The NBA regular season continued, and after the Suns lost to the Mavericks in the 6th place in the West, they went to Houston to face the Rockets back-to-back. In this game, Nurkic, Beal, and Ethan missed the game due to injury. The Rockets, who have lost two in a row, are aiming to return to the play-in tournament, while the Phoenix players are looking to be strong. The two super popular teams staged a wonderful battle in this campaign.
Big upset! Durant 28 11 set a record, and the Rockets reversed the Suns! Booker sluggish, Bol 25 14
At the beginning of the first quarter, Allen and VanVleet faced off in the middle and long range, and Booker scored five points with free throws. Eubanks hit 2 free throws, and Jalen Green scored from the outside. Allen hit a three-pointer and continued to make contributions on the defensive end, with Booker scoring from mid-range. Eubanks dunked, Durant threw and scored, then hit two free throws, Gordon scored a layup, and the Suns played a perfect 22-6 start.
VanVleet scored from the outside, Amen Thompson scored on a layup, Whitmore hit a board, and Vogel called a timeout. Dillon steals Booker, Amen Thompson dunks, and the Rockets respond with a 9-0 run. Thaddeus Young scored on a layup, and Whitmore responded with a long shot. Bol made up for a dunk, and Jeff Green led the bench to score four straight points. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led 28-20.
In the second quarter, the Rockets made 2 of 3 free throws, and Durant assisted Bol for a dunk. Durant made a mistake, Amen Thompson dunked continuously, Bol and Smith fought in the restricted area, and Durant scored in the middle distance. Shin Kyung wreaked havoc in the low post, and Durant hit 2 free throws. Whitmore and Durant hit three-pointers, and Bol dunked. Booker scored on a jumper, O'Neal made 1 of 2 free throws, Booker made 2 free throws, and the Suns led by 13 points.
VanVleet scored on a throw, Jalen Green and Smith made a challenge from the outside, and Vogel called a timeout. VanVleet also scored on a long-range shot, Jalen Green scored on a layup, and the Rockets went on a 13-0 offensive spree to tie the score. Booker made 2 free throws to stop the bleeding for the Suns. VanVleet hit another three-pointer, Shin scored on a hook shot, and Allen made 1 of 2 free throws. Jalen Green, VanVleet and Allen hit three-pointers to give the Rockets a 57-52 lead at halftime.
In the first half, Jabari Smith Jr. had 5 points and 6 rebounds, Shin Jing had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Jalen Green had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, VanVleet had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Amen Thompson had 8 points, and Whitmore had 9 points. Grayson Allen had 9 points and 2 rebounds, Durant had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Eubanks had 4 points and 5 rebounds, Booker had 15 points and 4 rebounds, and Bol Bol had 8 points and 7 rebounds.
In the rematch, Durant assisted Eubanks for a dunk, and Shen Jing scored 4 points in a row in the restricted area. Both teams hit free throws, with Smith scoring from the outside, Durant hitting the board, and Amen Thompson dunking. Durant scored a dunk, and Smith hit two free throws. VanVleet hit a three-pointer to give the Rockets a 13-point lead. Durant and Gordon attacked from mid-to-long range, while Jalen Green, Amen Thompson and Eubanks battled in the restricted area.
Booker scored on a layup and VanVleet made two free throws. Smith made a layup, Vogel was fouled and VanVleet hit a free throw. Whitmore made 1 of 2 free throws to give the Rockets a 14-point lead. Bol scored on a throw, Booker scored four points on consecutive free throws, and Shin Jing missed two free throws. Whitmore hit 2+1 and Booker hit 2 free throws. Whitmore scored on a layup and Amen Thompson made two free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the Suns trailed 76-89.
In the final quarter, Durant scored 5 points with free throws, Smith and Allen faced off in the middle and long range, Jeff Green scored from the outside, and Allen made 2 free throws. Durant hit a high jumper and Udoka called a timeout. Durant and Bol attacked again in the middle and long distance, and Shen Jing made a basket to stop the bleeding. Bol hit another three-pointer, Smith and Bol fought in the low post, and Bol and Dillon each had strong inside scores.
Smith scored from the outside, and Vogel called a timeout. Durant sent a big hat, and Shin Jing made a basket. Bol hit 2+1, Allen made 1 of 2 free throws, and Shin Kyung scored 2 free throws. Bol scored on a layup, and Shin Kyung and Durant each hit 2 free throws. Amen Thompson and Smith made 1 of 2 free throws each, and the Suns called a timeout. Booker and Smith each scored 2 free throws, Durant missed 2 free throws, and Shin Jing scored 1 free throw. Bol missed a long shot from the whistle, and the Rockets narrowly beat the Suns 114-110, and Phoenix swallowed a two-game losing streak.
Prior to this game, the Rockets were 12th in the West and the Suns were 7th in the West. Houston trails Phoenix by 8With a 5-game difference, the rebuilding Rockets defeated the favorite Suns by 16 points, which can be described as a good show of defeating the strong with the weak, defeating the strong, and blowing up the upset.
Suns superstar Kevin Durant showed his all-around skills in this game. Durant played 38 minutes, shooting 10-of-22 from the field, 1-of-7 from three-point range, and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line, scoring a game-high 29 points, plus a quasi-triple-double of 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Durant was on fire on the offensive end and also handed out the most assists in the game.
Moreover, Durant is also the block king of this game. At the same time, KD also grabbed the second-most rebounds on the team. Durant had done his best, and he missed two free throws in the decisive moments, causing the balance of victory to tip in his opponent's favor. Durant can be said to be glorious despite the defeat, and he also set a record in this battle.
After this game, Durant's career total points came to 28,296 points, and he surpassed NBA legend Carmelo Anthony (28,289 points) to rise to ninth all-time, ahead of O'Neal.
Devin Booker, the Suns' backcourt giant, has been sluggish. Booker played 35 minutes and scored just 25 points on 7-of-24 shooting, 0-of-4 three-pointers and 11-of-11 free throws, with a plus/minus of -12. Booker shot just 29 percent from the field and didn't score any three-point shooting.
Booker went crazy on the offensive end, wasting a lot of possession and offensive opportunities. As the league's elite scorer, Booker's performance in this game can be described as a big failure.
Suns big man Bol played 26 minutes off the bench, shooting 11-of-17 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with a double-double of 25 points, 14 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. Bol has a 65 percent shooting percentage, he scored the second-highest score on the team and is aggressive on the offensive end. Moreover, Bol is also the team's rebounding leader. Bol's 6 frontcourt boards are also the best in the game.
Bol showed great physical talent, scoring a season-high and recording a double-double for the first time this season. Bol did a good job of filling the void left by Nurkic's injury. Failing to lead the team to victory, Bol can only drink hatred.
Durant's total points rose to ninth in NBA history