Beijing time on April 27, the NBA playoffs continued, today the Suns sat at home to usher in the challenge of the Pelicans, after the two sides played a big score of 2-2 draw, although you are the first in the West, but the Suns after losing Booker, the competitiveness and pelicans are almost the same, if they want to advance to the second round, this game is crucial, and finally the last game of the abnormal Paul completed the redemption, under his leadership the Suns defeated the Pelicans 112-97.
This campaign Paul shot 8 of 18 shots, 4 of 3 points 0 got 22 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, the whole game sent 11 assists only 1 mistake, Paul is really stable, he is also the only player this season to send at least 10 assists per game, the god of point guards is not a waste, today Ayton also has a good performance, 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists in 8 of 13 shots, this champion offseason should get a big contract.
Today the Suns can win thanks to Bridges play, this campaign Bridges replaced Booker's role on the offensive end, which is another key to the Suns to win, he shot 12 of 17 from the field, 4 of 4 of 3 points to 31 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks of the full data, Bridges also set a number of records, he is the seventh player in history to score 30 points, 4 three-points and 4 blocks, and is also the first player in team history to playoff single-game 30+, three-point 4 all-time players.
I have to say that the Suns are still stable, and the team has not tasted a defeat in the case of their 50 wins and 0 losses at the end of the first three quarters of this season! When the game score was less than 110 points, the Suns recorded a combined 48-0 record in the regular season and playoffs. If the Suns want to win this series, they also need to play their stability and experience, the Pelicans have an advantage over the Suns in athletic ability and talent, and the Suns have to do the details well, then they can reach the second round.
The Pelicans' side of the most points is Ingram, 7 of 19 shots, 5 of 5 three-pointers to get 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, today Ingram in the fourth quarter, 1 point on 4 shots, although it is inefficient, but considering that he is a playoff rookie and has performed well in the past few games, such a downturn is acceptable. Varan once again dominated the basket, scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal on 7-of-11 shooting.
Ingo and Varan are somewhat against paul and Ayton firepower, but the team's second scorer CJ did not have firepower against Bridges, this game CJ shot 7 of 22, 1 of 8 three-pointers to get 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, the offensive end is quite inefficient, after the Pelicans 7 for 3 to get CJ, I said that the deal did not look so good, now it seems to be fulfilled.
It is true that the arrival of CJ helped the Pelicans enter the playoffs, but in the Blazers over the years CJ's performance in the playoffs has also been seen, as long as the offensive end is taken care of by the opponent, generally can not play the level of the regular season, which is why the Blazers sent him away in the first place, CJ averaged 24.3 points per game during the regular season, shooting 49% of the shooting rate, 39% of the three-point shooting rate, the playoffs so far averaged 24 points per game, shooting 40%, three-point shooting rate of 39%, the overall efficiency dropped significantly.
Last year's playoff CJ averaged 20.7 points per game, shooting 42% from the field, averaging 23 points per game in the regular season, shooting 46% from the field, the efficiency gap is very obvious, CJ is the kind of player who is suitable for being the three bosses, he can not be taken care of by the opponent's defensive end, so as to play the "deserved" strength, similar to the 76ers' Harris, playing an easy game is OK, the hard battle is simply not expected, he can give the Pelicans icing on the cake, but he can't do it in the snow.
In order to get CJ, the Pelicans sent Joshhardt, Satoransky, Alexander Walker, Lozada, as well as a first-round pick and 2 second-round picks, and got CJ, Nance Jr. and Snell, the deal was not a loss, but it did not earn, just got a pseudo-star. Speaking of which, what do you want to say about the two teams? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.