On April 20, Beijing time, the Pelicans continued to challenge the Suns on the road, due to Booker's injury, the Pelicans finally successfully defeated the Suns 125-114, successfully rewriting the big score to a 1-1 draw.
Many fans attribute the Pelicans' winning game to Booker's injury, but the Pelicans are really good in this game, and these have also become the key to the Pelicans' win.
The Pelican trio performed well
In this game, the Pelicans' Ingram, CJ McCollum and Varan scored a total of 70 points, especially CJ McCollum and Ingram, who hit a total of nine three-pointers in this game, and the two shot a whose three-point shooting rate was as high as 69.2%, especially in the fourth quarter of the game, the two successfully used their projections to help the team end the game.
Ingram's true shooting percentage is comparable to Buckley's
Today, Ingram played 39 minutes, shooting 13-of-21 from the field, 3-of-3 from three-point range, 8-of-8 from the free throw line, and had 37 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 75 percent from the field.
Since then, Ingram has become the fifth player after Barkley, James, Durant and Butler to receive this statistic in the playoffs with 75% + true shooting rate, which has allowed Ingram to gradually enter the ranks of superstars.
Ingram became the third player in team history to playoff 35+10
For this game, the quasi-triple-double stats of 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists also made Ingram the third player in Pelicans history to cut at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in the playoffs, the first two being David West and Thick Brow (3 times). And this is Ingram's first playoff, and the performance is really outstanding.
Consecutive points in the final quarter
In the second half, Ingram scored 26 points and, at a crucial moment in the final quarter, contributed 7 points to the team, becoming the key to the victory over the Suns, and finally successfully defeated the Suns, the number one in the league, and brought him the first playoff win.
Now, Booker is injured, and according to media reports, if Booker's injury is more serious, it is likely that he will not be able to return in the series against the Pelicans.
This is a great opportunity for the Pelicans to beat the Suns and complete the Black Eight Miracle, and now, Ingram's personal performance is so good, coupled with the steady play of CJ McCollum, and there is a stable Varand on the inside, in this series, beating the Suns is not impossible.