On January 9, Beijing time, the Heat played against the Suns, and the two teams met. Butler was absent, and Ayton and Crowder returned. However, the Suns were blown up, and the points were pulled away early, and the Heat finally won 123-100. Booker scored 26 points, paul didn't play well, with just nine points and seven assists, and four turnovers on 3-of-9 shooting. Paul was bullied by Lowry this time, Lowry scored 14 points, 13 assists and 2 turnovers, and 5 of 10 shots, Hiro scored 33 points, Dunro also got 27 points, two major substitutes to beat the league first, complete the upset win.
Booker countered with a three-point shot, the Heat hit a three-pointer, Paul responded with three points, and then Bridges hit multiple three-pointers to give the Suns the lead. Lowry scored from the basket, teammates also scored consecutive points, Lowry pulled out three-point shots behind him, and Tucker scored 5 points in a row to overtake the score. Booker scored, but the Heat always had someone to step up, Hiro and Dunro both hit from the outside, and while Payne and Booker were still scoring, the Suns were still behind. The two teams also scored three points in the second quarter, and the Heat were undoubtedly more accurate. Paul hit a back-up shot and also assisted his teammates in a layup. But the Suns couldn't defend themselves, the Heat's Dunro and Hiero threw crazy, and Tucker could hit three points. By the time Lowry broke through, the Heat were 16 points ahead. Booker scored on free throws, Hiro hit a three-pointer, Ayton hit a basket, Booker hit 2 free throws, but Hiro made 2 free throws, and then Dunro hit a three-pointer to lead by 21 points.
Paul didn't play well, he didn't have a sense of presence. Paul tried to make a force in the third quarter, and his teammates hit three-point shots, but Lowry immediately scored in response. Paul assisted teammates to score, and Lowry also assisted teammates to score. The Heat's firepower was too strong, and Lowry assisted his teammates to make a layup, and then assisted his teammates with a three-point shot to stop the Suns. Paul still didn't play very well, and Booker stepped up to score. Paul also made a mistake in passing behind him, and he still struggled to play. Lowry hit 2 free throws, and Hiro and the others were also scoring. The Suns chased points in a row, and Paul assisted his teammates in a three-point shot to try to catch up with a 19-point difference.
Paul doesn't open the offensive end and the Suns have a hard time winning. The Suns didn't give up in the fourth quarter, but paul missed the shot. Johnson hit a three-point shot, and Paul continued to play iron. The Suns scored consecutive free throws, Dunro hit a three-pointer, followed by three more. Paul finally broke through to score, Hieroma hit a jumper, and then tough scored. After the Suns scored, Hiro continued to hit three points, and Lowry also assisted teammates to score consecutively, already 25 points ahead. The Suns replaced the full bench lineup and had no choice but to give up this game, Hiro and others were still scoring, Lowry also scored three points, and the Heat quickly replaced the main force and won easily.
The Suns are out this time, and Butler and Adebayor on the Heat side are absent. I thought the Suns could win easily, but I didn't expect to play like this in the end, and the offensive and defensive ends were not playing well. The Suns did not perform well this time, Paul is undoubtedly responsible, he did not play well. Paul is old after all, his personal offensive form is not good, and the defensive end is not as strong as before. What's more, Paul this time met the low-end Delong and was bullied. Compared with Delon at his peak, Lori is undoubtedly inferior to Delon, and the two have many similarities. They all have strength and weight, but they don't suffer from speed.
When it comes to this type of defender, Paul is obviously at a loss. Although Lowry's height is not very high, he does not suffer from Paul, and Lowry's strength is stronger than Paul's, and his speed is not lost. Paul was obviously defensive, unable to enter, unable to shoot from the outside, and Paul looked helpless. Although Lowry's own scoring is not very high, he can connect the team and can deliver a lot of assists, and the overall performance is better than Paul. So this time Paul was bullied by the low-grade Deron, did he remember the feeling of being beaten by Deron before?