On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Suns, the first in the regular season, sat at home to meet the Pelicans, and the Suns, who won easily in the last game, are also determined to win. But the Suns' unexpected injury from Booker caused the balance of the game to tilt, and as Ingram broke down 37 points, the Pelicans won the game 125:114 on the road, and the series equalized 1:1.
In the first quarter, the Suns played quite actively, and after consecutive scores from Booker and Crowder, the Suns had an 8-2 opening advantage. The Pelicans' Varan, Ingram, and CJ McCollum scored consecutive points to help the Pelicans overtake the Suns, and the Pelicans led by seven points in the first quarter. But at the end of the first quarter, Booker scored five consecutive points to help the Suns enter the second quarter with just two points behind at 28:30.
The second quarter game became the Suns Booker's personal show, this quarter of Booker feels too hot, whether it is throwing, shooting, three-point, retreat and other balls are scored, how he throws the ball how to score, as Booker hit a whistle three-pointer, the Suns led the Pelicans 61:56 into the second half, of which Booker himself bombed 31 points, other teammates added up only 30 points.
In the second half, Booker left the court directly due to leg cramps, and did not return to the court after that, the Pelicans seized the opportunity, Murphy hit 3 points, Ingram also scored consecutive points, and finally at the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans reversed the score to 90:83, leading by 7 points, and the Pelicans won the Suns by 12 points in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Suns, who lost Booker, did not give up the game, and with the three-point shots of Shamet and Bridges, the Suns magically chased the score to only two points. The Pelicans' Al Lavado scored five consecutive points, but the Suns felt hot and scored consecutive goals, directly surpassing the Pelicans by one point. Then in the game, Ingram stood up, shooting and two three-point shots, and the Suns' continuous iron hits, directly losing suspense in the game. In the end, the Pelicans won the first victory on the Suns, who were no. 1 in the regular season.
The Pelicans, who won the game, also set an NBA record, that is, the Pelicans won less than 50% of the regular season, but won the next 60 regular season teams on the road in the playoffs. I don't know what it's like inside Booker? Can you feel the embarrassment of the Lakers after the thick eyebrow injury last year?
Statistics of this field:
Pelicans: Ingram 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, McCollum 23 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, Jones 14 points, Valanciunas 10 points and 13 rebounds, substitute Nance Jr. 13 points and 6 rebounds
Suns: Booker 31 points, Bridges 19 points and 6 rebounds, Paul 17 points and 14 rebounds, Ayton 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Bench Johnson 11 points and 4 rebounds, McGee 10 points and 3 rebounds
Paul, who played super god in the first game, only performed 5 of 16 in this game!
I don't know how Booker's injury is, if Booker can't come back, the Pelicans really have a chance to beat the Suns, and if the Pelicans can beat the Suns, it will be the first playoff black ten in NBA history!
Xiaobian is a post-98 Spring City girl, like the NBA 15 years, began to watch the NBA in elementary school, originated from the Rockets 22 consecutive wins that year, personally is also James's 15 years of iron fans, if you like my article, welcome to give a concern, thank you.