Beijing time, May 5, today, the Lone Ranger and the Suns G2 came to an end, unsurprisingly, the Suns soldiers did not bloodshed, under the leadership of Paul and Booker, they won 129-109 against the opponent, the semi-finals 2-0 lead, from the two games between the two sides, it can be seen that the gap between the Lone Rangers and the Suns is still very large, they even did not play well with the Pelicans. First, the Lone Ranger relies too heavily on Doncic and has fewer players to score at key moments, and second, the Lone Ranger lacks a defensive sleek like Alvarado who can limit Paul.
Look at Paul's performance today to know how godly he is, in the first half he was 6 of 2, the performance was decent, in the second half he was 10 of 9, as if he had changed a person, especially in the last quarter, Paul came up to open the killing mode, the first six shots were not wasted, the single quarter bombed 14 points, the whole game down, Paul 16 of 11, bombed 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, plus or minus as high as +19, it is worth mentioning that Paul played only 6 minutes in the fourth quarter to clock out of work, such Paul is worthy of the god of point guards, The title of King of the Last Quarter.
The Suns also brushed four miracles in a row in this game, first, the Suns won 52 wins and 0 losses in the first three quarters of the season, second only to the Lakers in the 2019-20 season; second, the Suns shot 64.5% today to set a playoff record in the team's history, and has shot 50% + in eight consecutive games; third, the SunS G2's true shooting rate of 75.7% set the second highest in NBA playoff history; fourth, the Suns shot 84.2% in the final quarter today, and the past 25 years of playoffs are second only to the Spurs in 14 years. It has to be said that the firepower of the sun is extremely fierce.
This season, the West has almost no opponents except for the Warriors, and in the East, other teams other than the Bucks have a hard time posing a threat to them. It can be said that paul and Booker this season once again see the hope of a championship, and if there is no big injury, Paul is expected to realize his dream this season. Booker's performance today is also very powerful, three consecutive three-pointers in the last quarter, 11 of 19 in the whole game, 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, so that Booker also ushered in a milestone, the 12th time in the playoffs to cut 30+, rising to the third place in team history, second only to Barkley and Xiaosi.
Although Doncic scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists today, he made 7 mistakes and was taught by Paul. It turns out that Ginger is still old and spicy, and Doncic's personal scoring ability is really good, but in front of Paul, he still looks a little tender. Doncic's personal ability is amazing, but unfortunately he lacks helpers around him, look at the performance of the team's other teammates today, in addition to Bullock's 16 points, the highest is Dinwiddie, but only 11 points, Brunson was locked up, was beaten back to the original form, only scored 9 points, the last game, he also only scored 13 points, and the shooting rate is very low, which is in stark contrast to the performance in the first round.
In the first round, because the Jazz did not have a better defensive player, Brunson played well, and now he is facing the Suns, this team has Paul, Booker and Bridges and other defensive toughsters, Brunson is overwhelmed by the defense, the Suns attack and defense are very balanced, it is difficult for the Lone Ranger to pass this level.