On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Suns vs. Hawks. Throughout the game, Paul shot 7-of-14 and had 18 points, 12 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, and 0 turnovers. It is worth mentioning that this is Paul's 50th career regular season assist 10+ in a single game, and 0 turnovers, which is the first person in history. Helplessly, Yang broke out, shooting 16 of 25 from the field, 6 of 11 from three points, 43 points and 5 assists, 18 points in the third quarter, and ended the Suns' 11-game winning streak.
Just before the game, Paul was named an All-Star again, the 12th time in his career. Before playing against the Hawks, Paul played in 50 games, averaged 33.1 minutes per game, had 14.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 1.9 steals, and importantly, led the Suns to the top of the league.
In this battle, Paul also encountered the new generation of point guard representative Trae Young, and the two were 13 years apart. In the first half of the game, Paul once again showed his old spicy, playing 17 minutes and 36 seconds, 7 shooting 6, 1 of 1 three-pointer, 13 points, 7 assists and 2 steals, and there were no mistakes.
In the third quarter of the game, Yang suddenly broke out, and after hitting a super far three points, the signature celebration gesture ignited the whole field. Young was on fire in the quarter, and as he scored five consecutive points in the final moments, the Hawks entered the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead. Throughout the third quarter, Yang shot 6 of 9 and scored 18 points.
At this point, Paul handed over a statistic sheet of 18 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, 3 rebounds and 0 turnovers. With 3:55 left in the fourth quarter, Young assisted Collins with a dunk, the Hawks led by 11 points and the Suns were pushed into a desperate situation. With 36.8 seconds left, Young hit a three-pointer to kill the game.