The NBA playoffs are in full swing, the Pelicans sit at home to meet the Suns' G4 key battle, Booker is injured, Paul and Ayton carry the burden, and take a 2-1 lead on the aggregate.
In the first quarter of the battle, the two teams were in equal shape, Ayton scored 10 points alone, and Ingram contributed 11 points. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pelicans had the upper hand in the confrontation and once had an eight-point advantage, but then the state fell sharply in the nearly 9 minutes to give up the initiative, and the Suns sent a 20-10 offensive rebound to enter the second half during this period.
After the break, the Suns failed to continue their form, the Pelicans under the leadership of Ingram sent a 10-2 offensive to seize the opportunity, the Suns then tried to counterattack, but Ingram attacked without a solution, he scored 16 points in a single quarter to help the team lead by 10 points. The Suns scored five consecutive points in the final quarter to close the score, Varan suddenly broke out to score 10 points in a row, and the Pelicans blasted a 17-6 attack wave to destroy the Suns defense in one fell swoop to lay the victory. In the end, the Pelicans shot down the sun 118-103 to pull the aggregate score to 2-2.
Ingram scored the only 30+ in the game, he played 36 minutes, 11 of 23 shooting, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 7 of 10 free throws, 30 points, 4 boards and 5 assists, only 1 turnover, plus-minus +18. Varan scored a new career high in the playoffs, contributing 26 points, 15 boards and 4 assists, and beat Ayton in the second half to become the hero of the victory.
Sao Paulo's light dimmed, scoring only 4 points, 2 boards, 11 assists and 2 breaks, and the lowest single-game score in the playoffs. The last game he scored only four points was the first round of G4 in 2009, which was the "58 massacre" that created the biggest point difference in playoff history, when Paul played for the Hornets, the predecessor of today's opponent, the Pelicans, and that tragedy happened in today's arena.