Text/Mr. Basket Guo
The NBA's regular season continued, with the Suns vs. Pistons, and in the end, the Suns beat the Pistons 135-108. In terms of statistics, the Suns' Booker had 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Paul 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Bridges 10 points and Payne 20 points; pistons, Cunningham had 21 points and 4 assists, Diallo 10 points, Joseph 21 points and 7 assists, and Lyles had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
After three consecutive wins, the Suns continue to be first in the West and first in the league. Such a team has its own skill pack, its own ability and strength. This season's Suns still have the qualifications and conditions to enter the finals and even impact the championship.
For the Suns, the rationality of the lineup, the balance of attack and defense, and the insoluble mid-range shots of Booker and Paul are the capital of their alliance. Such capital, the average team, is indeed not available. As a fan, I am also aware of this. Anyway, seeing such a Sun team, we may only sigh, this is a very balanced team, their everything is very balanced, such a balanced team, the playoffs are promising.
Of course, in such a team, many people also know that Ayton played for 7 minutes, sprained his ankle, and then withdrew from the game. Ayton, who scored 6 points and 2 assists in the 7 minutes, shot 3 of 3. It doesn't seem to be very serious, do you need a break or don't need a break? Subsequent progress should slowly reveal the answer.
But after Ayton was injured, another inside player stepped forward. This man is McKee. Throughout the game, McGee played 15 minutes, shot 9 of 10, scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, plus-minus of +8, these are very unexpected things. Because, McGee's scoring efficiency is beyond the imagination of many people, and for most people, it should not be expected that McGee also has such scoring ability and such efficiency. However, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that the reason behind this is actually very easy to understand.
Why? Because the Suns have a lot of inside gospel players — Paul. So far this season, Paul has averaged just over 14 points per game, and it seems that Paul is old. But in fact, Paul only gave more opportunities to young people, and his own strength was still not compromised at all. For example, he averaged 10 assists per game, the second largest in the league. For example, he averaged 2 steals per game, which is also the second in the league.
As a veteran, Paul has such a performance, which is really good. As a fan, for such a Paul, you can only sigh, he is a veteran who is willing to give young people a chance, so what? His score is not high, and because of this, in the selection of All-Stars and MVP, he suffers a loss. But what? Who can deny his worth? Today's Suns, if there is no Paul, the strength will definitely decline a lot.
After 15 minutes and 20 minutes, McGee was fed a "superstar" again, and the All-Star starter did not consider Paul? This, as a fan, is still very confusing. Many times before, Paul had rubbed shoulders with the MVP or was completely unseen. Perhaps, his poor data is also an important reason. The problem is that the data doesn't perfectly show Paul's worth. So? The relevant selection is also more funny, don't you think?