On January 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Suns challenged the Hornets away, and now this Sun we don't have to exaggerate any more, right? One son fell, full of life, Paul recently fed teammate Jaylen Smith out again! 133-99, the Suns beat the Hornets, the process of the game is very direct, at the end of the half, the Suns led the Hornets 73-47, the Suns led by 32 points at the end of the third quarter, the fourth quarter was basically a garbage time training, Paul was also early to play the card rest, the Suns scored in doubles!
Looking at the stats, the Suns side booked 9-of-19 and 24 points, Bridges 6-of-12 for 15 points, Johnson 14 points, Jaylen Smith for 19 points and 12 rebounds, Payne for the bench for 14 points, Shamet 17 points, and Biyombo for 11 points and 6 rebounds. This data is very subtle, and Biyombo and Shamet, which were actually often questioned, now come to the sun, come to Paul's leadership, and seem to have regained their self-confidence. Looking at Paul again, the whole team scored 7 in double figures, but he got 7 points on 3 of 6, and Pi was very happy.
Paul shot 7 points, 6 rebounds and 16 assists on 3-of-6 shots in 26 minutes and 19 seconds, but at +34 plus-minus on the field, the highest statistic in the game, with a net win of 34 points! In fact, it didn't require Paul to exert more power, he just connected his teammates, and then organized a wave, and then the Suns won.
Isn't that the most comfortable way for a 36-year-old veteran? Today's Suns are 28 wins and 8 losses in the second place in the West, who would have thought that the Suns, who were not very optimistic at the beginning of the season, are now in second place in the West? Remember that? At that time, the Rockets owner said that Paul's 4-year , $160 million contract was the most garbage contract , and after so many years , Paul was 36 years old with a four-year , $120 million contract but was said to be really fragrant.
Paul averaged 14.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 9.8 assists in 32.3 minutes per game this season, the second-highest average in the league, and the 36-year-old veteran explained his value in his own way. Attacking and defending at both ends of the shoulder, the team's absolute core brain, why can the 36-year-old still get an annual salary of $30.8 million? It seems that at this age in this league, there are still 30-40 million annual salaries, that is, only Paul and James, and both of them are NBA Hall of Fame, both old hooligans, dare not think, if the peak Paul and the peak James join forces, what kind of scene it will be.