The Suns beat the Heat 118-105 on the road to secure sixth place in the West. The Suns won this game relatively smoothly, leading by as many as 28 points at one point, enough to squander in the fourth quarter. This game embodies 3 incredible and 5 indisputable facts.
1. The Heat suffered a 7-game losing streak after losing, and the last time the team lost 7 in a row was back in the 2007-08 season, that is, 14 years ago. I didn't expect it to be so long, which shows that the team really has problems, and Spo is difficult to adjust. The Heat are now eighth in the East. The play-offs are still relatively stable, but it's hard to say whether they can enter the playoffs, they won't be in the regular season again, and the playoffs will become lively again, to complete the Black Eight, right?
2. According to statistics, Booker scored more than 200 points (204 points) in four consecutive away games, the first in the NBA since the 75-76 season. Booker's scoring ability is really strong, and when the touch comes, no one can stop it. But when he doesn't feel good, it hurts the team, and that's the case in the fourth quarter. Booker has never been a playmaking guard, once he goes up, he likes to mess around, ignoring his teammates, Durant is going to catch a cold in the fourth quarter, why not give the ball to Durant, if it is not for the big lead in front, I am afraid it will be overturned again.
3. When the Suns led by 26 points at the end of the third quarter, Vogel even let Adu play 42 minutes, Booker scored 41 points, and Beal scored 39 points. Can't you just let the role players play a dozen and the three stars take a break? The result is not good, which not only tires the stars, increases injuries, but also makes other people lose confidence and condition, and when the time comes to ask them to play, the effect is generally not very good.
1. The Suns really won't play in the fourth quarter, and they lost to the opponent in the fourth quarter of this game, if it weren't for the big advantage in front, it would be another day of overturning. The problems that led to this were firstly Vogel's rotation problems, followed by the three stars, Durant's physicality, Booker and Beal's inconsistency, and poor defense.
2. Durant is so selfless, he feels so good, he doesn't want the ball in the fourth quarter, he plays Booker, focuses on defense, and silently contributes, who can not love such a supergiant. The only depressed thing is Adu's fans, who are very unhappy to see Adu so "aggrieved". In this game, Durant shot 8-of-15 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
3. Gordon is really a double-edged sword, unpredictable and extremely unstable. He played well in this game, shooting 8 of 17 and 5 of 12 three-pointers, scoring 23 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, with a plus/minus of +10. You can't praise him, he might pull his crotch again in the next game. Gordon needs to be a little more consistent, dribble less, shoot less, and focus more on defense so that there is hope for the starters.
4. The Big Three of the Suns, Durant is stable and reliable, Booker and Beal are not good, and the situation is similar to that of the Big Three of the Clippers, except for Brother Kazi, Harden and George when they fight hard, it is really unreassuring. Therefore, if the Suns want to go further, they must reduce the burden on Durant and let him devote more energy to the offense, and rely on him at critical moments.
5. Ciro is an exaggerated star whose fame is greater than his strength, and he is even inferior to Gordon. The shooting is inconsistent, the defense is not, if you have the right chips, change them quickly.