On April 26, Beijing time, in the final quarter of the game yesterday in which the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Phoenix Suns 118-103, Alvarado ignited the atmosphere of the Pelicans' home fans with his outstanding performance, and the fans also sang for him.
During the game, Pelicans home fans sang Alvarado's name "Jose" in the tune of "Cup of Life", and the scene was very shocking.
In the final quarter, Alvarado was extremely good in his matchup with Paul, and when he defended, he not only forced Paul to violate the law for eight seconds. At that time, Alvarado wrapped Paul closely, and Paul was extremely difficult to dribble under his entanglement.
At the same time, he also directly stole Paul, and the ball also directly ignited the Pelicans' home atmosphere. In the Pelicans offense round, Ingram missed the board, Bridges got the rebound to push Paul, this time Alvarado successfully card perspective, he took advantage of the cover of Payne and Bridges, killed from behind Paul, and completed the steal.
Therefore, it is with these two successful defenses that Alvarado also made Paul's mentality explode. You know, in previous games, Paul has staged two final quarter 19-point plays in this series, and against Alvarado's defense, Paul only scored 4 points, which is also a new low in his playoff career.
As a result, Alvarado also deserves the singing of the home fans, and the Pelicans have also successfully dragged the game into the battle of Tenno Mountain.