On April 27, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In a just-concluded Battle of Western Focus, the Suns defeated the Pelicans 112:97 at home to win the crucial Battle of Tenno mountain, leading the Pelicans 3:2 on aggregate in the series, and they only needed one more game to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals.
After winning today, the Suns continued their two major winning laws. According to statistics, when the Suns conceded less than 110 points, they achieved a total of 48 wins and 0 losses in the regular season and playoffs. Meanwhile, so far this season, when the Suns finished the first three quarters of the game, their record was 50-0! The current record belongs to the Lakers in 2020 (57 wins and 0 losses), and if the Suns can continue to win 8 such games in the next 8 games and remain unbeaten, they will be able to surpass the Lakers!
The Suns were able to win today thanks to Paul's excellent performance. Throughout the game, Paul had 22 points, six rebounds and 11 assists. In this year's playoffs, Paul has assisted in 10, 14, 14, 11 and 11 games in five games, making him the only player to assist in double figures in every game during this year's playoffs! Meanwhile, Paul's playoff 20+10 number reached 31 times and rose to no. 3 in history, behind magic Johnson (60 times) and James (43 times). He reached 51 10+10 times, surpassing James to 4th all-time, behind The Magician (137), Stockton (87) and Nash (51)!
However, although the Suns won today, the Pelicans showed their tenacity in this series, and it is not easy for the Suns to pass the level easily. Skip tweeted after the game: "As I said on the show, Paul couldn't have lost at home today. Even if you let Alvarado and Jones consume Paul, he won't lose. He also won't lose the series G7 at home! In other words, Skip is very unhappy that the Suns will win the G6!
According to the schedule, the next match between the two teams will be played on April 29, and the Suns will play away from home.