On December 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Suns challenged the Trail Blazers away, the Suns ranked 10th in the West with 14 wins and 12 losses, while the Trail Blazers ranked second from the bottom in the West with 6 wins and 19 losses. Suns starters: Booker + Allen + Little + Durant + Nurkic, Trail Blazers starters: Simmons + Sharpe + Kamara + Grant + Ayton.
In the first quarter of the game, Grant took the lead in hitting three points, Nurkic, Durant and Booker teamed up to respond, the Trail Blazers made frequent mistakes, Ayton jumped to stop the bleeding, Booker and Allen hit three-pointers, Nurkic made a foul, Booker made a layup, the Trail Blazers couldn't stand it and had to call a timeout, after coming back, Nurkic dunked violently, the point difference has come to double digits, Durant and Henderson made fouls one after another, Booker made two free throws, Reece scored three points, the difference was 10 points, the round face Deng also responded with three points, and Tanhua Henderson made 2+1, Durant threw in response, Metu walked, Eubanks made a layup, Durant tossed, and then pressed the whistle to throw, and the Grim Reaper was powerful, and the Suns won by 16 points in a single quarter 36-20.
In the second quarter of the game, the Suns' shooting rate declined across the board, Thybulle hit a three-point shot, Henderson made a layup, Walker hit a board, the Trail Blazers narrowed the gap in waves, Booker and Nurkic scored successively, the Suns stabilized the situation, but Thybulle scored three points again, Walker and Ayton made fouls, and the difference was only 6 points, the Suns relied too much on singles, Booker dunked violently, Walker responded to the basket, Ayton jumped, the difference was 2 points, Durant hurried back, Nurkic hooked his hand, Booker made a basket, Durant went down to heaven and cut 9 points in a row, the Grim Reaper was really strong, the Suns instantly led by double digits, Simmons made free throws to stop the bleeding for the Trail Blazers, and Durant hit three points again unreasonablyBooker hit the ball and hit the iron, and the Suns beat the Trail Blazers 61-49 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Durant 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Nurkic 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Booker 17 points and 3 assists, Allen 5 points and 4 rebounds, Gordon 3 points and 3 assists, Goodwin 2 points and 2 rebounds, Eubanks 3 points and 3 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, at the beginning of the game, Little and Grant exchanged three points, Ayton tossed, Kamara hit a three-point shot, the Suns suffered a scoring drought, the Trail Blazers played more and more momentum, Simmons scored continuously, Grant made a layup, Brogdon overtook three points, the Suns still couldn't score, and Grant threw 2+1, Allen made a layup to stop the bleeding, but Kamara made up for the dunk, Durant scored 4 points in a row to respond, and at the critical moment, he had to look at the Grim Reaper, but Grant and Simmons scored three consecutive points, the Suns defense was like air, all kinds of leaks on the outside, Ayton hit the board, Metu dunked, Durant made a jumper, the Suns fell behind by 5 points, Durant's jumper continued to cut points, Brogdon responded with three points, and the Suns 81-87 Trail Blazers at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Booker and Roundface Deng scored one after another, but unfortunately the Suns are still an old problem, they can score, but they can't prevent the Trailblazers, and the Suns have a very bad outside shooting rate in this game, Booker and Roundface Deng how to shoot how to iron, and Simmons three-point soaring, Ayton throwing, the difference of 9 points, it is still Durant's jump shot to stop the bleeding, Ayton is quite tough in the face of his old club, and he teamed up with Simmons to score continuously, the Suns are actually behind by double digits, Allen 2+1 continued, Brogdon responded with three points, Durant was obviously anxious, making 2+1 led the team to counterattack, but the Suns did not defend, Durant was still cutting points, the Grim Reaper's personal ability was not to be said, the Trail Blazers lost power at the decisive moment, unfortunately Simmons threw and hit, and finally the Suns lost to the Trail Blazers 104-109 and suffered a reversal.
Sun stats: Durant scored 40 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 5 turnovers, 16 of 28 was extremely efficient, the Grim Reaper really did his best, and he kept scoring in the second half, but his teammates around him generally did not feel good, and the Grim Reaper was so tired that he gasped for breath or lost, and Durant left the game in tears after the game. Booker had 26 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and only scored 9 points in the second half. Allen had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals, Nurkic had 9 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers, Little had 4 points and 2 rebounds, Eubanks had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, and the round face Deng was 1 of 7 and had no touch, only contributing 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
According to statistics after the game, Durant surpassed Moses Malone in career shooting and rose to 20th in NBA history, followed by Robertson. The Suns' performance this season is undoubtedly disappointing, often losing to some underdogs, the Trail Blazers don't even have All-Stars, and there is bad news from the Suns, Beal will continue to miss at least two weeks, it's really helpless, when will the Suns have a healthy Big Three lineup?I have to say that the Suns really shouldn't miss Harden, Beal is too expensive, not healthy, in fact, not suitable for the Suns, on the other hand, Harden, 20 million cheaper, the important thing is health, and it is also suitable for the Suns' system, the beard is responsible for the organization, Durant and Booker can focus on scoring, of course, joining the Clippers is also an expected ending for Harden.
It can only be said that the sun made a wrong step, a wrong step, and now it can only reap its own consequences. Trail Blazers statistics, Ayton 16 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, Simmons 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Grant 22 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Kamara 5 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals, Brogdon 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Tanhua Henderson 9 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers. After this battle, the 10th-placed Suns are only one step ahead of the Warriors behind them0 wins, the Suns dare not lose again.