Pelicans vs Kings
The NBA play-offs continued, with the Lakers beating the Pelicans to advance to the playoffs and the Kings eliminating the Warriors. New Orleans and Sacramento will compete for the last Western Conference playoff qualification. The Pelicans officially announced that Zion suffered a left hamstring strain, which will be reassessed in about two weeks, and he will miss the play-in game with the Kings. In this game, Murphy started with CJ McCollum, Valanciunas, Jones, and Brandon Ingram. Monk and Huerter will continue to be absent due to injury, and Sabonis Jr., Fox and Murray will start with Ellis and Barnes. This game tested Ingram's ability to lead the team. Whether the Kings' starting five tigers can continue their hot form is also a major attraction of this campaign.
Ingram 24+6, Pelicans beat the Kings to advance to the playoffs!Fox 35+7, Nance Jr. 6 of 7!
Full game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Sabonis hit all 2 free throws, Valanciunas scored in the penalty area, Sabonis completed a violent dunk after a steal, and Ingram scored on a mid-range shot. Murray made 1 of 2 free throws, Fox made a layup, Ingram hit an outside shot, and Valanciunas and Sabonis fought in the restricted area. Fox hit an outside shot, CJ McCollum scored a layup, Fox and Sabonis hit the basket one after another, Sabonis stealed, Fox scored a jumper, and the Pelicans asked for a timeout.
Jones defends Fox
Murphy hit 2 free throws, Barnes scored 4 points with free throws, Nance Jr. dunked, and Fox made a layup. Alvarado steals, CJ counters with a layup and scores, and Murphy scores from the outside. At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans trailed 22-24, the Kings had 5 turnovers in a single quarter, New Orleans had 6 turnovers, and Fox scored 11 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter of the competition, Murphy dunked and didn't score, Valanciunas made a rebound, Sabonis scored with a hook, Valanciunas hit 2 free throws, Murray hit an outside shot, and Alvarado responded with 2+1. Mitchell scored on a jumper, Marshall dunked, Ellis stealed, and Barnes missed 2 free throws. Murphy scored from the outside, Nance Jr. completed two dunks, and the Pelicans went on a 9-0 run. Mike Brown called a timeout, and Barnes scored on a layup to break the deadlock for the Kings.
Little Nance buckled
Nance Jr. and Marshall hit the basket one after another, Ingram and Barnes fought in the middle and long distance, Ingram blocked Fox, and Alvarado was also blocked by the opponent. Fox made 1 of 2 free throws, Marshall scored from the outside, Murray was injured and missed, Marshall made a steal to complete a dunk, the Pelicans took a 12-point lead, and Brown asked for a timeout again. Fox hit an outside shot, Valanciunas scored on a hook shot, Ingram hit an open cut layup, and the Pelicans continued to widen the difference. Vezinkov hit a quick layup, Fox hit a three-pointer, and Nance Jr. made 1 of 2 free throws. At halftime, the Pelicans led 54-45, and New Orleans led 32-21 in the quarter.
In the first half, Ingram had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Murphy 8 points and 5 assists, Valanciunas 12 points and 9 rebounds, McCollum 4 points, Marshall 9 points and 4 rebounds, and Nance 9 points. Barnes had nine points, Murray had four points, Sabonis had 10 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals, and Fox had 18 points and two steals.
Marshall steals Murray
In the rematch, Murray returned to the court, Ingram hit 2+1, Murray scored a rebound, Valanciunas also scored a rebound, the Pelicans failed to challenge the free throw, and Sabonis Jr. hit all 2 free throws. Fox hit a jumper, Jones made a steal, and CJ McCollum hit a three-pointer. Barnes was blocked, Ingram assisted Jones on a long-range shot, and the Pelicans led by 14 points to stop the opposition. Fox scored on a jumper and Valanciunas and Sabonis collided in the box.
Murphy dunked, Mitchell answered a three-pointer, Murray blocked Ingram, Fox hit a long-range shot, the Kings went on a 10-4 offensive run, and the Pelicans called a timeout. Ingram scored a solo shot, Mitchell made another mid-range shot, Nance Jr. hit a hook shot, and Murray responded with a mid-range score. Ingram scored a jumper, Fox missed, and Nance Jr. and Sabonis each had a dunk. Murphy dunked, and Barnes responded with a three-pointer. Marshall scored on a throw-in and Fox made 3 of 6 free throws. CJ missed consecutive singles and scored with Ingram's jumper. At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans led 83-74, and Fox scored another 10 points in the first quarter.
