On March 28, the NBA focused on the game, the Lakers played against the Pelicans. Before the game, the Lakers ranked 9th in the West, the Pelicans ranked 10th in the West, the gap between the two teams' records is very small, the Pelicans lost one more game than the Lakers, and the number of wins was 31. As everyone expected, the game hit the final moment, James was blown a key interference ball, the Lakers finally suffered a 23-point reversal, and the playoff seat was officially in short supply!
In the first half, the Lakers established a large advantage, 31-23 net win 8 points in the first quarter, 38-26 net win 12 points in the second quarter, the maximum lead reached 23 points, and the half led 20 points at 69-49.
In the second half, the Pelicans launched a big counterattack, blasting 41 points in the third quarter and chasing back 16 points at 41-25! In the final quarter, James reached a milestone, scoring his 13th athletic goal of the game, surpassing Malone's 13,528 goals with 13,529 athletic goals, rising to the second highest number of goals in the history of sports goals, behind Jabbar, who scored the first 15,837 sports goals in history.
In the final three minutes, Ingram scored five consecutive points through free throws and mid-range shots to give the Pelicans a 111-105 lead over the Lakers. Munch three-pointer, Varan's small throw inside the box, 113-108, the Pelicans are still in the lead. McCollum on the right side of James, break through the throw, James jammed the ball! The sentence was controversial, and James showed a tearless expression.
115-108, the Pelicans advantage is very obvious, the Lakers are very difficult! With 29.5 seconds left, the Lakers paused. The timeout came back, the miracle did not happen, the Lakers lost 108-116, not only was the Pelicans chased the record, but also only 1 win ahead of the 11th place Spurs, and the playoff seat was in jeopardy!
In this campaign, James scored 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Westbrook 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Anthony 3 points and 2 boards, Howard 8 points and 10 boards, munch 23 points and 6 assists. On the Pelicans side, Ingram had 26 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, McCollum 18 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, Murphy 21 points and 4 boards, Varan 19 points and 12 boards, jones 16 points, 2 assists and 6 breaks.