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The Suns challenged the Kings away, Beal was still out due to injury, and Nurkic didn't play. Kings starting lineup: Fox, Huerter, Barnes, Murray, Sabonis. Suns starters: Booker, Gordon, Allen, Durant, Eubanks.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams started to attack, and the inside line Surbanks played Eubanks just like playing, the two sides played each other's 2+1 scores alternately, and after 10-9, the Kings blasted out a wave of 5-0 to lead to 6 points, Durant fouled Booker and hit a layup, and Fox immediately responded with three points. After Azubuike fouled Sasa to the free throw line, the game went to the first timeout. After returning from a timeout, Huerter on the Kings' side also hit a three-pointer from the outside, widening the gap slightly. After that, Fox was in a hot state to carry the team's offense, the Kings adopted a trap tactic against Booker, and Durant made two free throws before the end of the first quarter to help the Suns trail by five points at 30-35 into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, the two sides rotated the lineup, Durant rested off the court, and Booker led the team single-handedly. But the Suns shot poorly, and the Kings seized the opportunity, and McGee made a foul free throw, and the lead was already 44-34 to 10 points. At the critical moment, Booker stepped up and scored 4 points in a row from free throws + mid-range shots to stabilize the situation. Monk's fast-break catch, Tomahawk's dunk detonated the whole court, but Azubuuk's second attack under the basket also dunked Xiao Sa, and as a result, Durant and Booker were too excited to both get technical fouls, and the game went into a timeout. Back to the game, on the King's side, Xiao Sa and Fox teamed up to make a move, after Durant hit a three-point shot, he was teased by the opponent, suffered a pinch and made a mistake out of bounds, Murray hit again in the middle distance, and the King blasted out a wave of 10-3 small climax, and Allen scored 5 points in a row to stop the bleeding at the critical moment. But after Barnes hit a three-pointer from the buzzer, the Kings led by 11 points at 65-54 going into the third quarter.
In the second half, the Kings continued to expand the gap at 6-0 in the third quarter, Booker and Durant hit iron in a row, and Xiao Sa assisted Murray to hit a three-pointer again, 74-54 The Kings had a lead of 20 points, and Vogel could only pause. After returning from the timeout, Booker scored 4 points in a row, but the Suns' defense was so poor that the Kings scored casually, and the difference was not narrowed. Barnes hit another three-pointer from the outside, and the margin came to 26 points, and the Suns were stopped again. Murray's outside touch is completely up, how to shoot and how to score, although Durant and Booker can also score, but they can't catch up at all. Fox was substituted early for the break, and Xiao Sa led the team to play well. But after taking a lot of leads, the Kings hit three points from the outside in a row, and the Suns blasted a wave of 13-2 small climaxes to chase within 20 points, and Barnes pressed the whistle 2+1, and the Kings led by 19 points at the end of the third quarter 103-84.
At the beginning of the last quarter, Booker led the team with a bad effect, and after Xiao Sa scored an easy basket, the Suns immediately called a stop, and then replaced Durant. Fox continued to rest, but the Kings kept the difference at about 20 points, and the two teams played each other for a while, and after 116-97, the Kings took the initiative to call a timeout, and then the Suns all called out, and the Kings still had the main force.
In the end, the Kings defeated the Suns 120-105 at home, sending the opponent to a second straight defeat, let's take a look at the specific performance of the players!
One of the highlights of this game is the duel between Fox and Booker, two super guards. As a result, both personal data and game results, Fox completely beat Booker.
In the first quarter, Fox was on fire, scoring 12 points and 2 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting, and 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the first half.
In the second half, his teammates were very good, and he didn't need to make any more shots. In this game, Fox played 32 minutes, shooting 9 of 17, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, contributing 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, filling the data column with a combination of offense and defense.
Nurkic doesn't play, and Xiao Sa can be called a hand-down blow on the inside. In the first half, he played 18 minutes, shooting 5-of-7 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line, finishing with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
In the whole game, Xiao Sa played 35 minutes, shot 12 of 15, 4 of 5 free throws, and blasted a big triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, which blew up the Suns.
Booker was caught by the Kings again in this game, and he played 19 minutes in the first half with 3-of-7 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws to get 10 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Booker dished out just one assist in the second half and played 36 minutes in the game, shooting 9-of-20 from the field, 0-of-3 from three-point range and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line to finish with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
Durant is still a stable output in this game, but it is still difficult to save. In the first half, he played 17 minutes, shooting 3-of-4, 1-of-1 from three-point range, 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
Durant scored another 14 points in the second half, and he played 34 minutes, shooting 9-of-14 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, and scoring 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.