Winning two games in a row, and then being inexplicably overturned by someone else, who do you think of in such a game?
That's right, Paul.
Of course, losing isn't necessarily Paul's problem, but the 2-0 spell did afflict Paul for years.
On May 9, Beijing time, the second round of the NBA playoffs in the West, the Lone Ranger beat the Suns 111-101, chasing the total score to 2-2, and the memory of last season's Suns Finals loss to the Bucks flooded into his mind.
Is this going to be staged ahead of time?
No one knows the end result, but it's a possibility after all, not to mention that Paul almost made this possibility the norm. I have to say that Paul's strength, such a character, to experience such a spell is indeed the persecution of this excellent point guard by fate.
As far as this game is concerned, it is full of common problems and controversies in this year's playoffs.
Paul played 23 minutes and left the field with six fouls, which is problematic in itself. Leaving aside the penalties for these 6 fouls, the final explanation of these issues lies with the league. Let's say that Paul, such an outside point guard known for his ball intelligence, experience and calmness, has the same probability of leaving the court with 6 fouls and the probability of the Pelicans winning the championship this year. Will Paul, who doesn't have many opportunities in the future, really be so hot-headed? Everybody knows it won't, because everybody knows that even if Paul doesn't defend, combing the offense alone is much more threatening than he is sitting off the court.
But that's how it happened, with 6 fouls leaving the field, plus his 7 turnovers. It's as weird as the muddled sun.
Back in the game, the sun was still old, typically without Paul, and it didn't feel like anything was wrong. And Booker doesn't really seem to be the leader of the team, shooting 10 of 22, with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, the data is quite good, and the assists are also good. But so what? He didn't sway the situation in the game. The Lone Ranger's side shot 44-of-20 from the field, shooting 45.5 percent, and the Lone Ranger alone had 33 more points than the Suns. Such a feel in the playoffs is hard to come by. When encountering such a lone ranger, it is difficult for the sun not to lose.
In fact, in four games, the Suns did not completely solve the problem. They couldn't stop Doncic, and the two wins were just too bad for the other players, and the loss was also because the other players were back in form.
Doncic's ability is too strong, no matter the shooting rate, he can copy the bottom of the lone ranger. While other teammates are in control of the team cap. The Suns are stable but the quality of the game is indeed declining, so the Lone Ranger role players are in a high and low state, which also makes the Suns win two games first and then lose two games.
In this way, the fate of the Sun seems to be tied to the Lone Ranger role players. That's the worst part.
Next, the sun is really going to work hard. It is impossible to try to lock doncic. Therefore, the sun must improve the quality of its own game, surpass the lone ranger in an all-round way, and everyone must play an excellent performance, so as to ensure that no matter who the lone ranger breaks out, the sun can win.