The NBA Midseason Championship entered the quarterfinals, and in the game that ended earlier, the Pacers upset the Celtics, the first place in the East, and advanced to the Final Four, and Haliburton got a triple-double, and Haliburton has already played a competitive All-Star and a first-season performance this season. The Pelicans are away from home against the Kings, who previously had an 11-10 record and ranked eighth in the West, and the Kings had an 11-7 record and ranked fourth in the West, and this game is also a regular season record. The Pelicans have had their ups and downs this season, mainly due to injury issues, and McCollum had a pneumothorax problem before, but he played in games in which the Pelicans went 6-2. In addition, Zion is averaging 19 points per game in the restricted area this season1 point, ranked first in the last 27 years, and even surpassed O'Neal at his peak, which can be called an inside beast!
The Kings were also affected by injuries before, and the absolute core Fox suffered an ankle injury, and in addition to the games he played, the Kings won 9-4, averaging 30+5+7 data per game. In addition, statistics show that this season's layup + dunk ratio, Zion ranks first in the league with 80%, Brother Alphabet ranks second in the league with 66%, and Sabonis Jr. ranks third in the league with 62%. Due to Haliburton's efficient rise this season, the American media generally questioned the King's decision to choose Fox and abandon Haliburton, but statistics show that the King's starting five-man group has a net efficiency value of 12 per 100 rounds4, second only to the Celtics five-man group (100-round net efficiency value +27), and the Clippers five-man group (Harden + Mann + Leonard + George + Zubac) +185, Fox and Xiao Sa, more suitable for the king system.
The Pelicans started with: McCollum + Herbert Jones + Ingram + Zion + Valanciunas;Kings starters: Fox + Huerter + Barnes + Murray + Sabonis. At the beginning of the game, the Kings entered the state early, Huerter and Murray hit three points, and the two also made consecutive sneak layups, Zion faced the bag and fought against the layup to stop the bleeding, and Murray's three-point shot stopped the Pelicans. In the middle of the game, Herbert Jones and Sabonis scored three points, and Varan couldn't stop Sabonis's impact, and one step was passed to let Xiao Sabonis dunk!After the Kings opened up the difference, McCollum stopped the bleeding with three points, and Monk blossomed inside and outside after coming on the court, leading the team to open a 15-point advantage at one point, but in the second half of the game, the Kings were dumb, Ingram and Murphy continued to single, and the sixth Alvarado made various sneak attacks.
At the end of the quarter, Murphy's difficult toss + Jones made a rebound, and the Pelicans played a wave of 18-4 climax, and the Pelicans chased the Kings to 35-36 in the first quarter. Back in the second quarter, the sixth Alvarado hit another three-pointer to overtake the score, McCollum and Jones blossomed more, but fortunately, Xiao Sa continued to train Wallan, and McCollum's three-point shot stopped the King again. There was an accident in the middle of the court: there was a confrontation between Valan and Lyles when they were in position, Varan elbowed, and Lyles punched Varland from behind, and finally Lyles got a technical foul and did not escalate. In the second half, Murphy and Jones hit another three-pointer, Fox and Sa responded singlely, Ingram made two consecutive three-pointers, which was very unexpected, and Monk stopped the bleeding with three points at the end of the quarter. At halftime, the Pelicans led the Kings 69-61.
At the beginning of the second half, Ingram first singled Murray, and then threw a three-person package to complete 2+1, and after Zion assisted Jones to score three points, the Pelicans opened a 15-point difference. At the critical moment, Xiao Sa dunked to stop the bleeding, and Fox hit consecutive singles and Murray scored three points, and the difference returned to single digits. In the second half, Ingram singled Sabonis in a row, Murray responded with a three-pointer, the young Zeon Ellis added a three-pointer, and Ingram hit another three-pointer, and the Pelicans led the Kings 100-91 at the end of the third quarter. Entering the fourth quarter, Fox successively named Zion and Alvarado, McCollum and Monk played three points, and Ingram and Sabonis Jr. faced off in the middle, and the difference remained at 5-8 points.
At the decisive moment, Varan scored with a hook shot, Murphy hit a three-pointer, Fox hit consecutive irons, and the Pelicans opened up a 13-point difference. In the final three minutes, Fox and Monk grabbed consecutive points, but Zion assisted Varan to seal the win. In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Kings 127-117, and the Pelicans advanced to the Final Four of the Midseason TournamentThe Pelicans' opponent in the semifinals will be the winner of the Suns and Lakers.
Pelicans stats, Ingram 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Zion 10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Varland 18 points and 11 rebounds, Jones 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, McCollum 17 points and 7 assists, Murphy 16 points, Alvarado 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Kings stats, Sabonis 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Fox 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Monk 21 points and 5 assists, Murray 14 points and 4 rebounds, Huerter 12 points and 5 rebounds.
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