"Continuous outbreaks! Zion is relaxed, and the dark horse of the East is knocked out! "！
Gannets vs Knicks.
The New York Knicks have finally managed to turn around the perception of them after a few seasons. So far, they've finished 35-23 and are in fourth place in the East, not the underdogs they used to be. Moreover, in the ongoing negotiations, the progress of the two countries is evident. Anunoby, for example, is a great example of this season, where he has improved a lot both offensively and defensively, making him even better both offensively and defensively.
This time, the Knicks are once again facing the Pelicans in New Orleans in their home country. The Pelicans have lost two straight rounds to the Heat and Bulls, and they don't want that again. Due to the absence of Brunson, Randle, and Anunoby, the Knicks' lineup has been greatly weakened. On the Pelicans' side, McCollum also failed to turn the tables, and this time facing the Knicks, the Pelicans did not show mercy, and they won the game with a score of 115-92.
Characteristics of movement.
From the start, the team has been doing well to keep the score under control. In the first quarter, Zion was 4-of-2 and 2-of-2 for 6 points, 1 rebound, and 3 assists, while Jones played 12 minutes in the first quarter, scoring 6 points and 1 steal, and the rest of the team also scored a few points, narrowing the overall margin to 26-19 and opening up a 7-point gap. In the second quarter of the game, although the Knicks were at a disadvantage, their performance was very good, Hart got 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Aqiuwa got 4 points and 3 rebounds, Bogdanovic got 12 points, a rebound, three assists, and a block, and the final score was 28-22, chasing the score to 1 point.
In the second half, the Pelicans still didn't let the Knicks fight back. In the third quarter, Ingram made three of four shots and scored seven points, two boards, one assist and one block, and Jones also had five points, one board and one steal, leading again 26-20, widening the gap between the two teams to seven points. At critical moments, the Pelicans did not give up on defense, and they went on a 41-25 offensive run to win 115-92.
Epilogue. In this game, the Pelicans' trio were in double digits, but overall, their performance was still very good. Among those players, the first-choice Zion averaged 29 minutes per game5 minutes, contributed 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. Ingram, the first pick, got 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and he also got 11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, contributing 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists for Murphy, so that the Lakers have greatly improved their offense outside the three-point line. In addition, despite only six shots, Jones scored 15 points, 4-of-6 of them.
On the contrary, after the defeat on the road, Di Vincenzo's side played well due to the absence of Brunson, Randle and Anunoby. DiVincenzo was 7-of-18 for 23 points, four rebounds and two assists, Hart had 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Bogdanovic had 20 points, four rebounds and five assists, but he still wasn't enough.