Beijing time on April 27, NBA playoffs, the Suns 112-97 defeated the Pelicans, the Suns won the Battle of Tianwangshan, Paul in this game 38 minutes 55 seconds 18 of 8 of 22 points + 6 rebounds + 11 assists + 3 steals, the fourth quarter of the game The old six Alvarado attacked and defended both ends of the game to help the Pelicans narrow the point difference to single digits, but Paul's consecutive shots + Bridges quickly locked the victory for the Suns.
With a 3-2 lead, the Suns are only one step away from qualifying, but Paul's half-time violation came into focus after the game.
In the game, the Pelicans' "old six" Alvarado successfully defended Paul, who had an 8-second violation without halftime. From the time Paul served from the back, Alvarado had been defending Paul and giving physical confrontation, and finally Paul was whistled for 8 seconds, and then Paul also complained that the foul received 1 technical foul.
Paul said after the game: "Okay, bro, when the timer was 16 seconds away, I was past halftime. ”
Paul then had a dispute with the referee about whether the ball was 8 seconds away, and they discussed a wave, but Paul received a technical foul. Paul said after the game: "How do I not get fined and then say this? ”
And Paul added: "I thought I was running past halftime when the timer was 16 seconds away, so I said to the timekeeper on the scoreboard, get rid of it, man! I don't know, dude. This is ridiculous. ”
There is a saying that Paul dribbling is indeed impatient, the ball is indeed 8 seconds, Paul slowly past half, holding the ball in place, waiting for 24 seconds to 20 seconds and moving forward, people are waiting for you.
Regarding Alvarado, in fact, there is also a certain respect. Barkley said: "When you play with players like this, I've played with Perry and it's one of my favorites. He will always fight with all his might, he is a very good player. ”
This series is indeed, And Alvarado reminds us of Tyrone Lou, whose main task is to keep an eye on Paul, defend him, pester him, annoy him, and the mission is accomplished!