Original title: Suns fear confrontation weakness and expose Paul Booker at risk of elimination
On May 13, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. The Phoenix Suns ushered in the sixth game of the semifinals against the Dallas Mavericks. After the whole game, the Mavericks beat the Suns 113-86 to tie the series to a 3-3 tie.
The home field advantage has played an extremely crucial role in this round of the series.
At the Sun’s home court, the game is often more severe, and the trend of the game is naturally more favorable for the Sun, who is good at quick attacks, good at coordination, and focuses on technical flow.
However, in the home court of the Lone Ranger, the penalty is often relaxed, and this kind of wind direction also allows the Lone Ranger, who is good at hand-to-hand combat and mainly grassroots, to have the upper hand.
Coming to G6, it was another game that encouraged confrontation. Therefore, after the game started, the Lone Ranger became the dominant side.
You know, in the previous two battles on this field, Paul encountered a nightmare situation. As a legendary point guard with a long history, he made 7 turnovers in one half and 6 fouls in the whole game, which was completely disgraceful. Such scenes are rarely seen in Paul’s playoff career.
In today’s game, Paul worked hard to control mistakes and fouls, but he still got into trouble early.
Paul’s positive data output has been greatly suppressed due to the accumulation of turnovers and fouls. He didn’t break the personal scoring drought until the early part of the second quarter by making an outside shot, and in the halftime, Paul only sent two assists.
Booker’s situation is also not much better. After scoring 8 points in the first quarter, he also fell into the embarrassment of 0 points in the second quarter. He missed one of the three points in the whole game, and similar to Paul, in this game, he Also plagued by foul trouble.
During the period, Booker was also humiliated by Doncic. Doncic rushed in the middle and dodged in the air to complete the layup. As a defender, Booker did not complete the interference, and fell to the ground in a state of embarrassment, witnessing Doncic score 2+ 1. And when the ball landed, Doncic gave Booker a fierce look.
Of course, the loss of momentum and cards in the core dialogue is just one of the reasons why the Suns lost. On the defensive end, the hesitation of the players also gave the Lone Ranger a good opportunity to shoot a large number of three-pointers, and it was precisely by seizing these opportunities that the Lone Ranger set off a climax in the second quarter and established the victory.
Compared to the Lone Ranger’s nearly suffocating press, the Suns were obviously a little too soft, but their hesitation caused more foul trouble. And that’s how a loss came.
The good news for the Suns is that they will return to the home court in the tiebreaker; the bad news is that the Mavericks have raised their confidence to a new level through the victory in G6. Next, in the tiebreaker, the sun has become a party with a heavier psychological burden. Once the state of Paul and Booker cannot be recovered in time, then they may face a great risk of elimination. (Poirot)Return to Sohu, see more
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