The sun sits firmly first
The Golden State Warriors only won one game after welcoming Klay Thompson back, which is naturally not Klay's problem, Stephen Curry's poor hand, coupled with the absence of Dream Green, the Warriors had no choice but to give up the first place in the West. The stability of the Phoenix Suns is really excellent, and with Chris Paul in it, the probability of a cold is almost negligible. After ending the Raptors' winning streak, they have led the Warriors by 1.5 wins, and the first position in the West is finally secure.
For this game, the Phoenix Suns will travel to Indiana to challenge the Pacers. The Pacers do have a lot of great players, Sabonis Jr. and Turner Jr., are all quality interiors that the league's teams are competing for, but the Pacers' performance this season can only be described as bad. The third-to-last ranking in the East wants to resist the footsteps of the Suns, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky.
Booker scored 22 points in the quarter
Chris Paul didn't score in the first quarter, didn't have rebounds, and only got 1 steal and 1 block, but Ayton had 11 points and 4 rebounds, Booker also had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and under the leadership of the Twin Stars, the Suns only had 23 points in a single quarter, and the Pacers only scored 19 points. After returning from the second quarter, Ayton had 10 points and 4 rebounds, Paul did not shoot, but he got 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal by free throws, the Suns still had 23 points in the single quarter, but the Pacers were still 19 points in the single quarter.
You say it's not surprising that the first two quarters of both teams scored exactly the same amount of points, so at the end of halftime, the Suns led the Pacers by eight points at 46-38. In the second half, the two teams have found the feel, Booker shot 8 of 12, 22 points and 1 assist in a single quarter, it was simply unstoppable, leading the Suns to 34 points, but the Pacers had 38 points in the account, J- Holliday hit 4 three-pointers, got 12 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, directly narrowed the point difference to 4 points, and the suspense of the game came back.
But Paul was unwilling, and after returning from the last quarter, he hit 4 consecutive mid-range jumpers on the right side, got 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and directly played a wave of 24-8 small climaxes, making the game completely lose suspense. The Pacers didn't want to give up, Paul hit another mid-range jumper, and Crowder hit two consecutive three-pointers to end up 18 points at the Phoenix Suns 112-94 on the road.
The King of the Last Quarter returns
27 points + 35 points! Booker Ayton returns, and the familiar King of the Last Quarters also returns. In such a game, Booker found his form, hit 6 three-pointers, got 35 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and the magic of 22 points in a single quarter, Ayton faced the twin-tower combination of Turner and Sabonis Jr., bombarded the comprehensive data of 27 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, shooting up to 18 shots and 12 of 12, you know, he only played 29 minutes, such a player, is not worth a top salary contract?
And, of course, there's the familiar King of The Last Quarter, Chris Paul. There were only 12 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, but on 5-of-6 shooting in the final quarter, he had 10 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and once again staged military training. It has to be said that as long as Booker and Ayton stabilize the first three quarters, then Paul can harvest the game in the last quarter. After all, age is there, and once you let Paul have to stand up and score in the first three quarters, then the last quarter is really difficult. J Holliday had 25 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, LeVert had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, and Sabonis Jr. had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.