The NBA regular season continues, and the Suns' game against the Spurs officially begins. Before the game, most fans would have predicted that Solar would easily win the game. After all, the sun is the first in the west. However, what fans did not expect was that the Spurs played very well in this game, and the offensive and defensive ends could keep up with the rhythm of the Sun. In the first three quarters, the difference between the two teams was only single digits. However, in the final quarter, the Suns played more and more smoothly on the offensive end, and the Spurs stagnated on the offensive end. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Suns defeated the Spurs 115-102.
Objectively speaking, the Spurs have really tried their best in this game, and although they lost the game, they won the mastery. The words "defeated" to describe the Spurs are the most appropriate. The Spurs started all five in double figures, and Pelter played 28 minutes, 9-of-12, with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Murray played 30 minutes, 7-of-16, with 18 points and eight rebounds. Johnson played 31 minutes, 6-of-13, and had 14 points and seven rebounds. White played 28 minutes, 5-of-11, with 14 points and six assists. Mike Demot played 25 minutes, 5-of-9, and had 13 points and 2 rebounds.
Well, after talking about the losing Spurs, let's talk about the suns that won. To be honest, the solar laugh of this game should be most thanks to the excellent play of paul + Booker in the backcourt double gun.
First of all, Booker played 32 minutes in this game, 17 of 30 shots, including 5 of 11 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and got 46 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 0 turnovers. In this game, Booker is the Suns' top scorer. Fans who have watched the game will know that as long as the Suns are in an offensive dilemma, Booker will stand up and take over the game. His tight stop mid-range leaves the Spurs with nothing to do, and his outside three-pointers are also very decisive and very stable. Of course, if he encounters close defense, Booker will hold the ball and rush to the inside line, even if he can't hit the ball, he can make a foul and stand on the free throw line. All in all, Booker's offensive means are so rich that he doesn't have any offensive blind spots on the field.
Well, after talking About Booker, I'll say Paul again. Paul played 30 minutes in this game, shooting 7-of-12, including 1-of-4 from three-point range, and had 15 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Yes, Paul's score is really not much and only 15 points, but Paul's value is to comb the offense rather than score. Look at Paul's assist-to-turnover ratio, Paul sent 11 assists and only 0 turnovers in the whole game, and we can know how prominent Paul's role is in this data alone. As long as Paul is on the field, the Suns' offense will be very smooth, and Booker only needs to score. And in the final decisive moment, Paul firmly controlled the rhythm in his own hands to make the Spurs have a feeling that they can't make it.
After winning this game, the Suns' record reached 34 wins and 9 losses, leaving the Warriors with 3 wins and sitting firmly in the first place in the West. To be honest, the Suns are really strong this season, and the combination of Booker and Paul is also "seamless". I believe that this season, under the leadership of Booker and Paul, the Sun still has the strength to reach the finals, and still have the strength to impact the championship.