On April 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers sat at home to meet the Pelicans. This game is seen by many as a life-and-death battle for the Lakers to impact the playoffs, and if they lose to the Pelicans again, then the Lakers will completely lose the initiative to compete for a playoff seat, and instead hope that the Spurs will continue to lose. However, although this is a game that the Lakers must win, the result is still disappointing. In the end, after four hard fights, the Lakers were swept by the Pelicans 111-114 season and suffered five consecutive losses.
The Lakers do not attach great importance to this game, in order to win this game, James and the thick eyebrow fire line return, obviously determined to win this game. In terms of paper strength and the luxury of the lineup, the Lakers, which have 3 75 superstars, are obviously far better than the Pelicans, and the Lakers, who feel that they are not safe enough, even use out-of-market moves. During the Pelicans' shooting practice this morning, the Lakers turned off the lights and the Pelicans players had to shoot in dim conditions.
However, from the perspective of the process of the game, the Lakers' operation did not play a positive role, on the contrary, it was a bit of a stone to drop their feet, which stimulated the pelicans' fighting spirit and gave them extra motivation. McCollum went on a killing spree in the first quarter, firing no shots from outside the three-point line, shooting all four of them and hitting 14 points in a single quarter to help the team build a five-point lead.
The two teams then fell into a long tug-of-war, and the suspense of the game was retained until the last minute. The Lakers' performance in key moments was as bad as ever, and they quickly fell into a passive situation! James and Thick Brow combined 1-of-6 in key moments, 0-of-2 from the free throws, plus 2 turnovers, the Pelicans scored a 7-0 victory, and the game ended with James' final draw of three points.
It is worth mentioning that after the game, Pelicans coach Willie Green talked about the shooting training by the Lakers turned off the lights! Green said the team gained extra momentum as a result, and he encouraged players to continue training in the dark.
After this game, the lakers and pelicans have a win difference of 3 games, one win behind the 10th Spurs, and the remaining 5 games are: Nuggets, Suns, Warriors, Thunder, Nuggets. Four of the 5 games are playoff teams, the only thunder team that is not a playoff team, but also doubled the Lakers this season, and the Lakers in addition to the next game against the Nuggets is home, the rest of the games are away from home, very difficult.
As far as the Lakers are currently concerned, if they can win two games in the remaining schedule, they will play beyond normal, and if they only win 2 games, it will obviously not allow them to return to the playoffs.
To make matters worse, thick eyebrows were just recovering from a major injury, and in an interview after the game, he revealed that his ankle was slightly painful at the end of the section, which was obviously not good enough. James also said after the game that his ankle was now in great pain!
With a tough schedule and injuries in both players, the Lakers may really end this season. In response, the famous Perkins tweeted: "The Pelicans have just ended the Lakers' suffering, and for them, this is a very important victory." ”
Hopefully, another miracle will happen!