109-129, despite Doncic's efforts, the Lone Ranger eventually swallowed a fiasco in front of the Suns, and the aggregate score became 0-2, and judging from what was presented in these two games, it was necessary to turn the tables unless there was a miracle.
Doncic has done everything he can, with a combined 80 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists in two games, for whom he can't ask for more. But basketball is a team sport after all, with Paul and Booker on the Sun's side and Doncic on the Lone Ranger's side.
It's no secret that Doncic lacks helpers. But that view changed at one point after the first series, as guard Brunson played a great series, averaging 27.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and four assists in the 4-2 series that eliminated the Jazz, including 41 points in a single game in G2.
It is also with the excellent performance of this series that he is believed by public opinion to have the hope of winning a large contract of about 20 million yuan, and is also considered to have the potential to become the second leader of the team.
However, in this round of the game against the Suns, his magical light disappeared, and in the first game, he only had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-16 shooting, while in this game, he only had 3 of 12, 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
In two games, only 22 points were scored, which is not as good as the single-game score of any game in the first round of the series. Of course, this also has a lot to do with how much the Suns attach to his defense.
In terms of talent, Brunson's height of 1 meter 85 is too short in the NBA guard group, the weight of 86 kg is not strong, the figure belongs to the more disadvantaged type, and does not have excellent physical fitness, speed and bounce are not outstanding. Therefore, once the opponent has studied him and made a targeted defense, his role is likely to be greatly reduced.
It is believed that after the end of this series, Brunson's value will return to rationality, and the large contract of more than 20 million can basically not be thought of.
It turns out that he is short-lived after all, of course, for an ordinary role player, to be able to play a great series, to have a masterpiece that can blow himself for a lifetime, is already very successful.