After swallowing four consecutive defeats and a hasty road trip, the Lakers, who ranked eleventh in the West, returned to the home court back-to-back and ushered in the challenge of the Pelicans, who ranked ninth in the West during the two-game winning streak.
In terms of the Lakers, James + thick eyebrow brother came back to the line of fire, trying to bring more help to Westbrook, leading the team to defend the home field and ending the losing streak.
On the other hand, on the Pelicans side, CJ McCollum is in hot form, and whether the Pelicans can continue the winning streak in this campaign has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
However, after 4 quarters of fighting, with the excellent play of James + thick eyebrows, the Lakers who played at home, although in the first three quarters, once suppressed the Pelicans and occupied the initiative on the court.
But in the last minute of the showdown, Ingram + CJ McCollum + Varan felt hot and led the Pelicans to play a 13-4 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the situation on the court.
Although Bradley's key three points gave the Lakers hope of winning again, CJ McCollum made two free throws, James missed a chance to draw, and the game lost suspense.
The Pelicans, who finally withstood the pressure, also counterattacked the Lakers 114-111 on the road, which was worth the trip to win 3 consecutive wins at the same time, but also gave the opponent Lakers 5 consecutive losses!
This game went to the away game, although the Pelicans were once suppressed, but fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 4 people scoring in double figures, completing the counterattack.
In the case of herbert Jones + Hayes and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the three main players Ingram + CJ McCollum + Varan is particularly critical!
Ingram was well-defended in this game, starting 32 minutes and delivering an all-around performance of 29 points, 8 rebounds + 7 assists + 1 steal + 2 blocks on 10-of-17 shooting.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 15 points alone in the third quarter not only helped the Pelicans bite the score, but also laid a solid foundation for the team's reversal in the final quarter!
In addition, as the team's top scorer, the play of CJ McCollum in this game also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, CJ McCollum was full of firepower, shooting 4 three-pointers in the game, not to mention, but also bombed the team's high 32 points, plus 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Not only did it gain something on the offensive end, providing the Pelicans with strong firepower and containment, but also on the defensive end, it successfully interfered with the Lakers' offense and rewrote the trend of the war!
Of course, the performance of the Pelicans in this game to beat the Lakers and the team's interior gate Varan is also indispensable.
In this game, Varan was very efficient, starting 36 minutes, shooting 60% of the shots on 60-of-10 shooting, and contributing 17 points+ 12 rebounds + 6 assists + 1 steal + 1 blocking offensive and defensive performance.
And in the last quarter, he shot 3 shots and 3 bullets without false shots, and also at both ends of the attack and defense, helped the Pelicans complete the reversal and supported the team's inner line!
More importantly, after defeating the Lakers in this game and achieving a wave of 3 consecutive wins, the Pelicans not only swept the Lakers this season, but also improved to 34 wins and 43 losses in the regular season, ranking ninth in the West!
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter of this game, and finally was reversed, swallowing a 5-game losing streak, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
But rationally speaking, for the Lakers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights and gains.
After all, the main forces such as Wei Shao + Bradley + Munch continue to perform stably, and the play of James + thick eyebrows in this game is indeed remarkable!
James exploded, scoring a game-high 38 points on 13-of-23 shooting, plus eight rebounds, four assists and one steal.
And this campaign ushered in a comeback, the thick eyebrow brother also played well, the whole field handed over 23 + 12 + 6 + 1 double performance, it is not difficult to see that in the physical condition and competitive state, the thick eyebrow brother still maintains a very high level!
It's just that for the Lakers, who have lost 5 consecutive games, considering that the team is currently one win behind the Spurs, who rank tenth in the West, it is clear that the Lakers' playoff situation is indeed not optimistic.
For the Spurs, while just winning a big victory, the Spurs have now consolidated the tenth ranking of the team in the West, and it has to be said that the Spurs are also double happiness!