On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Suns home upset against the Pelicans, the league first was overturned by the eighth in the West, Paul 19 points and 14 assists, Booker 31 points; Ingram bombed 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists; the Suns lost and bad news, Booker's hamstring injury withdrew early, paul suffered a 14-game losing streak.
Throughout the first half, the Suns and pelicans played inextricably, Booker exploded, shooting 7 three-pointers in 17 minutes to slash 31 points, but in the second half, Booker suffered an unexpected injury, due to a hamstring injury and helpless to go down, the third quarter of 0 points, in this case, Ingram single quarter 14 points to lead the team to reverse the situation; the third quarter Booker returned to the locker room for examination, and then the Suns announced that Booker retired due to injury.
In the final quarter, Booker sat on the bench the whole time, his face was very frustrated, Paul single-core led the team, but did not play the dominance of 19 points in the last quarter of G1, Ingram and CJ McCollum output at the same time, and finally the Pelicans 125-114 toppling the League's first Sun.
In the playoffs coached by Scott Foster, Paul has been cursed by 14 consecutive defeats, and this whistle has become the biggest sufferer of Paul's career.
Booker's injury was exposed, Evan Jeffries showed Booker chasing Hayes, and covered the back of his thigh after landing on the ground, which should be Booker's moment, after which the sun replaced Booker and never played again.
The Suns lost, Paul suffered a 14-game losing streak, and worse than that, Booker's hamstring injury; medical expert Evan Jeffries tweeted: Booker retired due to hamstring tension, harden suffered a hamstring injury in the playoffs last year; Booker is expected to undergo an MRI tomorrow, minor strains will be on the daily watch list, the first degree strain requires a 7-10 days rest, and the second degree strain is injured for more than a week.
At present, the Suns and pelicans are 1-1, and Booker's hamstring injury will affect the direction of the series, but hopefully his injury will not be too serious.