The first in the West against the second-to-last in the East was originally a game without suspense, and it was surprising that the Suns scored 70 points on the bench, which is very rare in NBA history, coupled with The booker who played well, the Suns ushered in a 27-point victory. In the first quarter of the game, Booker quickly entered the state to score 15 points in a single quarter, mcGee broke out again in the second quarter to score 10 points, and the suns led by double digits in the first half; in the second half, the suns took advantage of the chase, the third quarter opened the point difference to 21 points, the game lost suspense in advance, the fourth quarter Of the Suns were on the bench, don't underestimate them, the single quarter cut 32 points! After four quarters of competition, the Suns won 135-108 by 27 points. However, there is also bad news, in the game, Ayton stepped on Booker's foot, causing wei foot to withdraw from the game, such a false injury occurred again, and the specific injury will wait for further test results. After the game, Booker also said that he had no intention of hurting his teammates.
This game showed the depth of the Suns' lineup to the fullest, the entire team of substitutes have cut 70 points, of which McGee and Payne jointly scored 40 points, the remaining 4 substitutes also combined to score 30 points, have to admit, the Suns are really too powerful. In addition to the bench, Booker's performance was also outstanding, he scored 30 points in the whole game, and scored 20 points in the first half alone. It is worth mentioning that under the premise of scoring 20 points in the half, the Suns have a record of 9 wins. Why did Booker suddenly explode? After the game, he said the reason for this, there were 40-50 relatives and friends on the scene, they still came to the scene during the epidemic to cheer themselves up is not easy, he must play a highlight performance to repay them. The Pistons' best performer was Cunningham, who scored 21 points, but he was expelled for accumulating 2 technical fouls, and after the game, Casey was upset for him, in fact, Cunningham was referring to his teammates after the dunk, not the Suns players.
It is worth mentioning that the Suns are not satisfied with the current lineup, according to previous reports, the top management wants to trade the injured Sharich, although he has a good outside ability, but the annual salary of nearly 20 million is not cost-effective. Not only that, the Suns' top management also took a fancy to Rocket Elder Gordon. This season, Gogo averaged 15 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists, and his three-point shooting rate was as high as 45.6%, a new career high, and the Suns are looking at his outside threat, which can continue to improve the team's offensive ability, and the depth of the lineup has reached a new level. However, the only remaining veteran of the Rockets teammates now is Gordon, and the team executives also want him to bring new people, young players such as Jaylen Green and Porter Jr. and Shin Kyung are talented, but they also need to be brought by the elders to teach them a wealth of experience. Therefore, the Rockets will not necessarily agree, unless there are very good potential new stars, and more importantly, the Rockets have no requirements for the record this season.