On April 27, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, and the Suns and Pelicans ushered in the fifth game of the series. In the first four games, the two sides have drawn 2-2, and the importance of this game for both teams is self-evident.
In the end, in this battle of Tenno Mountain, the Suns defeated the opponent 112-97, taking the lead in the series 3-2 to get the match point. The Suns established a double-digit advantage in the first quarter of the game, but since then the Pelicans have tried to fight back many times, and finally the Suns withstood the pressure at a critical moment and won the game.
The Suns were able to win, and Bridges was definitely the first to do. Bridges shot 12-of-17, 4-of-4 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and cut 31 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists. Of the 31 points Bridges scored, 24 came from the third and fourth quarters of the game.
Bridges became the seventh player in NBA history to score 30 points in a single game in a playoff game, 4-of-4 from three-point range and four blocks. Before Bridges, only James, Durant, Leonard, Kobe Bryant, Nowitzki and Vince Carter had ever played that stat.