The Suns are at home today against their opponents in last season's Finals and the defending champions, the Bucks. The Suns and Bucks met in the Division Finals last season and were turned over by the Bucks with a 2-0 lead, missing the first title in team history.
Against the Bucks again today, the Suns, who finished first in the league, played a very dominant performance, and finally won 131-107 against the Bucks.
The Suns have a record of 21-6 against teams with a winning percentage of 50% or more this season, the best in the league. And with the exception of the Suns, there's no second team that has 20 wins or loses in single digits.
Paul played very well today, playing 37 minutes, 17 points, 7 rebounds, 19 assists and 2 steals on 5-of-11 shooting, with only 2 turnovers. Although he didn't get a double-20 figure today, this is his 500th career double-double, and he became the fourth defender in league history to achieve this feat, the first three being Big O, Magic and Stockton.
Paul delivered 19 assists today, tying the season's personal record and league record with just two turnovers, while the Bucks had just 18 assists and 14 turnovers.
Facing Brother Alphabet, Ayton also performed well today, playing 26 minutes, shooting 12 of 14 and shooting 3 of 4 from the free throw line, with 27 points and 7 rebounds. In contrast, the alphabet brother performance is very average, playing 30 minutes, only 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists on 5-of-14 shooting.
It is worth mentioning that before today's game, Alphabet Brother has fallen 20 games and scored 25+, but he failed to score 25 points today, and this record ended, without the opportunity to break the record held by Abdul-Jabbar.
In addition, Middleton played 32 minutes today, shooting 9-of-15, including 1-of-6 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, with 21 points and three assists. Holliday played 33 minutes and shot 7-of-12, including 3-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, for 21 points, five rebounds and four assists.
The Suns have ranked first in the league this season, and all the statistics are also at the forefront of the league, and today they also defended the championship, although they lost the championship last season, but the Suns have great hopes of winning the championship this season.