Beijing time on January 07! The NBA regular season continued, with the Suns beating the Clippers 106-89 at home to three straight wins in a game that just ended. After this campaign, the Suns' record reached 30 wins and 8 losses, surpassing the Warriors and returning to the first place in the league. Moreover, the Suns also became the league's first team to win 30 wins this season, and in this game, the team's young center Smith continued to perform well.
In this game, Suns player Jaylen Smith shot 9 of 17 and had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist. Combined with this game, Smith has scored in double figures in six consecutive games, including 19 points in three of them and two double-doubles in three more. It can be said that after the absence of Ayton McKee, he has successfully filled the gap in the team's interior line.
Jaylen Smith (born 2000) in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American professional basketball player who plays as a power forward. In November 2020, Jaylen Smith was selected by the Suns with the tenth pick in the first round at the 2020 NBA Draft. In the past, because the team had interior lines such as Ayton, he did not get more opportunities, and this season he only averaged 12 minutes per game, and was able to get 5.9 points and 4.4 rebounds.
Now it seems that as long as you have enough playing time, plus playing next to a super point guard like Paul who is good at using big centers, Smith once said of teammate Chris Paul, saying: "He can read the defense, play around him, you get a lot of empty opportunities." 」 Obviously, playing by his side, your hands must always be ready to catch the ball, and I just try to be in the right position at the right time every time. ”
"It's incredible to fight alongside him, he'll tell you a lot of different things, how to prepare, how to overcome difficulties." Smith said.