The Suns have won seven straight games and are in fifth place in the West.
The Suns have played well in recent games, beating the Lakers, Trail Blazers, Kings, Pelicans, Pacers, Bulls and Mavericks in quick succession to win seven straight games and quickly move up to 5th place in the East. The win was amazing, the Suns looked good and the team was getting better and better.
The Suns have lost two games in a row, which is a regrettable loss.
However, in the next two rounds, the Suns were in trouble, losing to the Pacers and the Magic in quick succession. Especially against the Pacers, who had a 17-point lead but lost in the end. The win over Orlando was also a shame, as they had a 13-point advantage but still lost badly.
Booker was on fire, but the Suns were unbalanced in possession.
Booker had a good run in both games, averaging 53 points per game and shooting more than 60 percent from the field. However, it was his sudden appearance that made the rest of the Suns lose their rightful place. Booker alone controlled the team's attacks, while the others had few chances to score.
Durant's proposal had a negative impact on Booker.
It is worth mentioning that when Durant was interviewed by reporters, he also reminded Booker that he should not always take his teammates, as long as he has the opportunity, he must play, as for whether he can play, then don't care, he will do it anyway. Booker seemed to take the coach's advice, and he began to become more determined and motivated, becoming a goal-scoring machine. However, it is also because of Kobe's high efficiency that the other members of the Suns team pay less attention to Kobe, which leads to a great reduction in the level of tactical cooperation of the whole team.
Bottom line: The Suns should make better use of the ball in the game to match the team.
To sum up, the Suns' back-to-back wins and losses have shown the problems they have with passing and coordination. In consecutive wins, the Big Three Booker, Durant, and Beal performed more balanced, while the others got more scoring opportunities; In the face of back-to-back losses, Booker was almost the first man in the game, and everyone else was ignored. Such an imbalance directly caused the Suns to lose consecutive games, and at the most important time, they were powerless in the face of the opponent's counterattack.
The Suns have to make a big adjustment to the ball so that everyone can play at the level they should. Booker doesn't have to carry the entire team alone, all he has to do is combine his scoring potential with the team. The team's overall strategy and the team's cooperation need to be improved to ensure that the Suns can win consecutive games in the future.
In basketball, coordination between players and balanced passing are crucial to a team's victory. The two defeats taught them a lesson that they have to make better changes to their strategy and the role of their players in order to maintain their wins in the upcoming tournaments. The Suns have a lot of quality and a lot of prospects, and if they continue to stay together, then they will be back on the road to winning the championship and giving more to everyone.