Here’s when the Pelicans-Suns playoff series will tip off
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After eliminating the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers from playoff contention over the past three days, the New Orleans Pelicans’ reward is an immediate trip to Phoenix to take on the championship-favorite Suns on Sunday.
The 8 p.m. game is the opener of a best-of-seven series in the first round of the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs. It marks the Pelicans’ first postseason appearance since 2018.
Emerging from the play-in tournament as the No. 8 seed for the playoffs presents Coach Willie Green’s team with another enormous challenge. The top-seeded Suns finished with the best regular-season record in the league (64-18). No other NBA team won more than 56 games this season.
noLA in the Playoffs 🙌#WBD | #ONENOLA pic.twitter.com/Q5okze66b4
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) April 16, 2022
The Suns proved equally adept playing in Arizona or away, posting identical 32-9 records in both their home and road jerseys. So it’s no surprise that oddsmakers with Caesars Sportsbook have installed the Suns as the prohibitive 2.4-to-1 favorites to win the NBA championship.
The Pelicans are tied with the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks with the longest odds to win the championship, at 100-1.
Here is the schedule for the Pelicans-Suns first-round series (all times Central Time):
Game 1 -- New Orleans at Phoenix, Sunday, 8 p.m., TNT
Game 2 -- New Orleans at Phoenix, Tuesday, 9 p.m., TNT
Game 3 -- Phoenix at New Orleans, Friday, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 4 -- Phoenix at New Orleans, Sunday (April 24), 8:30 p.m., TNT
Game 5* -- New Orleans at Phoenix, Tuesday (April 26), TBD, TBD
Game 6* -- Phoenix at New Orleans, Thursday (April 28), TBD, TBD
Game 7* -- New Orleans at Phoenix, Saturday (April 30), TBD, TNT
* -- If necessary
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