Phoenix is no longer surprised by another night where Chris Paul "pushes the button"
Crowder is funny, this morning it's impressive and Doncic it must worry: another fourth quarter to the Pantheon of the Suns coordinator, who set a club record.
And also: the failure of Philadelphia and the exciting evening of Oladipo
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05/05/2022
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"It impresses us every time we see it, but not surprisingly," Devin Booker admitted after Chris Paul once again turned the parquet into his playground in the fourth quarter.
The Phoenix Suns outscored him by just six points, but then its coordinator, who will celebrate his 37th birthday tomorrow (Friday), cracked a six-basket streak in all shapes and colors, three of which were on Luka Doncic, and was in charge of shooting or delivering to His team's first 19 points in the final quarter.
It ended in a crushing 109: 129 and a 0: 2 advantage in the series against the Dallas Mavericks.
"What's funny is that in the first two quarters it looks like he's resting. He reads the game, and then it's like he has a button he presses, and he does what he does," Jay Crowder described CP3's takeover of the deciding minutes.
The Phoenix star has scored 14 points in the last 12 minutes, 28 in total in the entire game, alongside eight assists.
"He's in control all the time, always two or three steps ahead of the opponent, and just a leader. Leadership must be considered when talking about this man," Boker said at a news conference as Paul sat next to him.
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Chris Paul took control of the final quarter, Phoenix defeated Dallas 109: 129
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Although Luka Doncic was the only one in Dallas to come to work on the offensive side, with 35 points and seven assists, he also knows that on the other side needs improvement: "He's a piece of player. I just have to keep better, that's all," said the Slovenian, who holds the balance. Not decidedly flattering of a lone win compared to nine losses in encounters with Chris Paul in his career.
"We believe. They have not yet reached four victories," Doncic added ahead of the next pair of games in the series, which will host Dallas.
"We're coming home, our audience is amazing, so we will continue to believe to the end."
Chris Paul stands at an average of 63.8% from the field in the fourth quarter of the current playoffs, and in that regard he is not alone.
Phoenix broke a club record fielding percentage tonight in the playoffs, with 64.5%, and in addition recorded the second-best second quarter in the last 25 years in this category, being 84.2% accurate in the last 12 minutes.
Only the San Antonio Spurs, in the first game of the 2014 Finals Series,
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Chris Paul (Photo: Reuters)
In Miami, the Heat once again took advantage of the absence of Joel Ambide, when the rest of the Sixers players were unable to face the host and saw it rise to 0: 2 in the series after a 103: 119 victory.
One of the heroes in the game was Victor Oladipo, who after several years saturated with injuries looks like he could be the X Factor in a team aiming for the championship.
The substitute guard, who celebrated his 30th birthday, scored the same amount as all of Philadelphia’s bench players in the aggregate - 19 points.
When asked what his goal is in the playoffs with Miami, the excited Oladipo replied: "I just want to play. That's my goal, to play the game I love at the highest level I can. Whether I'm there in the last eight minutes or the first eight, I will give my maximum with all faith The self that I have. "
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Miami went up to 0: 2 over Philadelphia, which will have to beat history as well
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Sixers coach Doc Rivers has admitted that non-Ambed, who is suffering from a crisis in his face, will be eligible for the third game to be held in Philadelphia between Friday and Saturday, and the one who is suffering the most from his lack at the moment is James Harden.
The bearded man is unable to carry the team and deliver the offensive output we have become accustomed to seeing from him in recent years, and tonight recorded 20 points and nine assists that were too little for Philly.
"Ambide's return in Game 3 is the Sixers' only hope in this series," claimed CBS journalist Michael Kasky-Bloomine.
"This team has filled five places on the roster with chins, and it still doesn't have a worthy replacement for Ambide. It probably sucks for him, having dominated all season, to see his team snatch without him."
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