On April 23, Beijing time, the third game of the Sun Pelicans series, after G2 Booker retired injured, the Pelicans seized the opportunity to steal home advantage. But today's game, without Devon Booker, the Suns still beat the Pelicans away, rewriting the series score to 2-1, and Paul once again explained what a "point guard god" is with a perfect performance!
In the first three quarters of the game, Paul played very physically, focusing on organizing tandem teammates to score, after all, the age is here, and it is necessary to keep physical fitness at the most critical moment. In the first three quarters, Paul scored only nine points, but delivered as many as 12 assists to lead the Suns by two points.
In the fourth quarter of the showdown, Paul turned on the rampage mode on the offensive end, hitting 6 consecutive unsolvable mid-range shots! In the final two minutes, Paul first assisted Crowder to hit the bottom corner for two long points, and then he scored a key throw in the box, and finally the Suns narrowly defeated the Pelicans 114-111 and regained home advantage.
Throughout the game, Paul played 40 minutes, 10 of 18 efficiently delivered 28 points, 4 boards, 14 assists and 1 steal, including 19 points in the fourth quarter of 10 out of 7 free throws and 6 of 5, undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Suns' victory. It is worth mentioning that this is Paul's 51st playoff career assist double-double, surpassing Kidd to occupy the fourth place in history. And the craziest thing is that Paul is a perfect game with 0 mistakes! The title of point guard god lives up to its name! The US media also tweeted praise for Paul.