Highlights: New Orleans Pelicans 97-112 Phoenix Suns in NBA Playoffs 2022

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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.

Last 2 minutes of the game and the Suns will have to close well to be just one win away from taking this difficult series.

Suns' mistakes are provoked by the Pelicans' defense and the visiting team gets closer.

Mikal Bridges with his mid-range and long-range shooting scored 25 points, the Suns' best.

Brandon Ingram has 21 points and is the game's best in points but can't get the Pelicans any closer in the game

The Pelicans are struggling to put pressure on the Suns, who have only lost 5 turnovers in the entire game.

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 third quarter ends in Phoenix, the home team still leads but the Pelicans take the half 32-30

Visitors cut the lead to less than 12 points

Pelicans can't shake off 16-unit deficit despite playing well in the third quarter

Chris Paul and Ayton with 16 points are the top scorers in the game so far.

Game restarts in second half, Suns lead 59-46 over Pelicans

The second quarter ends with a 13-point Suns lead, but it's nowhere near definitive.

New Orleans starts to respond with 3-point shooting, but the Suns keep a good scoring pace

The difference on offense by the Suns is evident and they are showing why they were the best team in the regular season.

Suns look to stop Ingram and McCollum who are the Pelicans' main weapons on offense

Action resumes in Phoenix, Suns win by 12 over Pelicans

The first quarter ends with a home team advantage, the Suns are pressing on defense to avoid the good performance of the Pelicans' important players.

Pelicans respond with shooting, Brandon Ingram already has 7 points

Half a quarter and the Suns take advantage of Deandre Ayton's power in the paint to take the lead.

First minutes of the match and the defenses begin to show their power.

Game on in Phoenix, Suns and Pelicans square off in Game 5 of the series

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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The visiting team is already in the arena and ready to defeat its rival.

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) April 27, 2022

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.

Atlanta vs Miami, Minnesota vs Memphis, New Orleans vs Phoenix

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

DeAndre Ayton is the best for the Suns with an average of 10.8 rebounds, while for the Pelicans it is Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas with 16.

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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This is the start time of the game New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns of 26th April in several countries:

 

Argentina: 11:00 PM in NBA League Pass

Bolivia: 10:00 PM in NBA League Pass

Brazil: 11:00 PM in NBA League Pass

Chile: 10:00 PM in NBA League Pass

Colombia: 10:00 PM in NBA League Pass

Ecuador: 10:00 PM in NBA League Pass

USA (ET): 22:00 PM in NBA TV

Spain: 04:00 AM (27th April)

Mexico: 09:00 PM  NBA League Pass, ESPN and Star+.

Paraguay: 11:00 PM in NBA League Pass

Peru: 10:00 PM in NBA League Pass

Uruguay: 11:00 PM in NBA League Pass

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. 

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. 

22 DeAndre Ayton, 25 Mikal Bridges, 23 Cameron Johnson, 3 Chris Paul, 99 Jae Crowder.

17 Jonas Valanciunas, 3 C J McCollum, 14 Brandon Ingram, 5 Herbert Jones, 22 Larry Nance Jr.

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. 

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 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.

My name is Rodrigo Torres and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.