On May 3, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the series of suns and lone rangers began the first game. After four quarters of the two teams' battles, the Suns defeated the Lone Rangers 121-114 at home to give them a 1-0 lead on aggregate in the series.
The Suns played well in this game, and Ayton was undoubtedly one of the most eye-catching players on the team. He played 33 minutes and 6 seconds, 12-of-20, and had 25 points and eight rebounds after just one free throw, including 18 from the box. It can be said that Ayton single-handedly blew up the Lone Ranger's interior line on the offensive end, and the performance was very incomprehensible. He has an efficiency of 19, the highest in the team, plus-minus of +10, the second place in the team, after Paul's +15, making an indelible contribution to the team's big victory over opponents. In addition to Ayton, Booker had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and Paul had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the first quarter, the Suns took the lead and quickly established a lead with the help of consecutive points from Paul, Bridges and Booker. In the middle of the first quarter alone, the Suns stretched the gap to 15 points. Ayton scored 4-of-6 in the first quarter, scoring consecutively inside the line to open up the point gap for the team. The first quarter ended with the Suns leading the Mavericks 35-25.
In the second quarter, Bullock and Doncic scored consecutive points to help the Lone Ranger play a 9-0 offensive climax, successfully narrowing the point difference to four points. Ayton stepped forward and scored consecutively on the inside to help the team widen the points gap again. Ayton continued his fiery form in this quarter, scoring 10 points on 5-of-6 in a single quarter, and the Lone Ranger didn't limit any of his methods on the inside. At the end of the half, the Suns led the Mavericks 69-56.
Easy side to fight again. As soon as Ayton came up, he and Booker completed the air-to-air dunk, which completely ignited the atmosphere of the scene, and the morale of the Suns team reached its peak. The Suns have always maintained an absolute lead over the Mavericks, with a point difference of up to 18 points between the two sides, and the Mavericks still can't limit the Suns players on the defensive end. At the end of the third quarter, the Lone Ranger trailed the Suns 79-96.
In the final quarter, Ayton and Booker re-dressed with 7 minutes and 25 seconds left in the game to secure a win for the Suns. At the crucial moment, Paul scored seven consecutive points, and Doncic did not give up the game, at one point he led the team to a 22-7 offensive climax, narrowing the point difference to 6 points. Bridges made 2 of 2 free throws and Doncic hit a three-pointer to make the two teams five points apart. Booker made 2 of 2 free throws from key free throws, and Dinwiddie missed three points. As the game time went by, the Sun managed to laugh to the end and opened the semi-finals. Doncic scored 45 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.
According to the schedule, the next match between the two sides will continue to be played at the Suns home court this Thursday morning Beijing time.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)