Beijing time, May 3, today, the Suns defeated the Lone Ranger by 7 points to achieve a semi-final opening, from the situation of the two sides, although the Lone Ranger recovered 10 points in the last quarter, most of the points were obtained in garbage time, and Paul, Ayton and Booker and others got enough rest time, when the Suns team seriously defended, it was difficult for the Lone Rangers to tear through their defenses on the offensive end. The Lone Ranger defeated the Jazz in the first round, with a general gold content, and this time he encountered the sun, which is the real test.
The Suns are much better than their opponents on both the defensive and offensive ends, and the Lone Rangers have never led from start to finish, so to speak, the Suns are pressing the Lone Rangers to play, and the latter has no chance to float. On the Lone Rangers side, when the team needs it, only Doncic stands up alone, and once the others are strictly guarded, they are either stealth or iron, which is not very helpful to the team at the offensive end, and the Suns, Paul, Booker and others can often stand up at key moments.
Obviously, the two sides have done in-depth research on each other's affirmations, but relatively speaking, the fullness of the sun is more sufficient. The Suns won the game, but it wasn't the scariest part, and Paul's words after the game terrified the Lone Ranger even more. Paul said that he knows that no matter how the team defends and how to pack Doncic, he will be able to shoot a lot of goals and get a lot of points, he is one of the top two new stars in the league, if doncic can win, other teams will have already wrapped up. So, Paul stressed, since he knew that Doncic could not stop his footsteps, he chose to pack his teammates.
After all, the Lone Ranger only has one star, Doncic, although Brunson performed well in the first round, but the Jazz's defense is not good, there are no players who can match him, but the Suns are different, they have Booker, Bridges and Paul, the three players are well defended and can limit his offense, and Brunson himself is short, which is not difficult for the Suns. As a result, Brunson scored only 16 points today on 6-of-16, Dinwiddie also had only 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Bullock only had 7 points and 6 rebounds.
You know, Brunson and Dinwiddie successfully played the role of Doncic's right hand in the first round, the Lone Ranger was able to reach the semifinals, the Suns could not defend Doncic, but they could lock Brunson and Dinwiddie, as long as they cut off the connection between Doncic and his teammates, then basically the Suns won half, this game can also show that the Suns are very thorough in the study of the Lone Rangers, they know their opponents too well. For Doncic, it's the opposite, connecting teammates first, and then turning on offensive mode, so that the Lone Ranger can turn defeat into victory.