Chris Paul, 37, proved his worth to the league in his first game in the playoffs this season. With 19 points in the final quarter and 30 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game, no matter which team can get a contract of 100 million yuan. Paul has basically taken all the honors that should be taken, and if he has to say something almost, it must be a championship ring. After years in the league, Paul really shouldn't have stepped out of the NBA as the uncrowned king.
With a playoff start, the Suns continued to take on the New Orleans Pelicans at home. At the beginning of the game, the Suns, who were playing at home, did not take the lead in the lead, but instead encountered the Pelicans' clamor. Devin Booker shot 6-of-10 in the first quarter, sending 16 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist the data did not work, the Pelicans did not have the slightest fear, played a full-fledged state of high morale, and took a 2-point lead with a 30-28 score.
Entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Suns, who were in a state of backwardness, also quickly launched a strong counterattack. No one would have thought that Devin Booker, who had handed over a key 16 points in the first quarter, had 15 points and 1 rebound after entering the second quarter of the showdown, leading the team to play a 33-26 score, not only recovering the 2 points behind in the first quarter, but also achieving a 5-point rebound. Paul and Ayton's stats were decent, and the Suns were able to take the lead, thanks to the succession of threats.
Yi Bian fought again, and no one would have thought that the Pelicans who entered the third quarter of the competition were not arrogant and achieved a score reversal. Ingram played 12 minutes of playing time, delivered 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and led the team to a 34-22 score in one fell swoop, regaining the initiative to take the lead. By the time they reached the crucial final-quarter showdown, the Pelicans were seven points ahead of the Suns by a crucial seven-pointer, and there was clearly no small chance of achieving the feat of an upset counterattack.
Devon Booker is no longer magical, with no data contributing in the third quarter and having to clock out early due to injuries. Entering the fourth quarter of the tiebreaker, the Pelicans always maintained the advantage of the score lead and continued to consume the remaining game time. In the end, the regular time of the fourth quarter was over, and although Paul continued to play the data performance of the king of the final quarter, sending 7 points and 5 assists, he was unable to return to the sky, allowing the Pelicans to complete the feat of upset counterattack with a score of 125-114. The first round of the series was drawn 1-1, and the Pelicans eventually pulled back a city.
Devin Booker's early injury return has had a big impact on the Suns' scoring end. The first half sent 31 points of scoring contribution, the Suns can still take the lead in the initiative, the second half without data contribution, the Suns actually collapsed, it is really surprising. However, we have to admit that the Pelicans did a good job in this game. In the 39 minutes of the game, Ingram delivered a game-high score of 37 points and a quasi-triple-double of 11 rebounds and 9 assists.
Not only that, McCollum is not to be outdone, also in the 40 minutes of playing, sent a quasi-triple-double of 23 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. In the face of these two comprehensive data contributions, the performance is decent, and the Suns, whose star Booker also retired early, really does not have the ability to fight.