Beijing time on April 14, today, the NBA ushered in an important showdown, the Spurs field challenged the Pelicans, the winning side of this game will compete with the Clippers for playoff qualification, the losing side will go directly home to fish, therefore, the importance is self-evident, Ingram and CJ both play. In the first quarter, the two teams played inextricably, and the Pelicans ended the fight 26-22. In the second quarter, CJ continued to have a good hand, scoring 19 points on 7-of-7 in the single quarter, and at the end of the half, CJ scored 27 points to lead the Pelicans to widen the point difference to 11 points.
Easy side to fight again, Varan kept scoring, Marshall forced the basket to turn around, back, Lonnie Walker returned a three-pointer, CJ attacked the dud in this quarter, but at this time he suddenly applied a cold arrow, also returned a three-pointer, the Spurs side, Trae Jones stood on the free throw line two free throws and one shot, the two sides you came and went, the third quarter ended, the Pelicans led the opponent by 17 points, CJ scored 32 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists in the third quarter, Ingram 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Varan ruled the interior line, 7 of 10, With 17 points and 12 rebounds, the Spurs side, Murray 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the final quarter, Ingram took 2 points from mid-range first, Marshall also had a quick attack throw, the Spurs side, Kelden Johnson did not hesitate to let go, turned to kill the basket to stop the bleeding, soon, Murray assisted Pertler to play 2+1, Kelden Johnson scored 4 points in a row, after that, the two teams scored from each other's free throws, just one round, Richardson's three-point knife fell, the Spurs narrowed the point difference to single digits, and the Pelicans requested a timeout. Back from the suspension, Vassell's empty three-pointer was pierced by a heart, and the point difference was only 6 points, however, Ingram was bold and the shot was still in color.
At the moment of the decisive battle, Varan hooked his hand, Ingram killed people from mid-range, and the Spurs were stopped. In the last 3 minutes, Vassell's three-point splash, however, Ingram stepped forward, forced the defender under the basket to score a difficult 2 points, and then indirectly assisted Jones to complete the dunk, Vassell three-point stop bleeding, Varan basket hammered a hammer, the two sides came and went, in the end, the Pelicans won the Pelicans 113-103, they will compete with the Clippers for the last playoff ticket. In this game, CJ 23 of 12, three points of 5 of 3, angrily cut 32 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, becoming the hero of the team's victory.
Ingram came out on 11-of-19 in the final quarter, standing up at key moments, contributing 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, giving people a glimpse of the familiar list; Varan made a big surprise in 14, creating a big surprise, dominating the inside line, with 22 points and 14 rebounds; Jones had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists; Alvarado had 12 points and 4 assists. On the Spurs side, Murray had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists; Kelden Johnson had 15 points, five rebounds and four assists; Peltel had 16 points and nine rebounds; Vassell had 23 points, two rebounds and three assists; Lonnie Walker had 12 points; and Richardson had 12 points.