At noon on April 2, 2022 Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a showdown in the West, and the Pelicans faced the old rival Lakers. As a result, the Lakers were reversed by the Pelicans on an aggregate score of 111-114 25-30, 25-20, 37-36, 24-28. Although James had a game-high 38 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, he was unable to help the Lakers win the game. This is the second time the Lakers have suffered an unfavorable situation since they suffered a five-game losing streak in December 2021.
At the beginning of the game, James of the Lakers and McCollum of the Pelicans became the protagonists on the court, and the two scored consecutive points while also making the scores of the two teams stick. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were 25-30, and the Lakers trailed by 5 points. But soon in the second quarter, the Lakers "made up for it" and tied the score 25-20, 50-50 on aggregate.
In the second half, the two teams still played hard to score, the score battle in the third quarter became 37-36, until the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lakers overtook the Pelicans 108-105, and many people believe that the Lakers, who have been behind in the first three quarters, will complete a "desperate reversal". However, it is up to the Pelicans star McCollum to agree. McCollum hit two free throws with nine seconds left in the game, and the score came to 114-111, the last offense, the Lakers' James three-point shot failed, and finally lost.
Final Scoring:
Pelicans: McCollum 32 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 assists, Ingram 29 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 2 caps, Valanciunas 17 points, 12 boards and 6 assists, Jones 12 points, Marshall 7 points and 2 boards, Hayes 6 points and 2 breaks, Graham 5 points, Nance Jr. 4 points
Lakers: James 38 points, 8 boards and 4 assists, Davis 23 points, 12 boards and 6 assists, Westbrook 12 points, 4 boards and 5 assists, Bradley 10 points and 3 breaks, Munch 13 points, 5 boards and 7 assists, Howard 6 points and 5 boards, S-Johnson 4 points and 2 blocks, Augustine 3 points, Gabriel 2 points and 4 boards
In the remaining schedule, the Lakers, who rank 11th in the West, are afraid that they will encounter the Devil's schedule, and further losing streaks may be inevitable, and four of their next five games will need to face the top six teams in the West, they are the Nuggets, Suns, Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets.
In this game, the Lakers also set 2 humiliating records. First, the Lakers have been crushing the Pelicans in the previous game, but since February 28, 2022, the Lakers have been defeated by the Pelicans for three consecutive times in a record period; second, the Lakers have suffered five consecutive losses, which is the first time since 2022 that the Lakers have suffered such a painful losing streak, considering that the next round opponent is the sixth in the West Nuggets, I am afraid that this shameful record will continue to play out.