On April 12, Beijing time, the Kings played against the Pelicans at home, and the Kings lost to the Pelicans 123-135 at the end of the game. The Pelicans are in sixth place in the West after winning 2 consecutive wins, but the Pelicans are only 0.5 wins ahead of the Suns who are seventh in the West, so the Pelicans' current position is not stable, so the victory or defeat of each game is very important for the Pelicans, on the other hand, the King's situation is even worse, after all, the current King is only 0.5 wins ahead of the Lakers, who are ninth in the West, and the King will also play against the Suns after the Pelicans.
In the first quarter of the game, the Pelicans started the game 16-5, and then Barnes hit a shot to stop the bleeding, and in the next game, the Pelicans' offense was powered off, Fox and Murray helped the Kings narrow the difference, but unfortunately Jones and Alvarado hit three points in a row, and Murphy also caused a three-point foul and made 3 of 3 free throws, and then Murphy hit two three-pointers in a row, and the Pelicans also led to 20 points. After a timeout, Zion countered with a dunk and scored, and as the Pelicans continued to extend their lead, Fox exploded and kept chasing the score, and the Kings trailed by 11 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, Fox continued to help the Kings chase points, but then the Pelicans opened the score with a wave of 7-0, and after a pause, Lyles and others found a three-point touch to chase 9 points, McCollum finally helped the Pelicans stabilize the situation, and the Kings continued to chase the score, but fortunately, Murphy hit a three-pointer in the follow-up, and the Pelicans led by 6 points at halftime.
In the third quarter of the game, the Kings continued to chase points, McCollum hit three points at the critical moment, Zion also scored inside, and the Pelicans led by 9 points after Varland hit a shot, but the Kings relied on Murray and others to play and also bite the score, and when the Pelicans' offense declined, the Kings once chased only 2 points, but at the critical moment, Zion stepped up to help the Pelicans pull away again, and then Alvarado fired three times, and Fox scored a layup at the last moment, and the Kings trailed by 9 points at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter of the game, McCollum continued to break out to help the Kings continue to expand the lead, and in the next game, the King's offensive state was sluggish, and the Pelicans once led to 20 points, but the Kings did not give up the game, and a wave of offensive climax chased 8 points, but unfortunately Zion still helped the Pelicans stabilize the situation, and finally the Pelicans refused to win the game with a 23-point reversal.
In this game, the Pelicans led by more than 20 points many times, but the King also played very tenacious in the game, especially in the fourth quarter of the game, when the Pelicans were about to play a flower game, the King insisted on chasing the score again, but unfortunately Fox broke out too late in this game, if Fox played such a good performance in the third quarter, then the King would not be so passive, in the face of the big hole dug in front, the King finally failed to fill it, and at the end of the game, Fox slashed 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. As for McCollum's big burst performance in this game, it is also crucial, first of all, McCollum's outburst helped the Pelicans take a big lead, and then McCollum's play helped the Pelicans withstand the king's counterattack, so McCollum also made a great contribution, and finally McCollum scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in 11 of 18.
And Zion is also a big blow in this game, although Zion was injured in this game and returned to the locker room, fortunately, Zion was fine, and in the end Zion continued to play, and when Zion hit the inside, the King really had no choice, especially in the fourth quarter of the game, Zion's frequent scoring also helped the Pelicans lock up the win, and Zion got 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists at the end of the game. The Kings lost the game Lakers and the Warriors are big gifts, first of all, the Warriors successfully defeated the Trail Blazers today, so the Warriors' record tied the Lakers and rose to the ninth place in the West, as for the Lakers, although they fell to the tenth place in the West, but the Lakers and the Warriors and the Kings have no win difference, so the Lakers are expected to improve their rankings in the next game, and the Warriors also have such an opportunity, so the Kings lost the game to benefit the Warriors and the Lakers.