40+11+5!Zion beat the Lakers, and he was too frustrated to leave the game with an injury, and the specific injury was updated
On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs officially began, and the Pelicans lost 106-110 at home to the Lakers, missing the playoffs in advance, and then will compete with the winner of the Kings and Warriors for the last spot. This time, the Pelicans' performance was still good, and in the unfavorable situation of falling behind by 18 points at one point, they almost completed the reversal in the end, but unfortunately Zion's unexpected injury changed the situation on the court.
In this game, both teams went all out, there was no way back, the Pelicans were able to take the initiative, but in the second quarter, the Lakers blossomed inside and outside, on the other hand, the Pelicans continued to play iron on the outside, unable to respond, and soon fell into passivity. After that, the Pelicans could only rely on Zion's continuous impact to score points, and the Lakers blossomed inside and out, always occupying the initiative, but their hand also began to decline, the Pelicans continued to narrow the point difference, Zion's breakthrough equalized, but unfortunately then withdrew from the game, and then the Lakers stabilized the situation and successfully won the victory.
Zion's performance this time was very strong, completely blowing up the Lakers' interior line, and neither James nor Davis could limit him from scoring points. In the first three quarters of the game, Zion scored double-doubles in each quarter, helping the team to bite the score all the time. In the final quarter, Zion came up to change the trend of the game, and the inside line scored consecutive points to catch up with the score directly, but unfortunately after he scored the 40th point, he returned to the locker room with a depressed face, and he was injured, and he himself was pulling the jersey to cover his face.
Zion didn't fight physically on that breakaway, but he limped after hitting the ground, and was substituted at the timeout, and he walked back to the locker room on his own. At this time, he was also very depressed, and directly smashed the towel angrily, which could have helped the team to impact the big reversal, but he was unexpectedly injured. Zion played 36 minutes in the whole game, made 17 of 27 shots, and got 40 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
With the Pelicans losing the game, there's a play-in game ahead of them, and Zion's injury is in focus. After the game, Pelicans coach Willie Green revealed that Zion's left leg is sore, and the exact location is not clear for the time being, and further imaging tests will be done tomorrow. I also hope that Zion is okay, after all, whether he can play or not will determine the fate of the Pelicans.