On April 14, Beijing time, the NBA play-off Pelicans defeated the Spurs at home, the next life and death battle and the Clippers for the last playoff spot in the West; CJ McCollum became the biggest contributor to the Pelicans' impact on the playoffs, playing 39 minutes 23 shots, 3 of 33 shots, 3 of 3 points, 3 of 3 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, McCollum in the second quarter 7-of-7 slashed 19 points to kill Red Eye, roared to celebrate the ignition of the stadium, Ingram took over the game at a critical moment.
In the first quarter, the Pelicans frantically attacked the Spurs penalty area, Ingram scored into the penalty area, contributing 11 points in a single quarter, McCollum was aggressive, and still scored the ball in the defense of the inside line, contributing 8 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, McCollum scored consecutive points on the court, the inside and outside shots were unstoppable, the outside line made Murray foul three free throws, scored 9 consecutive points to lead the team to expand the lead; the Spurs fired on the outside line to continuously narrow the point gap, playing McCollum fired again, first shooting three points, then breaking through the layup, shooting a three-pointer in the fast attack counterattack, single-handed breakthrough again tough layup, pelicans halftime 61-50 ahead of the Spurs 11 points.
McCollum shot 7-of-7 in the second quarter, slashed 19 points in a single quarter, and fired 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting in the first half, hitting the Spurs with no way out; Zion sat on the sidelines with a big gold chain, celebrating CJ madly, already laughing and closing his mouth.
In the second half, McCollum mainly organized the offense, Ingram and other players carried the offensive banner, the Pelicans continued to expand the lead, the Spurs were beaten down, the Pelicans led by up to 21 points, at this time the Pelicans played a little lax, the Spurs took the opportunity to narrow the point gap, saw CJ open fire again, the outside line bombed three points, and after the third quarter, the Pelicans led the Spurs by 18 points 92-74.
In the final quarter, Ingram led the team first, 4-0 after the Spurs played a 13-1 offensive attack, the difference between the two teams is only 9 points; in the fourth quarter of 7 minutes and 25 seconds, CJ returned to the court, the controversial ball rights Pelicans challenge failed, McCollum shot iron and was made offensive fouls, the Pelicans for more than 3 minutes without points, the Spurs continued to chase points, Ingram key shots, Varan hooked, Orgo scored another goal, 6-0 lead to double digits.
CJ missed a key layup, the Spurs chased the points 4-0, the Warblers scored a key goal, a game, and finally the Pelicans eliminated the Spurs to win, and the next life-and-death battle against the Clippers, competing for the 8th place in the West, which was the last playoff spot.