The Suns beat the Mavericks again in the Western Conference Semifinals G2, and the series has led 2-0, and the promotion situation has been very good. Chris Paul efficiently got 28+6+8 in this game, and in the fourth quarter, he turned the tide again, and a personal NBA career stat even equaled the "big dream" Hakeem Olajuwon, who had won the Finals MVP.
LeBron James missed the playoffs, Kevin Durant was swept out in the first round, many people may not have expected the 37-year-old Paul to turn the tide in the playoffs, in this game Paul once again proved his ability to control the game. In the fourth quarter of the game, Paul played only 6 minutes, hit 6 of 7 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointer, and scored 14 points in a single quarter, completely extinguishing the Lone Ranger's hopes of overturning the game.
Throughout the game, Paul hit 11 of 16 shots in 36 minutes of playing time, and as a small guard, he shot 68.8% of the shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 5 free throws, and got a comprehensive statistic of 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and the plus-minus of +19 also confirmed Paul's dominance on the field.
This is the 50th playoff game of Paul's NBA career with 20+ points and 8+ assists, and he has finished third since the NBA officially had the statistics in 1983-84, behind LeBron James and Magic Johnson. It is worth mentioning that even Michael Jordan has only scored 20+ points and 8+ assists in 43 playoff games in his entire NBA career, and The Sun star Steve Nash, who has won the regular season MVP, has only performed in 32 playoff games.
This is the 24th time in Paul's NBA career that he has won 25+ points, 5 rebounds and 5 + assists in the playoffs, and in this data, Paul has tied Olajuwon and Elgin Baylor in NBA history and tied for 15th place in NBA history.
So far in the playoffs, Paul has averaged 22.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 1.6 steals in 8 games with 58.0% shooting, and the highest shooting rate among the 25 players who averaged 20+ points per game in the playoffs this season! In the fourth quarter of the playoffs this season, Paul was able to average 10.3 points per game with 63.8% shooting! What is Mr. Key? Paul is! This season may be Paul's best chance to win the title, let's hope he gets it.