Pelicans cool off Kings, book ticket to Las Vegas

of new orleans pelicans They beat the Sacramento Kings in quality, success, and most importantly, competitiveness. It was a display befitting their status as a team on the rise, quieting the bustling home team pavilion as they booked tickets for the game. final four A look at the in-season tournament in Las Vegas.of nba cup Exactly as promised and leading the contest in Sacramento after a beautiful and intense first day of the final phase. Brandon Ingram.

The 2016 No. 2 draft pick led the visitors to victory with the following performances: 30 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists In 40 minutes of play (10-20 TC; 3-6 3P), the rest of the team accompanied him and gave a great choral performance up to this challenge. Six Pelicans players scored in double figures. CJ McCollum He best complemented the forward job with 17 points and 7 basket passes.

“The key was good execution.”Ingram said he is pleased with his upcoming trip to the City of Light and Sin. “We tried to slow down Fox and Sabonis.” he added. Indeed, the local point guard’s poor aim has seriously ruined the California team’s chances this season, having just lost their last two games against a Louisiana team.

De’Aaron Fox Although he reached 30 points, he lost six games and went 10-of-25 from the field (1-7 3-pointers), leaving his team with no firepower in the final quarter.The first half was like this Domantas Sabonis, another All-Star from Sacramento, fell a little short. However, the Lithuanian improved in the second half, completing a triple-double with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and was trained with half the game over, so it hardly mattered to his opponents. Ta.

In the first quarter, the Kings were full of energy and looked to score. 15 point lead Inside the locker. The Pelicans quickly erased that lead going into the second period up 36-35. They widened their lead, leading 61-69 at halftime, and then escaped with a 15-point lead in the third. Despite the threat of another upset at home, the visiting team stuck to their game plan and did not relinquish the lead once they took it.

The superiority of the New Orleans chorus was such that it didn’t need the best version. Zion Williamson, despite his talent and unparalleled position within the team, is definitely far from the star he was promised. Despite being physically exhausted, the voluminous interior contributed to the victory with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists (5-8 TC, 0-2 3P), but he never I couldn’t achieve that. plus This is essential for a player who is called upon to define an era.they were brighter Herb Jones (23), Jonas Valanciunas (18), Trey Murphy (16), meanwhile Jose Alvarado He devoted most of his precious time on the field to making local umpires uncomfortable.

Fox’s bad night infected his other teammates, with the Kings shooting more and worse from distance than their rivals. Their 44% field goal success rate and 34% 3-point shooting rate were a huge hole compared to their opponents’ 54 wins and 45 losses.only Keegan MurrayHe finished with 14 points and made 4 of 8 triples, fitting into Mike Brown’s starting quintet. Malik Monk Despite scoring 21 points and 5 of 9 from the perimeter, he wasn’t enough to be a hero off the bench.

New Orleans played so much better that even the Golden 1 Center, one of the NBA’s most hostile and noisy venues, fell silent in the face of the team’s clear and undisputed loss. The Pelicans are in Las Vegas all in There are many discussions.