The Pelicans look to take a 3 games to 2 lead over the Suns on the road tonight in Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series. Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, and Jonas Valanciunas grab the headlines, but Pelicans rookie Herb Jones has quickly made a name for himself this postseason. Jones leads all rookies in minutes during the playoffs and has had to guard nearly every player on the Suns’ roster. McCollum says he’s never seen a rookie quite like Herb.
Cut 16 (19) “…get from him.”
Phoenix’s Devin Booker has been ruled out for Game 5. Tip-off is set for 9 pm.
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In other playoff news, the Boston Celtics finished their sweep of the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors extended their series against Philadelphia after beating the 76ers, 103-88.
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Coming off of their sweep of Missouri this past weekend, the LSU Tigers have won four in a row heading into tonight’s contest with intrastate foe UNO. Coach Jay Johnson says the Tigers are still improving, but he liked the way they handled themselves at the plate and in the field against Mizzou.
Cut 18 (18) “…keep working.”
Opening pitch is at 6:30 pm from Privateer Park on ESPN-plus.
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Southeastern hosts third-ranked Southern Miss tonight. The Golden Eagles have won 14 straight since a 4-2 loss to Louisiana Tech back on April 2nd. McNeese welcomes UL-Monroe for the second game of their home-and-home series. The Warhawks won 4-3 at home last week.`