The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the Suns are back at home for a battle with the Pelicans on King Mountain. Due to Booker's injury and Ingram's strong play, the Pelicans tenaciously pulled the score to 2-2, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out.
At the beginning, the two sides were in a tug-of-war, Ayton played very actively to help the Suns establish the initiative, and the Pelicans' outside shooter group was always able to respond, and Payne led the team to double digits on his own in the first quarter. The two teams were deadlocked in the second quarter, with Paul and McCollum facing each other and then racing against each other on the perimeter, with the Suns always outperforming and holding a 10-point advantage.
In the contest, Paul led the Suns to a firm grip on the initiative, and Valanciunas could also respond strongly, and the Suns still had an 11-point lead at the end of the third quarter. Both sides' shooting percentage dropped in the final quarter, and Alvarado became a surprise soldier, he was instrumental in helping the Pelicans chase points on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and Paul stepped forward to help the Suns always stabilize the lead of about 10 points. In the end, the Suns defeated the Pelicans 112-97 and successfully won the Battle of Tennosan Mountain, rewriting the big score to 3-2.
God made 3D Bridges the biggest contributor to the Suns' victory, he only took 66 seconds off, 12 of 17 shots, slashed 31 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 4 blocks, and set a number of records. According to statistics, Bridges is the seventh player in NBA history to score 30 points, hit four three-pointers, and get four blocks. The other six players are James, Durant, Leonard, Kobe Bryant, Nowitzki and Carter. Bridges is also the first player in Suns history to score 30+ from 100 percent three-point range (at least four three-pointers) in the playoffs.
Sao Paulo was in good shape, with excellent performances in both autonomous attack and tandem teammates, scoring 22 points, 6 boards and 11 assists and 3 blocks on 8-of-18 shooting, with only one turnover.
Ingram's hand fell back, scoring 22 points, 5 boards and 5 assists on 7-of-19 shooting, with five turnovers. Alvarado played 20 minutes, contributing 12 points, 1 board and 2 blocks on 3-of-8 shooting, once again causing Paul to violate the 8 seconds, and the big contract was unable to run.