On April 4, Beijing time, the Clippers defeated the Pelicans 119-100 to win two consecutive wins and end the opponent's three-game winning streak. The game wasn't a card game for both teams, as the Clippers were as many as 2.5 wins ahead of the Pelicans, but the Pelicans didn't give up on both Ingram and McCollum. The Clippers led by 6 points in the first quarter, the Clippers only scored 13 points in the second quarter, the Clippers led by 22 points into the third quarter, the Pelicans narrowed by only 1 point in the third quarter, and the final quarter quickly went into garbage time. (The Pelicans swept the Lakers but did not have the opportunity to kill the Clippers, and the Lakers were heartbroken)
Morris Jr. exploded in the opening, 4-of-5 in the quarter, 2-of-3 for 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, Zubac also scored 6 points and 5 rebounds on consecutive hits under the basket, George went to defend Ingram very well, the Warblers scored 1 of 5 in the first quarter, 1 of 2 of 3 points, mcCollum scored 12 points and 2 rebounds on 5-of-7 in the first quarter was the key to the Pelicans' tight grip on the score.
In the second quarter, Mann went to defend CJ, and CJ did not score 0 of 5 in 10 minutes in the quarter! Mann's defense was a complete success, Ingram was defended 0-of-1 without a chance to shoot, the Pelicans scored only 13 points on 5-of-20 of the second quarter, while the Clippers scored 29 points on 12-of-25, Mo Jr. scored 16 points in the half, George had 12 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds in the half, and the Clippers had blossomed more.
In the second half, the two teams began to show a balance, Ingram began to break through the basket to create a kill, in the third quarter Ingram 2 of 1 + 6 of free throws 6 scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists to score finally in double figures; while George was not feeling good in the third quarter 4 of 1, Reggie was 4 of 0, Zubac scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist of 4 of 4 to become the key man in the third quarter, Xiao Mo had the highest score of 22 points in the third quarter, and McCollum was still inaccurate in the third quarter of 4 of 1.
CJ came in the final quarter with a super-far three-pointer, Kennard returned two three-pointers, George rest time Clippers still lead by 20 points, with 5 minutes and 21 seconds left for the Pelicans to make 5 points and 5 haten's two free throws to 23 points, because the point difference was too big, Tyronelu quickly replaced the main force, George played 1 minute in the final quarter, 29 minutes in the whole game, 5 of 15, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 15 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
Reggie scored 11 points, 10 assists and 2 rebounds on 18-of-8, shooting 22.2%, the Clippers were very inefficient but beat the Pelicans, which is the Clippers' hard power, and it feels like if the Pelicans play the second game of the playoffs with the Clippers, the Pelicans will be difficult to win.
McCollum had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-18 shooting; Ingram had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 3-of-11 shooting, and the Pelicans' double core was 10-of-33, the efficiency was too poor, and the Clippers defense was really strong.
Text/Yan Xiaobai