On April 16, Beijing time, the Clippers lost 101-105 to the Pelicans, and the Pelicans locked in the eighth place in the West. The Pelicans led by 16 points in the first half of the game, but the Clippers were known for their reversals, in the third quarter Terrenloo directly hit five small lineups, the Clippers once played a 20-2 climax to overtake, the third quarter single quarter 38-18 Pelicans led by 10 points into the final quarter, soon the Pelicans erased the point difference, 19.7 seconds Nance Jr. missed two free throws to seal the win, Powell two free throws, Varan dunked to end the game.
In the Clippers vs Timberwolves game, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was upset by former Clippers player Beverly, who told the Clippers to "roll back" because Beverley was abandoned by the Clippers, and clippers management felt he was old, but Beverley relied on defensive enthusiasm to help the Timberwolves beat the Clippers in the final quarter, and Clippers owner Ballmer was very uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, in this second play-off game, he continued to be pierced!
Ingram exploded 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 8-of-9 shooting in the first quarter of the game, scoring 18 points at halftime; Clippers' forwards Powell, Covington and Batum were crushed by Ingram alone. Nance Jr. was also a surprise player in the first half, he had 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal at halftime, Jones, or, Varan, McCollum played average but the team as a whole was very good, and he led by 10 points after halftime.
In the third quarter, TyroneLu used five small lineups - unlimited changes of defense, Reggie Jackson led the team to a 20-2 climax with 11 points and 4 assists, Ingram helped the team shrink to 8 points after Powell 2 of 2 with 6 points to pull away again, this quarter Clippers played a 38-18 climax directly overtook 10 points, McCollum was defended into a sieve of 6 of 17 in the third quarter, while Reggie was 24+7+5 in the third quarter, Mo Jr. 25+6 in the third quarter, and Powell 12+3.
Ingram won two mid-range wins in the final quarter, followed by a dunk by the Warblers, Murphy's three-point shot has shrunk to 2 points, and then the Pelicans have equalized the point difference, entering the final 4 minutes of the decisive moment Nance Jr. basketball (7 frontcourt boards) to achieve a rebound. McCollum led by four points from mid-range, Murphy hit another 7-pointer, Morris missed three-pointers in 43 seconds before the end of the game, Covington missed two free throws against Nance in 19.7 seconds, Powell made two free throws and one shot, and Varan dunked the game.
Ballmer is the richest man in the league worth $91.4 billion, he this season in order to help the Clippers hit the playoffs, in the case of small card close to reimbursement + George absent from multiple games, the deal got Powell + Covington, he spent 114 million luxury taxes and 168 million salary expenses, a total of 282 million, this 282 million did not spend in vain, the result did not even enter the playoffs, Ballmer this money spent in vain. Two consecutive games were pierced, and the big guy was speechless.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream