In a crucial game in the Play-in race, the Lakers gave the Pelicans no chance, despite a scare at the end of the game. A 123-108 which is not representative of the match. The Pelicans believed in the comeback of the century, but the Lakers remained serious.
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We had seen that since the return of the All-Star Break, the Lakers were hot thanks to their new recruits, despite D’Angelo Russell far from the field. But here it is downright hot. So much so that LA starts this match in the Bayon with a 14-0 in 3’30”. First right collected by Pelicans who will remain groggy throughout the match. When Anthony Davis begins to return three points, the opponents feel that the evening will not be pleasant. Doubts confirmed because D’Angelo Russell, Troy Brown Jr and especially Malik Beasley artillery at three points. This season, we have never seen the Lakers shoot so cleanly from afar (9/14 at the end of the first quarter). On the other side, the birds bump into the plexiglass, swinging brick on brick. Horrible to see.
The more time goes by, the more it accelerates on the Angelinos side. Malik Beasley takes himself for the Klay Thompson of the day before and swings warhead on warhead without stopping. Moreover, he sits with Kobe Bryant and Glen Rice at the table as the Lakers made seven three-pointers in one half, and we never thought we’d write this sentence. Thanks to him, this team marks the history of its franchise with the greatest number of three points scored in one half, with fifteen award-winning attempts… Thank you Malik. La La Land ends its first period at 56% at the shoot, ditto from the parking lot, leading by 35 points (75-40). All executives do their stats and bring what they have been fielded for. The perfect match, reference, finally before the fright.
The Lakers made a franchise record 15 threes in the first half 🔥
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While the third quarter follows the dynamics of the match, with the Lakers even rising to +40 (82-42), the Angelinos are very scared in the home stretch. The address is gone or rather their characteristic awkwardness of this season has returned. At the same time, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram put New Orleans back on its feet… finally on the wings (badam tss).
…And the advance is melting, while still remaining comfortable. Big pressure on the Los Angeles side because a defeat with such a scenario would be an absolute shame. Fortunately, the former Louisiana swamp lord aka Anthony Davis is there and saves his people from the stampede by causing clever mistakes. Besides, Unibrow finished the game with 35 points and 17 rebounds. Another mammoth game.
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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 15, 2023
The Lakers tie the Mavs in the standings, but trail behind in the tie-breaker. The two franchises will face each other on the night of Friday to Saturday for a very important match, hoping that Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are fit to play to complete the poster.
Source : ESPN
