The last time the Suns entered the finals was in 1993. In that season, the Suns won the first regular season record (62 wins) under the leadership of Barkley. In the playoffs, they successively eliminated the Lakers, Spurs, and SuperSonics. In the final, they lost 2-4 after 6 games with the Bulls in the finals. Barkley averaged 27.3 points, 13 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the finals. Among them, in the G2 game, he shot 16 of 26, scored 42 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, setting a single-game scoring record in team history in the finals. It has been 28 years, and it is tied by Booker today.
Booker made 17 of 28 shots and scored 42 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in today's G4 game between the Bucks and the Suns, tying the team record held by Barkley. In the 4 finals games that have been played so far, Booker averaged 27.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and the shooting percentage was 45.5%. He is the scoring leader in the Suns. Paul averaged 21 points, 3 rebounds and 8.3 assists while shooting 53 percent from the field.
Although Booker and Paul's performances were excellent, there was one player on the Bucks who performed even more terrifyingly. This person was Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo averaged 32.3 points, 14 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.5 per game in 4 games in the finals. Blocked shots, the hit rate is as high as 61.3%, and the Bucks and Suns are currently tied at 2-2. Antetokounmpo, Booker, and Paul all hope to hit the FMVP.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to tying Barkley's record in team history, Booker also created a new NBA record today. After 42 points today, Booker scored a total of 542 points in the playoffs this year. , set a new record for the first playoff trip in NBA history. The previous record was Warriors legend Rick Barry's 521 points, which he set in his first playoff trip in 1967.