The Suns ended a three game losing streak to beat the Warriors, and the Big Three combined for 74 po

Mondo Sports Updated on 2024-01-31

With a third of the way to go, the Suns have had a poor run, and they face the Rockets, the main rivals of the playoffs, so the result will be important for both teams. Before the game, the Suns were in 11th place in the West, although the ranking is very low, but the gap with the previous team is not large, if they can have a wave of consecutive wins, their ranking can be greatly improved. The Rockets, who have a win rate just over 50 percent, have been up and down since five straight wins, and they're going through the same difficult situation as the Suns.

At present, the biggest problem of the Suns is that they cannot send the strongest lineup, and the frequent injuries of players lead to the lack of run-in of the lineup. In this game, the Suns once again had a number of players absent due to injury, and they sent out starters who were Durant, Booker, Gordon, Allen and Nurkic. The Suns have a much more complete roster, and they fielded starters who were Shin Jing, Green, VanVleet, Smith and Tate. The advantage of the Suns is the number of superstars, Durant and Booker are the league's most popular supergiants, while the Suns are a team dominated by young players, with certain characteristics on both offensive and defensive ends, and the second most defensive efficiency this season.

The Suns scored 30 points in the first quarter and outperformed the Suns on both offensive and defensive ends, so they were in the lead for the time being. In the second quarter, the Suns' offense ushered in a more powerful outburst, scoring more than 40 points in a single quarter, while the Rockets couldn't parry, and after the end of the first half, the Suns had extended their lead to 18 points. The situation remained unchanged in the third quarter, and the Rockets were always in a passive position, and the margin finally reached 20 points. In the fourth quarter, the two sides alternated scores, and the Rockets failed to effectively close the score, and finally the Suns easily defeated the Rockets to end a three-game losing streak.

The Suns beat the Rockets 129-113 and there were four ties, with the Suns leading by 21 points at the most, the Rockets leading by 4 points at the most, and the difference at the end of the game was 16 points.

Suns player stats: Durant had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists on 9-of-16 shootingBooker finished with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists on 9-of-19 shootingGordon had 27 points and one assist on 10-of-15 shootingAllen had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-7 shooting;Nurkic had eight points and 10 rebounds on 3-of-6 shootingAzubuik had 11 points and five rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting.

Rockets player stats: Shin Jing had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 9-of-18 shooting;Green finished with 23 points, five rebounds and three assists on 8-of-20 shootingVanVleet finished with 10 points, two rebounds and six assists on 4-of-11 shootingSmith had nine points and three rebounds on 2-of-5 shootingHoliday had 13 points, two rebounds and two assists on 4-of-13 shootingEthan finished with six points, three rebounds and two assists on 2-of-6 shooting.

In this game, the Suns had three players score more than 20 points, and Durant even got a triple-double, which was a perfect performance. Great players don't keep their heads down, and as long as Durant continues to fight and believe in his teammates, I believe the Suns can stay in the top 10 and make the playoffs won't be difficult for them. After the game, Durant gave an interview to **, and he said that everyone has a sense of urgency when they play and wants to end this losing streak. There is a great group of teammates who can do other things on the basketball court. While Durant was the culminator, he thought it was a team win.

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