On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, with the league's no. 1 Suns playing against the Pelicans. In the first quarter, Booker was excellent, Paul assisted consecutively, the Suns pulled away the point difference, Ingram and McCollum felt bad, the two were 3 of 14 in the first quarter, and the Suns led by 12 points 28-16 in the first quarter.
The Suns locked in league number one early in the regular season, and they also set the best regular season record in team history, Paul and Booker once again led the team to the championship, and the Suns' lineup configuration is very reasonable. The Pelicans are in the playoffs with back-to-back beats over the Spurs and Clippers, which is also Ingram's first playoff.
In the first quarter, Booker started well, scoring 8 points in a row, Ayton scored under the basket, pelicans Valan scored 4 points inside the line, and the Suns started with an 11-4 lead. Ingram hit two-pointers and Bridges hit back with a seven-point difference. After the timeout, Ayton scored in the air, McCollum and Ingram did not feel good, Ayton scored two more points, paul's fourth assist, and the point difference was 11 points. Ingram scored 2+1 and Johnson scored two points to give the Suns a 10-point lead 19-9.
After another timeout, McCollum still did not score, 5-of-0, Jones's three-point lucky hit, Johnson caused Jones to foul, two free throws, McGee grabbed the rebound, Booker assisted McGee dunk to win, the Suns led 10 points 22-12. The Pelicans went on consecutive offenses, Johnson counter-attacked and scored a dunk, Booker hit a two-pointer to give the Suns a 14-point lead 26-12. Pelicans Ingram 2-of-7, Booker had 10 points and four assists, McCollum still did not score, 6 of 0, McGee hit two free throws, a 16-point difference. McCollum hit two free throws and hit a three-pointer to make a 1-of-7 efficiency, and the Pelicans trailed by 12 points 16-28 in the first quarter.