Goodbye playoffs! The Pelicans were suddenly hit hard, and Zion was sure to miss the play-off match
In the first round of the play-off game against the Lakers yesterday when the Pelicans hosted the Lakers, Zion Williamson played 36 minutes and 27 seconds, shooting 17 of 27, 6 of 9 free throws, and blasting 40 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Zion, who killed all sides on the inside, led the team to set off a crazy counterattack in the fourth quarter and tied the score at one point!
But just when everyone thought that Zion was going to lead the Pelicans to change their lives, a terrible accident suddenly happened! With more than 3 minutes left in the game, Zion suddenly left the game with an injury after a strong attack. After Zion's injury, the leaderless Pelicans watched at home as James' Lakers took away that precious Western Conference playoff ticket!
Of course, the Pelicans' failure to beat the Lakers at home to advance to the playoffs isn't the end of the world. They only need to beat each other in the second round of the play-offs against the Sacramento Kings to qualify for the playoffs. Now there is only one way for the Pelicans to beat the Kings and win the last playoff ticket in the West! As long as Zion stays healthy, and as long as McCollum and Ingram can get their groove back, they still have a chance. Besides, the Pelicans still have home-court advantage against the Kings in the second round of the play-offs!
But what worries the Pelicans the most finally happened, that is, Zion Williamson will miss the play-off game with the Kings due to injury! According to ESPN Register, several sources in the league revealed that Pelicans star Zion Williamson will miss the play-off game with the Kings due to a hamstring injury, and he will reassess the injury situation in the coming weeks. This also means that Zion not only can't play the play-off life-and-death battle, even if the Pelicans are lucky enough to avoid a catastrophe and advance to the playoffs, then Zion will most likely miss the first round of games. To put it mildly, Zion Williamson is probably already out for the season!
I can't imagine what the Pelicans without Zion Williamson would be ravaged by the Kings! You must know that the Kings are a very balanced team with internal and external strength, they have Fox Plus and a bunch of shooters on the outside, and they have Sabonis Jr., the second center in the West, on the inside. Ingram and McCollum have been in a slump lately, and if they can play a little more normally in their last game against the Lakers, the Pelicans won't lose.
The result of the game between the leaderless Pelicans and the spirited Kings can be imagined! To put it bluntly, the play-off game against the Kings will be the Pelicans' last game of the season. After all, Zion Williamson still failed to taste the playoffs at the beginning of this year! Originally, he had a good chance of making the playoffs, but injuries suddenly came to his door! Zion Williamson, who was unlucky, may have to say goodbye to the playoffs again! What a pity!