The sun, won.
In the first round of G3, the Suns won 114-111 on the road to lead 2-1, the two teams almost scorched the whole game, until the middle of the fourth quarter, the Suns still trailed the Pelicans by 1 point 92-93, but in the 5 minutes after that, the Suns played a wave of 14-4 for the Pelicans, and after the rebound, they never let their opponents catch up and successfully won the victory.
In this game, Booker was absent, paul played 40 minutes, shooting 10 of 18 from the field, 7 of 8 from the free throw line, had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists, and did not make a turnover, with a plus-minus of +10 on the field.
It should be said that Paul only scored 9 points in the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter, he scored 7 of 10 in a single quarter, and one person scored 19 points, and it was Paul who achieved a rebound with a record shot.
Recreate the sun in the last 10 minutes of the game, even if you just look at the text, you can feel how crazy Paul is in the last quarter:
— Paul made two free throws and one shot
- Paul hit a shot
- Paul hit a shot
— Paul assists Bridges
- Paul hit a shot
- Paul hit a shot
- Paul hit a shot
- Paul hit a shot
— Crowder made a layup hit
— Paul assists Claude
- Paul throws a shot
— Bridges hit two free throws
- Paul hit both of them
- Paul hit both of them
— Bridges hit two free throws
— Bridges hit two free throws
Paul's ability to play key balls has been excellent, which has been proven countless times in the regular season, taking this season, in games where the difference of points in the last 5 minutes of the game is not more than 5 points, Paul has shot 25 of 44 and shot 56.8% from the field, and the Suns have also won 25-4 in 29 such anxious games.
Back in this series, Paul's performance was truly incredible:
- G1, 30 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists
- G2, 17 points, 14 assists
- G3, 28 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists
It is worth mentioning that the series G1, also Paul scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to lead the team to win, only a few days later, Paul did this again.
In addition, Paul's ability to control errors is still excellent, the series G2, G3 he delivered a total of 28 assists, but did not make a single mistake, which also broke the NBA playoffs history record, after two consecutive 0-turnover assist records belong to Stockton, he has achieved two consecutive 20 assists + 0 turnovers in 2001.
This is also the seventh time in paul's career that he has achieved 10 assists + 0 turnovers in a single game in the playoffs, and as a comparison, Magic Johnson, Kidd, Stockton, Curry, Nash and Isaiah Thomas have done a total of 6 times.
Due to Booker's injury, this series, which should have been without suspense, appeared after G2 with a "black nine" sound, but don't forget, in addition to Booker, this Sun has another MVP-level Paul, even if he is about to turn 37, which is also paul's most admirable place.
However, the series is not over, and the Pelicans' performance in the past three games has been really amazing, especially Ingram, the next game, the Suns still have no Booker, and for Paul, the task is far from over.