On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs suns again played the Pelicans, an accident occurred on the second quarter, pelicans player Hayes pushed down Crowder and dangerously led to conflict, eating a second-level malicious foul and was directly expelled from the field, And Crowder ate a technical foul.
More than 5 minutes in the second quarter, when scrambling for rebounds, Hayes and Claude card position when the fierce smell of gunpowder, Hayes directly pushed Claude down, seeing Paul rushed to the referee for the first time, signaling the referee to blow Hayes; Claude got up and was very angry, rushed to find Hayes theory, almost led to the deterioration of the situation, fortunately Bridges hugged Claude in time, the referee played back this scene, and finally blew Hayes second-degree malicious foul, directly expelled from the field, The referee gave the reason that Hayes's movements were unnecessary and excessive.
Claude was blown for a technical foul for spraying with Hayes.
Hayes was expelled with a bitter smile and helplessness, and when he left the court, he reached out and interacted with the fans, and got 4 points and 6 rebounds in the first 9 minutes of the game; Crowder ate T and went to the referee to theorize, and then he executed the free throw.
The Pelicans and Suns series G3 was full of gunpowder, and after the expulsion incident, the Pelicans were muted and played by the Suns on a 16-5 offensive, and after halftime, the Suns led by 11 points at 59-48, Booker was injured, and Ayton stepped forward with 21 points and 7 rebounds in the half.