On March 28, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a focus battle that just ended, the Lakers challenged the Pelicans on the road, and with a maximum 23-point lead, the Lakers suffered a major reversal in the second half, and finally lost to the Pelicans 108:116.
As it concerns the 9th place in the West, this game is important for both sides. After today's game, the Lakers' record has become 31 wins and 43 losses and falls to 10th, the Pelicans have 32 wins and 43 losses to rise to 9th, and the Lakers are only one win ahead of the 11th-place Spurs, and if they are not careful, they will fall out of the top 10 and completely miss the playoffs!
It is worth mentioning that today the Pelicans reversed the Lakers by 23 points, equaling the pelicans' second-largest reversal point difference record in the history of the Pelicans. After the game, the Pelicans officially mocked the Lakers, changing the team profile, writing: "From trailing by 23 points to reversing the beat of the Lakers." ”
It has to be said that today's loss is a shame for the Lakers. They were beaten 41-25 in the third quarter and 26-14 in the fourth quarter, losing by 28 points throughout the second half. In the final quarter, the team scored only 14 points, including Munch 4 of 7 and 9 points, James 2 of 8 and 0 of 1 Tucker. All lakers players had negative plus-minus in the second half, with Westbrook -27, James -24 and Howard -22.
After the game, Lakers coach Vogel bluntly said: "This loss is very painful for us, we have run out of time. ”
Asked why the second half collapsed, Wei Shao said: "Seriously, I don't know the answer, and I hope I can give you an answer. ”
According to the schedule, the Lakers will challenge the Lone Rangers on the road on March 30, and they will strive to win to consolidate the ranking.