On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs, the Suns lost 114-125 to the Pelicans, and the series drew 1-1! For the Suns, this game reveals one thing, that is, with Booker and without Booker, it is also completely two Suns. In the final quarter of the game, paul on the Suns side played against Ingram, but Paul frequently played iron at key moments, and Ingram was leading the team to lock up the victory in the final quarter with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
Of course, this article we want to focus on one person, that is, the Sun's Ayton, Booker's injury and his complete exposure. In this game, Ayton had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in 4 of 6 of 33 minutes, and the data and shots corresponded to the efficiency, but Ayton had a plus-minus of -13 on the field, which was the lowest in the team, which meant that Ayton lost 13 points on the field, which is a very poor statistic.
Many fans also know that Ayton has not negotiated with the Suns about the renewal of his contract, after all, he also reached the NBA Finals with the team last season, and Ayton has always wanted a big contract.
Looking at this game now, in fact, Ayton should also stand up at the critical moment, as one of the core of the team, as the Suns' first-class show, but this time Ayton is like a blue-collar worker.
Of course, in the last game, the sun won the Pelicans, Paul broke out, when the big three were together, Ayton was also fed very comfortably by Paul, 10 of 15 in 34 minutes, 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks, the defensive end is also remarkable, but compared to embiid, Jokic and other centers, Ayton is still a little bit worse.
In fact, it is very practical that Jokic and Embiid have their own ability to score independently at key moments, but Ayton does not!
The 23-year-old show, there is still a lot of room for improvement, but from this game, Ayton's big contract is not so easy to take, which is like the Jazz's Gobert, he may be the Jazz's gate in the regular season, after all, the defense and intensity have not improved, but in the playoffs, the team that often takes the blue-collar center as the core is exposed a lot, and the most vulnerable to target in the small-ball era is the blue-collar center. Ayton, do you still want big contracts?