On May 3, Beijing time, the Suns ushered in the first semifinals of the Western Conference with the Lone Rangers at home, and the Suns suppressed the Lone Rangers as soon as they came up, and never lagged behind in the first half to maintain the lead, leading the Lone Rangers in the first two quarters with a double-digit advantage of 69-56. Doncic shot 26+6+4 on 8-of-18 in the first half, but it was difficult to stop the Team Attack of the Suns' triple-double score.
When both the Suns and the Lone Rangers advanced 4-2 in the first round, the two teams met in the second round of the playoffs, and the Suns swept the Lone Rangers 3-0 in the regular season to become the bitter lord. Now that they have met again, the Suns attack and defense are suppressing the Lone Ranger on both ends, and they have blossomed inside and outside to suppress the Lone Ranger in the first quarter, easily taking a 20-6 14-point lead. Doncic played 12 minutes in the first quarter and scored 14+4+2 on 5-of-9, but Booker's 13+6+4 performance was more comprehensive, and even once the big hat Brunson spewed garbage to eat T.
In the second quarter, the Sun continued to blossom inside and out to suppress the Lone Ranger, and also continued to maintain a double-digit lead, leading the Lone Ranger by 13 points at an easy 69-56 in the first half. The Suns put Doncic in a single-handed mode, and they use team attacks to suppress opponents.
Throughout the first half, the Mavericks scored in double figures, with Middle East Cic scoring 8-of-18, including 2-of-8 three-pointers and 8-of-9 free throws, and one player blasting down 26+6+4. Doncic was once kicked in the crotch by Crowder, who also suffered a first-degree malicious foul.
As for the Suns' 3-man double-figures in the first half, Booker had 15+6+5 on 9-of-9, Ayton had 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting, Crowder had 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting and 3-for-3, while Paul had 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 3-of-4.
It is worth mentioning that in the first half, the Sun rebounded 25-15 net wins of 10, assisted 17-8 more than 9 times, scored 26-16 net wins of 10 points on the inside line, and a number of statistics beat the Lone Ranger.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)