On May 5, Beijing time, the Sun defeated the Lone Ranger 129-109 to win the second consecutive round, and the probability of the Sun leading 2-0 to advance to the Western Finals increased to 92% after this game. Chris Paul once again ushered in the battle of the gods, he had 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal on 6 of 7 in the final quarter to help the Suns stretch the gap to 17 points, and Booker went straight into garbage time after three three-pointers.
Paul scored 28 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 turnovers in 36 minutes, 11 of 16 in 3 minutes, 68.8% from the field, 50% from three-point range, and 14 points and 2 assists in the last quarter of 6 minutes.
According to Suns reporter Kellan Olson, Paul scored 19 points by himself or an assist in the final quarter with 4 minutes and 56 seconds, while the Lone Ranger scored just 12 points. The point guard god is indeed incomprehensible.
The NBA officially said that Paul took over the game in the fourth quarter, and he scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting to win the second game of the semifinals.
Another reporter from the Suns said: "When you see real basketball, you know that Paul is a player who is super easy to be liked.
The Sun Official Push is a direct sign of love for Paul. Paul's 21-22 playoffs are too scary, the first round of two final quarters 19 points, one game 14 of 14, this game is 6 minutes 14 points, how can it not cause heated discussion?
The 37-year-old Paul is playing at the MVP level in the playoffs and Harden is playing very badly, which makes it hard for us to accept, considering the history of the two of them I am shocked. The point guard god is so ruthless.
Booker said of Paul after the game: "Every time we see him perform like this, we are impressed, but we are not surprised. (This shows that this is Paul's routine operation.)
TN commentator Stephen A Smith bluntly said: This is absolutely untrue, the point guard god staged a perfect performance, he made this sensation.
Kevin O'Connor said: "We had the privilege of seeing Paul's performance in 2022, what a wonderful fourth quarter. ”
The US media called out again - Chris Paul the god of point guards, averaging 10.2 points per game in the league at the end of the playoffs this season, what kind of fairy performance is this? This is a 37-year-old veteran.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream