Today's NBA playoffs, the Phoenix Suns continue to play at home against the Dallas Mavericks, and they have the winning ticket.
In the first showdown of the series, the Suns easily defeated the Mavericks, their overall strength was clearly dominant, there were more superstars, and the rotation lineup was thicker. As a result, the Mavericks really don't have much to do if they want to resist.
Today, the Mavericks still lost 109-129 to the Suns by 20 points. In fact, the two teams were at odds for most of the game, but they were pulled apart at the last minute. The Suns were able to do this, largely thanks to their absolute core Chris Paul.
Although Paul is about to turn 37, his personal ability is not bad at all. In addition to being able to revitalize the whole team, Paul's personal attack power is also very strong. It can be said that Paul is not tall, but he knows how to play basketball very well, and the basketball game in his eyes is different from the eyes of others.
In the first three quarters of the game, Paul kept giving up offensive opportunities to his teammates, Booker and Ayton both had performance opportunities, and Bridges and Crowder played well. Entering the fourth quarter, Paul began to threaten, and on 6-of-7 shooting, he exploded for 14 points and 2 rebounds. Facing Doncic, who was much taller than himself, Paul singled the ball without any ambiguity, playing all the way from near the three-point line plus turning around, shooting from the basket.
Throughout the game, Paul exploded a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Although Doncic also scored 35 points and seven assists, which is a best effort, he still has less control of the game than Paul. At present, the Suns have led the Mavericks 2-0 on aggregate and are about to complete the sweep, and I don't know what the Mavericks can do to return home next.