On February 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season rekindled after the All-Star break, ushering in a key battle in the West, with the Mavericks facing the Suns at home, and the Eastern European combination vs. Durant and Booker, and the four supergiants competing on the same court. At the same time, this battle is also a fierce card battle, you know, the Timberwolves, Thunder, Clippers, and Nuggets have basically locked the top half of the region, and there are only two direct tickets to the playoffs, so before this game, the Mavericks, who are ranked seventh in the West, and the Suns, who are fifth, are a real card battle! In the end, Doncic and Irving combined for 70 points, teamed up to lead the Mavericks to complete an 11-point reversal, won seven consecutive victories and rushed into the top six in the West, ending the Suns' two-game winning streak. Flip the sun! Doncic won the MVP of the game, Durant was sluggish and unstructured, and Irving was too embarrassed! 
Eastern European combination upset the Suns, Doncic MVP
This battle is a card game between the two teams, so the offense of both sides is quite fierce, the Eastern European combination and Durant Booker fought for several rounds, although the Suns had an 11-point lead, but Doncic led the team to still chase after it, and finally Doncic continued to show the strength of a superstar, shooting 14 of 27 from the field, 6 of 11 from three-point range, with 41 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, plus Irving also had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and 5 of 8 three-point shots, and was still the best helper around Doncic. On the Suns' side, although Booker played steadily and scored 35 points, Durant felt average, making 9 of 23 from the field, only scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 turnovers. In the end, it was Doncic and Irving who had the last laugh, especially Doncic's unparalleled performance, which caused a scream from the MVP in the audience! Doncic spoke to reporters after the game and said: "From the way we played today. Today was a tough game. We've won seven games in a row. We just believed in ourselves and the team stayed together all night. The chemistry is good, so we'll keep going. ”
Durant is in a rare slump, and the team's biggest shortcomings are exposed
As we all know, the Suns have been plagued by injuries this season, especially Beal's successive injuries, which are destined to affect the run-in of the whole team, especially the run-in effect between the Big Three! However, fortunately, Durant and Booker were in good physical condition during this time, but in such a critical card battle, Durant was rarely sluggish, only 9 of 23 in the game, only scored 23 points and 5 turnovers, which is due to Durant's too reliance on individual singles! It is worth mentioning that after the game, Durant was extremely frustrated, and he didn't even hug his good brother Irving, and left directly in frustration, and Irving on the side was slightly embarrassed!At the same time,This game also vividly exposed the biggest shortcoming of the Suns, that is, the lack of backcourt organization, which led to the lack of stability in the Suns' offense in the fourth quarter of every decisive moment of the game, resulting in too many mistakes and missing out on victory!This is the problem that the Suns urgently need to solve, otherwise it will be difficult to go long!
The Eastern European duo went on a seven-game winning streak, tying the team's longest winning streak since the 2010-11 championship season (they also had seven wins in a row last season) and moving up to sixth place in the West, overtaking the Suns, who dropped into the play-in tournament. More critically, the Suns will face the Rockets back-to-back tomorrow, you know, the Rockets are a group of young and potential players, and it will also be a difficult game for the Suns who are fighting back-to-back, and coach Vogel confirmed before the game that Beal will continue to miss due to a hamstring injury, so can Durant and Booker support the team and win the battle of tomorrow?Let's wait and see!List of high-quality authors