After winning two consecutive wins and ending the road trip, the Suns, who were in good shape, returned to the home court and ushered in the challenge of the Clippers.
In terms of the Suns, Paul + Booker is in hot form, and the team has home advantage, and the Suns are also ready to take advantage of the chase and win 3 consecutive wins.
On the Clippers side, Batum made a comeback, trying to help Reggie Jackson + Morris Jr. lead the Clippers to a win on the road!
However, after four quarters of playing, with the excellent play of Cameron Johnson + Payne, the Suns, who played at home, completely suppressed the Clippers in the first half, and achieved a 16-point lead.
Although after returning from the second half, Maurice Jr. + Ibaka in the third quarter went on to lead the Clippers to chase points and successfully narrowed the point difference to single digits.
But helplessly at the end of the final showdown, Paul + Bridges + Jaylen Smith began to exert force, and the Suns played a wave of 12-2 offensive frenzy, locking in the victory in one fell swoop.
In the end, the Suns also beat the Clippers 106-89 at home, winning 3 consecutive wins and giving the opponent Clippers 2 consecutive losses!
Playing at home in this game, the Suns lived up to expectations, playing a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and all the staff.
In the case of the main players such as Booker + Jaylen Smith + Payne, each performing their duties, the team brain Paul, and the play of Tigers Cameron Johnson are particularly critical!
Paul played across the board, starting 33 minutes and delivering 14 points, 13 rebounds , 10 assists + 2 steals + 1 block on 5-of-14 shooting, scoring a triple-double for the first time this season.
Not only on the offensive end, but also in the tandem and organizational end, Paul's role and influence on the game has also become a difficult existence for the Clippers to solve.
In addition, while grabbing 13 rebounds in a single game, setting a new career high, Paul also officially surpassed Oscar Robertson with 474 points and assists in double-double performance, rising to third in league history, setting a great personal record!
Of course, the Suns were able to win a big victory in this game, and the performance of Tigers Cameron Johnson was also great.
Cameron Johnson fired more than 60 percent from 9-of-14 shooting, and hit four three-pointers from the outside, scoring a team-high 24 points, plus 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.
Rationally speaking, at the time when the team is short of major generals, the Suns can achieve 3 consecutive wins, and win the first place in the West + the first place in the league in terms of ranking and record, and cameron Johnson's play has indeed played a crucial role!
On the other hand, on the Clippers side, the team was completely crushed in this game, and finally swallowed a 17-point defeat + 2 consecutive losses, which obviously needs to be investigated.
But for the Clippers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights, after all, as the team's trump card, the play of little Morris in this campaign is indeed remarkable!
In this game, Morris Jr. played bravely, shooting a game-high 26 points, plus 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and there was no personal error.
Although it did not help the Clippers win on the road, Morris Jr.'s outstanding performance did cause considerable trouble and trouble to the Suns' forward line!
It was only when Reggie Jackson did poorly, shooting just 5 of 16 from the field and 2 of 8 from outside three-pointers, while making as many as five more personal turnovers.
In the face of the multi-point blossoming Suns, and the fiery Cameron Johnson, the little Morris, who worked hard for a whole but was isolated, seemed to have no choice but to admit it!
As for whether the Clippers, which lack paul George, can make a breakthrough in the case of an enemy in the abdomen and back after suffering 2 consecutive defeats and falling to the 8th place in the West, whether the Clippers can make a breakthrough in the case of the enemy in the abdomen and back is also a big challenge and test for the Clippers.