On January 30, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Miami Heat played against the Phoenix Suns. The Heat 49-62 Suns at halftime, and the Heat 105-118 Suns in the end.
The biggest highlight of this game is what kind of fourth quarter perception can the two teams with weak chickens in the fourth quarter bring to everyone.
According to reporter Tomer Azarly, the Suns were outscored by 155 more points in the fourth quarter of the season, the worst in the league. The second worst was the Heat, who scored 131 more points in the fourth quarter.
Then everyone saw that at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two teams were facing each other with iron mistakes and three non-sticks.
On the Suns' side, Booker and Durant played very well, especially Booker, who played 40 minutes today, shooting 9-of-23, 2-of-10 three-pointers, and 2-of-3 free throws to get 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. According to statistics, in the last five away games, Booker has contributed an average of 45 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He's just been named NBA Week of the Week for week 14, and he averaged 42 points and five rebounds per game just last week.
Durant finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 8-of-15 shooting and 2-of-5 three-pointers. Beal played 38 minutes and finished with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals on 8-of-21 shooting and 2-of-9 three-pointers. However, it is worth noting that according to statistics, in the fourth quarter of the last 3 games, Beal scored 3 points, 4 turnovers and 6 fouls, shot 1 of 16, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and had a plus/minus of -42. Is such a performance really worthy of the title of a giant and an annual salary of 60 million?
In terms of role players, Gordon was in hot form, playing 33 minutes today, shooting 8-of-17, including 5-of-12 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Eubanks played 21 minutes and finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block on 5-of-5 shooting. He ate the cake efficiently today, and at the same time, he and the crossbow machine on the defensive end did a good job of limiting Reba's play.
For the Heat, this loss caused them to suffer a wave of seven consecutive losses, and the ranking has dropped to eighth in the East. JB played 37 minutes today, shooting 7-of-12, including 2-of-2 three-pointers and 10-of-10 free throws, finishing with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
Rozier, the team's new recruit, played 27 minutes, 8-of-14 from the field, 4-of-6 from three-point range, and finished with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. He has changed the decline of the previous games and is integrating into the team.
However, the other core of the Heat did not perform well, and Herro only had a pitiful 5-of-18 and 5-of-12 three-pointers with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Reba only scored 2 points in the first three quarters.
The win ended a two-game losing streak for the Suns. But the team's problems are still the same, in the absence of a reliable No. 1 position, the team still fell into singles in the fourth quarter, especially when the opponent limited Booker, Beal could not score efficiently, and Durant's physical strength declined, and the offensive end also hit iron again and again. If the issue of the No. 1 bench is not addressed, it will be difficult for the Suns to make a difference in the playoffs.