Since the home of the Suns ushered in a good start in the playoffs, the Clippers have gradually lost their competitiveness. Yes, their second master, Paul George, has not yet come back, while Leonard, as a star player, has suffered a knee injury again and has to miss the last few games one after another. In the past two games, the Clippers lost one after another, so that the Suns regained the initiative with a big lead. As the competition in the first round of series continued, the two sides ushered in the key G4 war.
What is worthy of recognition is that without George and Leonard, Wei Shao, who won the unlimited right to fire, was like a duck to water, and once again played the role of a stadium commander. Just before the G3 War, Wei Shao shot 11 of 23 shots in a single game for 40 minutes, and sent out comprehensive data of 30 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, playing the competitive level in the peak period. This time, Wei Shao didn’t disappoint the team, but he still beat four hands with two fists, which made Durant and Booker win the game with a total score of 112-100.
At the beginning of the game, the clippers at home quickly entered the state and got the initiative to lead the score. Powell made 2 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, sending 7 points, Wei Shao also had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Gordon, who made 3 of 4 shots and sent 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, scored 30-23 in one fell swoop. However, after entering the second quarter, the Clippers fell into a scoring drought, with only 17 points in a single quarter, so that the Sun scored a single quarter score of 25-17, thus achieving a one-point lead.
In the second half, Yi Bian fought again, and Sun, who took the lead in the score, could further expand the difference between the two sides. In the competition in the third quarter, it didn’t matter that Wei Shao sent 10 points, Durant also had 12 points, and Booker also unreasonably sent 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, leading the team to score 35-31 again, expanding the difference to 5 points. In the final quarter, Wei Shao continued to send out 14 points, still just doing nothing. The Sun made a single score of 29-22 at one go, and won the game with a total score of 112-100, and won the match point with a big score of 3-1 in the series.
As far as things are concerned, Cachao, the core of the Clippers’ title race, is absent. Although they have lost the match point, there are still many remarkable places. Among them, Wei Shao, who won the unlimited right to fire, made 3 of 6 points and 17 of 29 shots in the 40.5 minutes of this game, sending out the highest score of 37 points and luxury data of 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Unfortunately, Wei Shao handed over 37 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, but the scoring efficiency of his teammates around him was very low. Powell made 4 of 15 shots and sent out 14 points and 4 rebounds, while Gordon only scored 10 points. In addition, only Mann, who came off the bench, had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
On the other hand, on the Suns’ side, which won the match point 3-1 away, four players scored in double figures, and two players scored at least 30 points. Durant played 44.5 minutes, made 3 of 4 of 3 points and 9 of 17 shots, and sent out comprehensive data of 31 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. In addition, Booker also has 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The two handed over 31 points and 30 points one after another, which greatly eased the scoring pressure of the team. At the same time, Aidan also sent 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Paul also had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.