Brandon Ingram scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 118-103 in Game 4 on Sunday night to tie the first-round series.
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 of his 30 points in the first half and the Utah Jazz advanced to the second round of the playoffs, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 126-110 in Game 5.
Dillon Brooks had 31 points and seven rebounds and the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies beat the top-seeded Utah Jazz 112-109 in the opening game of their first-round playoff series.
Dillon Brooks scored eight of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to help put Memphis ahead to stay and the Grizzlies eliminated the San Antonio Spurs 100-96.
Grayson Allen and Jonas Valanciunas each scored 22 points, Ja Morant recorded his first triple-double of the season as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the OKC Thunder 122-113.
Brandon Clarke matched his career high with 27 points, Ja Morant had 20 points as the Grizzlies head to the All-Star break with a 111-104 win over the Trail Blazers.