There is such a set of statistics, the number of All-Star selections, the number of times he has been selected to the Best Team, the total score of the playoffs, and among the players who have not reached the Finals, Paul is the first in NBA history.
This year, can he touch the finals floor? Although the Suns still have a 3-2 lead after losing today, I still want to say the same thing: don't think it's stable.
First of all, the opponents he faced, the Clippers are really tough and undead, and they can always burst out with huge energy in life and death battles.
In the next away game, if the Suns lose again, it means that the two teams will fight a seven-game battle.
A game that is decided to win or lose is too variable, and the Clippers are the side without ideological baggage.
In addition to the opponents, we also need to see Paul's career experience. He's also had the experience of taking a 3-1 lead and then losing the playoffs.
In the 2015 Western Conference Semifinals, Paul led the Clippers 3-1 ahead of the Rockets, but was later reversed by the Rockets to make it 3-4. It was a bizarre failure he had failed before.
In addition, judging from his playoff experience, he is really an "unlucky egg".
In 2008, in the second round of the playoffs, he led the Spurs 2:0, only to be chased to the end of the seven games and lost.
During the Rockets period, it was one game away from overturning the Warriors, but after Paul helped the team win the King Mountain, he was injured...
This man seems to have something strange going on every year in the playoffs.
Can this year be different?
God help the self-helpers, this year for Paul, really lucky. Hit the Lakers, thick eyebrows hurt. Playing the Nuggets, there is no Murray opposite. And now play the Clippers, the little card can't play.
Although São Paulo also missed two games because of the new crown, he was able to continue to play in the Western Conference Finals.
Overall, the Suns' relatively healthier team this year. If this is understood as God's favor, can Paul seize this opportunity to reach the finals?
In a pessimistic direction, this could be the best chance of his career, or even the absolute core of the team, the last chance.
He's 36 years old and point guard players are already having a hard time at that age.
In addition, the offseason league will also reshuffle, and it is not an easy task to reach the Western Conference Finals in the West.
So, all São Paulo needs to do is take advantage of this opportunity, because there are not so many so-called comebacks next year...
The opportunity is already here, and it is not useful.