Looking at the current situation, it's hard to say that the Pelicans will be able to win a game under the Sun's hands. No way, the gap between the Pelicans and the Suns is a bit large in terms of strength between the two teams. Of course, there are many aspects to this gap, the first is the overall defense! The Suns were clearly able to suppress the Pelicans defensively, and the Pelicans only scored 34 points in the entire first half, not to mention the big Varan rebounding and rebounding point grabs, but in fact the Pelicans just couldn't get in. The Suns' defense is tight, especially on the outside, and the restrictions on Ingram and CJ are in place, and the defense is the most difficult point for the Pelicans than the Suns.
Another is the integrity of the team, and the Pelicans' ball is white to look at two points. One is the feel of CJ and Ingram, and the other is the advantage of the inside line big Varan and Little Nance. If these two people can shoot on the outside, the Pelicans' ball will have a high probability of winning. If the advantage of the inside line can be expanded, the Pelicans will win even more. But in fact, to put it bluntly, the pelicans' integrity is general, mainly depending on the shooting feel and the strength of the interior. But the Suns are different, the Suns are a very holistic team, the core is Booker, Ayton and other players are good, but the Suns' bench is also very important, and the rotation lineup is usually their dominant lineup.
The Pelicans are not comparable to this point, in fact, they have already lost another move! But these can be compensated for, by the hard talent of the players, just like ingram and CJ's feel, as long as the shot is good, there is still a chance. But what is the biggest disadvantage of the two teams? It lies in the stability and efficiency of this team at key moments for the Suns! Once this season enters the key moment of the game, the Suns team will inexplicably trigger what buff, no mistakes, no iron, but also improve the high-intensity defense, while Paul enters the state of taking over the game, it is naturally higher than the opposite team.
The Suns' execution and dominance in the final quarter is not comparable to that of the Pelicans, and Paul is really not embarrassed at this point, he can really stand up again and again in the final quarter to take over the game. So it seems that the Pelicans want to win the Suns there are only two possibilities, the first is the best kind of big advantage of 25 points at the beginning, so that the Suns have no possibility of turning over. The suns with an advantage of less than 25 points can have a chance to reverse, and another is to play the ball to the last 24 seconds of the moment, through one or two balls to end the game, at this time the luck component is relatively large, and the chance of winning the sun is greater.
In fact, in the end, the Sun has one more 37-year-old Paul than the Pelicans, and such a player may end differently. Paul's presence is not about how many assists and how many points he gives in a game, but more about how paul will lead the team at the right time and in the right way. If the Suns win the Pelicans, the best figure in the end will be Booker, but in terms of function, Paul may not be able to ignore it. With Paul, the Sun can play very easily, but without Paul, maybe the Sun will have to fight the Pelicans for a long time, which may be the biggest X factor in this series.