On April 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, the Lakers lost to the Pelicans 111-114 at home, ate 5 consecutive losses, the record came to 31 wins and 46 losses, and continued to rank 11th in the West. In this game, James and Thick Brow brother came back, the point difference between the two sides has not been pulled apart, James, Thick Brow Brother, McCollum and Ingram performed well, the two teams fought until the end of the quarter, the Lakers once took the lead, Varan and Ingram powered, and the Pelicans won.
Statistics:
Pelicans: Ingram 29 points, 7 boards and 7 assists, Hayes 6 points, Valanciunas 17 points, 12 boards and 6 assists, Jones 12 points, McCollum 32 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, 2 assists, And the Marshall 7 points;
Lakers: James 38 points, 8 boards and 4 assists, Thick Brow Brother 23 points, 12 boards and 6 assists, Howard 6 points and 5 boards, Bradley 10 points, Westbrook 12 points, 4 boards and 5 assists, Munch 13 points, 5 boards and 7 assists;
Focus Lens:
Early in the first quarter, James knocked down Hayes, after which Hayes knocked james down with a retaliatory action and was blown a first-degree malicious foul;
James' layup in the second half was hit in the face by Ingram, who suffered a first-degree malicious foul;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, The Thick Brower scored the first goal on a jumper, Androm also scored in color, and McCollum hit a three-pointer. Westbrook assisted James dunk, Hayes fouled James first-class maliciously, Bradley scored on a jumper, Hayes hit two free throws, and Westbrook broke through. McCollum chased down a three-point shot, Howard hit both free throws, James scored on a jumper, and Varan and McCollum scored consecutive points. James blasted in from the outside, McCollum also scored in color, James and Bradley scored five points in a row, and Ingram threw in. Munch's three-point shot, Jones hit two free throws, Marshall hit one of two free throws, Graham's three-pointers burst in, the first quarter ended, the Pelicans 30-25 Lakers.
In the second quarter, Gabriel scored a layup, Nance cut in, and James and Johnson hit two consecutive free throws. Nance slammed one arm, James assisted Howard to score, Varan threw a shot and Augustine's three-pointer seized the opportunity. Graham scored on a jumper, James and Thick Brow scored consecutively, Varan scored under a basket, Ingram hit a jumper, and Munch assisted on a thick brow dunk. Thick-browed brother let go of the basket, Hayes cut the dunk, McCollum threw a shot at the basket, and James shot a large 2-pointer. Munch countered with a dunk, and Munch assisted Bradley's layup. McCollum threw a whistle-throwing shot that ended the first half with the Pelicans 50-50 Lakers.
In the third quarter, Varan hit two free throws, thick-browed brother threw a score, Ingram played 2+1, and James also used color. James' three-point shot, the Lakers reversed the score, Jones slipped away from the dunk, and Ingram and Thick Brow made two consecutive free throws. McCollum scored on a jumper, Munch made a layup, James made one of two free throws and McCollum hit mid-range. James hit 2+1, Ingram hit James in the face, was blown a first-degree foul, James made two free throws and he scored consecutive points. Ingram scored on a layup, Jones hit a three-pointer, and Thick Brow and Munch scored consecutively. Jones dunked violently, Marshall flew in, and James scored on a crushing layup. Marshall, James and McCollum hit two free throws and ended the third quarter with the Pelicans 86-87 lakers.
In the fourth quarter, Varan picked a basket to win, Westbrook hit three-pointers in a row, McCollum threw a shot, Munch also hit the outside line, and Westbrook scored on a layup and performed strongly. Ingram scored in a quick stop and he then hit both free throws. James scored on a layup, Jones hit a big two-pointer, Johnson and Thick Brow made two free throws, Jones made one of two free throws, and Ingram hit two free throws. Varan scored a layup, Thick Brow brother scored on a layup, McCollum threw a score, Wei Shaofei scored, Varan hit a three-pointer, and the score came to 108 draws. Ingram threw a throw to reverse the score, Varan hit both free throws, Varan stole James, Bradley hit a three-pointer. McCollum hit both free throws before the Pelicans kept the lead and won.
Two teams starting lineup:
Pelicans: Ingram, Hayes, Valanciunas, Jones, CJ McCollum;
Lakers: James, Thick Brow, Howard, Bradley, Westbrook;
The next match between the two sides:
April 4, 3:30, Lakers vs Nuggets;
April 4 at 9:30 a.m., Pelicans vs Clippers;