On May 5, Beijing time, "São Paulo" came again? When Paul scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the first three quarters, he had already blasted 14 points in the first 5 and a half minutes of the final quarter to attract James's praise for "CP3!!! And clocked in early to leave work, 11 of the 16 efficient bombardment of 28 + 6 + 8 data, leading the Suns to defeat the Lone Ranger again, the total score of 2-0 to seize the promotion opportunity.
Paul will turn 37 one day, but this year's playoff "São Paulo" model is the key to saving the Suns. In the first round of 6 games, Paul had two last-quarter 19-point performances, and 14 of the first round of G6 games 14 broke out, creating the first miracle in playoff history to lead the team to advance.
In the Western Conference semifinals, due to The recovery of Booker's form and the overall strength of the Suns, Paul did not need to continue to make a big deal on the offensive end. In the first game of the series, Paul played only 7 of 13 minutes, efficiently obtaining 19+5+3 data to lead the team to win.
Now in the second game of the series, although the Suns are 2 points behind the Lone Rangers in the first half, the overall rhythm of the game is still under the control of the Suns. Paul had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 2-of-6 shooting in the first half, which is naturally a gap compared to Doncic's 24+4+6 stats, but Paul is not an offensive arrow. What's more, in the first half, Paul + Booker + Ayton combined 26 points, and the three of them combined only 2 points more than Doncic.
Fortunately, entering the second half, the Suns effectively curbed Doncic's offensive power, paul scored 6 points on 3 of 3 in the third quarter, and 14 points on 5 of 9 in the first three quarters, helping the Suns to take the lead in the third quarter of the game against the Lone Rangers.
Unexpectedly, in the first 5 and a half minutes of the final quarter, when Booker and Ayton were resting off the field, Paul actually turned on the "St. Paul" mode again, and he continued to shoot and score points, easily breaking the Lone Ranger's defense. Paul alone dedicated 6 of 7 to an efficient crosshair of 14 points, and the score in the last quarter of less than half a quarter has been equal to the sum of his first three quarters, which shows Paul's super control in the last quarter.
Paul then clocked in early and easily led the team to victory with 28+6+8 data, which also showed his power and created a number of playoff milestones:
First, Paul played 137 games in the playoffs, surpassing Gasol Grande and Cassel by 136 and equaling Dale Davis by 137 games, rising to a tie for 67th in playoff history, the former being Ewing, George Hill and Lambis in 139 games.
Second, Paul's playoff total rose to 2847 points, surpassing Celtics' 4-crown Hall of Fame legend Parrish by 2820 points, surpassing Hall of Famer Barkley with 2833 points, and rising to 32nd in NBA playoff history scoring list, followed by Clippers star Leonard with 2865 points. The active team ranks 6th, behind James, Durant, Harden, Curry and Leonard.
Third, Paul scored 1,050 in the playoffs, surpassing Curry by 1,044 to rise to 29th on the NBA's all-time playoff record, with Garnett scoring 1,059 ahead of him.
Fourth, Paul made 607 playoff free throws, surpassing Moncliffe's 602 free throws to rise to 59th on the NBA playoff free throw list, the previous being The Rainkamp's 616 free throws.
Fifth, Paul broke through the playoff 5,000-minute milestone in the playoffs, becoming the 47th player in playoff history to achieve such an achievement, the previous being Anchy 5,038 minutes.
Sixth, Paul played iron 1110 times in his playoff career, surpassing Celtic legend Parrish 1107 times to rise to the 41st place in the history of the playoff iron list, the previous being Kidd playing iron 1123 times.
Seventh, Paul made 352 playoff turnovers, surpassing Rondo 349 to rise to 30th on the playoff error list, the previous being Barkley with 353 turnovers and Kevin Johnson with 354 turnovers.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)