The Suns and the Lone Rangers' Western Conference Semifinals second match once again ended with the Suns at home laughing at the end. This campaign, compared to the first game, the Lone Ranger once organized a powerful offensive in the second quarter with the opportunity of the Suns being continuously blown for offensive fouls, and once established a five-point lead - but such an effort was more like a referee's unilateral attempt to maintain the suspense of the series, and in the second half, with the recovery of Paul and Booker and the emergence of Biyombo, the game quickly evolved into a one-sided scoring show for the Suns. With a 20-point win, the Suns rewrote most of it to 2-0. The third game between the two sides will move to Dallas, but even if they return home, the Lone Ranger may not see much hope of winning, and the gap in book strength between the two sides is indeed visible to the naked eye.
After this battle, one of the sun's achievements was written in a heavy stroke. They led the first three quarters of the season, with a record of 52 wins and 0 losses! That is to say, against the Phoenix Suns, if you can't get an advantage in the first three quarters or bite the score, then before the final quarter starts, the suspense of the game has been lost, without exception. Such dominance is so terrifying that every opponent who follows will have an invisible sense of oppression when facing them, and the sun's undefeated law will be their strongest weapon.
Chris Paul's performance in the first and second halves was almost like two. In the first half, the old cannon only hit 2 goals in 6 shots, which seemed to be not in the personal offensive state, and was also whistled for offensive fouls, which was the same as the much-criticized "quarterback" game. As a result, in the second half, CP3 completely took over the game, hitting 9 goals in 10 shots throughout the second half. Especially in the final quarter, it was Paul who led the sun to blow the horn of the game.
With 14 points in the final quarter, this is Paul's fourth final-quarter double-figure during the playoffs this season, the first in the league, and worthy of the title of King of the Final Quarter! A detail of the game is particularly intriguing, with 7 minutes and 5 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Doncic held the ball on the top of the arc against Paul, CP3 pulled open and confirmed that there was no defense to start the "ultimate torture" of Dongzi. Using the lower center and the rhythm change, CP3 easily swings Doncic's center on the right hand side with the front of the body, and then a street ball back dribble easily gets rid of the defense, and Doncic is dumbfounded during the whole process, completely unaware of how to deal with it. Paul then hit an elegant basket, showing a silky feel. The ball also completely ignited the Sun bench, and Crowder and Booker were excited, frantically cheering for the 37-year-old cannon.
Interestingly, Booker, who had been playing cheerleaders for Paul a second ago, quickly put on the pitch and hit the ball-wielding three-pointer that covered the entire stadium, this time it was CP3's turn to cheer for the little brother. Paul and Booker's state of mind is terrifying, coupled with the Suns' overall dominance and lineup depth at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, it is probably only a matter of time before the Lone Rangers are eliminated. Even the entire west is difficult to find opponents. Will Paul be able to continue this current dominance? Will this year be the year of the 37-year-old's dream come true?