121-114, the Suns won in the Western Conference semifinals and the first leg of the Mavericks. I don't know if you have noticed that when there are more than 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game, what Paul did to Crowder after scoring the sacred mountain ball? It seems that it is a little difficult for the Sun to win the championship.
In the first round of the playoffs against the Pelicans, the sun was almost blinded by the spread of water birds, but fortunately Paul had a heroic performance in the Battle of Tennosan Mountain and The Sixth Game, and finally led the team to the semifinals. Especially in the sixth game, Paul played the game, 14 of 14 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and played the peak of his career.
Last season's Suns had hoped to win the championship, but it seems that in the final, Paul and Booker had a feud over the FMVP, and ultimately missed the championship. Of course, this is just a guess from everyone, compared to FMVP, I believe paul cares more about the championship. After all, Booker is young and can stand the test of time, but Paul is different, when can he play, he himself does not dare to guarantee, how can he ignore the opportunity to win the championship for an FMVP?
So why should you speculate that Paul and Booker are at odds? That's because Paul has precedents, he was at odds with Griffin at the Clippers and had a bad time with Harden in the Rockets. As long as the Suns can unite as one, it is actually a big favorite to win the championship in the eyes of fans. However, in the semi-final round to win the Lone Ranger, Paul seemed to have an unpleasant affair with his teammates.
In this campaign, Booker played his best game since his return, playing 38 minutes in the whole game, scoring 23 points and adding 8 assists. I remember that before the game, the commentator was still questioning whether solar energy could not pass the lone ranger level. However, after watching the game, I felt that the Lone Ranger was not playing team basketball, and every round was Doncic pressing the time to the last few seconds, and then forcibly shooting, if he really couldn't find the opportunity, he handed the ball to his teammates, and the fans were very boring.
Paul also did well in this game, playing 28 minutes, shooting 7-of-13 and scoring 19 points. Crowder was also one of the heroes of the team's victory, and on several occasions when the Lone Ranger was about to close the score, he used 3 points to crush the confidence of his opponents. But in the final quarter of the game, when the time was more than 3 minutes away, Paul and Claude seemed to start to get upset again.
With 3 minutes and 25 seconds left in the game, the Suns were 109-98 and basically mastered the game. Paul slowly spent time with the ball, and with the final 5 seconds left in the game, facing the front and back pockets of the two players, he actually threw a fairy ball and won a full applause. Logically, Paul should have been excited, but he didn't. As Paul walked to the midline, he seemed to be dissatisfied, holding Claude in his hand and muttering something in his mouth. But Claude ignored Paul the whole time and walked straight past him.
In the face of Claude's disregard, Paul was even more displeased in his heart, and his hands were thrown away, venting his dissatisfaction. At the time of the suspension, Paul still did not spare Claude, it seems that there is a sense of having to ask for an explanation, Xiaobian deliberately looked at the replay, it is estimated that Paul faced the opponent's bag clip, Claude did not come forward to break the siege, so it attracted Paul's dissatisfaction.
The team is already in sight to win, and Crowder is one of the heroes of winning, and Paul really shouldn't blame his teammates so much. In this way, it is likely to cause infighting in the team, so that everyone can not work together for victory, then winning the championship may only be a fool's dream. Paul really should change his temper, there are not many chances to win the championship, you must grasp it well, do not ruin everything with your own hands.