On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Suns fought the Pelicans again. In the second quarter of the game, pelicans player Hayes rushed to Crowder and was directly expelled, and the Suns took the opportunity to reverse and open up the point difference.
Booker's absence due to a hamstring injury has made the Situation of the Suns extremely dangerous, and many media teachers have said that the Suns may be eliminated from the following grams, and the pressure has come to Paul. The two teams played equally in the first quarter, the Pelicans had a significant rebounding advantage, once 7 points ahead of the Suns, but in the second quarter of the game, the Pelicans' momentum was gradually declining, especially the young Hayes caused a conflict after charging Crowder, Hayes was blown off by the referee after watching the video and was immediately expelled, this detail became a turning point, the Pelicans players were obviously disturbed in their mentality, Instead, the Suns seized the opportunity to score consecutive points to reverse the ratio and led by 11 points at the end of the half, including the Second Quarter Single Quarter Suns playing a 31-19 pelicans.
Although the rebounding Pelicans lead 28-16, there is still a big gap between the Suns in the control of details. Ayton had 21 points and seven rebounds on 10-of-14 shooting in the half, and although the inside scramble was more difficult, Ayton performed well on the offensive end.
In fact, the collision between Hayes and Claude does not seem to be particularly large, and it does not collide with the head or other dangerous places, but the referee still expelled Hayes from the scene.
When explaining the game, Teacher Yang Jian also said to the referee's blowing penalty at the first time that it seemed to be too heavy, but at halftime, Yang Jian made a comprehensive interpretation, and Teacher Yang Jian said that this may be related to Hayes's previous actions and mentality, before clashing with Crowder Hayes has had a conflict with Shamet, and Hayes's collision is obviously aimed at Claude, not basketball action, or to provoke trouble. Therefore, the referee also understands that Hayes may do more outrageous things after not punishing, so Hayes's expulsion is understandable.