Zhan Mei went out with an injury, it is still difficult to stop the Pelicans double gun, the Lakers were swept by the season, it is likely to see you next fall. The Lakers face the top six of the West in the next five games and four games, although they are one win behind the Spurs, but they need to win 2 more games to offset the gap, and qualifying for the play-off is only theoretically possible.
Looking back on this campaign, the Lakers lost power before the game and interfered with the Pelicans' shooting training, which not only did not affect the morale of the other side, but inspired them. In the opening stage, the thick eyebrows came back to good form, the Lakers kept a slight advantage in consecutive points on the inside, McCollum helped the Pelicans chase points and rebound, and the Pelicans won 5 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Lakers continued to focus on the inside line, and the score was drawn many times.
In the third quarter, James slashed 21 points to set a new season high, and Ingram teamed up with CJ to return to color. In the last quarter, Westbrook threw three points to cut 8 points, the Lakers held a 1-point lead, at the critical moment, Ingram's mid-range shot and Varland's three-pointer helped the Pelicans rebound, Bradley threw in a three-pointer, James did not hit a three-pointer, and the Lakers hated 111-114.
Missing 2 games, James returned to 23 shots of 13, cut 38 points, 8 boards and 4 assists, burned out blood in the third quarter, he hated that he could not single-handedly send the Lakers into the playoffs. Thick eyebrows are also more than heart and lack of strength, he shot 8 of 17 in the whole game, got 23 points, 12 boards, 6 assists and 1 break, lost all 4 jump shots in the last quarter, and the leg injury was still not good. Wei Shao contributed 12 points, 4 boards and 5 assists, made a full exit, and the bite defense failed to arouse the awakening of his teammates.
The Pelicans' two-gun gun, one 32 points and the other 29 points, stabbed into the Heart of the Lakers. Not only that, before the thick eyebrow trade, the Lakers were sent to the Pelicans in the first round of this year, but there is 11-30th pick protection, if the Lakers' first-round pick is in the top ten, then the draft pick will automatically be given to the Pelicans. Well-known websites predict that the 99.6% probability of this draft pick belongs to the Pelicans, because the Lakers' current record ranks eighth from the bottom in the league.