On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs were hot, and today the Pelicans also welcomed the challenge of the Lakers at home, the winner of this game will directly get a playoff spot, and the loser will have another matchup with the winner between the ninth and tenth. Okay, without further ado, let's start our game.
Match Review
At the beginning of the game, the two teams played very intensely in the first half of the game, and the two sides were evenly matched, alternating points, but after entering the rotation, the Pelicans slowly gained the upper hand, especially Zion's outbreak at the end of the game, scoring 6 points in a row, leading the bench lineup to directly send a wave of 14-5 offensive climax, and at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 8 points at 26-34. In the second quarter, the Lakers' bench lineup responded with a wave of 12-2 offensive waves, turning the situation around, although the Pelicans quickly changed back to the main lineup but it was difficult to find the state of the first quarter, and only scored 16 points in the entire second quarter to give up a good situation, and the Lakers sent a 13-0 offensive at the end of the second quarter, and at the end of the second quarter, the Lakers led the Pelicans by 10 points at 60-50.
At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers continued to continue the feeling and sent a 13-5 offensive to further open the score, but in the second half, the Pelicans fired from the outside to return the 19-8 offensive to chase to single digits to retain hope; in the last quarter, Zion broke out, directly led the team to play a wave of 13-2 offensive to erase the point difference, but it is very strange that Zion, who was in full condition, suddenly left the court and returned to the locker room, and Russell hit a key three-point point in the countdown stage to score a 4-point advantage for the Lakers, and the thick eyebrows then grabbed a key rebound to make a foul and hit both free throws, and in the end, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 110-106 and took the lead in the playoffs。
The Nuggets laughed, and the Warriors cried
After the Lakers won this game, their opponent in the playoffs was the Nuggets who swept them in the playoffs last season, and it is worth mentioning that the Lakers were also swept in the regular season this season. After the Pelicans lost, their next game is likely to be against the Warriors, this season's regular season Warriors vs. Pelicans, 2-1, the Warriors have no way to take Zion, so the Warriors are really not easy to play against an opponent like the Pelicans.
7 facts that have to be admitted
1. The king of the Lakers play-offs, according to statistics, plus this game, the Lakers won all three play-offs, and finally reached the playoffs with 7th. The Lakers also became the first team in history to do this!
2. In this game, Lakers player James played 41 minutes, shooting 6 of 20, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, and got 23 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
3. It turns out that the Pelicans are the underdogs. Russell broke out when he hit the Pelicans, in this game, Russell played 37 minutes, shooting 7 of 14, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws and got 21 points, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
4. Vincent played 18 minutes today, shooting 3-of-6 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-point range, with 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. As it turns out, Vincent's defense is really good, and playing the Nuggets to defend Murray is up to you.
5. According to statistics, the Lakers have a 24-9 record in the regular season this season, the best in the league, and the team's free throw shooting rate of 82.9% during the period.
6. In this game, thick eyebrows with injuries (back spasms) played, in 41 minutes of playing time, shooting 6 of 16, 8 of 10 free throws, 20 points, 15 rebounds, 1 break and 3 blocks, it is worth mentioning. In the last 15 seconds of the game, thick eyebrows fought for frontcourt rebounds, made fouls and made two free throws, and sealed the victory.
7. Today, the Lakers made 26 of 29 free throws, and the Pelicans made 11 of 15 free throws, and the data proved that the Pelicans made nearly half of the free throws less than the Lakers.