114-125, the first round of the playoffs G2 battle the Suns lost at home to the Pelicans to a big score of 1-1. The Suns' greater embarrassment than the loss is that core player Booker accidentally retired from injury, and it is uncertain how much Booker's injury will affect subsequent games. Teacher Yang Yi said that the Pelicans have a chance to win this round of the series, and last season the Lakers reversed the situation after the injury of the thick eyebrow brother.
Putting aside Booker's injury, the Pelicans did play well in this game, even if Booker helped the Pelicans in the first half, they have been back and forth with the Suns, And Booker has only been five points behind after shooting a quasi-pressure whistle, and the Pelicans are only five points behind, and Ingram and McCollum have played at a very high level, especially Ingram's 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists on 13-of-21 shooting, of which 26 points came from the second half.
Interestingly, in a post-game interview with Ingram, he said that the Pelicans were not surprised to win, and his team has been reducing the pace to deal with opponents, fully achieving strengths and avoiding weaknesses. The Suns, who are good at high-paced combat, were caught by pelican players, and it was embarrassing that the Suns did not have a player who could actively score after Booker's injury.
For Ingram's performance, Teacher Yang Yi said that the Pelicans won the ball is not accidental, the Pelicans are not a team that rushes and fights, in addition to a very good counterattack opportunity, the Pelicans are pressed down to play a position war, because the Pelicans are highly dominant, Ingram knows very well how to use the team's advantages, to attack the most threatening in the middle and close range, even if it can't score there is a rebound advantage, can not shoot those shots that pop out of the margins and are counterattacked by the opponent, in the first half Ingram did not even shoot a three-point shot.
The Pelicans won 10 rebounds, and Yang Yi said that the biggest problem of the Suns is that they are not tall enough, from the first position to the fourth position, and the pelicans' biggest advantage against the Sun is that they have height, and Ingram can use the height advantage to play the wrong position. Height is the Pelicans' constant advantage in a series, the Suns can only look at the shooting rate, if Booker can't play, or the comeback can't play, maybe the Pelicans are not a problem to win, may have to win this series, the Pelicans have a chance, because their height advantage is there.
Teacher Yang Yi said that the Sun wanted to win 4-0 when Booker was not injured, and teacher Yang Yi said that even if Booker could play the next game, it would be useless, and there was no effect on the court after Harden barely returned last season. Speaking of the heart of the point, teacher Yang Yi said that last season, the Lakers did not directly reverse the situation after the injury of Davis, a thick eyebrow brother in the playoffs. It seems that the sun is very dangerous.