On April 17, the NBA Western Conference play-offs began to stage a fierce confrontation, and the Pelicans lost to the Lakers with a score of 106-110 at home. James had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, and Davis had 20 points and 15 boards. Zion scored 40 points and 11 rebounds, and it was a pity that he didn't get a chance to play in the final moments.
I didn't expect the Pelicans to be a team that had hoped to reach the top 6 in the West at the end of the regular season and avoid the play-offs.
In the final round of the regular season, the Lakers played the Pelicans away, while the Suns faced the Timberwolves. If the Pelicans win the game, they will be in 6th place and avoid the play-offs. As a result, the Pelicans lost at home, and the Suns won exactly the Timberwolves. The Pelicans missed the top 6 and fell to 7th, and the Suns made a profit to finish 6th.
In the play-offs, the Pelicans faced the Lakers again at home, playing in 2 consecutive games and losing 2 in a row, which really shouldn't be. And the Lakers also directly entered the playoffs and locked the No. 7 seed.
Immediately after the start of Game 2 of the Western Conference play-offs, the Warriors played away against the Kings, but the result was passive all over the court. At the last moment, he was unable to chase the score and announced the defeat early. There are still 5 minutes left in the game, and he is already behind by as many as 20 points, and he can't catch it back! In this game, Clay shot 0 of the first 10 shots, which was very embarrassing, and he didn't score 10 shots, let alone create a chance to foul free throws. In this game, Curry didn't score very well. Fans are puzzled, what happened to the Warriors!
The Kings eliminated the Warriors 118-94 Curry scored 22 points and four rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting. Murray shot 10-of-20 from the field and 8-of-13 from three-point range, scoring 32 points and 9 rebounds, which was quite impressive! Fox delivered 24 points and 6 assists.
Ah, the second game is incredible! The Kings will be given a chance to continue to play in the play-offs, where they will continue to play the Pelicans for the No. 8 seed spot and the final eight-round spot in the West.
On this game day, the Warriors became the first team to go out of the NBA play-offs! The Pelicans lost to the Lakers, and the third group matchup was finalized, that is, the Lakers were going to play the Nuggets. With the final group remaining, the Thunder will face the No. 8 seed and wait for the second round of the play-offs.