On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Suns and Pelicans' G6, the first two teams of the big score was 3-2, the Suns led. Because of Booker's injury and Ingram's outburst, the Suns lost to their opponents in G2 and G4 respectively, and at one point had the possibility of being blackened. But after gradual adjustment, the Suns still showed super strength, and Booker also made a timely comeback for the team. The main general, even if he can't play for a long time, can still play a role in stabilizing the hearts and minds of the army.
In the first quarter, Crowder hit a three-pointer to take the lead for the Suns, and Ayton shot out of the box to get 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in a single quarter, but Pelicans' Ingram responded, with 5 points and 5 assists to help the team bite the score, and the two teams tied the first quarter to 28. In the second quarter, the two teams fell into a scoring drought for nearly half of the quarter, the Pelicans took the lead in adjusting, Nance Jr. hit 4 shots under the basket, Murphy hit a three-pointer, the Pelicans took the lead, and the Suns relied on Paul's hard support. At halftime, the Pelicans led the Suns 58-48.
In the middle of the game, it was Crowder who played 2+1 to open the situation for the Suns, Paul scored consecutive points in the middle to help the team rebound, pelicans Jones scored 9 points in a single quarter, helping the team to take the lead again, and at the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans led the Suns 85-82. In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, the point difference between the two teams has been entangled, difficult to score, at the critical moment, Book Ayton scored consecutive points, Paul hit the shot in the last 29 seconds, the point difference widened to 5 points, which also laid the winning game. In the whole game, the Suns narrowly beat the Pelicans 115-109.
In terms of statistics, the Pelicans scored in double figures, Varan 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, McCollum 16 points and 3 rebounds, Ingram 21 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. The Suns scored in double figures, With Booker having 13 points, five rebounds and three assists, Ayton 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and Paul having 33 points, five rebounds and eight assists. My turf! Just today, the NBA's first scoring record in the playoffs was broken by a 37-year-old superstar
In today's game, Paul set a new all-time record with a 100 percent shooting percentage and 14 of 14 shots. The previous record was set in 2017 by Nene, in the Rockets' game against the Thunder, when it was 12 of 12 shots, and Paul set a new 2 goals. But the difference is that Neinai is an inside player, and his shots are all from the box, and Paul is an outside player, and he has hit a total of 3 goals inside the paint zone, 10 shots, and 1 three-pointer. And Booker is not in good shape because of injuries, 5 of 12 shots, the Pelicans' outside defensive pressure was all given to Paul, but Paul still overcame it all.
The New Orleans Arena, where the Pelicans are home, is actually Paul's turf, the Pelicans were formerly the New Orleans Hornets, and Paul is the Queen Bee, who led the team to a new all-time best record in 2008. Even after Paul's departure for many years, New Orleans fans still remember Paul's contributions, and every time he arrives, he is greeted with warm applause. Paul is more familiar with the Pelicans' home court than anyone, after all, he has shot countless balls there.