Beijing time on March 28, 2022, the Lakers challenged the Pelicans away, the two teams are also difficult brothers, one ranked ninth in the West, one tenth, but the gap is not large, this game is a key card battle, winning is the ninth, losing is the tenth. It can be said that this game is still very important.
The opening Of the Lakers is full of momentum, I feel like I want to eat the Pelicans in a section, the game is very good, the end of the first half, a look at the lead of 20 points (69-49), it is reasonable to say, the Pelicans are not a strong team, want to reverse 20 points is not an easy thing, when most people feel that the Lakers are going to win this game, in the second half, the Lakers became "Lake Three Collapse", the single quarter was played by the Pelicans a 41-25, the Lakers 20 point advantage was gone.
In the fourth quarter, the situation still did not change, the Lakers could not attack and defend, directly handed over the victory to the hand, and the cooked duck flew. The Lakers led by up to 23 points in this game, and the team also had these two top-paid players, MVP, All-Star regulars, which could all lose, and really made the next door home king laugh.
Why, do you say that? Don't you understand, don't they really want to play the playoffs? After losing this game, the Lakers' record came to 31 wins and 43 losses, temporarily ranking tenth in the West, occupying the last play-off place, but the Spurs behind them are currently 30 wins and 44 losses, only one win difference from the Lakers, and the nearest state of the lakers is just right, has achieved three consecutive wins, and the Lakers' tenth place in the West may not disappear at any time.
In addition, the Lakers' next schedule is one of the most difficult in the league, and the Lakers' opponents in the next 8 games are:
March 30, away to the Lone Rangers (fourth in the West);
April 1, away to the Jazz (fifth in the West);
On April 2, home against the Pelicans (ninth in the West);
On April 4, home against the Nuggets (sixth in the West);
April 6, away to the Suns (First in the West);
April 8, away to the Warriors (third in the West);
On April 9, home against the Thunder (14th in the West);
On April 11, away to the Nuggets (sixth in the West).
8 opponents, the Thunder look a little weaker, but they have also been reversed by the Thunder twice, so it is difficult to play the Thunder. The Lakers' playoffs this season seem to be difficult.