| BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer Weaknesses get held under a microscope come playoff time. It's part of what makes the postseason fun. Even minor deficiencies can be targeted relentlessly. That's what the Phoenix Suns did at the start of Game 1 on Sunday. They stuck Devin Booker, their leading scorer, on Jaxson Hayes. Booker played several feet off of Hayes and essentially functioned as a free safety. The Pelicans' offense looked stuck in the mud. New Orleans scored 34 points in the first half and was held under 100 points for the first time since CJ McCollum's debut. It does not sound like coach Willie Green is ready to make a lineup change just yet. “Not at the moment," Green said. "I think as a group, we didn’t have a great first half. That wasn’t one individual. That was us as a team. We have to be better, we have to do the things we do better, harder, with more force. Then see where we are at after that.” So how do the Pelicans counter if Booker guards Hayes the same way in Game 2? Green said Hayes must continue to keep the floor spaced, and that if he's open, his teammates should trust him. "Jaxson is very aware that when his teammates are being guarded a certain way, he gets to a spot, he keeps the floor spaced," Green said. "We have to trust it. We have to trust each other. That’s what we’ve been doing all season.” The Pelicans showed impressive fight to get within six points of the lead in the fourth quarter of Game 1. But they must get off to a better start tonight. -- Christian | 
