On April 17, Beijing time, the Lakers played away against the Pelicans, and the Lakers successfully defeated the Pelicans 110-106 at the end of the game. It's a pity that the Pelicans finally lost the game, after all, if it weren't for Zion's injury at a critical moment in the fourth quarter, then with the Lakers' poor performance in the fourth quarter, then the Pelicans really have every chance to reverse the Lakers, but unfortunately Zion's injury was too untimely, but Pelicans coach Willie Green said in an interview that Zion's left leg is sore, and the specific location is not clear for the time being, and further imaging tests will be conducted tomorrow. And according to Pelicans reporter Will Guillory after the game, Zion walked without a limp when he left the arena after the game, and there was no obvious place to tie the bandage.
It should be said that seeing Zion have such news is also a great luck in misfortune, after all, from the current situation, Zion has not suffered a major injury, so Zion is expected to play in the next play-offs, and this is quite important for the Pelicans, after all, whether the Pelicans play the Kings or the Warriors next, if there is no interior breakthrough player like Zion, then it will be quite difficult for the Pelicans to win. As for the Lakers being able to win, it is really too thrilling, you must know that the Lakers once led by 18 points in this game, but at the end of the third quarter of the game, the Lakers began to collapse, and in the fourth quarter of the game, James was not able to stop the Lakers from declining, but in this game, the thick eyebrows were powerful at a critical moment, and Russell was able to step up, so the Lakers had the last laugh.
Russell's performance this season was once questioned a lot, so there were a lot of rumors here before the trade deadline, and even if it wasn't for the Hawks who were not interested in Russell at that time, then the Lakers were likely to exchange Russell for Murray, but such a deal didn't happen in the end, and Russell, who was deeply involved in trade rumors at the time, was in a hot state, and the Lakers also won some games by relying on Russell's play, so Russell's reputation began to get better and better, and finally the Lakers also chose to keep Russell, and from now on, the Lakers chose to keep Russell is undoubtedly correctAfter all, Russell has helped the Lakers a lot this season, although Russell once pulled his hips in the first few games, but this game Russell undoubtedly became the third big man of the Lakers.
In this game, Russell completed a steal at a critical moment, not to mention, and also hit a key three-pointer, and Russell also had an excellent performance in the previous game, and finally Russell got 21 points, 6 assists and 1 steal in this game, and the plus/minus value of +16 is also the first in the Lakers team, it can be said that such Russell is really critical, and this season Russell can average 18 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 41.5% It can be said that Russell can still play such a performance against the Nuggets, so the Lakers really have a chance to beat the Nuggets. At the same time, after the game, he said: "It's a good thing to win today, I got a few days to recover, and although my performance was limited by injury, I still did everything I could to help the team win. Bushy said he expects to be back to 100 per cent by Sunday.
It can be said that the expression of thick eyebrows is also good news for the Lakers, after all, only if the thick eyebrows remain healthy, the Lakers have a greater chance to win, of course, the Lakers want to beat the Nuggets 2 points is also the key, the first point is James's play, the current James still has a huge impact on the Lakers, it can be clearly seen from the two games against the Pelicans, so James can't pull his hips in the game against the Nuggets, especially when it comes to critical moments, James needs to stand up. The second point is that the Lakers need a third person to stand up, the stable play of James and thick eyebrows is undoubtedly unrealistic for the Lakers to beat the Nuggets, the Lakers still need a third person to win the game, whether Russell or Reaves or Vincent, someone around Zhan Mei needs to step up, otherwise it will be difficult for the Lakers to beat the Nuggets.