At 11:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 13, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, with the Phoenix Suns sitting at home to face the Golden State Warriors, a showdown between the two top teams in the West. Prior to this game, the Suns were 12-10 and ranked ninth in the West, and they were plagued by injuries at the start of the season, and Booker and Beal, the two core scorers, both missed a lot of games. But now, both are able to play, and Beal will also make his comeback debut in this game, after playing three regular season games. Regarding Beal's comeback, Booker said: "We're excited that Beal is back and he's going to be the devil for all opponents because I've been on the other side as well. He can stop in a very small place and quickly pull off a pull-up jumper. ”
On the other side of the Warriors, before this game, 10-12 ranked 11th in the West, the Warriors suffered a Waterloo this season, and the winning rate is less than 5 percent so far, Wiggins and Thompson are the two main scoring points, the offensive feel has declined seriously, and Curry's record has weakened a lot from the outside, for the team's current situation, Thompson said: "We have been through so many battles together, I will never lose confidence in the team, never." We have 60 damn regular season games ahead of us. "It's worth mentioning that Dream Green has been in surprisingly good form this season, shooting 49 from the field so far this season5%, 45% three-point shooting, and 83 free throw shooting3%, three-point and free-throw shooting percentages are career-high.
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Warriors sent Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Dream Green and Looney, and the Suns sent Booker, Beal, Nurkic, Okogie and Metu. Beal is back in the game, Durant is out again due to injury, and the Big Three haven't been together during the regular season this season. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Nurkic jumped the ball to win, the Suns took the lead in getting the ball, Beal came up and scored an explosive three-pointer, scoring the first goal of the game, Okogie also scored from the outside, Wiggins chased the three-point shot and shot back, Thompson was confident that the three-point shot at a 45-degree angle still succeeded, Booker hit a three-point shot steadily, Curry also came to a long-range three-point shot, and the two teams started a three-point shootout with each other, all taking turns on the outside.
Nurkic played high and finally opened up on the inside, Curry made a 2+1 against the defensive confrontation, Kuminga used the help of cover, cut to the basket easily, and Gordon hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner. The score gap between the two teams was deadlocked, and the first quarter ended with the two sides tied at 25-25. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Podzemski's flying throw helped the Warriors take the lead, and Sharic's strong attack in the restricted area was also there, Sharic and Kuminga scored three points in a row, the Warriors took the lead, and set off a wave of offense at the beginning of the second quarter, taking a lead of more than 10 points, Beal's mid-range jumper was successful, and the Suns got out of the scoring drought in time, Nurkic used his footsteps to turn and pass people to score a goal, Metu suddenly broke out, and there were two consecutive three-shot shots, and the Suns quickly adjusted their state and recovered the point difference.
At halftime, the Warriors led the Suns by three points at 56-53. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Dream Green easily scored under the empty cut, opening the third quarter of the game, Kuminga played high, 2+1 against the basket was strong, and Curry broke through smartly and scored a rebound. Not long after the second half, there was a dramatic scene, Dream Green was in the process of playing with Nurkic in the process, suddenly got up, turned around and gave Nurkic a heavy punch and slap, who fell to the ground in pain. The referee didn't hesitate to give Green a second-degree malicious foul after looking at it, and the latter was ejected directly from the game, which is the third time Green has been ejected this season, and according to ESPN, this malicious action will be judged by the league, and Green may face a suspension.
After Green was ejected, the Warriors' offensive firepower weakened slightly, and the Suns also seized the opportunity to overtake the score at the end of the quarter, and after the third quarter of the game, the Suns overtook the Warriors by one point 88-87. In the final quarter, the Suns began to gain momentum, Booker led the team to play a wave of 12-0 in the middle of the quarter to completely occupy the initiative, and the Warriors fell into a scoring drought of more than 3 minutes, at the critical moment, Podemsky and Kuminga's internal and external forces led the Warriors to catch up in the last minute to only 3 points, but Curry missed the three-point shot, and in the end, the Suns beat the Warriors 119-116.
In terms of statistics, on the Warriors' side, Stephen Curry had 24 points and 4 rebounds;Blandin Podemski 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists;Chris Paul had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists;Jonathan Kuminga had 16 points and 6 rebounds;Dario Sharic had 15 points and four rebounds. On the Suns' side, Devin Booker had 32 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists;Youssef Nurkic 17 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists;Jordan Goodwin 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists;Bradley Beal 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists;Chimezie-Metu had 14 points and five rebounds. Hundreds of spectators