Once again, paul is worthy of being the king of the last quarter, and Booker's ability to cut points at the end of the quarter should not be underestimated. The Suns are the most capable team in the league in the final quarter. Doncic sat on the bench at the end of the quarter with a lonely face. On May 5, Beijing time, the Suns defeated the Lone Ranger 129-109. Paul had 28 points, six rebounds and eight assists, and Paul shot 9-of-10 in the second half. In the crucial fourth quarter, he scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
After this game, Paul scored a total of 82 points in the final quarter of this year's playoffs, which is the first place in the league. Morant also played eight games, finishing second with 72 points in the final quarter and Curry third with 58 points in the final quarter. Paul's shooting percentage in the final quarter was very high, reaching 63.8%. That compares to Morant's 41.1 percent last-quarter shooting percentage and Curry's 52.8 percent last-quarter shooting percentage.
Paul also ranked first in the league with 20 assists in the final quarter, Morant finished second in the league with 19 assists, alphabet brother finished third with 14 assists in the last quarter, and Curry finished fourth with 12 assists in the last quarter.
Paul made only 5 mistakes in the last verse, which also reflects the side of his needle in the sea. In the final quarter, Paul rarely makes mistakes, and he can fully display his energy.
Paul is not known as a super scorer, but his scoring ability in key moments is definitely not inferior to any scorer, or even surpass them. This year's playoffs are a good example of this.
In this game, the Lone Ranger led the Suns by 2 points in the first half 60-58. But in the second half, the Suns took the initiative, playing 31-23 in the third quarter, surpassing the Lone Ranger. In the final quarter, Paul led the Suns to open the score, and the last 4 minutes or so of the game became garbage time, Doncic sat on the bench, and the Lone Ranger was equivalent to conceding defeat in advance.
Commenting on Paul's performance in the last quarter, Booker said: "Every time we see Paul's performance in the fourth quarter, we are impressed, but this performance does not surprise us. ”
Teammate Claude commented: "Paul will play easier in the first two quarters, he is just analyzing the game, but in the fourth quarter, he will twist the switch to start working. ”
Paul also explained his final outburst after the game. He said: "The game is exciting to the end, that kind of moment you can rely on what you train, when you try your best, you can accept the final result, we trust ourselves." ”
Paul erupted again in the final quarter, and his friend James couldn't help but applaud on Twitter: "CP3! The Suns now lead the Lone Rangers 2-0 and continue to push the Warriors to the top spot on the championship odds list. In addition, the Suns led the first three quarters of the season into the final quarter, and the record has reached 52 wins and 0 losses.