Beijing time on April 16, 2022, today's NBA play-offs, the Clippers host the Pelicans, the winner will get the eighth seat, the Clippers core George due to triggering the health and safety agreement did not have a chance to live and die, the Clippers started: Reggie + Mann + Morris + Batum + Zubac, Pelicans started: McCollum + Jones + Ingram + Hayes + Varane.
In the first quarter of the game, Zubac took the lead in scoring, Ingram responded with a mid-range shot, Morris, Zubac and Reggie scored, Ingram, McCollum, and Varan responded, the two sides drew 10-10, McCollum and Ingram scored consecutively, the Pelicans led by 6 points, Zubac and Morris scored, Ingram, Graham, and Nance Jr. responded, the point difference came to 8 points, and the Pelicans led 30-22 in the first quarter. Ingram scored 16 points on 8-of-9 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Marshall, Nance Jr., Alvarado opened the gap to 13 points, Hatten, Zubac scored, Marshall, Alvarado, Varan, Ingram responded, the point difference came to 16 points, Morris, Reggie, Powell chased the difference to 9 points, McCollum, Hayes extended the point difference to 15 points, Morris, Powell, Reggie joined forces to chase points, halftime pelicans 56-46 lead 10 points.
Ingram had 18 points, four boards and four assists on 9-of-13 shooting at the half, McCollum had 8 points on 4-of-12 shooting, Nance Jr. had 10 points, 9 boards and 2 assists, the Clippers had 13 points, 5 boards and 3 assists on 5-of-12 shooting, Morris had 12 points and 4 boards, and Zubac had 8 points and 4 boards.
In the third quarter of the game, Morris and Reggie started to chase the point difference to 3 points, Jones responded to the layup, Reggie scored consecutive points, Covington and Mann also scored together, the Clippers rebounded by 4 points to stop the Pelicans, after the suspension came back, Reggie and Morris expanded the point difference to 8 points, Varan 2 free throws, Morris and Covington scored 5 consecutive points, the Clippers led by 11 points, McCollum, Ingram scored, Covington, Powell responded, the point difference was 12 points, Murphy, Ingram scored, Powell responded, the point difference was still 12 points, McCollum shot The Clippers led 84-74 in the third quarter. The Clippers won the Pelicans 38-18 in the quarter by 20 points.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Morris and Powell opened the game to expand the point difference to 13 points, McCollum, Nance Jr., Ingram chased the point difference to 7 points to stop the Clippers, after the suspension came back, Ingram, Murphy, McCollum chased the point difference, Reggie, Mann scored, Ingram, Murphy, Nance Jr., McCollum scored consecutive points, the Pelicans rebounded by 7 points, the game had 1 minute and 50 seconds left, Powell and Covington chased the point difference to 2 points, Jones 2 free throws 2, the point difference was 4 points, Reggie 2 free of 1, Nance Jr. 2 penalties missed, Powell made 1 of 2 free throws, a 2-point difference, 17 seconds left in the game, Varan dunked a score, the Clippers missed three points, the game ended, the Pelicans beat the Clippers 105-101, in the third quarter by the Clippers reversed once a 13-point deficit the Pelicans completed a reverse reversal, creating an NBA miracle.
Ingram had 30 points, 6 boards and 6 assists on 14-of-211, McCollum had 19 points, 2 boards and 3 assists on 9-of-24, Nance Jr. and Murphy became the Wizards, Nance Jr. had 14 points, 16 boards (7 frontcourt boards) and 4 assists on 7 of 7 (4 of 3-pointers), 14 points, 5 boards and 2 assists, plus or minus +26, these 2 substitutes created miracles. Pelicans coach Willie Green, as a rookie manager, led the team to defeat Popovich and Terrenou in the play-offs, and his coaching performance was also a miracle.
The Clippers had 27 points, seven boards and eight assists on 9-of-22 shooting, Morris had 27 points, nine boards and five assists on 9-of-20, Powell had 17 points and four boards, Covington had 14 points and three boards, and Zubac had eight points and four boards. The Clippers did not qualify for the playoffs, which is a big gift for the Lakers, because if the Clippers lack Leonard and George to enter the playoffs, and the Lakers sit on 4 75 superstars and are not even eligible to play in the playoffs, the Lakers will inevitably be ridiculed by everyone this summer. Now that the Clippers have not made the playoffs, the Lakers have been under a lot less pressure from public opinion.