Original title: Booker on G7: The season is in jeopardy, which adds a lot of pressure to us
On May 15th, Beijing time, the G7 between the Suns and the Lone Rangers will start tomorrow at the Suns home.
In the Suns, Chris Paul played seven tiebreaks in his career. In these seven tiebreaks, Paul was 3-4. Crowder went through two Game 7s, a first-round exit with the Mavericks in 2014 and a second-round promotion with the Celtics in 2017.
For the 25-year-old Booker, tomorrow’s G7 will be the first time in his career. In an interview after practice today, Booker said: “I love the way everyone is focused, from the front office to everyone on the team, you can feel it. That’s why we play. In terms of dealing with pressure, we Made good progress during the regular season, trying to break some franchise records, and now we’re totally different beasts.”
In this series between the Suns and the Mavericks, when the Suns are at home, they are 3-0 and average 19 points per game; when the Suns are on the road, they are 0-3 and lose 15.3 points per game. point. With a 64-18 regular-season record, the Suns are the league’s best, so they’ll be able to take on a crucial Game 7 at home.
“If you look back at the history of the league, home-court advantage is real,” Booker said. “It’s always hard to win on the road, after all, we played 41 games at home during the regular season, and we were able to Playing in front of the fans, I’m sure it’s going to be loud at home. The tiebreaker is going to be exciting, there’s a lot of energy here, so I’m really looking forward to it.”
“Just knowing that your season is in jeopardy,” Booker added, “so it adds a good pressure, an exciting pressure. I think everybody embraces that, embraces it, accepts it, and Get ready to go big.”
“You can feel it,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “From the time we knew we were going to play Game 7, there was a lot of tension in the arena. That’s how playoff basketball should be.”
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