On January 17, Beijing time, the Suns defeated the Pistons 135-108 away! The team has won three straight and continue to rank first in the West, with the Suns already 2 wins ahead of the Warriors! The Pistons have also been in good shape lately, winning three of their last five games and then they will be on a four-game streak.
To describe the game simply, although it is an away game, after all, the strength of the Sun is far superior to the Pistons. Judging by the scoring situation in each quarter, the Suns maintained their lead over their opponents. Down the field, the Suns led the Pistons by 29 points! The Pistons are only four points ahead of the Suns. It can be said that it is a game without suspense.
The Suns scored in double figures with three starts and three benches. The highest score was Booker, who played 29 minutes, 11 of 18 from the field, 1 of 5 from three-point range and 7-of-10 from the free throw line for 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Booker started today with a superb feel, scoring 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first quarter! Single-handedly picked diallo, and the whistle was scored in the middle of the shot. Except for Jenna, no one could really stop him.
Booker played only three sessions before clocking out of work. With more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Booker jumped up to look down on the crowd and smashed the basket with one arm! It seems that today is really hi.
Bridges 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Paul 10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, Shamet 11 points, 5 assists and 1 block, Payne 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, the most praiseworthy is McGee, who played 15 minutes off the bench and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block on 9-of-10 shooting! I have to say the sun really fits McKee too well.
Paul can be said to have fully inspired McGee, giving the cannon brother a big man who can jump, and he can play the offense out of the flower! An assist from São Paulo, McGee air-to-air dunk 2+1 to understand.
The reason McGee was able to have so many opportunities today was mainly because the team's starting center Ayton was injured. According to Suns official reports, Ayton suffered a sprained ankle injury. Ayton played just over 7 minutes in the first quarter of the game before retiring from injury, scoring 6 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 3-of-3 before leaving the game. Hope is no big deal.
On the Pistons side, the most concerned is undoubtedly this year's Champion Lang Cunningham! The latter did well, shooting 9-of-15 and scoring a team-high 21 points on 3-of-3 shooting, plus 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal. Unfortunately, at the end of the third quarter, Cunningham responded strongly to Booker's deduction, slipping the bottom line to turn over the one-arm partition! After the deduction, Cunningham also pointed to the referee to celebrate domineeringly, and the result was blown a T, and the whole field was expelled twice!
Shortly before the penalty, Cunningham had already received his first technical foul by complaining about the referee's blowing. It is worth mentioning that Cunningham is not the first rookie season to be expelled, Simmons has done it before him. In January 2018, the Digital Man played at home to the Raptors, and Simmons clashed with Lowry and was expelled.
In an interview after the game, Cunningham said of the second technical foul: "I'm actually referring to the bench. After I finished the sneak dunk, the referee mistakenly thought that my actions were mocking the opponent. I don't like to taunt opponents very much, I'm not that kind of player. The referee explained after the game: he pointed his finger at the defender's body to taunt after the dunk.
Counting this, Booker scored 20+ in 9 halftime games, and the team won. According to statistics, since the 2019-20 season bubble rematch park, the Sun's record is 92 wins and 30 losses, with a winning rate of 75.4%, currently ranking first in the league! What's even more rare is that today the team bench 7 people scored a total of 70 points!