After an undervalued first-round series in the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns, who managed to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals, once again played their league supremacy. Devin Booker, who had suffered a hamstring injury, returned to the game, and the Three Paul brothers, who had been proud of the Suns, were back on the right track. The second round against the Dallas Mavericks, they had little to no pressure to speak of. Yes, under the command of head coach Kidd, the Lone Rangers became a team with Doncic as the core of the scoring and unlimited three-point projection.
They obviously do not have a reliable three-point projector, but they still have the option to continue to project outside the three-point line, and in the end, they will only kill themselves. Maybe, they will win the game in a game by chance, with the advantage of high shooting percentage from the outside, but most of the time they still let the steady Suns take advantage. In this game, the Suns, who took a 1-0 lead, continued to accept the Dallas Mavericks at home. What kind of sparks will burst out from both sides, which is expected.
In the first half, Doncic continued his personal tough scoring ability, constantly putting pressure on the Suns. Doncic, who shot 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the first quarter with an efficient shooting rate of 10 shots and 6 shots, although he failed to lead the team to achieve the feat of domination, but after entering the quarter, he was able to continue to hand over the key 10 points and successfully take the initiative to lead the score. The Lone Rangers scored 60-58 in the first half, taking a two-point lead, and the situation was relatively optimistic.
However, in the competition into the second half, the three Paul brothers who chose Taoguang to raise obscurity have stepped forward one after another. Paul shot 100 percent in the third quarter, delivering 6 points and 3 assists, and Booker even sent a 12+2+2 full stat to lead the team to a 31-23 score. By the time they reached the crucial final-quarter showdown, the Suns had not only recovered the 2 points they had trailed in the first half, but also achieved a 6-point comeback. As the game unfolds so far, the Suns clearly have a better chance of winning the game.
In the fourth quarter of the regular time competition, Paul also once again played the peak of the final season king style, shooting 7 of 6 in a single quarter, sending a key 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, leading the team to a 40-26 score. In the end, the fourth quarter of regular time was completed, and the Suns completed a 20-point victory with a score of 129-109, successfully beating the big score of the second round of the series to 2-0, maintaining an absolute lead. It is worth saying that counting the victories in this game, the Suns have achieved a record of 52 wins and 0 losses in the first three quarters of the season!
That is to say, so far this season, the Suns have never maintained a score lead in the first three quarters, encountering a game in which the opponent's final quarter is an upset counterattack, which is definitely the only existence in the league. Looking back at the game's data, the Suns shot 64.5% from the field, directly setting a new record for the team's single-game shooting rate in the playoffs! The Suns are still as strong as ever, still familiar with the regular season overlords, and Paul also played Sao Paulo's technical level, sending 14 points in the last quarter, and also delivered 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, helping the team to win the key 19 points on the field!