On April 2, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued, and Los Angeles Lake ushered in a key battle with the New Orleans Pelicans at home. After the game, the Lakers lost 111-114 to the Pelicans and continued to rank 11th in the Western Conference, but the gap between them and the Spurs has been widened to 1 game, and the prospects for winning playoff tickets are getting bleak.
James misses a three-pointer
Overall stats:
Specific score: 30-25, 20-25, 36-37, 28-24 (the Lakers are behind).
On the Lakers side, James scored 38 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Brother Nongmei scored 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. In addition, Avery Bradley had 10 points and 3 steals, Westbrook had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Malik Monk had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
On the Pelicans side, Ingram scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, Valanciunas scored 17 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, and CJ-McCollum scored 32 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Game recap:
In this campaign, James and Brother Nongmei came back to help the Lakers. In the first quarter, Nongmei quickly used a rollover jumper for the Lakers. On the Pelicans side, Ingram also made a rollover jumper. After the initial test, the two sides started a tug-of-war. At 8 minutes and 40 seconds in this quarter, the Pelicans teenager Jaxson Hayes fiercely pushed James down and received a first-level malicious foul. But soon, James hit back Hayes with a three-pointer. But in terms of the score, the Pelicans maintained a slight advantage. Derwent Graham scored a three-pointer. After the single quarter, the Pelicans temporarily led 30-25.
In the second quarter, Gabriel tipped into the net, James made 2 of 2 free throws, and scored in double figures. Since then, the two sides have fallen into an inefficient tug of war, and the score has never been able to open. In the latter part of this quarter, Brother Nongmei’s layup and dunk easily entered the net, scoring 6 points in a row, James also made a step-back jumper, the Lakers set off a small climax, Monk dunks, Bradley also hit the layup in a row, the Lakers once achieve overtake. However, in the countdown stage of this quarter, McCollum made a layup, and after halftime, the two teams were tied at 50.
After changing sides and fighting again, Brother Nongmei succeeded in a difficult jumper and scored in double figures; James scored 2+1 with a layup and scored 20 in three-point shots. After that, the two sides continued the tug-of-war. In the middle of this section, James was fouled again when he made a breakthrough, and Ingram received a first-level criminal for slapping James in the face. After the episode, James continued to take over the offense, and under his leadership, the Lakers have maintained a slight advantage. At the end of the third quarter, James scored 36 points on 2 of 2 free throws. However, CJ-McCollum stepped back and jumped into the net and made 2 of 2 free throws. After three quarters, the Pelicans trailed 86-87.
At the end of the quarter, the competition between the two sides became fierce. Westbrook found an offensive feeling. He even scored a three-pointer and made a layup to continue to help the Lakers hold the victory. James made a layup and Stanley Johnson made a free throw, giving the Lakers a 4-point lead. In the final half of the final battle, after Ingram confronted James, he succeeded in a fallback jumper, and the Pelicans achieved a go-ahead. After that, James made a key mistake, and he was also blocked by the Pelicans when he rushed to the basket. Next, Bradley’s key three-pointer continued for the Lakers. But CJ made two key free throws and James missed the lore. After the game, the Lakers lost 111-114 to the Pelicans.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Pelicans: Brandon Ingram, Jaxon Hayes, Jonas Valanciunas, Herbert Jones, CJ McCollum
Lakers: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard, Avery Bradley, Russell Westbrook
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