Halfway through the season, according to ESPN, there are only 11 athletes who can maintain full attendance this season, with the Suns' Chris Paul being the only veteran over the age of 35, and the second-old russell Westbrook, 34. To know that this season the NBA has used more than 450 athletes because of health and safety protocol problems, and the 36-year-old cannon can be full attendance, which is amazing his physical condition.
Against the Nets, Paul scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals on 5-of-12 shooting, and took 4 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal in the last quarter to help the Suns widen the point difference to more than 10 points, and the Nets had to give up the chase points to replace the main force, and the three shots were too powerful.
Even worse is paul's last three games with just six turnovers with 47 assists, in addition to setting three records: 1. More than 14 assists in three consecutive games and no more than two turnovers, the first of the NBA since Stockton since 1994:
2. Paul became the oldest player in history to score 20+10 assists in three consecutive games;
3. Paul leads the assists list + steals at the age of 36 and is the first person in history;
4. Paul has become the only player in the squad who can deliver 10,000+ assists + 2400 steals, and he has also become the first player since Stockton to deliver 10782 assists + 2424 steals. Because Paul's highlight performance suns achieved an impressive record of 41 wins and 9 losses in the first 50 games, this record also created the best record in the suns' first 50 games in history.
The 36-year-old Paul averaged 33 minutes per game, 14.8 points, 10.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 0.33 blocks, shooting 48.8% from the field and 34.2% from three-point range, which is also very amazing, and finally exposed the reason why the three shots were so good on February 3.
According to Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes, Paul spends nearly $1 million a year on maintaining his body, mainly for hiring personal trainers, nutritionists, chefs and masseuses. Fans knew that LeBron spent $1.5 million a year to maintain his body, and it seemed that they were willing to spend money to maintain their competitive form.
Text/Yan Xiaobai