On April 26, Beijing time, the US media StatMusk exposed Paul's injury curse in the playoffs, and in the past 8 playoff trips, he and his teammates have been plagued by injuries 6 times. Paul has not won a championship so far in his career, and injuries are undoubtedly one of the important reasons.
According to US media data, in the 2015 playoffs, Paul suffered a hamstring injury; in the 2016 playoffs, Paul suffered a hand fracture; in the 2017 playoffs, teammate Griffin suffered a toe injury; in the 2018 playoffs, Paul was plagued by hamstring injuries; in the 2021 playoffs, Paul suffered a shoulder injury; in the 2022 playoffs, it was another hamstring problem, this time it was his teammate Booker.
Now that the Sun is being chased 2-2 by the Pelicans, Paul's prospects for a crown are once again dimmed. Before the playoffs began, the Suns, who had the league's top record, were the top favorites to win the championship, but they didn't expect to encounter crazy blocks in the first round. Booker was injured, taking the Suns to a loss, while the young Pelicans looked momentum-driven. Ingram led this team to equalize the Suns, and it is entirely possible that the "Black Eight Miracle" will be staged, or it can be said that the "Black Nine Miracle" will be staged for the first time in history. In the G4 game, Paul scored only four points, and many statistics set a record for the worst playoff career.
StatMusk also posted ESPN's 16-man expert team's overall score prediction for the series, with the result that 6 experts chose the Suns to sweep the Pelicans 4-0, 9 experts chose the Suns to eliminate the Pelicans 4-1, and now the Pelicans have drawn 2-2, and their predictions have all been punched in the face by the Pelicans. What do you think will end up in this series? Will Paul's sun be tragic in the first round? Welcome to leave a message to express your opinion.