A look at three key numbers related to Sunday’s Western Conference quarterfinal playoff game at Footprint Center between New Orleans and Phoenix (8 p.m. Central, Bally Sports New Orleans, TNT, ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM):
10-2: New Orleans record since the All-Star break when Brandon Ingram plays. It’s difficult to find a national prediction anywhere that projects this Pelicans-Suns series to go beyond five games and a 4-1 Phoenix triumph, but perhaps the best case for New Orleans being more competitive than that comes from its recent performance with the 2020 All-Star forward in the lineup.