On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. The Suns and Pelicans' series showdown came to the sixth game, the sun ushered in the return of the star Booker, but he was not in good shape, 5 of 12, 1 of 6 three-pointers, only 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and the two sides needed to fight until the last minute to decide the winner. After a fierce battle between the two teams in the fourth quarter, the Suns narrowly defeated the Pelicans 115-109, eliminating the opponents 4-2 on aggregate in the series and successfully advancing to the Western Conference semifinals.
In this game, paul played the best in the Suns. He scored 33 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists on 14-of-14 and 4-of-4 free throws, including 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the third quarter. Paul has a plus-minus of +17 and an efficiency of 33, both of which are the highest in the team. In this game, Paul surpassed Rondo in total assists in the playoffs and successfully rose to 6th in history, second only to James among active players, ushering in a career milestone.
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides entangled with each other, and after the opening of the game, they fell into a fierce offensive and defensive duel, and neither team could take advantage of each other. Paul didn't show too much offensive desire in the first quarter, scoring just four points and two assists. The two sides fought to 28 draws in the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, Ingram led the team to an 11-0 offensive climax in the second half of the quarter, successfully widening the point difference to double digits, and the Suns were momentarily passive in the away game. At the end of the half, the Suns trailed the Pelicans by 10 points, 48-58.
Easy side to fight again. Paul stepped up for the suns who were behind, he increased his shots, increased the offensive aggressiveness, he had 6 minutes and 09 seconds left in the third quarter, Paul personally scored 7 consecutive points, the Suns successfully reversed the score, and the two sides were once again on the same running line. Paul scored 13 points and 3 assists in 6 of the 6 games in the quarter, and only made one turnover, which is the key to the team's reversal of decline.
In the final quarter, Paul continued his fiery form, scoring 10 points again in the quarter on 4-of-4, and stepped forward many times in key moments to help the team achieve important points. With 21.7 seconds left in the game, Paul scored a layup at a crucial moment, hit his 14th athletic goal of the game, and did not concede any shots to maintain a three-point lead for the Suns. With Booker on 2 of 2 free throws on the free throw line, the Suns sealed the win. With Ingram missing three points, the Suns eventually refused to go in to grab seven and win the game.
According to the league arrangement, the Suns advance to the Western Conference Semifinals, and their opponents will be the winners of the Mavericks and Jazz Series, the exact schedule is to be determined.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)