Beijing time on April 7, the NBA regular season continued, the Suns challenged the Clippers away, the result was 109-113, the score of the Suns lost, but in fact, the Clippers once led by 39 points, the last quarter is already hot chicken time, the Suns rely on the magic of the bench to chase points to narrow the point difference. In this game, the sun clearly did not want to win, Paul, Booker, Ayton three big three did not play, Crowder also took a break, the starters gave up 4, only Bridges was still on the field. This may also be because Bridges wants to complete the goal of 82 games of the season, and he is not absent from all games, and the real Iron Man is one.
And in yesterday's game, the same is facing the Los Angeles team, against the Lakers, the Suns are basically all on the court, did not give the Lakers a chance, the third quarter led by 26 points, and finally the Suns won 121-110 against the Lakers. Why does the sun hit the Lakers elite, but the Clippers are extremely watery?
Some fans said that the Suns did not want to face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, so they sent the Lakers out in advance, and after yesterday's games were all over, the Spurs had locked up the playoffs and the Lakers were completely out of the playoffs. But in fact, as the team with the first record in the regular season and a huge lead, it is impossible to fear any opponent, because as long as your goal is to win the championship, you must beat everyone. Last year's Bucks did just that, directly picking the 2020 overall runner-up Heat as an opponent in the first round.
Even if the Lakers are not defeated by the Suns, it is difficult for them to enter the playoffs, and they will have to play the Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets in the back, and they will have a chance to enter the playoffs until they win all the time. Even if the Lakers make it to the playoffs, who thinks they can get past the Clippers and Timberwolves? So the Suns did their best yesterday, not for the Lakers, but to create the record of the best record in the team's history.
The previous Suns record was 62 wins, after winning the Lakers is 63 wins, this kind of record-breaking opportunity can not be often encountered, players naturally want to be famous for eternity, so strive to win that game. After breaking the record, the Suns have no desire for anything in the regular season, and there is no need to let the main players play and prepare for the playoffs. Coupled with the fact that it was a back-to-back game, it was normal to rest the main force against the Clippers.
If you think that the Clippers are Paul's old owners, so Paul will release water on the Clippers, you are really wrong. Last season, the West was by no means also the Suns against the Clippers, Paul was not soft at all, and the G6 directly played 41 points and 8 assists to send the Clippers home. Playing the Pelicans, Rockets and Thunder, Paul is also very energetic.
As for why Paul does not help his brother James, each is the attitude that a professional player should have. Not to mention that Paul is the president of the players' union, and the players are watching how he performs, so naturally he is more professional.