Finals opponents meet again
The Phoenix Suns sit in the league's first position, which can be described as a smooth wind and rain, but Ayton's top salary contract is still far away. Especially after Billy Byombo and McGee, under Paul's needle-cutting line, played an extraordinary personal performance, the Sun management was even more reluctant to give Ayton this maximum salary contract. Of course, any inside player can usher in a transformation around Paul, but Ayton's value to the Sun is by no means as simple as eating cake, and this game against the Bucks is the best evidence.
The Milwaukee Bucks are the defending champions, and last season's Finals they faced the Phoenix Suns, and now that the two teams have met again, it is naturally a rare good game. The Bucks have four straight wins and are in a very hot state, but facing the Phoenix Suns and facing Ayton's defense, Alphabet Brother seems to be a little helpless.
Paul Ayton ruled the game
Ayton showed dominance in the first quarter, shooting 4-of-4, with 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and although he received 2 fouls, he did not hide his flaws. Paul had only one random three-point shot in the first quarter, and without scoring, he delivered three assists. The Suns were 3 points behind the Bucks at the end of the first quarter, and after returning from the second quarter, they quickly completed the rebound, this quarter, Paul took over the game, got 9 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, without a single mistake, Ayton also had 5 points and 2 rebounds, 6 points and 2 rebounds than Yongbo.
Under Paul's lead, the Suns scored 11 points in a single quarter and surpassed the Bucks by eight points at halftime. In the second half, easy to fight again, alphabet brother opened full horsepower, but facing Ayton, only 8 shots 2, got 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Ayton shot 5 shots 4 and 8 points and 3 rebounds, Paul sent 6 assists in a single quarter, the point difference continued to widen, Budenholzer completely panicked, opened the free throw tactic, but with little effect, the Sun at the end of the third quarter, or expanded the lead to 20 points, the suspense of the game completely disappeared.
The Bucks tried to close the gap in the final quarter in hopes of losing decently, but Chris Paul disagreed, taking four points, two rebounds and five assists on 2-of-2 shooting, giving the Suns a lead of 27 points at one point. Alphabet brother did not appear again in the last quarter, and finally the Phoenix Suns defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 131-107, ending the opponent's four-game winning streak and winning four consecutive wins.
Ayton deserves a maximum salary extension
In such a game, Paul handed over a perfect statistic of 17 points, 7 rebounds and 19 assists, and the Bucks had 18 assists across the team, which shows how good Paul's passing is. The Suns' three interior lines are undoubtedly the most beneficial, with Ayton having 27 points and seven rebounds on 12-of-14 shooting, McGee also having 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals on 6-of-9 shooting, and Biyombo shooting 4-of-5, with 9 points and 2 rebounds. Seeing this, many fans may feel that Ayton can play such a stat because of Paul's credit.
It can't be denied that there is Paul's credit for this game, but this game, because of Ayton's defense, Alphabet Brother handed over a 5-of-14 shooting rate, which is definitely the worst game of the season for him. Although he had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, he was the second-to-last on the team at -18 plus-minus. Maybe Ayton's shooting percentage of 14 shots and 12 is because Chris Paul is around, but limiting the alphabet brother to 5 of 14 shots, which is all over the league, and few people have done it, just by virtue of this, Ayton is also worth a maximum salary contract.
It is worth mentioning that in the last game against the Los Angeles Lakers, against Anthony Davis, alphabet brother handed over 20 shots 17 of 20 shots, 44 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists, from here you can see how good Ayton's restrictions on alphabet brothers are. If the Suns aren't willing to pay the top salary, there are definitely countless teams, lined up with a top salary contract, waiting for Ayton.