Beijing time this morning, the 2021-22 NBA Professional League regular season Phoenix Suns sat at home to compete with the Golden State Warriors as promised. In this game, Suns coach Monty Williams sent Chris Paul, Devon Booker, Mikaar Bridges, Jay Crowder, deAndre Ayton's starting lineup, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr sent Stephen Curry, Otto Porter, Gary Payton Jr., Draymond Green, Kevin Looney to start, Wiggins and Poole could not play.
After the game began, Green sent a series of wonderful passes in addition to throwing in the basket, and Curry contributed 7 points with consecutive free throws to help the Warriors establish a lead. Crowder, Booker and Bridges hit three consecutive points, and Ayton ravaged the interior with full power. But then the Suns offense was blocked, Payton stormed the basket, and Paul made two fouls. Witherspoon snatched and counterattacked, Paul made a good free throw, and at the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Suns 33-27.
Entering the second quarter of the game, Curry assisted Cumminga's offensive hand, McGee scored on the offensive end, Booker played 2+1, Ayton and Paul took turns to threaten, and the Suns rebounded! Payton raised his hand from the outside, and Ayton responded with a penalty. Green was whistled for a technical foul, Payton, Curry, Cummingga played a "three-point rain", and Bridges shot from a distance was equally accurate. As Paul swept away from Cuminga's defense and scored three points, the Suns ended the first half with a 62-58 lead over the Warriors.
Yi Bian fought again, entering the third quarter of the game, the Suns offense was once again dudded, Porter, Green blossomed inside and outside, and the Warriors regained the lead! Booker's strong attack was 2+1, Looney's consecutive attacks were successful, and Paul was whistled for technical fouls. With a brief tweak, Cameron Johnson scored well with consecutive free throws, With Chiosa jumping into the basket and Payne making a layup into the net. McGee defended too much, was whistled for a first-degree malicious foul, Witherspoon made a dashing layup, and the third quarter ended, and the Warriors and the Suns drew 84-84.
Entering the final finale, Curry's sudden outside shots showed superstar style, Bjelica, Cameron Johnson soared three points, and Shamet contributed consecutive offenses. Porter, Curry fired from the outside, and Cumminga's high-difficulty layup was very exciting. Seeing that the situation was not good, Paul stepped forward with a continuous pass, and Ayton hooked his hand and hit steadily. Green scored inside and Crowder scored three points. At the critical moment, the Suns attacked and lost power, but Porter stepped forward, only to see him cut 7 points in a row to help the Warriors seal the victory! In the end, the Warriors, who scored in double figures, defeated the Suns 116-107 and welcomed a three-game winning streak!
To view the personal data of the main players of both sides:
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 33 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals; Otto Porter had 19 points, six rebounds and three assists; Draymond Green had 8 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists, three steals, and three blocks; Gary Payton Jr. had 14 points and eight rebounds; Kevin Looney had 8 points, 10 rebounds; Jonathan Cumminga had 12 points; Bjelica had 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists; Witherspoon had 6 points; Anderson had 4 points, 2 rebounds, and three assists.
For the Suns, Chris Paul had 21 points, six rebounds and eight assists; DeAndre Ayton had 18 points and seven rebounds; Devin Booker had 13 points, three rebounds and three assists; Mikael Bridges had 17 points and six rebounds; Crowder had eight points, three rebounds and two assists; Cameron Johnson had 11 points, 2 rebounds and two assists; Cameron Payne had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; McGee had 8 points, seven rebounds, and Shamet had four points.
In a post-game interview with reporters, Warriors coach Steve Kerr praised the players' performance, saying: "Curry played too well. We have three top scorers out of the squad and he faces so much defensive attention and he has a plus-minus of +24 in this game. Even if Curry doesn't hit the ball, he can still rely on attracting defense to influence the game. Otto Porter also played very well, and Porter used his shooting ability, rebounding ability and defense to bring too much to the team. Now our squad depth is good, the players are very responsible, everyone is united! ”
Looking at the Suns, who suffered a loss, head coach Monty Williams said helplessly: "The Warriors players play harder than us, when they fight for the floor ball, they are more active than us, I never want to say that a team plays harder than us, the whole game, our transfer of the ball is very unstable, live ball mistakes will make us face the loss." 」
According to the schedule, at 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 28, the Suns will play with the Grizzlies at home, and at 11:00 noon on December 29, the Warriors will compete with the Nuggets at home, hoping that in the case of staying away from injuries, the players can play the ideal competitive state!
(Source: Weibo)
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