It is said that Phoenix's Suns are the most ambitious championship giants in the previous offseason. They sent Paul and Ayton away one after another, bringing in others and Nurkic to rebuild a core championship lineup, which increased the team's chances of challenging for the championship. But in fact, in the past period, the Suns have not achieved very good results. Even though Beal recently ushered in the comeback and the Big Three completed the merger, they failed to bargain too much in front of their opponents, losing to the Nets and Knicks one after another.
And in this game, Beal was out again due to injury, head coach Vogel took the team to Portland again, and challenged the Trail Blazers located there. To be sure, after sending off Lillard and Nurkic on the team, the Trail Blazers lost their competitiveness in an instant this season, with a 6-19 record. Obviously, the Trail Blazers will have to go through a difficult rebuild if they want to get back on track. This time the home team accepted the challenge of the Suns, but the Trail Blazers did not compromise and won the final victory with an overall score of 109-104.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Suns, who were playing away from home, maintained their hot form and established a double-digit lead. Durant played 12 minutes in the first quarter, shooting 4-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, delivering 9 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals, while Booker also delivered 9 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists to help the team take a 16-point lead at 36-20. And entering the second quarter of the matchup, the Trail Blazers launched an effective counterattack. They came off the bench with more players and were able to narrow the deficit to 12 points with a score of 29-25.
Entering the second half of the competition, the Trail Blazers, who have achieved good results in chasing points, can further achieve a score overtake. In the third quarter of the game, Simmons shot 3 of 7, 1 of 1 free throws, sent 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, Grant even sent a key 12 points, and Ayton, who handed over 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, helped the team play a 38-20 score in one fell swoop and achieve a 6-point overtake. And in the final quarter of the decisive game, the Trail Blazers were able to stabilize the situation, only allowing the Suns to play a 23-22 score. In the end, the fourth quarter of regular time was over, and the Trail Blazers won the game with an overall score of 109-104.
Looking back on the game, it was still remarkable that the Trail Blazers were able to win the game in front of the favorite Suns. Although only four players in the team scored in double figures, they still stabilized the final situation. Simmons played 38 minutes in a single game, delivering 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Grant also contributed 22 points and 4 assists, and Ayton, the top center who handed over 16 points and 15 rebounds. In addition, Brogdon, who came off the bench, also made 4 of 9 three-pointers and delivered 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Looking at the Suns who lost away from home, although their starting core ushered in an explosion, they could only enter the empty slashing group. Durant battled 38In five minutes, he shot 16-of-28 from the field, 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, and delivered 40 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. And Booker also has 26 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, but he can only be powerless. In addition, Allen delivered 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Nurkic had 9 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists. In addition to the four of them, the players on the Suns bench lineup actually only accumulated 14 points of scoring output, and it is a pity that they suffered an upset counterattack from the Trail Blazers. Treasure Author Creation Project 5