On February 16, Beijing time, the Suns temporarily led the Clippers 53-47 at halftime. The team started poorly, trailing 22-26 in the first quarter, and was able to complete a single quarter, and Paul created a 14-point offensive climax in 7 minutes.
Paul had 6 points and 7 assists at halftime
With seven minutes left in the second quarter, the team's bench chased the score to a 35-35 draw, and Paul joined Ayton and Crowder to dominate the game.
Paul middle distance
The team's first attack, Paul faced Halten directly in the middle distance, and scored the first point of today's game.
Paul helped Ayton get a layup
When Paul's offense had threatened the Clippers' defense, he and Ayton frequently blocked and dismantled, and in the following 7 minutes, Paul and Ayton's unlimited blocking and dismantling cooperation, he helped Ayton complete the layup four times. Note that Ayton didn't score a single point in the first quarter, and eight points in the personal half came from Paul's assists during this period.
Paul defends
In addition to leading the team to play well in attack, Paul also led the whole team on the defensive end, such as this defense, it was his strong defense that Crowder completed the steal; and at the end of the quarter, his jump ball with Batum can also win, which is his defensive driving ability.
Paul's Great Slalom made Mann foul
At the end of the quarter, Paul scored another mid-range, once using the "Great Slalom" to create a foul on Mann and contributed 4 points.
In just seven minutes, Paul scored six points on his offense and eight assists to help Ayton score eight points, and he single-handedly created 14 of the Suns' 18 points (the remaining two free throws for Crowder and Johnson made two fouls), leading the team to an 18-12 climax, and the Suns' key from 35-35 to 53-47 at halftime.
This is Chris Paul, that's awesome!