Booker's high-score Suns lost in a row, Durant lost in the soup, 3 hidden dangers**!
On January 29, Beijing time, Phoenix lost to Orlando 98-113, which was their second consecutive loss. Booker scored 44 points in the game, but it still ended in failure. Booker scored 62 points in the last game, while the Suns were in a difficult situation. It's clear that Booker's bombardment style is not good for the Suns.
In this game, Durant and Beal performed badly, Durant scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Beal only had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. On the Suns' side, only two had double-digit scores. The Suns' current problem is that their defense lacks resilience, lacks the Giants' protection under the basket, and a pure bench that can't ease the Big Three's offense.
Durant scored 28,000 points today, the 10th person in NBA history to achieve this record. However, he suffered a historic fiasco.
Son Heung-min's shortcomings were also exposed in the first two battles, and they had to make up for it. These three gaps will be closed halfway through the quarter. One is to look for tall men to defend the hoop. Starting forward Nurkic did not play because of his mediocre basketball skills, with Eubanks as the forward and Azubuke as the alternate forward. Of course, the Suns' forward lineup is the worst in the league.
Orlando's big forward was not strong, Wendell Carter was the starting power forward, and Moritz Wagner was the power forward, but they had the absolute upper hand, with Wagner finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the game. The Magic scored 50-40 inside the box.
Grayson Allen is a 3-D Suns forward who doesn't have the physicality to handle multiple roles, so he can only protect effectively from the backline. To strengthen the team's defense, the Suns had to add a forward guard.
Also, this season, the Suns are missing a good goalkeeper. Booker, Beal, and Durant can all provide them with more scoring opportunities, and in the backcourt, a good playmaker will play a bigger role for the trio and reduce their error rate. In this game, the Suns made 22 mistakes, compared to the Magic's seven, while the Suns had 15, which is equivalent to giving the Magic 15 offensive opportunities, which makes it difficult for them to win.
The Suns' bench lineup, with the exception of Eric Gordon, is almost all on the same line, so this team has to be adjusted. Booker, who scored 106 points in two games, suffered two more defeats that brought the Suns to their senses. Durant is aiming for a championship this season, and his shine has been overshadowed. After all, the Clippers and Nuggets are both there, and it will be difficult for the Suns to qualify from the West, let alone win a championship.