NBA news: Can the New Orleans Pelicans beat Phoenix Suns and cause a huge sporting upset?

The New Orleans Pelicans have been a pleasant surprise in these NBA Playoffs, as not many people had them getting there after having to win two play-in games to get there.

In a lot of ways, they're reminiscent of the Saint Peter's Peacocks, who recently made a run all the way to the Elite 8 despite being a 15th seeded team in the NCAA Tournament.

This has been a coming-out party for Brandon Ingram in his first playoffs, as he's averaging 29.8 points on over 51 percent shooting to go along with 6.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

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Jose Alvarado has been huge for the Pelicans off the bench, and while his 6.3 points per game average doesn't necessarily pop out, his defensive intensity and overall spirit has given this team a huge lift. He forced Chris Paul into an eight-second violation while picking him up 94 feet before the basket!

The core group of the Pelicans has been coming together at the right time, but the Suns also ran into some bad luck, as Devin Booker has been ruled out for the rest of this series and likely beyond due to a hamstring strain.

But the Pelicans have proven they can take full advantage of that and really test the Suns throughout this series, so if the Suns can't get more out of CP3, who looked very human in Game 4, they'll be in huge trouble and could end up being on the wrong end of one of the greatest upsets in sports history.