The NBA playoffs continued with a focus game in the West, with the Suns taking on the Pelicans on the road. In the fourth quarter, the Suns suffered a depressed scene, leading superstar Chris Paul hit his opponent in the head and was blown a first-degree malicious foul. However, he was carrying the pot for his teammates, and there was no way.
The Suns are the number one in the league, and the Pelicans are just the dark horses that came up from the playoffs, so will there be suspense in such a showdown? But until now, it is estimated that many people have expected. When Devin Booker was injured, the Suns' path to advancement was overshadowed, with fewer top attackers, and veteran Chris Paul taking on more responsibility, but at Paul's age, you can't expect him to burst out with maximum energy every game, every minute, and the other teammates have to be more competitive.
However, in the fourth quarter, the teammates not only failed to help Paul, but "pit" him. Let's take a look at what happened, when the Suns' sideline ball, Claude came to serve, but unfortunately he made a mistake and sent it directly to herbert Jones, who went straight to the basket and played 2+1 against Paul.
Moreover, this is not an ordinary 2+1, because Paul's movements are a bit large, and the referee decided to go to see the video replay. From the slow mirror point of view, Paul tried to cover this time, hit the opponent's head hard, the referee reviewed and confirmed, upgraded, blowing and punishing Paul first-level criminals, pelicans two points counted, there are two penalties, plus the ball, a round earned double.
Paul was extremely depressed, but could he be blamed? Paul is also carrying the pot for teammate Claude. After losing this game, the series score between the Suns and pelicans became a 2-2 draw, and the two sides will enter the Battle of Tennoyama, and the taste of Xia Keshang and Black Eight is getting stronger and stronger.