The Suns host the Knicks.
In the first quarter of the competition for the Suns, he suffered an injury, and Beal, who had just returned to the second game, landed on the ground and sprained his ankle in an offensive game and exited the game directly. Both sides scored 30+ in the first quarter to play a wonderful matchup;In the second quarter, the two teams continued the stalemate and alternated points, Durant scored 14 points alone to withstand the opponent's offense, and at the last moment, the Suns relied on Allen and Little to take a five-point lead into the second half.
The Suns once opened a double-digit advantage in the second half, but Brunson scored 19 points in a single quarter to help the Knicks catch up with the score, and then the Knicks' bench lineup sent another 13-4 offensive run to overtake the score. The Suns were never able to fight back after that, and Brunson, who completely exploded, scored nine points in a row to stretch the gap to 18 points to seal the victory. In the end, the Knicks won the game away from home against the Suns.
In this game, the Suns led the Knicks by 2 points at the end of the third quarter, but they suffered a collapse in the final quarter, scoring only 23 points in a single quarter but letting the opponent score 42 points, and a net minus 19 points in a single quarter swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat.
Brunson dominated the game in the second half, scoring 35 points on 12-of-12 shooting. In the end, Brunson scored a career-high 50 points on 17-of-23 shooting and 9-of-9 three-pointers, as well as 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals.
He also became the first player in Knicks history since 1973 to score at least 40 points, five assists and five steals. The last one was Knicks legend Fraser.
The other 9-of-9 three-pointers also tied the NBA all-time record for three-point shooting, and only Ben Gordon (2) and "Madman" Sprewell have ever done it.
Nurkic played 30 minutes on the Suns' interior line, shooting 9-of-13 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of +5.
Booker played 36 minutes and 38 seconds, shooting 11-of-26 from the field, 1-of-5 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 28 points, two rebounds and nine assists.
Specifics of both parties:
Suns (13-12): Booker 28 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, Durant 29 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Nurkic 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, Allen 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Beal 6 points, Little 5 points and 4 rebounds, Goodwin 3 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Eubanks 8 points and 3 rebounds, Diop 4 points and 3 rebounds.
Knicks (14-10): Brunson 50 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals, DiVincenzo 5 points, Sims 5 points and 3 rebounds, Randle 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Barrett 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Hartenstein 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, Quickley 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Grimes 9 points and 2 rebounds.