Zion 40 points out injured, James 23+9+9, playoffs against the Nuggets

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2024-04-17 10:16Published in Jiangxi

The play-offs have officially begun

Zion 40 points out injured, James 23+9+9, playoffs against the Nuggets

The NBA play-offs have finally begun, with the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the New Orleans Pelicans and the two teams battling it out for seventh place in the West. No matter who wins this game, they will face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, but neither the Lakers nor the Nuggets dare to lose, once they lose, they will face the winner of the battle between the Warriors and the Kings, competing for the eighth place in the West.

So, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, both the Lakers and the Pelicans must move towards the mountains. The two teams met in the final game of the regular season, and in that game, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans and James crushed the Fat Tiger, but in this game, the Pelicans will definitely make adjustments, and the Fat Tiger will also seize James' off-court break time to give the Lakers a heavy punch.

Lakers vs. Pelicans

At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Russell was hot, scoring 13 points, 4 assists and 1 block on 3-of-5 three-point shooting, James and Davis only scored 8 points combined, and the team scored only 26 points in a single quarter, while the Pelicans scored 34 points in a single quarter, of which Zion scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Ingram also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Jones also had 7 points on 3-of-3 shooting. After returning from the game in the second quarter, James began to exert his strength, scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 3-of-5 shooting, and Prince and Vincent on the bench each hit 2 three-pointers, and the team scored 34 points in a single quarter.

The Lakers not only found their offense, but also limited the Pelicans to only 16 points in a single quarter on the defensive end, including Zion with 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and at the end of the half, the Lakers overtook the Pelicans by 10 points 60-50. In the second half, Hachimura scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 3-of-3 shooting, Reeves scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Zhan Mei scored 4 points each, and the team scored 23 points in a single quarter, once taking an 18-point lead. The Pelicans kept catching up, especially after James went off the court, Zion scored another 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, leading the Pelicans to successfully narrow the gap to 7 points.

In the final quarter of the game, the Pelicans kept catching up, and Alvarado became a surprise player, with a key three-pointer to narrow the gap to 2 points, and Reaves responded quickly with a layup. Zion scored four straight points to tie the score, scored under the basket with thick eyebrows, and Zion also threw a throw, but then returned to the locker room. James made two free throws, Nance Jr. ate cake under the basket, James scored a step-back jumper, Murphy responded with a throw, Reaves assisted with a thick eyebrow empty dunk, Nance Jr. hit two free throws, Russell hit a three-point shot, McCollum threw it back, James didn't have a jumper, but the thick eyebrows made a foul, and both free throws sealed the win. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers successfully defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 to lock up the seventh position in the West.

Playoffs against the Nuggets

The Los Angeles Lakers won the game with difficulty, Zion left the court with an injury, shot 17 of 27, got 40 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, played the masterpiece of his career, and once again showed the talent of the champion, but the injury came. Ingram played just 25 minutes, with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists on 4-of-12 shooting, while Jones had 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting, with only three starters scoring in double figures. Murphy off the bench had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Nance Jr. had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, and Alvarado had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

James, as always, only shot 6 of 20 in the game, but shot 10 of 10 from the free throw line, and got 23 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Russell also had 21 points and six assists, with a steal and three-pointer in the final moments showing value. Davis also had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and he still withstood the pressure despite his injury. Reaves also had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Hachimura had 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the starting five Tigers all scored double-doubles, Vincent on the bench also had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Prince had 6 points and 4 rebounds, and the team successfully advanced to the playoffs and will face the defending champion Denver Nuggets in the first round.

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