NBA playoffs, the Suns vs. Pelicans, as a regular season champion, the former core Booker is absent due to injury, which makes their support rate drop instantly, many fans think that Paul alone can not lead the team to defeat the opponent, the Pelicans are expected to stage a dark horse miracle, especially after the end of the second game, such a call is getting higher and higher, before the game Paul repeatedly comforted the Suns, without Booker they can still beat the opponent, Paul did not break his word, under his strong leadership, 3 points to beat the Pelicans, rewriting the total score to 2-1, In a best-of-four of the seven innings, continue to take the lead.
In this game, Paul played nearly 40 minutes, 10 of 18 shots, 1 of 6 from three points, got 8 free throws, got 28 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists, no mistakes in the whole game, in the final quarter when the Pelicans took advantage of the strong offensive momentum, Paul alone took up the team, he responded to the opponent with a stroke of shot, stabilized the situation for the Suns, scored 19 points in a single quarter, and successfully delivered 2 assists, scoring plus assists to create 23 points, while the Suns team only scored 33 points in the final quarter. It can be said that most of the Suns score is related to Paul.
This is not the first time paul has such a strong statistic, counting this game, Paul has delivered 28 assists in two games without any mistakes, creating a record of 0 assists in two consecutive playoff games since the 77-78 season in NBA history, compared to Stockton, which is the seventh time in Paul's career to get 10+ assists in a single game in the playoffs and there are no mistakes, equalizing the Magicians, in the last three playoff games, Paul has given 38 assists and only 2 turnovers. The assist-to-turnover ratio reached a terrifying 19. It can be said that Paul single-handedly completed the counterattack.
Lakers core James, currently on vacation, saw his good brother Paul have such a brilliant performance, personally posted to him to express admiration, James wrote: Point guard god, you are the best. After the game, perhaps to celebrate his feat, Paul wore a hat with the words "Assist Master" on his head in an interview, and said that the team's victory was entirely the strength of his teammates, and he only did part of what he should have done.
So strong but so modest, such Paul is indeed admirable, compared to Paul's strength and James's praise, NBA celebrity Skip began to question James again, he said: Maybe Paul is fully capable of winning a championship ring without Booker, he once again managed to get 19 points in the fourth quarter to dominate the game, consecutive points in key moments, eye-catching performance, don't forget that he and James are the same big, and now it is clear that James has no ability to harvest the game like Paul.
This celebrity may have found the traffic code, no matter who performs well after each game, james will bring James, although James led the Lakers to fail to enter the playoffs, but his performance this season is very good, and James has won a number of championship rings, Paul is still strong, but also won a championship, the gap between the honor and status of the two is indeed too big.
Finally, congratulations to Paul, I hope he continues to stabilize and lead the sun forward, after all, without Booker, they need Paul's ability at key moments too much.