If the Nets and Lakers have repeatedly disappointed in these two days, then the recent Raptors are really fragrant! Although the strength is very different, the Raptors still fought to the last moment. But on both sides, while the Suns ended up with a comeback, a 99-95 win and a re-stabilization of the Western Conference, it also exposed the weakness of some players.
I have to say that Paul is really fragrant today, playing 33 minutes in this game, shooting 6 of 111, scoring 15 points, 12 assists and 2 rebounds, plus 5 steals. It is with Paul's temperament on the court that he does not accept defeat, and under his strong combing, the team has stabilized in the impact of the Raptors, and finally turned the tables against the wind.
Throughout the game, the main reason why the Suns played so passively was the lack of protection of the interior defense and rebounding. The Suns rebounded 8 times behind the Raptors in the whole game, and the main thing was that the Suns let the Raptors grab 22 offensive rebounds, giving the Raptors too many second-time offensive opportunities. The main reason for this failure is Ayton's weakness.
In this campaign, Ayton played 30 minutes, 16 points and 9 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting, which at first glance looks good offensive efficiency, but the two mistakes at the beginning of the first quarter seem to have paved the way for the sun's difficulties in this game. Ayton averaged 30 minutes per game this season, can cut 16.8 points and 10.9 rebounds, as an 18-year premier show, Ayton's performance has not been satisfactory. Weak playing style, weak independent offensive ability, has been criticized, several times in this game is Paul passed the ball into the box, the ball was either passed again, or snatched by the opponent.
Of course, the reason why the Suns played so hard in this game was not the fault of Ayton alone. Booker's state of total absence was also a major factor. However, Ayton, as a champion, failed to stand up and lead the team out when the team was in trouble, which was obviously not qualified enough. And this may be the reason why the Suns have delayed giving Ayton a big contract.
This season is already the last year of Ayton's rookie contract, and if Ayton still can't play his due dominance on the inside, it is estimated that it will be difficult to get a super contract. Although there is currently an average of 16+11 per game, there are also many of them that are the data of eating cakes, so Ayton needs to play harder in the next game.
(Text/shitou)