On May 5, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Suns against the Lone Rangers, before this game the Lone Rangers fell behind 0-1, for this game Dallas people full firepower, only in the first half Of the First Half Doncic scored 24 points, and the final game was 35 points. But the Lone Ranger eventually lost because the Suns had Chris Paul, and the Dallas were entangled for three quarters and then defeated by Paul alone in the final quarter!
In the final seven minutes of regular time, the Suns led by 10 points, Paul hit a mid-range hit, followed by a singles training Doncic to complete a 2+1 throw, and Sao Paulo began to dominate the game, a wave of 5 consecutive points to extend the point difference to 15 points. Relying on Paul's consecutive scoring performances this time, the atmosphere of the Suns home audience is boiling and the momentum is full, and Biyombo also took the opportunity to complete the dunk under the basket, and the situation has completely tilted to the side of the Suns.
In the end, the Suns won smoothly under Paul's leadership, the score was 129-109, the whole last quarter, Paul gave a lesson to the junior Doncic, in the stage when the leader was most needed to step forward, Paul hit all 6 shots in the first 6 shots, scored 14 points in a single quarter, cut 20 points in the second half, and the whole game was 11 of 16, 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, so that Doncic's 35 points were reduced to empty cuts, and the Suns achieved a big score of 2-0 lead, and there were 2 games away from reaching the Western Conference Finals. The 36-year-old Paul played the strongest veteran in the game, combining personal performance and team records, even stronger than the 37-year-old James, after the game James also released a dynamic shout: "CP3!!! ”
Chris Paul also set many records in this game, and his playoff total continued to rise, rising to 33rd place in the history, surpassing NBA star Parrish. It can also be ranked 6th among active players, behind James, Durant, Harden, Curry and Leonard. In addition, Paul surpassed Curry in individual playoff goals, ranking 29th in the all-time playoff goal list, and the 28th place was Kevin Garnett. The third record is that Paul's game is the 137th game of his playoff career, which is the 67th in the history of this achievement, and after 137 playoff games, Paul played more than 5,000 minutes, becoming the 47th player in NBA history to achieve such an achievement.
It can be said that today's Paul has the potential to create new milestones in every game, and in the 17 seasons since he has played in the NBA, Paul is already an old cannon, an absolute veteran, and the data has accumulated enough.
Of course, for Paul, no personal honor is as good as an NBA championship trophy, and for most of the 17 seasons, paul's team has been a championship contender, but every year he can't do it, from the Hornets to the Clippers to the Rockets, Paul is always a little worse. And now in the Suns, the 37-year-old Paul still has the opportunity to impact the championship, last season achieved a career finals zero breakthrough, this season, the Suns 64 wins the regular season No. 1, the first round of Booker injured, Paul is leading the Suns to block the impact of the Pelicans. These achievements and performances show Paul's determination, and behind the continuous opening of the São Paulo mode is Paul's infinite desire for the championship, and winning the championship is the only goal of Paul's remaining career.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)