Ingram singles Barnes
In the final quarter, Marshall blocked Murray, Alvarado scored a layup, Valanciunas sent a big hat, Alvarado hit the basket and scored, Sabonis Jr. responded 2+1. Valanciunas hit 2+1, Murphy blocked Barnes, CJ McCollum scored a jumper, Ingram hit 2 free throws, Alvarado hit a long shot, and the Pelicans went on a 14-3 offensive spree to take a 20-point lead. Mike Brown called a timeout, Sabonis dunked, Murray scored from the outside, the Kings scored five straight points, and the Pelicans called a timeout.
Jones assisted Murphy on a dunk, Barnes hit a long shot, Fox hit a continuous outside shot, Barnes missed a series of shots, and Ingram scored on a jumper. Barnes and Fox scored layups one after another, Fox counterattacked after a steal, Sabonis dunked, and the Kings narrowed the gap to 8 points and saw the hope of a comeback victory. With just one minute left at the end, the game is heating up. Murphy dunked, and the king asked for a timeout. Fox didn't score from the outside, Murray grabbed the rebound, Fox made a three-pointer and was fouled, and then made all three free throws, and the game was left with only 22 seconds left, and the Pelicans led by seven points and called a timeout. Jones missed two free throws, but then blocked Fox's three-pointer. Nance Jr. assisted Jones for a dunk and Mitchell scored on a layup as the game ran out.
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In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Kings 105-98 and were able to advance to the playoffs. The Pelicans' opponent in the first round is the Thunder, who are at the top of the Western Conference. The Kings missed the playoffs and lost in the playoffs.
Barnes had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Murray was 4-of-12 for only 11 points, Sabonis Jr. had 23 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and Mitchell had 10 points.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Pelicans will challenge the Thunder
Murphy had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Valanciunas had a double-double of 19 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Jones had 5 points and 4 assists and was a threat on the defensive end, CJ McCollum had 7 points and 3 assists, Alvarado had 10 points and 5 rebounds, and Marshall had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Ingram 24+6
Pelicans star Brandon Ingram played 37 minutes, 10-of-20, 1-of-2 three-pointers, 3-of-3 free throws, and finished with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. Ingram scored a team-high 50 percent from the field and helped the Pelicans achieve a six-man double-double as the team's assist leader.
Ingram
In addition, Ingram also hit a key jumper in the decisive moments. With Zion Williamson sidelined due to injury, Ingram showed versatility and leadership qualities. As a Lakers veteran, Ingram has proven himself once again.
Fox 35+7
The Kings' backcourt giant, Daron Fox, did his best in this game. Fox played 42 minutes, shooting 12-of-29, 4-of-16 from three-point range and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line, scoring a game-high 35 points, plus seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Despite his poor touch, Fox was aggressive on the offensive end. Fox was also the steal leader of the game, and at one point he led the team to narrow the margin to single digits, and the Kings saw hope of a 20-point comeback victory.
Fox
However, when the outside line was pinned down by the opponent and it was difficult for the inside line to take advantage, the king was in a passive situation throughout the game. Failing to qualify for the playoffs, Fox can only drink hate.
Nance Jr. is 6 of 7
The Pelicans benched interior lineman Larry Nance Jr. and went on a strong rampage in this game. Nance Jr. played 21 minutes, shooting 6-of-7 and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, contributing 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, with no turnovers and a plus/minus of +11. Nance Jr. had a high finishing success rate, conceding just one goal in the game. Nance Jr., who is constantly wreaking havoc and dunking on the inside, has an extremely high shooting rate of 86%.
Little Nance buckled
In addition, Nance Jr. has a strong presence on the defensive end, and he shows a strong desire to win as the team's steal leader. As the top scorer on both teams' benches, Nance Jr. helped the Pelicans' second team crush the opponent's bench 34-12 in scoring, which was also key to New Orleans' victory. As a Lakers veteran, Nance Jr. has made a big contribution to the Pelicans' promotion to the playoffs.