The Suns triumvirate defeated!Booker slashed 34 12 and Durant 27 6 4 in a surprise debut
The Suns are at home against the Nets, and it's a major NBA event. First of all, this is the first time Durant has played against his former team since leaving the Nets, and second, the three superstars of Phoenix have appeared in front of them for the first time after playing more than 20 rounds!The Suns are currently 13-10, decent, Durant averages 31 points, Booker 27 points and 8 assists, the Suns still maintain the lead, but the losses of Durant and Booker are somewhat worth the loss, after all, they need to use Beal to relieve the burden of the other two in the playoffs. Beal had to compensate for his long absence with a few games remaining. In the game against the Warriors, Green hit Nurkic at a 360° angle and was permanently banned from the league as a result, and that's what he is to blame!
The Nets, who currently sit 12-10 and sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, have also been affected by injuries, with Thomas, the first scorer, and Simmons, known as the "King of No Work," out for an extended period of time. But the rebuilt Nets have a very obvious characteristic, that is, an average of 48 rebounds, and 391% 3-pointer shooting!They have a lot of attacking ability, Bridges and Dinwiddie play two midfielders, and Lonnie Walker and Fanny Smith are on the bench, which gives them a big boost in their scoring ability. The Suns' lineup is: Booker, Beal, Durant, Metu, Nurkic, Gordon injured, Okogie, Allen, all the same injuries. The Nets' starting lineup was: Dinwiddie, Thomas, Bridges, Johnson, Claxton, both of whom came off the bench.
At the beginning of the game, Thomas hit a three-pointer, followed by another layup, as did Nurkic and Beal, and Claxton ate a big cake in the air!Claxton commits a series of three-second fouls during the game, and the Suns gladly accepted the opportunity. Midfielders Thomas and Johnson caused a lot of trouble, as did Metu, especially Durant's difficult shot, which put the Nets in a difficult situation. But in the second half, the situation changed dramatically, Durant's jump shot was still there, but under the leadership of Bridges, the Nets were on a killing spree, Bridges hit a three-pointer, and O'Neal also scored a bottom three-pointer to expand the score to 16-3!After the first quarter, the Nets left the Suns behind 31-22. The Suns' combo is not doing well, and the biggest reason is that Beal does not control the court enough, and the other two people sandwich Durant at the same time!
After the second quarter, Johnson hit two three-pointers in a row to help the Nets stretch the Suns to a 15-point margin!After Booker's layup, Little was quick to hit a basket, and the Nets scored back-to-back points from Watford and Fanny Smith to make it a close game. Booker caused trouble in the middle, Metu and Durant's three-pointers rained down, the Suns narrowed the score to five points again and again, Claxton made a big splash under the basket, and Dinwiddie was caught between Watford, and the score was stretched again!In the second half, Booker stepped up, he shot a three-pointer in the open space, and then another three-pointer!Johnson and Claxton responded with two three-pointers, and after halftime, Durant had 13 points, Booker 17 and Beal six to give the Suns a 56-64 lead compared to 64-56 for the Nets.
At the beginning of the game, Beal made a layup + arc three-pointer, Durant also hit a three-point shot, then Claxton, Booker also had a jumper, and the Suns ended the game with a small surge of 12-3!Bridges stopped the slump with a 3-pointer, Dinwiddie hit another 3-pointer, and Booker also scored on a breakaway!In the middle of the game, Nurkic kept sending food, Booker also hit every shot, Dinwiddie also desperately stopped the situation, Bridges and Fanny Smith had three jumpers at the end of the quarter, and Durant also made a beautiful return shot. After three quarters, the Suns led the Nets 88-86. Beal's dribbling ability is really terrible, after his blocking, he is basically mid-range, and his passing is not a good choice, and Beal's speed with the ball is relatively slow, which requires Durant or Booker to actively adjust.
In the fourth quarter, Thomas got back into shape, as did Smith and O'Neal, Booker gave them a fatal blow in the final minute, and Durant's jumper also helped them a lot. In the middle of the game, Dinwiddie and Bridges shot again, and Booker and Durant also shot one after another. Durant's stunner, Dinwiddie's three points, Durant and Booker scored free throws one after another, Thomas hit two free throws 16 seconds before the end of the game, and the Suns lost to the Nets 112-116!On the Nets' side, Thomas got an assist, Bridges had 21 3 rebounds, 14 Claxton 14 7 rebounds, Dinwiddie 16 8 rebounds and 7 rebounds, and Johnson 15 5 rebounds.
On the Suns' side, Durant 27, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Booker 34, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, Beal 14 4 assists, Nurkic 15, 22, 3 assists. This is the first time that the three of them have joined forces, and the effect of 1+1+1 is even better than the effect of 2. Although Durant and Booker are in hot form, they are all staring at Beal, trying to create more opportunities for Beal to carry the ball and shoot, and Beal has a good hand, but he lacks the power to rebound, and his speed is relatively slow, and it seems that the Suns are very limited. I hope Durant and Booker will rest, and Beal will not continue to be plagued by injuries!