Beijing time on April 20, the Sun ushered in the first round of the pelicans playoffs of the second round, the first game of the two sides, relying on Paul's excellent play in the last quarter, the Suns once defeated the Pelicans 110-99, and today's contest, the Suns in the first half rely on Booker's hot hand, also once achieved a 5-point lead, the result of the second half easy to fight again, Booker left the field because of strained hamstrings, and the Suns finally lost the game 114-125 in the case of other players' feelings are not ideal, The Pelicans pulled the aggregate score to a 1-1 draw, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
Booker is injured, and Paul's dream of winning the title this season is about to be stranded
Last season's sun that missed the championship, In the offseason, he chose to renew the contract of the main controller Paul with a maximum salary price of 120 million for 4 years, and the latter did not disappoint the team, averaging 14.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 10.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game during the regular season of the season, helping the Suns achieve an excellent record of 64 wins and 18 losses, breaking the best record record in team history (previously 62 wins and 20 losses), successfully winning the leading throne of the league, and indeed giving people the hope of impacting the championship, but this time Booker suddenly suffered a hamstring strain, which also directly affected the overall trend of the Suns in the later playoffs, if Booker's injury is not optimistic Paul's dream of winning the title this season may be shattered.
He helped four teams set new all-time best records in team history, but Paul never missed the championship
As the first round of the No. 4 show in 2005, Paul, who has an excellent overall view, can be said to be the representative of the debut and the peak, the 05-06 season, At that time, the fledgling Paul could average 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, successfully defeated Delon Williams, who had a yuliang battle with him at the time, and was elected the best rookie of the season, and the Then called New Orleans Hornets, also under Paul's planning, became a regular in the Playoffs in the West, in 2008, paul helped the Hornets to achieve the best record in team history of 56 wins and 26 losses, and he himself successfully won the first best team of his career with excellent data of 21.1 points, 4 rebounds and 11.6 assists.
Failed to see the hope of winning the championship in the Hornets, Paul also switched to the Los Angeles Clippers in 11 years, in fact, before joining the Clippers, Paul had been infinitely close to the Lakers, but unfortunately the then president David Stern directly rejected the blockbuster deal, and Paul finally failed to get the opportunity to join forces with Kobe Bryant, went to another team in Los Angeles Clippers, and in 14 years, paul led this team to achieve the best record of 57 wins and 25 losses in team history. At that time, he also ushered in the honor of the fourth best team of his career with 19.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 10.7 assists, but in the end, the Clippers did not let Paul realize his championship dream.
Good luck staying in the regular season? Paul prefers to have a blast of luck in the playoffs
In 17 years, Paul changed the court again, this time he went to the Rockets to join hands with harden, the league's top backcourt player at the time, the bulb combination of the two, also helped the Rockets achieve the best record in team history of 65 wins and 17 losses in 18 years, but unfortunately, that year on the Western Conference Finals stage, Paul strained his hamstring at a critical moment, which eventually led to the Rockets being reversed by the Warriors and missed the final finals. It was hard to switch to the Suns in the summer of 20 years, and helped the team achieve the best record in team history again this season, but with Booker's injury, Paul wants to realize his dream of a championship this season, which is basically unrealistic, for Paul, if all his luck is spent in the regular season, then he may prefer to encounter more setbacks in the regular season, so as to usher in the playoffs to chase the O'Brien Cup of his dreams.