On April 6, Beijing time, the Kings challenged the Celtics away, and at the critical moment of competing for a playoff spot, the Kings lost three of their last five games and won only two games. The record has also been surpassed by the Suns, and it is currently only half a game ahead of the Lakers, who are 9th in the West, and may fall directly to the ninth or even tenth in the West at any time. Kings starting lineup: Barnes + Murray + Sabonis + Ellis + Fox, Celtics starting lineup: Tatum + Horford + Porzingis + Hauser + Holiday .
In the first quarter, the Celtics played the first momentum in the league, and the Kings played away from home, and the start was a bit slow, and the Celtics led the Kings by 12 points at 27-15 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Kings began to exert their strength, especially Fox scored 20 points on 8 of 10 in a single quarter and 4 of 5 three-pointers, scoring 20 points alone, and a wave of 35-27 offensive climax in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, only 4 points behind the Celtics. The Kings' Fox and Sabonis combined for 28 points, while the Celtics scored more evenly, with seven scoring at least six points at halftime, Tatum with eight at the half, and Porzingis with 12.
In the third quarter, the Celtics broke out as a team, led by Tatum and Porzingis, and played a 30-22 offensive wave, and the difference had reached 12 points. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics didn't give the Kings a chance, with Pritchard's three-point shot, the Celtics directly led the Kings by 20 points, and then the Celtics directly sent a bench lineup, really giving a chance, the Kings were also trying their best to catch up, and the point difference once chased to 4 points, but even so, the Celtics still maintained a bench lineup, with Fox's mid-range shot, the Celtics defeated the Kings 101-100 at home, and the Kings also suffered two consecutive defeats, and the eighth position in the West was not guaranteed, and was surpassed by the Lakers.
The King's Fox cut 40 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, but unfortunately failed to bring a victory to the Kings, Sabonis cut 16 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists, today's performance was average, against Porzingis was defeated, Barnes 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Ellis 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Murray 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Mitchell off the bench 7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The Celtics' Tatum had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Horford had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Porzingis had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, and Holiday had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Pritchard off the bench had 21 points.
After the Kings lost to the Celtics, the Lakers received a big gift, the original two teams won and lost only half a game, the Kings won and could consolidate their eighth position in the West, but after losing, the two teams had the same record, the Kings had the advantage of playing head-to-head, so the Kings are still eighth, but as long as the Lakers beat the Cavaliers tomorrow, the Lakers will have a chance to enter the top eight, and there are 5 games left in the regular season, and the last two games are home court advantage, if you keep winning, you definitely have a chance to go straight to the playoffs.
I originally thought that the Lakers might be determined to participate in the play-offs, but I didn't expect another village, and now I have a chance to fight for the 6th place in the West, I still have to work hard, the current Western Conference playoff pattern has also changed greatly, and the chaos has become a pot of porridge, the Mavericks and the Pelicans, Suns, Kings, Lakers 5 teams are fighting for the 5th and 6th in the West, so that they can go straight to the playoffs, and this year's game is enjoyable!