The Pelicans pulled back a round! Booker's hamstrings were strained, Paul's Grand Slalom was so disgusting, and the Suns championship was hanging
On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs once again ushered in several focus battles, in which the Pelicans' game with the Suns was loved by middle and old fans, Paul as a veteran has long been the point guard god of many fans, and the new generation of players is also known as the existence of little Durant.
Although the last two teams played less intensely, the Pelicans did set off an offensive climax in the third quarter, giving the Suns a cold sweat, and facing the opponent again today, the Pelicans seemed to have more confidence!
Sure enough, as soon as the first quarter came up, the Pelicans would be in shape quickly, and they would have less timidity at phoenix's home and more of a sophistication. In particular, As the boss of the team, Yingge first set an example, whether it was to hit the sun's interior line or use a beautiful mid-range, leading the pelicans to bite the sun all the time.
The Pelicans ended the first quarter with a two-point lead over the Suns, and the Pelicans weren't as caught up in the last game at 30-28. The Suns actually did not have a good feel since the last game, the whole team also relied on Paul's wave of scoring to win, today's opening Sun is still a slow heat type, except for Booker's hot hand, the rest of the players seem to have not found their own accuracy.
After the start of the second quarter, under the leadership of Booker, the sun seems to have begun to get serious, after all, the opponent in front of him is also rushing out of the playoffs one after another, whether it is a player or a head coach, there is still some strength, and it is absolutely not allowed for the sun to be too contemptuous. In the second quarter, the Suns returned with a 33:26 direct turnover with a 7-point lead of 5 points into the second half.
Judging from the half-time play of today's game, compared to the first game between the two sides, in fact, the Pelicans have more room for growth and progress, and today's play can be seen, and the Sun is relying on hard power to slightly widen the point difference by 5 points, but to know that they are the first record in the league, facing the Pelicans who only reached the playoffs by relying on the playoffs. The Pelicans also smelled a hint of victory, and after kicking off in the second half, they were fully committed to the chase. In the third quarter, they also know that today's Sun feels like the same as the last game and still has not returned, the head coach also adjusted the defensive strategy in time, the game stubbornly controlled the Sun's scoring, the wave after wave of attack in the past Sun is completely gone today, replaced by one after another at home, including Sao Paulo himself is also a sense of delay in finding the attack.
The Pelicans, on the contrary, are the ones who have clearly performed better, and while they are the worse-record team, they are sure to take a victory from the Suns home today just by looking at the first three quarters! Especially Ingram, in the case of McCollum's complete loss, he stepped forward and helped the team to turn over the opponent by 12 points at 34:22 in the third quarter with a beautiful mid-range hand, and the old teammate Nance was also very good today, facing Ayton's defense was also very easy, leading the team to lead by 7 points into the fourth quarter of the final showdown!
In the fourth quarter, the two teams finally contributed a Mars-hitting game, and CJ broke out completely in this quarter, firing shots from outside the three-point line repeatedly, always allowing the Pelicans to hold the Suns' counterattack. In the end, relying on the pelicans' double star explosion and the power of the bench, the Pelicans finally won the victory with difficulty!