On April 29, Beijing time, when Booker made a comeback in the G6 battle line and reorganized the Suns of the "Booker + Paul + Ayton" big three, it was naturally optimistic to suppress the Pelicans. It was only in the first half that Booker scored 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting, the Suns trailed by 12 points at most, and the Suns trailed the Pelicans 48-58 in the first two quarters, losing 12 rebounds 14-26.
Booker injured his hamstring in the first round of G2 and scored 31 points on a seven-pointer in the first half of the game, but retired from the game after an injury in the second half. After that, Booker missed 3 consecutive games, and it was expected that the first round of the game would not return, but now Booker's comeback is also amazing the ability of the "Sun Doctor".
However, Booker, who returned early, obviously did not find the form, he played 13 minutes and 19 seconds in the first half, only 4 of 1 iron crosshairs, including 3 of 3 outside three points, injury or greatly affected his breakthrough state, only 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the two quarters.
The Suns briefly took a seven-point lead, but were met with a frantic block from the Pelicans, and the two teams tied 28-28 in the first quarter. By the second quarter, the Suns had only six points in the first half of the quarter, and they were suppressed by the Pelicans by the Pelicans by as many as 12 points, and the first half was also a 10-point gap of 48-58.
The Suns had two players in double figures in the first half, with Ayton having 12 points, two rebounds and one steal on 5-of-5 and Paul having 10 points and two assists on 4-of-4 shooting. It was only the Pelicans who scored in double figures in the first two quarters, with Ingram having 12 points and six assists, McCollum 13 points and Nance Jr. with 10 points and seven rebounds. In the rebounding session, the Suns lost 12 14-26, of which the offensive rebound was crushed by the opponent 1-9 as a key factor behind.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)