An NBA regular season focus battle, the Phoenix Suns away to the Los Angeles Clippers. In the end, the Suns lost 95-111. In this way, the Suns' record became 21 wins and 5 losses, surpassed by the Warriors behind them with 22 wins and 5 losses, giving up the top spot in the league.
In this battle, the Suns were in average condition in the first quarter, and only got 21 points + net minus 6 points. In the second quarter, although the form recovered, it was extremely limited, and the problems on the defensive end remained unresolved, losing six more points 23-29 and trailing by as many as 12 points at halftime. Yi Bian fought again, the Suns launched a counterattack, and the third quarter struggled to pull back 2 points at 25-23. But the last quarter collapsed again, and finally had no choice but to accept defeat.
It was a repeat of last year's Western Conference Finals, but because too many important players on both sides were absent, the intensity dropped by more than one notch. On the Clippers side, Leonard did not say, long-term absence, and another giant, Paul George, also unable to play, they instantly became a civilian team. On the Suns side, Devin Booker and DeAndre Ayton can't play, just rely on the elder Chris Paul to lead the team, obviously not worthy of the league's first hard power, but despite this, the loss is still a little unexpected.
The Clippers are all soldiers, 6 people scored in double figures, and the starting + substitute played well. On the Suns side, only four people scored in double figures, and none of them were high. The superstar Chris Paul is in a very average state, shooting only 4 of 14, only 9 points and 8 assists, plus-minus as low as -15, failing to provide magic to the team.
In this way, the Suns officially gave up the top of the league, and after the Warriors defeated the Pacers earlier, they received a big gift in the partition and lay down to reach the top. For the Suns, this does not explain anything, don't care, lose the top of the list, the season is still very long, back and forth tug-of-war entanglement is inevitable, just do yourself.