The NBA playoffs continued, with the Clippers losing to the Timberwolves in one of their last chances, and Leonard came to the sidelines to cheer up to motivate the team. However, there was bad news before the game, the in-form core George could not play because of the triggering of the league's health and safety agreement, and the balance of victory had tilted in favor of the Pelicans. Sure enough, the Pelicans took the lead in the first quarter, Ingram and Nance Jr. led the team to open up the point difference, the pelicans led the first quarter to lead by 8 points; in the second quarter, the Pelicans took advantage of the chase to open the point difference to double digits, the Clippers relied on the inside line to continuously narrow the point difference, and McClem scored consecutive points in the second half.
At the end of the first half, the Pelicans entered the second half with a 10-point advantage. In the third quarter, the Clippers suddenly exploded, playing a wave of 20-2 counterattack climax to reverse the score, Yinglaram and McCollum stopped the bleeding for the team, after three quarters, the Clippers led by 10 points; in the fourth quarter, the Pelicans played a wave of 14-1 rebound under the leadership of Ingram, and the key moment role players broke out again, once again blasting a wave of 12-2 small climaxes to lock in the victory, the two sides fought through four quarters, and finally, the Pelicans reversed the Clippers 105-101 to win this crucial game.
In this game, Ingram performed very well, scoring 30 points on 14-of-21 shooting, in addition to 6 rebounds and 6 assists, the data is very comprehensive, it is worth mentioning that this is also the first time in Ingram's career to enter the playoffs. McClem said he had the ability to represent himself on a larger stage. In this battle, Nance Jr. became a miracle soldier, he came off the bench to play 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting in 24 minutes, plus a large double-double with 16 rebounds, and his personal plus-minus was as high as +13, in addition, the youngster Murphy also performed remarkablely, especially in the fourth quarter, he scored 14 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting. McCollum played modestly, scoring 19 points on 9-of-24 shooting.
In the Clippers, the lack of double cores, role players Reggie Jackson and Little Moss shouldered the responsibility, the two scored 27 points each, performed very well, in addition, Powell and Covington also scored 17 points and 14 points respectively, but the other teammates were average offensive ability. The Pelicans won a hard-won victory, and the hostess was so excited that she came to the dressing room after the game to give a passionate speech: "I am extremely proud of your performance, we see you in Phoenix on Saturday!" I will always support the team to win. The whole team then celebrated with a frenzied splash of water. Next, the first round of the playoffs Pelicans will play against the First Suns in the West, with their strength it is difficult to burst the "Black Eight Miracle", Ingram and McCollum have not proved themselves in the playoffs, personally believe the Suns are expected to complete a 4-0 sweep.