On April 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Suns dueled against the Thunder. Unexpectedly, the league's first was tragically upset, and the defeat was given to the second-to-last Thunder in the West, Paul shot 5 of 11 from the field, with 11 points and 9 assists, facing the former owner in mediocre form. It is worth mentioning that he was also played by the 20-year-old rising star in the game.
With 5:27 left in the fourth quarter, the Suns replaced the main force and Paul clocked in early to give up the game, at which point the Suns were as far behind by as 19 points.
In this face of the former owner, Paul is still grateful. Originally purged by the Rockets and sent to the Thunder, he had another spring in his career on this team, averaging 17.6 points, 5 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, helping the Thunder to achieve 44 wins and 28 losses in the regular season and enter the playoffs as the fifth in the West.
Although Paul has since left, he still has a deep affection for the Thunder, and this time back in Oklahoma, he wrote on his sneakers, "Thank you Oklahoma (Thunder). ”
However, the thunder's young people did not give Paul face, and they all wanted to prove themselves in front of the league first. There is such a scene in the game, 20-year-old Thunder rising star Pokushevsky faced Paul to choose a single challenge, he used Paul's stunt, the big loop to create a foul.
Paul was caught in the shot, lost the foul, he spread his hands and dissatisfied with the penalty, interestingly, then, he glared at the Thunder Nova. In this battle, Pokushevsky exploded a triple-double of 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, which can be said to prove himself very well.