Today's All-Star Game stars are playing quite happy, Curry shot the most 16 three-pointers in All-Star history to get 50 points and won the ARVP, and other players also have data to enter, except for All-Star Game regular Paul. Careful viewers can see that the cannon brother's right hand is wrapped in a bandage, and looking at the pre-game news, everyone may find it incredible: Paul suffered a torn fracture of the thumb of his right hand in the last regular season.
Therefore, the CP3 of the All-Star Game did not play much, only played 2 minutes and 19 seconds, contributed an empty basket and did not score on the field, although it was possible to play to prove that the injury was not serious, but the Suns fans did not rejoice too early, Paul's injury had to wait for 6-8 weeks to re-evaluate, and there was no game in between. And after the assessment, it may not be able to play, after all, the average fracture has to rest for 2-3 months, and the playoffs will start at the end of April, and Paul can catch the last train of the regular season even if he recovers well.
Paul's luck is really not good, his body has been recovering well since leaving the Rockets, playing 198 of the last 202 regular season games, one of which was missed because of Kobe Bryant's death. The Suns have a great chance of storming out of the West this season, they've maintained last season's Western Conference champions roster, and the team chemistry is still there, so the Suns are currently 48-10, the only one in the league, and they lost one of the 19 games before the All-Star Game. However, the Suns have not been respected by everyone, they are the first All-Star game best record since 2003, but no one has been selected as an All-Star starter.
Even saying that no player has ever made it to the top three of the MVP rankings, everyone thinks that although the Suns are Paul's team, Booker's contribution is not small. Paul averaged 14.9 points and 10.7 assists per game only a little less than Nash in the MVP season in terms of scoring, And Booker was due to a steady average of 25.5 + 5.2 + 4.5 per game, and in last year's playoffs, Booker once again proved his ability to dominate the game, the playoff statistics were 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Many journalists have acknowledged that last year's Suns were a dual-core lineup.
That's why the Suns can't achieve more personal accolades, and when two players with boss strength are together, the league habitually ignores them, such as Durant and Curry after joining the 73-win team. However, Booker got the opportunity this time, Paul's absence will continue until the end of the regular season, and the current Suns lineup is no different from the lineup of the past "fish belly" period. If Booker can fully fire the Suns maintain the league's number one record, he will be nominated for MVP, which is also his best chance to prove his ability to lead the team.
Even if he doesn't get the MVP, Booker has to harvest personal honors as much as possible, as the best 13 show after Kobe Bryant, Booker's personal honor is lackluster, three All-Stars, player of the month and player of the week, not once the best team, which is not enough for a First Boss in the West. If Paul continues to play normally this season, Booker is likely not to get the top two best team, because the qualified players in the top four are Curry, Morant, DeRozan and Paul, and the 25-year-old Booker is easy to be suppressed by the new generation of players without coming up with something real this time.