Stability is not there! Paul had 12 points, four assists but seven turnovers, and the Suns lost 94-103 to the Lone Ranger

Paul and Booker's Suns have won two consecutive wins in the Western Conference semifinals, which has also made their promotion to the Western Conference Finals a consensus among fans. Yang Yi even said that Paul was the best point guard in the league after the end of the G2 battle between the two sides, and there was no one to say. Of course, this statement has also been basically recognized by the majority of fans. But it is also because of Paul's good play, both offensive organization and personal scoring, that the Suns have won two consecutive wins in the most stable way. Therefore, the third showdown between the two sides is crucial for both sides. On the one hand, because the Lone Ranger is a home battle, occupying a certain external environment and resource advantages, on the other hand, the Lone Ranger itself is not a weak team, after losing two games in a row, if they can seize the opportunity in the process of rapid attack and defense, so that Paul's organization, Booker's attack, and other points of play are restricted, and as a lone ranger, the team can stand outside of Doncic's other main offensive points, then the Lone Ranger naturally has the possibility of pulling the two sides into 1-2 at home.

Sure enough, in the first half of this campaign, especially in the first quarter, the Lone Ranger not only had the momentum, but also had the stability in the attack, and the desire to win this victory was also reflected in the team's offensive aspect. Although the first two three-pointers of the game were Booker hit, and then Crowder also used three-pointers to continue to help the Suns score, two and a half minutes the Suns played a 9-3 Lone Ranger, but Brunson's basket strong, and beautiful mid-range, coupled with the glide throw after the breakthrough of the ball to hit a 2+1 success, so that the two sides were close to the score, Klebel even received Doncic assisted three-point shots, helping the Lone Ranger to achieve a 15-13 victory. Consecutive hits by Brunson and Kléber allowed them to widen the point difference further to 22-15, and by the end of the first quarter, Doncic's three-point shot had given the Lone Ranger a nine-point lead as they played a single quarter 29-20.

Although in the second quarter of the game, the Suns' offensive status picked up, winning the Lone Ranger by 2 points in the 24-22 single quarter, however, Paul made a bit of a mistake in the offensive organization link, and when he only played less than half of the quarter, he had already made 6 mistakes and received his third foul, which undoubtedly laid hidden dangers for the Suns' entire team. Dinwiddie's three-pointer, which helped the Lone Rangers play only four minutes, stretched the gap to 31-20, to double digits. Although the Suns adjusted through the timeout, the situation on the court improved slightly, Ayton's 2 free throws helped the team pull the point difference back to single digits, however, the Suns' offensive choices also appeared some unreasonable, and they themselves were known for their stability, once they began to fight, the court was also a little inefficient, fortunately, Crowder's three-point shot, so that the two sides at the end of the half, the point difference was still controlled within single digits, the score was also fixed at 51-44, the Lone Ranger led the Suns by 7 points. Throughout the first half, on the Suns side, Crowder scored 11 points, Paul contributed 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Booker and Ayton scored 9 and 8 points each. On the Lone Rangers' side, Doncic contributed 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Brunson also had 14 points and 3 rebounds.

The third quarter of the game is crucial for both sides. If the Suns, who won with a steady victory, could not narrow the point gap in this quarter and strive for both sides to leave the suspense of victory and defeat until the fourth quarter, it would be difficult to win the game in front of the passionate lone ranger. Sure enough, this quarter the Suns were hit by the Lone Rangers again a 31-23, winning 8 points in a single quarter. Smith's top three-point shot helped the Lone Ranger pull the gap to double digits again, bringing the score to 57-46. Then Wallet Will's dunk, as well as technical penalties, coupled with Doncic's mid-range and breakthrough layups, rewrote the score to 64-48. Kléber's mid-range dry-pull jumper shot brief stretched the gap between the two sides to 18 points at one point. Although Crowder's three-point shot and his breakthrough with the ball kept the score at around 13 points, Brunson's two free throws gave the Lone Ranger 82-67 and the lead back to 15 points to end the third quarter battle between the two sides.

In the fourth quarter of the decisive victory, the sun that won itself with a steady victory, the big score was behind the Lone Ranger, if they could not play a significant offensive climax and reduce the high turnover rate, it was naturally difficult to catch up with the score on the road and achieve a counter-overtake. Although Doncic received his fifth foul in the middle of the quarter, which also gave the Suns some opportunities to chase points, the Lone Ranger did not let the Suns narrow the point difference significantly, especially in terms of error control, the whole team did a good job, from Smith, to Bullock, to Brunson and Kleber, also became Doncic's good helpers, it is the combination of these people, let the Lone Ranger hold the victory, 103-94, 9 points to win the Suns. As a total of 17 active mistakes and no one achieved scoring doubles, Paul, as the core of the team organization, made as many as 7 turnovers and only 4 assists, basically each point has a certain offensive ability, but it has not been able to stand up to dominate the game, and it has become the main reason for the Suns to lose. On the Lone Rangers' side, Brunson's 21-of-10 shooting, who contributed 28 points, plus the team's 5-man double-double, also became a key factor in their final victory. After this battle, the Western Conference semifinals between the Lone Ranger and the Suns, the big score was 1-2, congratulations to the Lone Ranger.

Finally, let's look at the player stats: the Suns have five double-doubles, with Booker scoring 18 points, Crowder having 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Ayton with 16 points and 11 rebounds, Bridges and Paul with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists each. On the Lone Ranger side, the same is 5 people on the double. In addition to brunson's solo game-high 28 points we mentioned earlier, Doncic also scored 26 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, while Finney Smith, Bullock and Kleber also scored 14, 15 and 14 points, respectively.