In the NBA play-offs on April 17, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Pelicans away.
Russell had 13 points and four assists on 4-of-7 shooting (3-of-5 from three-point range) in the first quarter, but the rest of the Lakers combined for 13 points on 5-of-19 shooting, while the Pelicans scored 34 points on 14-of-28 shooting in the first quarter. James contributed 12 points and 3 assists in the second quarter, and the Lakers scored 34 points on 10-of-17 shooting, while the Pelicans only scored 16 points on 7-of-23 shooting in this quarter, and at halftime, the Lakers overtook the Pelicans 60-50 by 10 points, the Lakers James and Russell each scored 15 points, and the Pelicans Zion scored 20 points and 8 boards.
Zion scored 11 more points in the third quarter (all three quarters reached double digits), and the Pelicans pulled back 3-pointers at 26-23 to bring the score to 76-83. In the first 4 minutes of the final quarter, the Lakers played a wave of 8-4 and then extended the difference to double digits, 5 minutes and 41 seconds, the Pelicans chased the score to 89-91 and only fell behind by 2 points, 3 minutes and 53 seconds The two sides tied 93-93, and the two teams tied many times after that, with 51 seconds left in the game, Russell hit a three-point shot, the Lakers led by 4 points at 104-100, McCollum hit 2 points, James missed, Davis made an offensive rebound and caused a foul and made 2 free throws, CJ hit another 2 points, and the Lakers hit free throws steadily, and finally the Lakers won 110-106 away。
After the victory over the Pelicans, the Lakers are confirmed to finish seventh in the West and face the defending champion Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. The Pelicans will battle the winner of the Warriors and Kings for the final playoff spot.
James had 23 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, shooting 6-of-20 from the field and a plus/minus of +11
Russell had 21 points and 6 assists, 7-of-14 from the field, and had a plus/minus of +16
Davis had 20 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks, 6-of-16 from the field, and a plus/minus of -5
里夫斯16分5板6助，11中5，正负值+4
Hachimura scored 13 points, 5 of 6, plus or minus -6
Vincent had 9 points and 4 rebounds
Prince had six points and four rebounds
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锡安40分11板5助，27中17，正负值+3
McCollum had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, 4-of-15 shooting, plus/minus -17
Ingram had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, 4-of-12 shooting, and a plus/minus of -16
Jones had 10 points and two steals
Varan had 4 points and 10 rebounds
Murphy had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
Nance had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists
Alvarado had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists