On February 5, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Suns defeated the Wizards 140-112 away.
A big win is gratifying, but what Suns fans want to see is a team that can completely solve the problem of weak benches and the No. 1 spot that the team does not have at all.
Recently, there was news that the Suns want to trade Royce O'Neal, who is from the Nets for Little + two second-rounders, and are also trying to trade Bridges, and are also keeping an eye on whether PJ Tucker will be bought out. It can be said that the focus of the reinforcement is on the forward, and the All-Star forwards who want to deal with the East 77, Kawaii, George, James and other possible opponents in the West. However, the problem of the first position, so far, there is still no possibility of solving it.
The key to the Suns' big win today is the hot feel. They shot 54-of-88 from the field and 61 percent from the field; 11-of-25 three-pointers, shooting 44%; The whole game exploded with 140 points, beating the Wizards by 28 points.
Beal finally played his best game since joining the Suns against his old club. He played 31 minutes and finished with 43 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals on 16-of-21 shooting, including 4-of-5 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws.
As for the other giants, Booker was 4-of-11 from the field and 1-of-3 from three-point range, finishing with 14 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists. Durant shot 7-of-9 from the field and 3-of-3 from three-point range to finish with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
The rest of the players played just as well, with Nurkic playing 24 minutes and finishing with 18 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal on 7-of-11 shooting, including 0-of-1 three-pointers and 4-of-6 free throws. Allen contributed 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, but he contributed a huge amount on the defensive end, with a game-high plus/minus of +30.
As for the Wizards, they have entered a rebuild and can be said to be the soft persimmon of the league. With the exception of this year's rookie Kalidou Koulibaly, the rest of the squad has been put on the shelf.
In this game, their backcourt core Poole was 1 of 7, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and got 4 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
Moruyi, a two-way contract player, played 23 minutes and finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals on 6-of-12 shooting, including 1-of-3 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.
His 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals all set a new season high, with the previous record of 14 points (against the Celtics on October 31, 2023) and 6 rebounds (against the Celtics on October 31, 2023), and 2 assists (against the Heat on November 4, 2023) and 2 steals (against the Raptors on December 28, 2023).
Avdija played 25 minutes and finished with 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block on 10-of-13 shooting, including 3-of-5 three-pointers and 1-of-4 free throws. The game's five turnovers set a new personal season high, with the previous record of four turnovers (against the Raptors on Nov. 14, 2023).
The Wizards' immediate priority now is to find the core of the team, Poole and Kuzima have proven to be embarrassed, and 2024 is another recognized draft super year, so it can be said that they have a long road to rebuild.