On April 20, 2022 Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and in the second game of the Suns' home game against the Pelicans, they played very hard, and compared to the previous game, they did encounter very big difficulties! The Pelicans have been dominating the field in the first quarter, scoring 30 points in a single quarter, leading two points into the second quarter. In the second quarter that followed, the Suns found some form, and they scored 33:26 in the single quarter, leading by five points at halftime to enter the third quarter.
The Pelicans broke out again in the third quarter that followed, scoring a high score of 34 points in a single quarter, a net 12 points in a single quarter, and the game situation was completely biased in favor of the Pelicans! As the game moved into the fourth quarter, McCollum and Ingram were increasingly efficient in their attacks, and in the end they beat the Suns 125:114 to tie the score at 1:1!
Booker scored 31 points in the first half of the game, scoring 16 in the first quarter and 15 in the second quarter. But then in the third quarter he played only 7 minutes and didn't score a single point, and then there was Booker because of the tight hamstring, and the game will not return. Coach Monty Williams also said in an interview that Booker may always love to encounter a hamstring injury and will learn more after the game!
For the Suns, Booker's injury has too much impact on them, and the hamstring injury in the playoffs is really very fatal, and it should be known that Paul and Harden have also suffered such injuries before, and the recovery time is still relatively long.
If Booker's hamstring injury is more serious, it may be affected in the playoffs this season, and even if he returns to the court, it is unknown whether he can play well. From the current point of view, Booker's injury has really cast a thick shadow on the Suns' road to the title this season!