On April 27, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Sun and the Pelicans ushered in the Duel of Tianwangshan, the Suns won a 12-point advantage in the first quarter, and then the Suns maintained a 10-point lead in the next three quarters, and finally defeated the Pelicans, and won the match point 3-2. So far, all the top 4 teams in the West have won the game point, the Heat and Celtics in the East have taken the lead in breaking through, and the Bucks and Philadelphia have also won the game point.
The Suns are ranked first in the league, the Pelicans are ranked 8th in the West, and the two teams have a big gap in the regular season, but due to Booker's injury, the Strength of the Suns has been greatly affected, and the first four games the two teams have reached a 2-2 draw, and the series has come to the exciting Tianwangshan showdown.
As soon as the first quarter came up, the two teams bit the score, Paul's offensive desire today is very strong, Ayton's state on the inside is also good, the Suns gradually established an advantage in the middle of the first quarter, the Suns played a wave of 11-2 small climax, the first quarter 32-20 led by 12 points, Paul got doubles in the first quarter, also sent 3 assists, Ayton also scored 11 points.
Ingram and McCollum both feel average, the Pelicans are average offensive today, the Suns continue to pull apart under Paul, Bridges scored on a layup, and the Suns led by 15 points at 43-28. The Pelicans chased points after a timeout, narrowing the gap to eight points at one point. At the end of the quarter, Shamet, Bridges and others hit three consecutive three-pointers, and the Suns quickly pulled away again, leading by 13 points at halftime 59-46.
The two teams nibbled on the score, with Ingram and Varan picking up significantly in the quarter and the Suns' Bridges in good shape, with the Suns leading by 11 points at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Suns always maintained a 10-point lead or so, and finally defeated the Pelicans and won the Tianwangshan duel, leading 3-2 to get the match point.
In another game today, the Grizzlies narrowly beat the Timberwolves 111-109 with Morant's quasi-kill, and won the game point thrillingly. As of now, the top 4 teams in the West have all won the match point, the Suns 3-2 Pelicans, the Grizzlies 3-2 Timberwolves, the Lone Rangers 3-2 Jazz, the Warriors 3-1 Nuggets, tomorrow as long as the Warriors win, it will become the first team in the Western Conference Breakout.
In the East, the Heat eliminated the Hawks 4-1, the Celtics swept the Nets 4-0, the Heat and Celtics took the lead, the Bucks led the Bulls 3-1, and Philadelphia led the Raptors 3-2, both teams holding the match point.