Highlights: New Orleans Pelicans 97-112 Phoenix Suns in NBA Playoffs 2022
Fundamental victory in the series for the Phoenix Suns, thanks to Mikal Bridges who scored 31 points. The Valley team is now 3-2 up in the series and will have to close it in New Orleans.
The game ends and the victory goes to the Phoenix Suns, who will take a 3-2 series lead over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs.
The last 12 minutes of the game begin, where the Suns have led the entire game but the Pelicans refuse to die and will try to even the score with their shots.
The teams are ready for tonight's game, where the Pelicans visit the Suns in Game 5 of the first round of the NBA playoffs.
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For the Suns, Devin Booker and Dario Saric will not be available for this game, while for the Pelicans, Williamson and Lewis Jr. will not be able to participate.
A game of this caliber deserves a venue of the same caliber and it will be the Footprint Center that will have the honor. The venue has a capacity of 18,422 spectators and opened on June 6, 1992 at a cost of $89 million.
For the visitors, the assists leader is McCollum with a 5.8 average, while veteran Paul is the Suns' best with 12.3.
Players out or in doubt for the game
For the home team the best scorer is Devin Booker with 28 points although he will not be available for tonight's game, followed by Ayton with 20.5 units.
Brandom Ingram averages 29.8 units in this series and leads his teammates in search of the surprise, followed by McCollum with 24.
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With the absence of Devin Booker in these games of the series, DeAndre Ayton has had to come out in favor of the team that finished in first place in the Western Conference.
Ayton averaged 17.2 points in the regular season, the second best after Booker, and 10.2 rebounds, where he led his teammates.Â
Brandon Ingram is one of the emerging stars of this Pelicans team, as he was the best scorer of his squad in the regular season with an average of 22.7, ahead of CJ McCollum and Jonas Valanciunas.
The New Orleans player averaged 5.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the regular season.Â
The best moment of the Association's season is in dispute, where the best 8 of each conference begin the road to the finals.
In the west the Suns vs Pelicans, Grizzlies vs Timberwolves, Mavericks vs Jazz, Warriors vs Nuggets.
In the East the games are Heat vs Hawks, Celtics vs Nets, 76ers vs Raptors, Bucks vs Bulls.Â
Phoenix, suffering more than its fair share of injuries to Booker
The NBA's best record in the regular season is suffering more than enough against the "easiest" opponent in the postseason, showing their weaknesses as a team.
The Phoenix Suns have suffered the loss of Devin Booker and it has affected them too much in the series and they will have to fight until the end to advance in the round.
The New Orleans team does not believe in anyone and after reaching the playoffs via playin, they have nothing to lose and a lot to gain against the best team in the NBA in the regular season.
They will have to take advantage of the good momentum of Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas in the series.
Game 5 of the series between the Pelicans and the Suns is played
Game 5 of the series will be played in Phoenix where it will be fundamental for either team to win to be in the best position to qualify for the next round.
The surprise is undoubtedly that the Pelicans have given battle to the best team in the NBA and have shown that they are not invincible in a series to win 4 of 7 games.
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