On April 27, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Suns dueled against the Pelicans G5. In this battle, Paul performed two miracles in a row. After the game, Paul also responded to a technical foul, shelling the referee for speaking outright absurdly.
Booker continued to be absent, but Paul changed the slump of the previous game. After half-time, he played 21 minutes, shooting 6 of 12, 4 free throws, scoring a game-high 16 points plus 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, tired and gasping for breath on the sidelines.
Of course, this battle didn't just Paul find the feel. In the first half, Ayton had 13 points, 5 boards and 2 assists, Bridges 7 points, 4 boards and 3 blocks, and Cameron Johnson had 6 points, 4 boards and 3 assists, and also stood up to help the Suns lead by as many as 18 points at one point.
In fact, when talking about Booker's absence, Suns coach Monty Williams is full of confidence in others, saying that there is no Booker, but the Suns also have a way to win.
The Suns also maintained a lead in the second half, but the Pelicans were also quite tenacious, chasing only 7 points in the fourth quarter. At the crucial moment, Paul hit a jump shot, made two free throws, and scored 4 points. After that, Bridges also stepped forward and helped the Suns re-open the score difference, laughing to the end.
Paul also set a record for his 50th career playoff assist double-double, surpassing James, behind Magic Johnson (137), Stockton (87) and Nash (51). He also became the third player in history to achieve 31 playoff 20+10 assists after James (43) and Magic (60). He's also the only player in the playoffs so far this season to assist in doubles every game.
However, in this game, Paul once kicked Alvarado controversially. In the fourth quarter of the game, Alvarado defended against 8 seconds without half-time violations, and Paul was quite dissatisfied and suffered a technical foul. Paul explained after the game why he had a technical foul, but also expressed his puzzlement, "I really don't know, if I say 'come on' can also get a technical foul? This is ridiculous. ”
Paul revealed that he looked at the tech booth and shouted "come on" but received a technical foul. I don't know, will Paul get a ticket for this?