NBA play-offs: Pelicans beat Kings to enter the playoffs against Thunder Zion is absent and Yingge is 24+6+6

On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs ushered in the final matchup. The Pelicans are battling the Kings for eighth place in the West at home, and Pelicans star Zion is unable to play due to injury. The Kings opened the game with a seven-point lead, and the Pelicans quickly caught up and took a double-digit lead, before the Kings fell into a second-half chase as the Pelicans extended their lead and held on to a last-minute lead to beat the Kings 105-96. The Pelicans became the eighth team in the West to qualify for the playoffs, and they will face the Thunder, the first team in the West, and the Kings will miss out on the playoffs in the first round.

Data on both sides:

Kings - Fox 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Sabonis 23 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, Barnes 17 points, Murray 11 points and 7 rebounds, Mitchell 8 points;

Pelicans - Ingram 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Murphy 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Valanciunas 19 points and 12 rebounds, Marshall 11 points and 6 rebounds, Nance 13 points, Alvarado 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.

Star of the game: Ingram

Ingram started a total of 37 minutes today, shooting 10-of-20, including 1-of-2 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws, totaling 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. With Zion unavailable, Ingram helped the Pelicans advance to the playoffs!

Highlights:

1. Big men are also flexible! Sabonis is quick to steal and dunk

2. CJ quickly returned the pass to assist Varan to score with a hook hand

3. If you dare to pass, I will dare to enter! Murphy rode a horse and shot an arrow to hit the quasi-whistle for three points

4. One step to the sky! Marshall stepped on the spring and crushed the penalty area with one hand

5. Alvarado drove straight into the acceleration layup to make it 2+1

6. Marshall fell to the ground to grab the ball and then stealed, gliding and dunking in one go

7. Dream Footsteps: Ingram turned over and shot 2+1 after continuous shaking

8. A gentleman's revenge does not cross the knot! After chasing Barnes, Murray quickly found the field for Big Brother

9. Murphy violently abused the basket after receiving the pass from the old six

10, the sixth is the sixth, Alvarado's eyes feint, deceived the opponent and teammates and hit a layup

11. Laugh at your mistakes! Murray steals and assists Sabonis with a one-arm dunk

Contest Recap:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Sabonis scored four straight points with free throws, and Valanciunas and Ingram hit consecutive shots. Murray made one of two free throws, Fox hit a three-pointer, and the Pelicans' Ingram and Valanciunas scored five points in a row to take the lead, and Sabonis scored 9-9! Valanciunas and McCollum scored in a row, and Fox scored seven points in a row to bring the Kings' lead to seven points. The Pelicans' Murphy and Nance scored back-to-back points, Barnes scored four straight points to stabilize the situation, Fox shot a seven-point lead, and the Pelicans' McCollum and Murphy scored five straight points to give the Kings a 24-22 lead over the Pelicans to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Valanciunas scored four points in a row, and Sabonis and Murray scored five points in a row. After Alvarado made it 2+1, Mitchell hit the shot. Then the Pelicans played an offensive climax, Mitchell and Marshall scored consecutive points, Murphy hit a three-point shot, Nance scored four points in a row, and the Pelicans scored 11-0 to lead by seven points. After Barnes stopped the bleeding for the Kings, Nance and Marshall extended the margin to nine points. Barnes hit a three-pointer and Ingram and Marshall combined again to extend the lead to 12 points on a 7-1 run. Fox hit a three-pointer, Valanciunas and Ingram scored four straight points, Vicenkov and Fox scored five straight points to close the gap, and Nance made one of two free throws to give the Pelicans a 54-45 lead over the Kings to end the first half.

Yibian fought again, Ingram played 2+1, Murray and Valanciunas won successively, and Sabonis made two free throws to stabilize the advantage. After Fox hit a shot, McCollum and Jones hit back-to-back three-pointers to extend to 14 points. After Fox and Sabonis won back-to-back, Valanciunas and Murphy responded in quick succession. Mitchell and Fox hit three three-pointers in a row to make it 9-2 to close the gap to seven. Nance and Ingram helped the Pelicans stabilize the situation, and Sabonis and Barnes helped the Kings bite the score. Marshall helped the Kings reopen a double-digit deficit, Fox made 3-of-4 free throws to close the gap, and after Ingram hit a basket, the Pelicans led the Kings 83-74 to end the first three quarters.

In the final quarter, Alvarado scored 4 points in a row to expand the advantage, and Sabonis and Valanciunas played 2+1 successively. Ingram scored four points on consecutive free throws, Alvarado hit a three-pointer, and the Pelicans went on a 7-0 run to extend the margin to 20 points! Sabonis and Murray scored five points in a row to narrow the gap, and after Murphy made a shot, Barnes hit a three-point shot to narrow it to 14 points, Ingram and Barnes scored one after another, and Fox hit consecutive layups to narrow it to 10 points. 1 minute before the end, Sabonis made a shot, Murphy dunked to stabilize the 10-point advantage, Fox caused a three-point foul and hit all three free throws, the Kings adopted foul tactics, Murphy lost both free throws, but as Fox was capped for three points, Jones counterattacked and dunked, and the game completely lost suspense.

Both starters:

Kings - Fox, Murray, Barnes, Ellis, Sabonis;

Pelicans - Murphy, McCollum, Ingram, Jones, Valanciunas.