Today's fierce battle between the Sun and the Magic, although the Sun unfortunately lost the chance to win. The absence of main center Nokic due to injury has caused the Suns to have some problems on the inside. Booker scored 44 points in the game, but after an efficient performance in the third quarter, the Suns suffered a counterattack in the final quarter, and finally lost to the Magic 98-113, suffering a two-game losing streak.
In the third quarter, Booker was on fire, shooting 8 of 10 and once leading the score. However, during his break, the Suns' offense hit a bottleneck and was countered by the Magic with an 8-0 attack. In the final quarter of the game, the Suns' scoring fell into a trough and missed the opportunity to overtake.
The Magic team relied on Banchero's excellent performance, he contributed 24 points and 7 assists, and became a key figure in the team's victory. As for the Suns, Durant reached the career milestone of 28,000 points in a game, becoming the 10th player in history to achieve this achievement, but his seven turnovers in the game were one of the highlights, and the plus/minus was the worst in the game.
After the game, Suns head coach Fogle praised the Magic's tenacious defense and felt that the team needed to better support Durant. However, Durant took his 12 shots in the game in stride, saying, "It's great to have cover, but I don't need to pay too much attention. For the team's 22 turnovers, Durant said he was willing to take responsibility, pointing out that the mistakes occurred at the beginning of the game, causing the whole team to fall into the same predicament. Hotspot Engine plans the NBA