The NBA playoffs began, the Suns played against the Pelicans, and this set of showdowns was also seen by many fans as having no suspense, because the Suns played too well and steadily this season, the team locked in the league's first position early, the Pelicans locked in a playoff spot through the playoffs, and the two-team starting lineup for this game, the Suns: Paul, Booker, Bridges, Crowder, Ayton. Pelicans: McCollum, Jones, Ingram, Hayes, Varan.
At present, the first quarter of the two teams has been played, the Suns lead the Pelicans by 12 points, after the start of the first quarter of the game, the Pelicans are not in a very good state, the offensive end is not hit, the defensive end is completely unable to limit the opponent, the team's two core Ingram and CJ McCollum are frequent iron, the Suns took the lead in the score early, the second half of the game the two teams changed to the bench lineup, the Suns played is still very brave, McCollum three-point shot, which is also his first sports battle goal of the game, After the first quarter, the Suns led the Pelicans by 12 points 28:16.
After the start of the second quarter, the Suns' success rate on the offensive end dropped, paul got 3 points after playing more than 3 minutes, other players didn't score, the Pelicans didn't seize the good opportunity to chase points, only got 2 points, the Suns called out the timeout first, Ayton scored, Varan made two fouls and one shot, Paul hit a jump shot, Ingram jump shot response, Ayton jump shot also had, Booker broke through the layup, Ingram attacked the foul, C-Johnson hit a three-pointer, and the point difference came to 21 points. Ingram scored consecutive points to help the Pelicans stop the bleeding, the gap narrowed to 14 points at one point, Bridges hit two free throws, and then the layup was also available, Ayton hit a three-pointer, Alvarado responded with three points, McCollum made two fouls, Paul whistled, and the Suns led the Pelicans by 19 points at halftime at 53-34.
At the end of the half, Ayton had 13 points, Booker 12 points, Paul filling the stats, 7 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and the Suns led the Pelicans by 19 points with 10 fewer shots. The Pelicans' side scored 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting, McCollum had 8 points on 2-of-111 shooting and the Pelicans made 11-of-49 shooting.