On October 24, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season, the Suns defeated the Blazers 105-134 on the road, and did not win consecutively. In this game, the Suns did not play well overall, they could not match the strength of the Blazers on both offensive and defensive ends, and in the first half, the team was 20 points behind the Blazers. After entering the second half, the Suns did not make effective adjustments, the third and fourth quarters of the team's single quarter scores were behind the Blazers, and finally the Suns suffered a 29-point defeat on the road, and so far in the new season, the team's record is 1 win and 2 losses, and the performance is not ideal.
The main players of the two teams in this game: the Suns, Paul played poorly, he only got 4 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists in the whole game, while Bridges contributed 14 points, Booker scored 21 points, Ayton 8 points, McGee 12 points, Payton 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. On the Blazers side, CJ ushered in the outbreak, he had 28 points and 3 rebounds in the game, Lillard also had 19 points and 8 assists on 6-of-11 shooting, Simmons 18 points, Little 11 points, Nurkic 9 points and 12 rebounds, and Powell 16 points.
The Blazers performed well in this game, and after losing to the Kings in the opener, the team ushered in the outbreak, they maintained a very efficient performance on the offensive end, and the team was in the lead in the opening stages of the game. In the next three quarters, the team did not give the Suns a chance to counterattack, they always maintained the lead in the score, and the bigger and bigger, always suppressing the Suns at both ends of the attack and defense. In the end, they also managed to win 29 points at home, making them their first win of the new season.
CJ McCollum played steadily, he scored a game-high 28 points, becoming the biggest contributor to the Blazers' victory, and Lillard after the last downturn, he also ushered in an outbreak in this campaign, the whole game in only 25 minutes, he shot 19 points and 8 assists on 6-of-11 shooting, personal efficiency is very high.
As for the other role players, Powell scored 16 points, Simmons scored 18 points, Little also scored 11 points, and the whole team scored in double figures, playing a very good overall performance, and finally the team won the game with the overall efficient performance. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first game victory won by head coach Billups after taking office, which is worth celebrating.
On the Suns side, Paul rarely slumped in this campaign, he only got 4 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists in 26 minutes, and his personal plus-minus was -29, which was the lowest in the game. As one of the league's top point guards, Paul is very good at controlling the rhythm of the game, and in general, his plus-minus is very high.
However, in this game, Paul's state was not ideal, when he was on the court, he could not let the team play a smooth team offense, and when the Blazers started, Paul did not make the team respond, which was one of the few games in Paul's career.
The Suns, as the second-ranked team in the West last season, had a bad start to the season, in addition to beating the Lakers, who were still in the run-in period, the team lost to the Nuggets and Blazers, and both games lost, the team's net loss score was more than 10 points, and the performance was not good. For this team, they have not found their best form in the new season, and the team needs to continue to work hard in terms of tactical execution. After a poor start, it is worth looking forward to whether the Suns can make adjustments in subsequent games.