The Kings beat the Suns 114-106, and the team is on a high streak with the Suns in the twilight. They slipped to seventh place in the West and were about to be overtaken by the Rockets and Clippers. All we can say is that the Suns have not been satisfied at the moment after forming the Big Three in the offseason. The first is that Beal has been lying down to recuperate since the start of the season, and the Suns have always been led by Durant and Booker in turn, either Booker is injured or Durant is injured, and the lineup has not been complete.
Fortunately, the Suns brought in Eric Gordon in the offseason, otherwise they would not be able to play in seventh place in the West now. Facing the Kings in this game, without Durant and Beal, Allen is also suspended. The Suns were still able to play in the first half, with Roundface 14 points in the half, Booker 18, and the Suns also led 59-50. But in the second half, the tide changed, and the Kings began to gain momentum. Fox and Murray were on fire, Sabonis turned over under the basket, and soon the Kings chased the difference to 1 point, and at the end of the quarter, the Kings benched a 21-6 climax, and the team had surpassed the Suns by 12 points.
In the final quarter, Fox played 2+1, and the Kings led by 15 points and almost killed the suspense. Although Gordon, Yuta Watanabe and Booker crossbowed four three-pointers at one point to chase 6 points. But it was Fox who finished the game, he cut inside and scored a layup, hit a three-pointer, and scored 12 points in a row to kill the Suns' last hope. In the game, Fox exploded with 34 points and 7 assists, Sabonis had 15 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists, Keegan Murray had 13 points, Monk had 13 points, and Barnes had 9 points and 8 boards.
On the Suns' side, Booker and Gordon combined to score 47+10+7, Booker scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on 10-of-14 shooting, Gordon scored 19 points, and Nurkic scored 15 points. Looking at the situation of the sun now, they are absolutely repentant. Because Durant had no intention of working with Beal, Booker and Durant have been in contact with James Harden. The trio even discussed the possibility of playing together, but the Suns felt that Beal was younger and Harden was too old due to age, so they stud Beal.
The result was counterproductive, and Bill was completely useless. And in terms of style of play, it's clear that Harden is a better fit for the Suns than Beal. Beal was a data brush when he was with the Wizards, and he didn't organize only infinitely**. It is equivalent to the Suns bringing in a low-profile Booker with a worse defense when they have Booker. If it's Harden, the Suns can make the Big Three evenly split the ball. Because when he was in the Nets, Harden and Irving Durant cooperated tacitly and distributed the ball very evenly.
Harden delivers the cannonballs in control, and the shots are all given to Irving and Durant, and Harden only shoots a few when the opportunity is good, or when Durant and Irving are not feeling good. This makes it difficult for opponents to defend Harden, and in the same way, Harden is the same with Durant and Booker, and Booker and Irving play no differently. Coupled with the fact that Harden can keep the basic set of the regular season record, the Suns can keep the record as long as Harden is there, no matter who is injured by Durant or Booker. In theory, Harden is the perfect replacement for Chris Paul, even an upgrade. But the Suns' management's choice has put Durant and Booker away from a championship.
Durant left the Nets to win the championship, and now an operation by the Suns management has made Durant too desperate. And the Suns Stud Beal has also gone bankrupt, if these chips Stud is Harden, the Suns will not lose. Because Harden's record has slowly improved after joining the Clippers, the most important thing is that he has found a balance between Harden and Leonard George's Big Three. Bill's average salary for the next four years is 50 million, and the pressure on the Sun's luxury tax is huge. On the other hand, Harden now only needs an annual salary of 30 million, so the Suns' rejection of Harden is really a failure.