On the second day of the regular season, 24 teams made their debut in 12 games.
In a highly-watched game, Pelicans defeated Nets 130-108 away. There was almost no suspense in the process of this game. The Pelicans played the Nets 20-4 at the beginning, and led 18 points 32-14 in a single quarter.
Although the Nets recovered a point in the second quarter, , in the third quarter, the Pelicans scored 40 points again, and scored another wave of 40-28 in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans had already led by 20 points 98-78, and then the game slowly lost suspense. In the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides only played less than half a quarter before they left the court to rest.
data, the three Pelicans made a stunning debut, three men scored 74 points, 20 rebounds and 14 assists:
—— Ingram 17 made 10, scoring 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
—— Zion made 11 of 22, scored 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
—CJ McClum made 7 of 16, scored 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
In addition to the Big Three, Valan also scored 15 points, 13 rebounds in this game , Murphy scored 16 points, 9 rebounds, and Nans, 8 points, 9 rebounds.
Nets, this game was also their first debut, including Durant still performed well, with 11 of 21 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and 32 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks.
However, their other two core performance is a bit unsatisfactory:
— Irving only made 6 of 19 shots in the game, 0 of 6 of 3-pointers, and only scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists
——Simmons played for only 23 minutes, left the game with six fouls, and only scored 4 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists before leaving the game. There were 3 turnovers
Let’s talk about the Nets first.
In this game, the Nets' rebounds were almost completely defeated by the Pelicans. only caught 39 rebounds in the whole game, while the Pelicans had 61 rebounds in the whole game. In terms of the number of frontcourt rebounds, the Nets had 9 rebounds, and the Pelicans had 21 . Among them, Zion + Valan got 9 frontcourt rebounds, with 12 fewer offensive opportunities alone.
Durant is still the team's stabilization. Since the preseason, Durant's performance has been very stable. Unfortunately, the other two have not found their status for a long time.
Among them, Irving doesn't need to worry too much about his condition. After all, in the game he played last season, Irving still gave All-Star performance, but Simmons, , which only played 23 minutes, scored 4 points, and left the game with 6 fouls, obviously a bit unreasonable. After the game of
, Simmons said that he was too excited. Nash said that Simmons' performance was disappointing. Even Durant said in a very obscure manner: "Neither Simmons and I played well, and we did not perform well." -KD's performance in this game was not bad. This wave of names brought Sidi with him, and the intention was very obvious.
The devastating defeat in the opening game is naturally disappointing, but from the lineup, the Nets are still looking forward to it - This is a team with a very high upper limit but a very low lower limit . It mainly depends on how Nash integrates Simmons into the team. If the Western Emperor always looks like this, then transactions will inevitably be indispensable.
Let’s talk about the Pelican.
Last season, the Pelicans successfully scored into playoffs without Zion, and fought six games with Suns , which won the league's number one in the first round, which once made people see the possibility of black eight. At that time, we said that the Pelicans next season might become a dark horse.
From the performance in the opening game, the Pelicans definitely have this potential. After the game, Irving commented on this Pelicans this way: "The Pelicans came here today with the mentality of showing us why they will become a championship team in the future."
It is worth mentioning that this game is also Zion's comeback debut. He missed last season due to injury and suffered an ankle sprain in the preseason, which made many fans worried about his condition.
But looking at Zion's performance, is as cruel as ever, just to fight the basket, and one person stirred the Nets' inside line upside down - the same No. 1 pick, he also made a comeback after a year, and even didn't shoot. Zion's performance was much better than Simmons on the other side.
As long as you stay healthy, the Pelicans have a chance to make it to the playoffs in the West. It is even possible that as the top four in the West, the rise of young players is very rapid. is optimistic about the young men of Ingram and Zion. In addition, veterans like CJ with rich experience, , this Pelicans are definitely capable of becoming a dark horse, stay healthy, and keep cheering.
