Pelicans @ Suns Sunday Playoff game thread 4-17-2022 - Game 1

[Mainstreet]

Ayton is on target.

 

[Mainstreet]

Three fouls on Crowder.

 

[Chaplin]

I hate when Cam Payne shoots threes.

 

[Mainstreet]

Yes, Cam Johnson for 3.

 

[Dback Jon]

Out of rhythm right now

 

[Dback Jon]

Time out needed. Booker doing hero ball and not working

 

[Mainstreet]

Cam Johnson (8) and McGee (4) have all the Suns bench points.

 

[DJ Tabooh]

C’mon boys….move the basketball. That’s when we become indefensible. Book is trying to do too much. They have no answer for DA. Let him eat. Also, they’re letting them be very physical also I’m noticing.

 

[Mainstreet]

I had to do a double take. The Pelicans bench is scoreless.

 

[Mainstreet]

Cam Johnson drives it full court and scores.

 

[Chaplin]

See Monty? Timeouts work.

 

[SirStefan32]

Bridges is the best defensive player in the league and it's not even close.

 

[Mainstreet]

Ayton for 3!

 

[Finito]

Ayton

 

[Chaplin]

Crowd feels quiet.

 

[Mainstreet]

Paul teaches Alvarado a lesson.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Suns 53 - Pelicans 34

 

[Finito]

Great first half

 

[82CardsGrad]

Tremendous first half!

 

[Chaplin]

Lowest point total this season for a half for NOP.

 

[Mainstreet]

Some halftime stats.

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[DJ Tabooh]

Bridges is the best defensive player in the league and it's not even close.

You know what’s crazy is even though that’s probably a factual statement, they’re gonna give it to Smart I think. Mikal’s “counting stats” aren’t great but all the kid does is make your best offensive player work all night long.

He’s suffocating. And Mikal doesn’t flop or have any of the antics like Smart.

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns need another contributor off bench. Need to get Cam Payne going.

 

[Proximo]

Tremendous first half!

Defensively yes, hoping for better O in the second half.

 

[Cheesebeef]

We were playing flat out stifling D in that half. Let’s kick the O into high gear and get our starters some rest early in the playoffs.