Pelicans even their playoff series with the Suns with a 118 to 103 victory

BATON ROUGE –  Behind 30 points from Brandon Ingram, the Pelicans evened their best of seven playoff series with the Suns at two games apiece as New Orleans dribbled past Phoenix 118 to 103. Ingram becomes the first player in franchise history to score 30 points or more in three straight playoff games.

“Feel it’s our time, we worked so hard throughout the year, finally we get the chance to be on a really, really big stage and continue to play together, my teammates have been helping me a lot, putting me in the right spots, passing the ball in the right areas, just making me look good,” said Ingram.

Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 15 rebounds and CJ McCollum added 18 points.

After scoring 31 points in game three, Chris Paul was held to four by the Pelicans, on just 2-of-8 shooting. Herb Jones and Jose Alvarado also forced Paul into three turnovers, one more than he had in the entire series coming in. It got testy between the two in the second half, Alvarado says it’s just basketball.

“Like I ain’t running away from no smoke, it’s all about basketball, nothing personal, I’m going to stand on my own, I’m going to do my part…make the game a little more difficult for him,” said Alvarado.

Game five of the series is Tuesday night with game six back in New Orleans on Thursday. The same night as the first round of the NFL draft.