On April 25th, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. The Phoenix Suns ushered in the fourth game of the series against the New Orleans Pelicans. After the whole game, the Suns lost to the Pelicans 103-118, and the total score was tied at 2-2.
Overall stats:
Specific score: 22-25, 29-24, 23-35, 29-34 (sun first).
On the Suns side, Chris Paul was heavily guarded, scoring only 4 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. In addition, Mikal Bridges 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Claude 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, DeAndre Ayton 23 points and 8 rebounds, Cameron Johnson 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 Assists, Shamet 7 points, Cameron Payne 8 points, McGee 14 points and 4 rebounds, Craig 6 points and 4 rebounds.
On the Pelicans side, Ingram scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Valanciunas had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. In addition, Herbert Jones 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, CJ McCollum 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Nance Jr. 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Alvarado 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Devin Te – Graham 8 points.
Game recap:
In the first quarter, “Bridge” Bridges made a layup, and the Suns took the lead 2-0. After that, Ayton also hit a jumper. On the Pelicans side, Ingram also had a good touch. His jumper and three-pointer also netted, and the home team temporarily led 5-4. After that, the two sides started a tug-of-war. CJ-McCollum hit a three-pointer and made a breakthrough, giving the Pelicans a slight advantage. In the latter part of this section, Varan succeeded with a hook shot and scored 9 points in a single quarter. After the first quarter, the Pelicans temporarily led 25-22.
In the second quarter, Derwent Graham made a three-pointer, the Pelicans continued to expand their advantage, and CJ-McCollum also made a breakthrough shot, and the difference was widened to 8 points. Passive, Bridge succeeded in attacking the basket twice, Ayton also made a tip, Cameron Johnson made a three-pointer into the net, and the score was bitten again. In the entire halftime, Paul made only 2 shots in the first quarter. In the second quarter, he was strictly guarded and his three-point shot also hit the iron. The score overtook.
Changing sides and fighting again, Ingram scored two jumpers, made a cut and made a layup, and scored 20 personal points. Under his leadership, the Pelicans regained the advantage. After that, the Pelicans firmly controlled the game, Ingram was still scoring, and CJ’s jumper was also hitting steadily. On the Suns side, he relied on Claude’s outside line to make foul free throws, and he relied on McGee’s cake-eating layup to bite the score. In the latter part of this quarter, Yingge could no longer be blocked. He hit the inside line twice, made a dunk, and made a layup, and already scored 30 points. Graham hit a 3-pointer and made 2 of 2 free throws. After three quarters, the Pelicans led by 10 points 84-74.
In the final quarter, the Pelicans did not give the sun another chance, and the sun did not wait for Paul to break out in the final quarter. During this period, Paul was also forced out by Alvarado for two low-level mistakes. On the Pelicans side, McCollum made a three-pointer and Herbert Jones also made a layup. The difference reached 18 points with more than 2 minutes left in the game, and the suspense was basically killed. After that, the sun took the lead in replacing the starter and surrendered. In the end, after the game was over, the Suns lost to the Pelicans 103-118, and the total score was tied at 2-2.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Suns: Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, DeAndre Ayton, Cameron Johnson, Chris Paul
Pelicans: Brandon Ingram, Jaxon Hayes, Jonas Valanciunas, Herbert Jones, CJ McCollum
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