On March 7, Beijing time, before Paul was injured, the Suns won a wave of 7 consecutive wins and showed the level of a championship-winning team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. After Paul's injury, the Suns' competitive level immediately dropped, and in the last six games, Phoenix can still achieve a record of 3 wins and 3 losses, but this is far from the same as Paul's winning percentage before his injury. No matter how well Booker performed, it was always believed that once Paul was lost, the Suns would no longer be a strong team, or even a playoff-level team.
Paul didn't score high before the injury, but he has scored in double figures in 19 consecutive games, and the efficiency is very high, with 12 games shooting more than 50%, and people who don't know think this is a center's data. Paul's role is not only to score, but more importantly, to comb the team at the organizational end and improve his teammates. In this 19 consecutive scoring double-doubles game, Paul has 14 assists in more than 10 games, Paul gives the impression that in the first three quarters, he is often just a small test, once the team needs it, he can quickly improve his score and hit the winning goal at key moments.
When Paul was there, there was one player who did very well, and this player was the 2.03m tall center Biyombo. Under Paul's tugging, Biyongbo has played all-Star center data in the game, on January 18, Biyongbo scored 17 points and 14 rebounds in the game against the Spurs, on January 23, against the Pacers, Biyongbo was 9 of 12, cutting 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, in the Game against the Jazz on January 25, Biyongbo was 7 of 10, with 16 points and 13 rebounds, in addition, Biyombo also contributed 12 points and 6 rebounds, 14 points and 12 rebounds in the following games. 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Due to the single technique, more often than not, it can only be scored by eating cakes, so The decline in Yongbo's performance after Paul's injury has been very serious, and in the past four games, Biyombo's scores are 0 points, 3 points, 0 points and 0 points. Biyombo originally played well, but without Paul, he was completely beaten back to his original form, and it turned out that a center like Biyongbo, who has a single technique and excellent athleticism, is in great need of a defender like Paul who has good passing ability and excellent mid-range shooting.
In addition, McGee's score also fell rapidly, and in the six games that Paul missed, McGee's highest score was only 9 points, with 2 points in 2 games, and the remaining three games scored 4, 5 and 6 points respectively. Paul's absence once again indirectly reflects his value, firstly because the team's record has declined, and secondly, by the performance of Yongbo and McGee. Biyongbo was still unnoticed at the beginning of the season, and after coming to the sun, he had a second spring of his career with the help of Paul, and now, after Paul's injury, biyongbo's light has dimmed a lot.
Paul's career has helped many interior players play highlight moments, and we are familiar with Griffin, Jordan Jr., Capela and so on. These players with insufficient shooting ability have experienced a sharp decline without Paul, and now Griffin and Jordan Jr. have become role players. Capela was able to stay in good shape because the Hawks had a "Paul Jr." Trae Young, who is also a star who is very good at feeding cakes. How far solar goes is inextricably linked to Paul's health, he has experience, he has defense, he has offense, he has passing, and there are almost no technical shortcomings.