player has the strength of a single game, after the arrival of McCollum, the team's overall and key moments of offensive combing has become more orderly. The Pelicans were in excellent offensive form in the second quarter, especially Graham, who hit three consecutive points, and after halftime, the Pelicans overtook the Bulls by one point, and it was clear that this game would be a pin-and-needle battle against McMan.
The two sides played back and forth in the third quarter, the Pelicans maintained a slight lead, Lavin and McCallum launched a contest between the stars, the Bulls had a hard time to overtake the score, at the critical moment, McCollum stood up in time, instantly stabilized the situation on the court, Murphy got the rebound at the last moment to complete the dunk, and the two sides clenched the score in the third quarter to draw. Then it was time for the final showdown, where the Pelicans' momentum was unstoppable, surviving the toughest third quarter, with Alvarado and Graham completely dominating the fourth quarter, completely extinguishing the Bulls' hope of fighting back.
In the last three minutes, the Pelicans still had a double-digit lead, the Bulls fully exposed the team's defensive and rebounding problems in this game, the Pelicans clearly had enough effort, the inner rotation was textbook level, Ander Nangmans, Valanciunas, Hayes and Nance Jr. guarded the inside sky. Lavin scored 39 points, but unfortunately could not take a victory from the road, and in the final moments of the game, the Pelicans all the fans stood up and cheered, applauding the players' wonderful performances, and the Pelicans once again surpassed the Lakers to ninth place.
Interestingly, Zion Williams appeared in the stadium, but there was not much communication with his teammates, and the main core of the team hardly had much communication with him, and Zion himself sat on the far side, compared to Ingram, who was also absent due to injury, but sat in the middle of the main core.