4月17日NBA附加赛，洛杉矶湖人队客场110-106击败新奥尔良鹈鹕队。 It was a one-game tie-out match, and the two teams had just met in the regular season finale, when the Lakers won comfortably with a crushing momentum, which is enough to see the difference in strength between the two sides. Although Zion's impact is strong enough, James has never been afraid of physical confrontation, can be literate and martial, whether it is experience or the stability of key games, they are above Zion, and on the whole, they are still relatively restrained Zion. But no matter what, both sides will use their strength to fight in this game, and it depends on who plays better on the spot. Let's take a look at the starters of both sides.
Both starters:
Lakers: James, Davis, Reaves, Russell, Hachimura
鹈鹕：麦科勒姆、琼斯、英格拉姆、锡安、瓦兰丘纳斯
At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans quickly got into the groove, Ingram received the ball and hit a three-point shot, leading the Lakers 7-3 in the opening game.
Not to be outdone, James also hit a three-point attempt to catch the ball, biting a one-point difference.
随后比赛进入焦灼状态，双方都把防守强度拉满了，锡安强攻倒地掉球，詹姆斯反击扛着两人上篮不中，都没占到便宜。
The two sides went back and forth, and at the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Lakers 34-26.
The game entered the second quarter, and the Lakers were on fire! Directly blasted a wave of 9-2, chasing 1 point to stop the Pelicans.
调整回来鹈鹕也续上强度，锡安顶着两人防守强硬打进，已经9中7拿16分，大宝今天太给力了。
The Lakers became more and more courageous, James scored 4 points in a row under the strong basket, and the Lakers led to 5 points.
鹈鹕直接哑火，詹姆斯还剩0.6秒造成南斯犯规，湖人三分钟打出13-0领先至14分。
Time passed slowly, and at halftime, the Lakers led the Pelicans 60-50.
In the second half, the Lakers continued to play 10-2, and the difference came to 18 points.
The Pelicans went on a 7-0 run to close the deficit to 11 points in the middle of the game, and then scored six straight points in the final period to chase down the single-digit margin and go into the final quarter 76-83.
In the final quarter, Vincent scored 2+1 to bring the difference back to double digits, and the Pelicans scored 9 points in a row in the middle of the game, leaving only 2 points left. 锡安连续两记扣篮帮助鹈鹕扳平比分。
The Lakers didn't let their opponents further overtake the score, and continued to respond and keep it suppressed. 随着锡安的伤退，鹈鹕失去了重要的火力进攻点。 Russell's key three-pointer in the final minute gave the Lakers a four-point lead.
After McCollum hit a shot, Davis hit two free throws to seal the win, and the Lakers narrowly beat the Pelicans 110-106 to secure a playoff spot.
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