On May 5, Beijing time, just now, the Sun defeated the Lone Ranger again at home 129-109, and achieved an absolute 2-0 lead in the first two games of the series, and the Lone Ranger can be said to be on the line of life. For the Suns, playing the Lone Ranger is much easier than playing the Pelicans, first of all, the Pelicans can score more players, Ingram, CJ, Varan, Jones and others can stand up when the team needs to, and the second is that the Lone Rangers lack defensive players like Jones and Alvarado who are stubbornly entangled with Paul.
Looking at Paul's shooting percentage in the last two games, he shot 7 of 13 in the last game and 11 of 16 in this one, playing efficiently and easily. The Lone Ranger's star component is indeed higher than the Pelicans, but the number of stars is small, Brunson played well in the first round because the Jazz's defense in the No. 2 position is too weak, Mitchell, Conley and Clarkson are not players known for their defense, the Suns are different, they not only have Paul, Booker and Bridge three players who are balanced in attack and defense, but also three big men in the interior line, Ayton, McGee and Biyombo, and the defensive strength is very good.
Of course, the Lone Ranger has its own reasons for losing, but the main reason is that the Suns are too strong, otherwise they would not be able to sit in the league's first position, and the combination of Paul and Booker can be said to be a perfect match. Look at Paul's performance today, the first half was just a walk, 6 of 2, the second half was possessed, 9 out of 10, all 6 shots in the first half of the last quarter, 14 points in a single quarter to take away the game, in the end, Paul was 11 of 16, with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and Booker's performance was also very eye-catching.
In the fourth quarter, when Paul was off the court, he withstood the pressure, cut three three-pointers in a row, completely extinguished the opponent's hope of counterattack, the whole game down, Booker 19 11, took 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, after Paul's arrival, Booker was reborn in the past two years, he began to enter the MVP discussion ranks. The Suns weren't terrible to win, it was Paul's post-match remarks, and when talking about taking over the game in the final quarter, he said: "It's very interesting, and even better is that you have Booker by your side. ”
Paul is already very powerful, he is the key king of the last quarter in the NBA, in this season's regular season + playoffs, Paul's performance in the last quarter has left a deep impression on fans, in addition, the Suns and Booker such a "killer", ask how the Lone Ranger can beat such a team. And, that's just on the offensive end, and they have a lot of players who contribute silently on the defensive end, like Bridges, like Johnson, like Bridges, McGee, Ayton and Billy Beaum, teams like that Doncic really can't do anything with them.