On February 9, Beijing time, the Suns played at home against the Jazz, and Booker, one of the Suns' Big Three, was absent due to injury. Durant and Beal performed well, they led the Suns to a 19-point lead in the first three quarters, and blocked the Jazz's stubborn counterattack in the final quarter, and finally the Suns swept the Jazz with four kills in the 129-115 season, won three consecutive wins to continue to beat the Kings to retain fifth place in the West, and the Jazz ended a two-game winning streak.
Booker, one of the core of the Suns, was absent, but the other two giants performed bravely, Durant 31 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, especially in the first quarter with 19 points, Beal 6 three-pointers 30 points and 7 assists, Allen 8 points and 14 assists set a career record for assists in a single game, Nurkic 16 points and 8 rebounds, Gordon 3 three-pointers and 19 points, the Suns won with team offense.
In the first three meetings of the season, the Suns beat the Jazz. In the first meeting, the Suns won 126-104 at home, and Durant led the team to 26 points and 7 assists, leading the Suns to score double-doubles for 6 people, and the Jazz for 5 people to score double-doubles and 20 points. In the second meeting, the Suns narrowly won 131-128 away, Beal was absent, Durant 38+9+9 and Booker 24 points and 15 assists, leading the Suns 6 to score double-doubles, Clarkson 37 points and Markkanen 21 points, leading the Jazz 4 to score 15+. In the third meeting, the Suns won 140-137 double overtime in the away game, Beal was absent, Durant 39+8+10 and Booker 26+5+8, leading the Suns 6 to score double-doubles, Jazz 5 to score 15+, Markkanen 38+17.
The two sides meet for the fourth time this season, with Booker, one of the Suns' big three, sidelined by injury, Damian Lee continuing to be sidelined, and two new signings, O'Neal and Roddy, yet to play. At the beginning of the first quarter, Durant led the team to a 9-2 lead with consecutive attacks and passes, and after the Jazz chased the difference by 4 points, Beal and Durant blossomed inside and out, and Durant glided and dunked to expand the 20-9 lead. The two sides continued to fight offensively, Durant continued to score, he played 12 minutes in the first quarter, 8 of 13 in a single quarter, 19 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block all-round data, leading the Suns to lead the Jazz by 12 points 40-28 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the two sides launched a battle of offense, both teams scored 35+ points in a single quarter, the two sides scored a total of 73 points in the second quarter, the Suns lost 35-38 in a single quarter, and the Suns maintained a 75-66 lead of 9 points at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Suns were 29-of-47 from the field and more than 6 from the field, including 9-of-18 from three-point range, Durant scored 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting in the second quarter, Beal scored 16 points from 4 three-pointers and Nurkic scored 12 points. The Jazz were less than 5 of their 49-of-49 shooting, including 8-of-20 three-pointers, while Markkanen and Collins both scored 19 points.
The Suns continued to maintain an efficient offensive crosshair, and they continued to suppress the Jazz to gradually extend their double-digit lead. The Suns scored eight points at 32-24 in the third quarter, and the Suns extended a 19-point lead at 109-90 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, both sides shot 67 times, the Suns scored 43-32 and scored 11 more goals, both teams have four players score double-doubles, Durant 20-of-20 efficient 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Beal 23 points and 6 assists, Nurkic 16 points and Gordon 19 points, Allen 8 points and 14 assists. Markkanen had 20 points and five rebounds, Collins had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Sexton had 14 points and seven assists and Clarkson had 13 points.
In the final quarter, the Jazz took the lead in a wave of 9-2 offensive chasing points, and the Suns were chased to 111-99 to lead by 12 points, Beal scored back-to-back points, Little also hit a three-pointer, and Ball extended the 120-104 lead with a mid-range shot. The Suns were again chased to 122-111 to lead by 11 points in the final period, Durant hit a mid-range shot and assisted Eubanks to score inside, and Beal hit a three-point shot to extend the 18-point advantage to seal the victory. The Jazz have turned the tide and eventually swept the Jazz this season to consolidate fifth place in the West.
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