On January 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season league first Sun away matchup pacers, Booker and Ayton shine to lead the Suns once led by 14 points, the Pacers tenacious counterattack in the second half of the third quarter briefly rebounded the score. Booker scored consecutive points (22 points in the third quarter) and led the team to a wave of 23-2 offensive attacks to turn the tide, and then continued to suppress the Pacers to establish the victory, and finally the Suns won 112-94 against the Pacers to win two consecutive wins, continuing to be the first place in the league, and the Pacers suffered three consecutive losses.
Statistics
Suns: Booker scored six three-pointers and 35 points, Ayton 27 points and 12 rebounds, Paul 12 points and 9 assists, Crowder 8 points and 11 rebounds, Payne 11 points and 5 assists, Smith 0 points and 12 rebounds.
Pacers: Holliday had seven three-pointers, 25 points and four assists, Sabonis Jr. had 14 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, Turner had five points, seven rebounds and two blocks, and Le Vere had 20 points, five rebounds and nine assists.
The Star of the Field
In the case of Paul's poor shooting target in this game, Booker opened a crazy scoring mode, especially in the last minute of the third quarter, he scored 10 consecutive points to lead the team to regain the lead, and led the team to play a wave of victory in the final quarter, and once again bombed 35+ points after 16 days, becoming the number one contributor to the Suns' win.
Highlight lenses
Ayton hit a rare three-pointer.
McKee pressed the whistle to ride Buck.
Smith nailed the big cap Sykes.
Turner snaps.
Booker went through four consecutive layups.
Game review
The Suns lack a number of players such as Saric and Johnson, and the Pacers lack many players such as Warren and Brogdon. Ayton opened the quarter with two three-pointers from Ayton to take an 8-2 lead with two three-pointers, the Pacers went on a 6-2 run, and Ayton scored two goals inside. Holliday and Clegg hit two consecutive three-pointers to tie 14-14, Booker took a three-point lead with Ayton on a layup, and Clegg tied the score with Brisette's layup on a three-pointer. Payne hit a mid-range shot with McGee to give the Suns a 23-19 lead over the Pacers in the first quarter.
Stephenson hit a three-pointer at the start of the second quarter, the Suns scored five straight points to extend the advantage, Brisette chased four straight points, Ayton hit a cake inside, and the Pacers chased another three points. The Suns scored four straight points, Le Ver scored five straight points to tie 34-34, the two sides continued to draw to 38-38, the Suns played a wave of 8-0 attack, Smith nailed the big hat Sykes, the Suns led the Pacers 46-38 in the first half. Ayton scored 21+8 on 9-of-14 in the first two quarters, Booker scored 12 points, Paul, Bridges and Crowder started 3 of 10, pacers scored in double figures without players, and Sabonis Jr., Turner and Sykes each started 1-of-5.
The two teams turned on the confrontation mode, the Suns took a 14-point lead on an 8-2 offensive attack, and Le Vere made a layup and Sabonis Jr. dunked with one arm. Booker hit a three-pointer, Turner made a kickback, Booker hit a 2+1 shot, and the Pacers blossomed inside and out to play a 10-2 offensive run to chase the difference of 6 points. Ayton hit inside and the Pacers again slammed the inside to trail to a 66-66 draw, before fighting to a 70-70 draw. Holliday hit two consecutive three-pointers, Booker scored 10 points in a row with 2+1, three-pointers, two free throws and folding layups, and the Suns led the Pacers 80-76 at the end of the third quarter. Booker scored 34 points on 11-of-22 (6-of-11 from three)in the first three quarters, Ayton had 27+9 on 12-of-17, Paul had 2 points and five assists on 0-of-4, Holliday had six three-pointers and 20 points, Le Vere had 18 points and seven assists and Sabonis Jr. 11+12+5.
The Suns entered the fourth quarter with just a four-point advantage, and four minutes before the final quarter, the Suns blossomed with consecutive three-point shots, McGee ate cakes in quick succession, and the Suns frantically played a wave of 16-2 offense, extending the 96-78 lead by 18 points. Holliday hit three-pointers to stop the bleeding, Paul hit three straight shots to score six points, LeVert hit a layup and Duarte hit a hit. Holliday trailed a 15-point deficit on a layup, Bridges hit a mid-range shot, Duarte hit a dunk, and Sabonis Jr. hit a three-pointer to trail the deficit by 12 points. Paul hit two free throws and Duarte, and Crowder hit two consecutive three-pointers to extend the 18-point advantage to establish the victory, and the Suns eventually defeated the Pacers.
Both sides started
Suns: Paul, Booker, Crowder, Bridges, Ayton
Pacers: Sykes, Le Vere, Holliday, Sabonis Jr., Turner
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)