The Phoenix Suns have advanced to the second round of the playoffs. They will face the Dallas Mavericks next. The Suns won against the Pelicans with a good second-half performance. They sealed the series 4-2 in game 6. ‘Point God’ Chris Paul dropped a masterclass as Devin Booker came back from an injury.
Chris Paul became the only player in the history of the NBA playoffs to hit 14 out of 14 shots. CP3 went off for 33 points with 8 assists and 5 rebounds. His superb record-breaking display helped the Suns beat the Pelicans 115-109.
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The game series had a certain spice to it. Two fans seated courtside targeted Jae Crowder with their unique t-shirts that read, ?F*** Jae Crowder?. The Suns forwards have been pressed by the Pelicans fans earlier as well.
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They used the same words but in their chants. However, Devin Booker and Jae Crowder actually had an answer.
Devin Booker and Jae Crowder troll Pelicans fans by wearing their t-shirts
Pelicans fans showed up in ?F*** Jae Crowder? t-shirts. Suns assistant coach managed to get two of the 6 such t-shirts the fans had brought and gave them to Devin and Jae. Both of them wore the t-shirts in the post-match press conference after ending the series 4-2.
D-Book and Crowder's shirts after beating NOLA 💀
(via @Suns) pic.twitter.com/IHERGFXBq7
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 29, 2022
The NBA fans on Twitter were sent into a frenzy and loaded the tweets and replies. The fans, safe to say, were not on the same page as those two.
They struggled against an 8 seed. Good luck making it to the finals.
— Phil Williams (@philliams72) April 29, 2022
cringe
— mev 🏀🧸🌹 (@mevvybear) April 29, 2022
suns after struggling beating a 9th seed pic.twitter.com/PuoQiZh4n6
— ✝️ ⓜⓐⓣⓔⓡ ✝️ (@MahomesBetta) April 29, 2022
That’s literally embarrassing for them
— Matty Ice stan🥶 (@zogoat2) April 29, 2022
they're so corny man
— camilo g 🫠 (@camilogarma) April 29, 2022
— kalid 🍇 (@king__kalid) April 29, 2022
I just got this shirt here!? ✅ https://t.co/630Z6DshEb
— Nicole (@_tobeoner4life) April 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/papyfaye1/status/1519878801899016192?s=20&t=xYafvDXeWuadb8zratMtZg
https://twitter.com/_Talkin_NBA/status/1519878356094836736?s=20&t=xYafvDXeWuadb8zratMtZg
— Jay Eazy Dub☀️ (@JayyyJoyce) April 29, 2022
Suns assistant coach Jarrett Jack saw the two fans first and had an altercation with them.
Pelicans fans show up in “F*** Jae Crowder” shirts.
Suns assistant coach Jarrett Jack sees them and says “bet they make you take them off”
To which the man on the right replies I make more than you, followed by “I brought six of them.” pic.twitter.com/xrEmnR3OpR
— Patrick Breen 🌵 (@pjbreenphoto) April 28, 2022
After which he got two t-shirts and gave them to Devin Booker who was seemingly amused by the t-shirts.
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Looks like Jarrett Jack tracked down those “Fuck Jae Crowder” shirts. Gives one to a smiling Devin Booker, who takes off with it after his pregame warmup.
Bulletin board material pic.twitter.com/TWNHpEwGya
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) April 28, 2022
The Pelicans did not go down without a fight. The Suns who had the best record in the league clearly had trouble in between games, as they were not able to put the game to bed. With all due respect to the Pelicans, better sides in the league can take advantage of this and might fancy a chance against the Suns in the future.
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The Suns will have to face Luka Doncic and Mavericks in the next round which sets a premise for a very exciting contest. Do you think Luka-led Mavericks can upset the Suns? Let us know in the comments!