On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs officially started, the Los Angeles Lakers will challenge the New Orleans Pelicans away, the Pelicans are currently ranked seventh, the Lakers are ranked eighth, whoever wins this game will enter the playoffs as the seventh in the West, if you lose, you will have to compete with the winner between the Warriors and Kings to compete for the last playoff spot in the West, in the closing stage of the regular season, the Lakers beat the Pelicans, successfully locked themselves in eighth, and the Pelicans fell from the sixth to the play-off area, the two teams will meet again, Mars will hit the earth, it is worth noting that Anthony Davis fought with an injury in this game, and abandoned his health for victory, and finally after fierce competition, Lakers 110:106 Pelicans, in addition to Davis fighting due to injury, there are nine indisputable facts in this game!
Both sides start
Pelicans: McCollum, Jones, Ingram, Zion, Wallan
Lakers: Russell, Reaves, Momo Hachimura, James, Thick Eyebrows
Game recap
First quarter: The Lakers took the lead in attacking unsuccessfully, Valanciunas hit two free throws, Zion dunked, the Pelicans started the game 4-0, Rivers hit a three-point shot for the Lakers to stop the loss, and then both sides scored their own points, the two sides played 19-20 halfway through the first quarter, the Lakers fell behind by one point, and then the two sides began to rotate, came off the bench, Nance hit a three-point shot, Murphy made a jumper, the Pelicans 25-21 Lakers, with Jones hitting a three-point shot, Dinwiddie missed a three-point shot, and the Lakers trailed the Pelicans by 8 points at the end of the first quarter 26-34.
Second quarter: Zion hit a mid-range shot to stretch the score to 10 points, Vincent hit a three-pointer to stop the Lakers, and then James scored a fast-break dunk to tie the score to 31-36 and trail by five points. Then Russell also threw a shot to narrow the score to 1 point, the Lakers played a 12-0 climax, overtaking the score, and then Zion beat the hand, stopped the loss for the Pelicans in time, and then both sides scored, James broke through the layup, Prince scored three points, Rivers made two fouls and two free throws, the Lakers opened the score to 54-44 in one fell swoop, as Ingram broke the Pelicans scoring drought, Zion scored a layup, and finally the Lakers finished 60-50 Pelicans at halftime, leading by 10 points into the second half.
Third quarter: Rivers hit a three-point shot to stretch the score to 63-50, Jones responded with a three-pointer in time, and then scored on the eight-inch free throw line, Rivers scored quickly, the score was 66-53, and the Lakers led by 13 points. Then the Pelicans scored consecutive points to stretch the score to 18 points, and then the Pelicans went on an 18-8 run to chase the score to 75-83 in the next four minutes, trailing by only eight points. At the end of the third quarter, Zion made a layup and made two free throws to chase the score to 76-83, only seven points behind, and it is unknown who will die in the fourth quarter.
Fourth quarter: Vincent played 2+1 at the beginning to stabilize the Lakers' lead. Then the Pelicans suddenly made a force, chasing the score to 89-91 in four minutes, only two points behind the Lakers, after the Lakers came back from a timeout, the Pelicans Zion dunked twice in a row, directly erasing the score, the two sides fought 93-93, completed the 18-point reversal, fortunately, the thick eyebrows made a basket in time, James made two free throws, stabilized the situation in time, and with Russell's three-point shot, the Lakers finally beat the Lakers 110:106 Pelicans in the fourth quarter
Nine indisputable facts
[First] In a win-win game, no one can guarantee that they can beat the Lakers, and this has been the case in the play-offs in recent years, and the Lakers are the kings of life and death.
[Second] thick eyebrows are real thighs, before the game the Lakers updated the injury list, saying that Davis was doubtful for this game due to back muscle spasms, but in order to win, thick eyebrows resolutely fought with injuries. Although the first half was generally only 2 of 7 shots, it could contain the opponent on the inside. He finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
[Third] James completely opened the playoff mode, in the last few games of the regular season James showed his fangs, the last game against the Pelicans cut a triple-double, this game once again dominated the whole game, half time is 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. He finished with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
[Fourth] Russell proved that he was worthy of the Lakers' third giant, in such a critical promotion game, Russell did not drag the team back, and in Davis's sluggish state, he helped James very well. He finished with 21 points and six rebounds.
【Fifth】Vincent's form is gradually returning, and he has gradually improved in the last few games of the season. If Vincent fully recovers his form in the playoffs, the Lakers can go further, and in the second quarter of this game, Vincent fired frequently from outside the three-point line to open up offensive space for the Lakers.
[Sixth] Dinwiddie was useless after all, and once again disappointed Lakers fans in a crucial game today, scoring 0 points on 0-of-3 shooting in the half.
[Seventh] Zion has gradually replaced Ingram as the real boss of the Pelicans, and a healthy Zion Williamson is an All-Star, although the last game against the Lakers was lost, but this game was lost in McCollum and Ingram Zion stood up, biting the score with the Lakers tightly, and did not let the game be spent. He finished the game with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
[Eighth] McCollum proved that he really can't play hard, and today he pulled his hip again, scoring 5 points on 2-of-9 shooting at halftime, and 9 points on 4-of-15 shooting at the end of the game.
[Ninth] The Lakers never wanted to avoid the Nuggets in the playoffs, and it can be seen from the state of the Lakers in this game that the Lakers are going to win the Pelicans to lock up the seventh in the playoffs and go to the first round against the Nuggets. If you want to win the championship, you must get past the Nuggets.