On March 28, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Pelicans away! This game is an important play-off card position battle for the two teams, the current Lakers record is 31 wins and 32 losses in the ninth position in the West, the last team lost to the digital people, today James ushered in a comeback!
The Pelicans followed suit in tenth place in the West with a record of 31 wins and 43 losses, and although the team ushered in McCollum's return, Ingram has missed several games in a row. The last game was lost to the Spurs, today the Pelicans fought back-to-back, the good news is that the Warblers have also ushered in a comeback, CJ and Varan can play.
At the end of the first half, the Lakers can be said to have completely suppressed the Pelicans, leading the opponent by 20 points at 69-49! The Lakers started in excellent shape, James and Howard successively sent out their efforts to directly hit the Pelicans in a wave of 12-0! The good guys made the away game home.
James was so strong that after scoring 11 points in the first quarter, he scored 14 more points in the second quarter! Shooting 9-of-13 at halftime and 6-of-9 from three-point range! He blasted down 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. This comeback state is really fierce.
In the first quarter of the Lakers' 12-0 start, James alone won 10 points. With a long-range three-point shot in the second quarter of the game, Old Zhan once again met a career milestone, and his career total score exceeded the 37,000 point mark!
Congratulations to the King! As a result, James surpassed Abdul-Jabbar (40 years and 277 days) to become the youngest Mr. 37,000 in history with 37 years and 88 days.
Old Zhan's good form has also driven his teammates, and it has to be said that the performance of the Turtles is getting better and better, as coach Vogel said that Wei Shao has a "end-of-season or playoff-style focus". In the first half, Westbrook was 5-of-7 and 2-of-3 from three-point range contributing 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. This outside projection is really getting more and more confident.
In the first quarter, Young Master Wei also reached a milestone, with a career total of 23167 points, surpassing Wade (23165) and ranking 31st in the NBA's all-time scoring list.
What is more unexpected is that in the second quarter, James sprained his previously injured left ankle again in the process of grabbing a rebound, and then old Zhan fell to the ground and covered his ankle in pain, then got up and tightened his shoelaces, made simple adjustments at the end of the game, and returned to the game after a timeout! The Lakers can't hurt anymore, and it really hurts to look at it.
Good guy 20 points is a fart, never expected yibian to fight the pelicans suddenly power, a single quarter of the whole team bombed 41 points! The Lakers only scored 25 points, a 16-point win in a single quarter! The third quarter of the battle directly chased the point difference to only 4 points.
In the third quarter, Pelicans bench player Murphy III suddenly broke out, shooting 5-of-6 in a single quarter, scoring 16 points on 3-of-3 from three-point range to lead the team to fight back! You must know that he did not score a point in the first half, only 1 shot in the first quarter, and did not appear in the second quarter. The lad is the No. 17 player in the first round of the 2021 Draft and made a big contribution today.
The Pelicans continued to be aggressive in the fourth quarter, with a wave of 10-4 openings directly countering and stopping the Lakers! Ingram and Munch played against each other, and with Westbrook two consecutive frontcourt rebounds to help Munch score three points, the Lakers chased only 3 points. Helplessly, Varan threw a stable advantage in throwing a shot, and finally the old Zhan attacked to interfere with the ball and officially lost the suspense of the game. In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Lakers 116-108 at home to complete a 23-point comeback!
The Lakers scored in double figures, James played 41 minutes and shot 14 of 27 from the field, 6 of 13 from three-point range, 39 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block! He scored just four points in the fourth quarter. Westbrook had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Munch had 23 points and 6 assists.
On the Pelicans side, Ingram 26 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, Varan 19 points, 12 boards and 3 assists, Jones 16 points, 2 assists and 6 assists, McCollum 18 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, Murphy 21 points and 4 boards!
After this game, the Pelicans rose to the ninth position in the West, and the Lakers fell to the tenth position, only one win ahead of the Spurs! There's really not much time left for the Lakers. Not to mention the playoffs, do you think the Lakers can still enter the playoffs?