On January 18, Beijing time, the Sun defeated the Spurs 121-107, winning 4 consecutive wins to continue to sit firmly in the top spot in the West! In this campaign, Booker exploded with 48 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Paul scored 15 points, 12 assists + 0 turnovers! However, what the Suns really pulled away from this game was the substitute lineup! Payne plus-minus +33, Cameron Johnson +21! In addition, the positive is more than Yongbo plus-minus +16, he got 17 points and 14 boards, the Sun really earned!
In the last game, although the Suns won, Ayton was injured and did not play in this game. The Suns started with McGee in place of Ayton. However, McGee did not score 20 points like in the previous game, but Instead, Bi Yongbo, who came off the bench, played very well. In this campaign, Biyongbo hit 17 points and 14 boards on 8 of 10, including 8 frontcourt rebounds, which can be said to have grabbed the Spurs' interior line. Coupled with Paul's delivery, Biyongbo eats and drinks without worry, and is very efficient.
Previously, the Suns signed a 10-day short contract to bid farewell to the alliance for about half a year, but also purely to try it. But I didn't expect that Bi Yongbo joined the first game 11+6, and the second game was 6 of 6 to get 16+6. Soon, the Suns gave him a contract for an annual salary of $1.36 million. Although he has not had many opportunities in the past few games than Yongbo, this game was given 25 minutes after Ayton's injury, playing the most brilliant performance since joining the team.
And the 8 frontcourt rebounds are particularly precious and terrifying. As we all know, the Biggest opponent for the Suns to break out of the West this season is the Warriors. The Warriors now only have Looney and Dream Green, which are 3 high against the Suns, which is very disadvantageous. If Biyombo can maintain a good body, it will definitely be useful in the playoffs. Unfortunately, Howard did not join the Suns, otherwise it would be the second spring of warcraft.
I don't know at this time, what do you think of missing out on the various strong branches of Yongbo? The Warriors, in particular, actually need the inside line very much, but missed out on Biyombo perfectly and are now the backhands of their biggest competitors. If you are bullied in the playoffs, you can only blame yourself for not having a pair of eyes.