The NBA playoffs are in full swing, the Suns moved to New Orleans to challenge the Pelicans, the G1 Pelicans stole a victory from Phoenix, this battle Booker continued to be truce due to injury, can the double gun lead the team to the next city.
In the first quarter, Ayton scored 13 points on the inside to force Varan to lead the Suns to a dominant position, and then Ingram returned to a 9-3 small climax to take advantage. In the second quarter of the fight, the two sides continued to stalemate, the two teams in the middle of the free throw draw, but Hayes maliciously pushed Down Crowder to trigger a conflict, the former second-degree criminal was expelled, the latter ate a technical foul, and the Suns blasted a 14-3 offensive climax. At halftime, the Suns were already 11 points ahead.
In the middle of the game, McCollum hit three points in a row, Ayton and Bridges responded in time, and the mid-section Pelicans continued to chase the momentum to play a 12-0 attack wave, the difference between the two sides was only 1 point at one point, Johnson and McGee led the team to stabilize the situation, and the Suns had a 2-point advantage after the third quarter. In the final quarter, McCollum struggled to support, Paul jumped four consecutive shots, scored 19 points to stabilize the army, Crowder shot consecutive shots with supplementary firepower, Ingram scored 9 points to retain suspense, Paul joined forces with Bridges to lock in the free throws to lock up the win, the Suns beat the Pelicans 114-111, and the series scored a 2-1 lead.
After the season, the cannon opened the killing mode to rush to the first place in the National Twitter hot search, Paul played 39 minutes, 18 shots 10 cut 28 points, 4 boards, 14 assists and 1 break, and there was no mistake. The Pelicans rose in the final quarter, and Paul responded with one mid-shot after another to return the advantage to the Suns, scoring 19 points in a single quarter to help the team win the game on the road. Ayton contributed a large double-double of 28 points and 17 boards, becoming the first player in team history to score 25+15 in the playoffs since 2007.
The Pelicans' double guns continued to be efficient, but they still swallowed the battle. Ingram scored 34 points, 7 boards and 2 assists on 11-of-19 shooting, and McCollum scored 30 points, 4 boards, 7 assists, 2 assists and 1 cap on 11-of-23 shooting.