On April 30, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs series has come to an end, and the quarterfinals in the East and West have produced seven seats, of which the sun, the first in the league, eliminated the Pelicans 4-2; according to the famous Wendhorst, in the first round of away games, Paul imposed a curfew on his teammates, which was Paul's doing, not an order issued by the coaching staff.
It is said that Paul arranged the room in the hotel to let him and his teammates watch other playoff games and play cards together; Paul curfew teammates, which reflected his leadership position in the team, but also reflected Paul's desire to focus on the playoffs; in the key game of G6, Paul shot 33 points and 8 assists on 14 of 14 shots to lead the team to the Western Conference semifinals.
In the Suns and Pelicans series, Paul averaged 22.3 points and 11.3 assists per game, with an effective shooting rate of 61.1%, according to statistics, Paul became the oldest player in history to average 20 points and 10 assists per game in a single-round series, at the age of 36 years and 358 days; In addition, this is also the third time that Paul has scored 20 points and 10 assists with at least 60% effective shooting rate in a series, the most in history.
The Suns have advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, will be in the second round of the battle against Doncic led by the Lone Ranger, according to the schedule, the first match between the two teams will start at 10 a.m. on May 3, the location is the Suns home; the Suns are currently the second highest team in the league to win the championship, can Paul lead the team to the finals again? We'll see how the 36-year-old cannon hits his first career title again.