The Suns lost in an upset, Booker scored 44 points alone, and Durant set a milestone
On January 29, local time in Beijing, the NBA's regular game will be held in Los Angeles, and the game between Phoenix and Orlando will be a wonderful game. Prior to this, the Suns had a 26-19 record, and the team had seven strong wins, and in the last round, after Booker scored 62 points, the Suns finally lost! In fact, this is also very easy to explain, because this season, there have been a lot of single-game super high scores in a row, such as Dong Qizhi 73, Embiid 70 points, Downs 62 points, in this case, many times will fall into a stalemate, especially when the opponent is defending, even more so, critical moments and normal time, are completely two concepts, a strong team, will never waste time at this time, even in the face of the strongest team, it is necessary to defeat the opponent in three quarters. According to the American side, Phoenix is preparing to further strengthen the squad, and they are aiming for a replacement of wide players as well as goalkeepers.
Orlando's previous 23 games, 22 games, are unlikely to lose one game if they don't have a playoff title. In fact, this season, the Magic's overall defense ranks fifth in the league, but their offense is really poor, the league averages 25, 24 per game, 24 in the league, and they rank first from the bottom in the league! And the defense is good, if you don't attack, there is no bottom line. In addition, the absence of second scorer Wagner also caused his form to slip in the game. Due to Nurkic's injury, the Suns will have a new lineup: Booker, Beal, Allen, Durant, Eubanks; The Magic's lineup is: Fultz, Suge, Wagner, Bankrow, Wendell Carter, all three of whom came off the bench.
At the beginning of the game, Beal made a series of shots, Fultz returned a jumper, and Eubanks kept scoring near the basket. Booker scored three points in a row to pull the score away, but at this moment, the Magic team played a real fire: Booker saw Fultz make a layup, Suggs jumped and jumped, Carter jumped three points, and the Suns' offense and defense were weak and couldn't catch up at all! Allen hit a three-pointer to help halt the slump, but Wagner immediately responded with a three-pointer. Fultz and Banchero each hit two points in the second half, but the Suns played a new wave of offense, Booker stepped back, Allen hit a three-pointer, Gordon used the defense to hit a three-point shot, Diop and Gordon broke through in a row! After a 16-6 offensive run, the Suns won 37-26 in the first quarter. Durant wasn't very positive in the first quarter, and he looked tired.
In the second quarter, with Durant's jumper, the gap between the two teams widened to 13 points. But soon, the Magic team broke out, Durant broke through Xiaowa's interception with the ball, and then Durant's block, causing the opponent's foul, and soon, Durant ran past him! On the other side, Orlando, led by Banchero and Dawa, also set off a small climax of 15-4, narrowing the score to 2 points! Fortunately, Booker grabbed a few rebounds in time to stop the situation. In the second half, Booker made three consecutive layups, allowing the Magic to pause the game, Bangelo and Wendell Carter each scored 4 points, Durant shot at the last moment, Booker pressed the whistle for a layup, and at halftime, the Suns had a 51-56 advantage, while Durant only got 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 errors! The Magic's Banchero scored 13 points.
At the beginning of the second half, Allen made three points, Booker's step-back jumper was incomprehensible, and with the addition of Durant, the Magic's defense was useless. Halfway through the first half, Booker and Bancro were still desperate on the outside, while the Magic relied on Carter's foul to stop the Suns, and then Booker and Durant hit three pointers again for no reason. In the second half, Booker withstood the pressure and scored on a three-point shot, but the Magic also played well, with Ingles and Sachs making back-to-back threes, and the Suns also made some mistakes. In the final quarter, Ingles hit a three-pointer to narrow the score to 1 point. Booker continued to attack, and after three quarters, Booker scored 42 points to lead the Suns to an 85-82 win over Orlando. The Suns have no strategy at all, Booker and Durant are all taking turns heads-up, and the motivation of the players is also very low.
In the fourth quarter, with Durant's three-point shot, the Magic, led by Wagner and Anthony, played a beautiful counterattack on the inside! Beal didn't make a layup, and the Suns were silent for a long time. Halfway through the game, Wagner hit a three-pointer, his brother also had a blue, Bankiro threw a short throw, Durant, Isaac, Wagner, and the two attacked again 21-4 five minutes before the end of the game, narrowing the gap of 13 points to 21-4! With three minutes left in the game, Bangel made a beautiful dunk, and Vogel decisively replaced the bench and conceded defeat! Finally, on the road, the Magic won 113-98 against the Suns, who also suffered two losses.
On the Magic side, Bancro has rebounds, 7 assists, Wagner, Fultz, and Suggs. On the Suns' side, Booker 44, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, Durant 15, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 turnovers, Beal 9, 5, 6, Allen, 8, 5, Gordon, 9. Durant has set a milestone of 28,000 points and is 10th in NBA history! Earlier than him were Anthony and O'Neill, who will surpass him this season!