At 10:30 Beijing time on April 2, the Los Angeles Lakers will welcome the Pelicans at home, and for these two teams aiming to lock up the playoff qualification and advance to the playoffs, the importance of the two sides in facing this battle does not need to be repeated.
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Jazz 109-122 on the road, and also suffered a wave of four consecutive losses, and the Lakers' current record has reached 31 wins and 45 losses, ranking 11th in the West, and temporarily falling out of the playoff area. The Pelicans, on the other hand, are relatively well-staffed and in full shape in recent games, winning five of their last seven games, including a direct conversation with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In this game at the time, Brandon Ingram returned after missing 10 games due to injury, and he also scored the team's highest score with 17 shots and 10 hits in this game, contributing 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists to the team, leading the team to a counterattack horn in the second half. In addition, after CJ was traded to the Pelicans, he became more and more accustomed to his own main attacker status, and he won 25+ in the last 6 games, and was also one of the pelicans' contributions to the fact that the Pelicans have been able to stay in the play-off area so far.
However, at the same time that the Lakers lost to the Pelicans in this game, the star James also suffered an ankle sprain, so he had to miss the games against the Lone Rangers and Jazz. According to the latest media reports, if James' left ankle is in good condition before tomorrow's game, he will return in this critical game against the Pelicans.
In addition, the Los Angeles Lakers' inner core thick eyebrow brother also hopes to re-enter the game in tomorrow's game. Thick-browed brother has been plagued by injuries since the game against the Jazz on February 17, and since his absence, Davis has averaged 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game this season, and there is still no one to replace his role in the team. Since Davis's injury absence, the Lakers have won only four of their 18 games, two of which were won by relying on James' high-explosive slashes of 50+, and one was westbrook's three-point draw in the last minute to narrowly beat his opponent in the acceleration game.
So far this season, the Los Angeles Lakers and pelicans have played two games, and the Lakers lost both games, the first time the two sides fought this season, the Lakers were beaten 44-25 in the third quarter of the game, and finally suffered a 28-point defeat. In the second game, the Lakers, who once controlled a 23-point lead, were collectively muted by the whole team in the second half, and finally turned over by the Pelicans. Now that the two sides have repeated three battles and are a life-and-death battle, can the Los Angeles Lakers complete their revenge to stabilize the playoff qualification?