On April 26, Beijing time, as the big score between the Sun and the Pelicans came to a 2-2 draw, the next two teams will also carry out a duel at Tianwangshan, and Booker's hamstring injury has made a huge change in the entire series. The luck of the Suns, Paul's luck is really amazing, the most helpless thing is that Paul is either injured himself or his teammates when he arrives in the playoffs, and this time Booker's injury also makes fans feel very helpless.
Now it is accurate that Booker will not attend the Suns' G5 match against the Pelicans, which is a fatal blow to the Suns, and Paul scored only 4 points in the G4 game, which also became a new professional low for Paul. Now that Booker has decided not to qualify for the G5 game, the pressure is on Paul again, and if Paul can't come back from the G5 game, then the Suns are really dangerous.
The current Suns not only have to face the major problem of Booker's absence, but also know that Brandon Ingram has risen strongly, and with the help of CJ McCollum, the current Pelicans are not weak. The Suns let go of a Booker, plus Paul didn't play very well, even very crotch, and now it's the most difficult time for the Suns.
If the first team in the league is out of the black eight in the first round, it is also a huge loss for the fans, and the team that won the battle of Tenno mountain is more certain to advance, so the game between the Sun and the Pelicans is really quite critical. Booker has averaged 26.8 points per game this season, and now that Booker is absent from the Suns, no Suns player can stand up and make up for the hole, which is the embarrassing situation of the Suns.
If Booker can't come back for a long time, the Suns will have to work defense, and now the Suns' defense of Ingram and CJ McCollum is not in place, and there is not even a player who can definitely defend Ingram, Booker can use offense to cover up the lack of defense, and once the suns are absent, the defensive problems of the Suns are also exposed.
In the on-the-inside competition, Valanciunas is not inferior to Ayton, McGee, or at least on a par, so now the Suns' advantage is not large, and it is expected that Paul can rebound in the Battle of King's Mountain.
Do you think the Pelicans have a chance to black eight?
(Text/Ball-Carrying Attacker)