Beijing time on April 6th, the NBA regular season was in full swing. The Boston Celtics faced the Sacramento Kings at home. The Pacers defeated the Thunder in their last home game and won three consecutive games, winning their 60th victory of the season. They have secured the league's first record and have had home court advantage throughout the playoffs. The Kings lost to the Knicks in their last game, ending their two-game losing streak. They currently rank 8th in the Western Conference with 44 wins and 32 losses. They are only 0.5 games ahead of the Lakers behind them, and there is a possibility of being overtaken.
Although the game is more important to the Kings, judging from the performance in the first quarter, they did not show their determination to win. In the first quarter, the Kings went crazy inside and outside, making only 2 of 13 3-pointers. It's really surprising that such a sluggish touch is still firm on the outside, because the Kings only took 8 shots in the quarter and made 3 hits, and the team only scored 15 points in the first quarter! The Green Army scored 4 3-pointers from the outside, but their shooting rate was average. The inside line resolutely attacked the Kings penalty area and only missed 1 goal. The two teams battled 27-15 in this quarter, and the Green Army opened up a 12-point gap in the first quarter;
Fortunately, the Kings woke up in time in the second quarter and began to chase points with all their strength! In this quarter, the Kings continued to fire wildly from the outside, but the difference was that the touch was back, and they scored 7 3-pointers, with a hit rate of 50%! The outside line is opened, and the King does a good job of combining inside and outside. Resolutely hit the Green Army's basket time and time again, only missing 2 goals, and scored 35 points in a single quarter! The Green Army hoped to compete with the Kings with 3 points, but their shooting percentage was completely defeated. They only made 3 3-pointers and hit the iron 10 times! After halftime, the Green Army led 54-50 by 4 points;
changed sides and fought again. The King lost power again in this section, and the Green Army took the opportunity to widen the point difference again! In this quarter, the Kings created a large number of shooting opportunities from the outside, but unfortunately the touch was not good. They only made 4 3-pointers and 10 hits! The Green Army also encountered restrictions on the inside, making only 4 shots and scoring 22 points in a single quarter. The Green Army also had average outside touch, but they were determined to hit the basket and created a lot of free throw opportunities. After 3 quarters, the Greens led 84-72 by 12 points; in the final decisive battle, Cornette scored a layup on an air cut to widen the point difference. Murray responded with 4 points in a row, and Pritchard and Michal Luke scored 4 in a row. points, the Kings were stopped; after the timeout, the two sides continued to fight, Pritchard made an emergency stop jumper, and the point difference widened to 16 points! But then the Kings started the point chasing mode, and after a small climax, they were only 9 points away! But the king's offensive continued, and after another wave of attacks, he completed the overtake! At the critical moment, Tillman scored with a throw, and the Greens took the lead by 1 point! Leave the king 7 seconds! In the end, Fox missed a pull-up jumper, and Murray's tip-in also bounced out of the frame. The Green Army held on to a 19-point advantage and narrowly defeated their opponent 101-100 to win four consecutive games.
Statistics:
In this game, Boshen had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Tatum had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Holiday had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Horford had 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. , Hauser had 3 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Pritchard had 21 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals, Tillman had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists;
For the Kings, Fox had 40 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Savoy had 16 Scored 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Murray had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Barnes had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Ellis had 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Mitchell had 7 points and 6 rebounds. 5 assists.