In an NBA playoff game that ended today, the Lone Rangers lost to the Suns again on the road, trailing 0-2 in the series, with one foot already on the edge of the cliff. Especially in the final quarter of the game, Paul led the team to a wave of 27-7, leaving the Lone Rangers with no resistance, and finally the Suns defeated the Lone Rangers 129-109.
How terrifying is the Suns' scoring efficiency in this game? With a two-point shooting percentage of 70.6 percent and a three-point shooting rate of 52 percent, the team is the first team in NBA playoff history to shoot more than 70 percent from two-point range and more than 50 percent from three-point range. The Lone Rangers, on the other hand, could only rely on Doncic's bitter support, scoring 35 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 13-of-22 shooting.
Brunson continued the slump, playing 27 minutes, only 3 of 12 shooting, only 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and in the two games against the Suns in the series, Brunson averaged only 11 points per game, completely lost himself. In the first round of six games against the Jazz, Brunson averaged 27.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, shooting 48 percent from the field.
Now in the second round of the playoffs, Brunson's average of points per game plummeted by 16.8 points per game! If I continue to play in this way, I am afraid that the big contract will be lost by the Suns. Brunson will be a full free agent at the end of the season, and according to salary expert Bobby Marks, Brunson's next contract starts at a high starting salary of 29.7 million, and is likely to be a starting salary of 31.54 million, and it is easy to get a 4-year top salary contract of more than one hundred million US dollars.
However, the premise of getting the maximum salary is that it is necessary to continue the excellent state, but unfortunately, its state has declined seriously. The most fundamental reason for this is that Brunson's static talent is too bad, his height is only 1.85 meters, and he is still short as a defender. Series G3 will return to the home of the Lone Rangers, Brunson will not threaten, the big contract is really lost.