On May 5, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Sun sat at home to meet the Lone Ranger, the first three quarters of the two teams clenched the score, Paul broke out in the last quarter, the Sun quickly opened the score, and finally won 129-109 against the Lone Ranger, the big score 2-0 lead, the promotion situation is very good.
The Suns are number one in the league, the Lone Rangers are No. 4 in the West, and both teams passed 4-2 in the first round. In the first game between the two teams, the Suns controlled the rhythm and finally won the first place with an easy victory, Paul, Booker, and Ayton played steadily, and the Lone Ranger's Doncic scored 45 points.
The Suns entered faster, playing a 9-0 start, with Ayton being very tough on the inside. The Lone Ranger began to chase points under Doncic's leadership, and the point difference was always small, with the Lone Ranger trailing by 4 points in the first quarter. Doncic's hand was hot, and at the end of the second quarter he hit three three-pointers in a row, and he blasted down 24 points and 6 assists at halftime, and the Lone Ranger overtook the score, and the Lone Ranger led by 2 points at halftime.
Booker scored 8 points at the beginning of the third quarter, the Suns quickly reversed the score, Ayton was blown a first-level malicious foul, personal foul reached 4 times, only to rest, lone ranger Smith also ate personal fourth offense. The Suns held on to the lead, but not too far apart, and McGee subsequently suffered his fifth foul, and the Suns' inner rotation was in trouble. At one point, the Lone Ranger tied the score, Paul scored consecutive points to stabilize the situation, and the Suns entered the final quarter with a five-point advantage.
In the final quarter, Paul shot three points as soon as he came up, he opened the scoring mode again, and quickly helped the Suns to widen the point difference to double digits, within 5 minutes of this quarter, Paul shot all 6 shots to get 13 points, the point difference was instantly pulled apart, the Lone Ranger began to be impatient, unable to narrow the point difference, the Suns led all the way, and finally defeated the Lone Ranger, the big score 2-0 lead, the situation is very good.
Paul scored 8 points on 2 of 6 in the first half, and 20 points in the second half of 9 of 10, including 13 points in the last quarter, directly helping the Suns kill the game, paul bombed 28 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the whole game, controlling the overall situation, the 37-year-old Paul is still invincible, worthy of the god of point guards. Booker scored 30 points, with Bridges and Crowder also scoring in double figures. Lone Ranger's Doncic had 35 points, seven assists and five rebounds, still in the air.
With a 2-0 lead, the Suns' promotion situation is very good, from the first two games, it is difficult for the Lone Ranger to pose a threat to the Suns, and the Suns promotion is only a matter of time.