Sao Paulo did not play in the fourth quarter, the whole game, Chris Paul 8 shots 2 of 3 three-pointers 3 shots 3 shots 4 points, 3 rebounds 11 assists 2 steals, the final quarter is 2 points and 4 assists on 0-of-2 shooting, which is a world away from the last game 10 shots 7 of 19 points, rebounds and 2 assists is simply a world apart. Without Devon Booker and Paul coming forward, the away Suns eventually lost the game, and the series score became 2-2.
The Suns, who had the best record in team history of 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season, were now caught off guard by the Pelicans, who lost 36 wins and 46 losses, which is obviously not the sun's original intention, and the suns do not have much advantage in the field now, if Booker still can't return, the black eight miracle may be staged again.
Let's start with the two games the Suns won, the first game, Booker, Paul and DeAndre Ayton all got 20+, and Paul even had a quasi-triple-double with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. At the same time, Brandon Ingram, who was on the playoff stage for the first time, was also a bit afraid of the stage, and his performance of 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 6-of-17 shooting was somewhat dismal. In the second game, the Suns still had to rely on Paul Sr. paul's 19 points in the final quarter, and even so, the Suns only won three points in the end.
So, can we get two rules for the Suns to win: first, Booker is there, and Paul, Ayton and others are doing well, and the Sun's system is working; second, Booker is not there, Paul's old husband is talking about juvenile madness, and can take away the victory in a wave in the case of a relatively stalemate. Well, in the case of Booker's inability to return, the sun seems to have to rely only on Paul's rampage, but this is somewhat cruel for old Paul, and continuous last-quarter rampage is not realistic.
The Pelicans didn't have that much trouble, they had just qualified for the playoffs through playoffs, and they had no psychological baggage at all. And with the deepening of the game, the pelican's combat effectiveness was further excavated. First of all, Ingram, after scoring 18 points in his playoff debut, Ingram has scored 30+ in three consecutive games, and now he can average 29.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 51.3% from the field and 50% from three-point range.
Then there's Jonas Valanciunas, who averaged 15 points, 16 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, and his 42 percent shooting percentage and 25 percent three-point shooting percentage were dismal, but Valanciunas averaged 6.5 offensive rebounds per game, which gave the Pelicans more shots, thus making up for the lack of offensive efficiency. Valanciunas is the guarantee of the pelicans' number of shots, and even the largest Ayton is powerless.
Having won an eighth place in the West from the playoffs and now being able to score 2-2 with the Suns, the Pelicans' youngsters have been elevated in momentum, and Paul can also be screwed up by Joseph Alvarado, and can also reflect the Suns' mentality from the side. When the Suns were behind, the camera found Booker on the sidelines more than once, and his return will surely help the Suns find a way to win. But if Booker doesn't get back in time, is Paul going to add a "Black Eight Miracle" to his resume?
Text/Duncan's laugh