On May 5, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Western Conference Semifinals G2, the Suns defeated the Lone Ranger 129-109 at home, leading 2-0 on aggregate. In this game, the Suns duo Paul and Booker exploded in the second half, and the two scored 58 points together, and finally led the team to an easy victory.
In this campaign, the Lone Ranger once played an offensive climax in the second quarter, winning the Suns by 6 points in the single quarter. It was also the first time the Mavericks had led the Suns in the series. But in the second half, Booker and Paul broke out at the same time. Booker scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, 3 outside shots were all cut to score 9 points. 21 points at halftime, 30 points on the whole game.
And Paul played just as well. He easily scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 11-of-6 shooting, and Paul shot 9-of-10 from the second half, especially in the crucial fourth quarter, scoring 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting to lead the team to open the score and establish the victory.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Paul took the initiative to name Doncic. He used consecutive dribbles and turns to shake off Doncic's defense and successfully played 2+1 1! Tomorrow is Paul's 37th birthday, and it has to be admired that he can maintain such a good competitive state at such an advanced age.
Objectively speaking, Doncic's play in this game has been very good, he scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, which is 4 points more than the team's other four starts combined. The remaining four Lone Rangers starters scored as follows: Bullock 16 points, Brunson 9 points, Dwight Powell 4 points, and Finney Smith 2 points.
In terms of hard power, the Lone Ranger is indeed inferior to the Suns. The next G3 and G4 will be played at the Home of the Lone Ranger. Even so, the Lone Ranger has no certainty of victory. Suns fans also made demands on the team, chanting "Suns in 4" at the end of the fourth quarter.