Mikal Bridges was playing his 47th minute of basketball on Tuesday night when he leaped into the air, threw down a huge two-handed jam and pulled himself up on the rim with a little sneer for good measure. Bridges scored 31 points and blocked four shots in arguably the best game of this pro career, leading the Suns over the New Orleans Pelicans 112-97 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. Chris Paul added 22 points and 11 assists, bouncing back from a subpar performance in Game 4.
Herb Jones has been assessed a flagrant foul 1 for shoving Chris Paul here.
The incident occurred during Game 4 of Pelicans-Suns.pic.twitter.com/Az4p6IvCER
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 26, 2022
Good first half, but the Suns’ real test starts now. The Pelicans have outscored them 137-93 in third quarters this series. A strong 3Q helps put this one away early and spares Chris Paul from wearing himself out. Another bad one…
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) April 27, 2022
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