The Spurs scored in double figures, netting 20 points in the final quarter; Irving Harden scored 49 points, and only 2 points in the key 2 and a half minutes; back-to-back Western Conference fourth fold, the Lakers got rid of the losing streak and shouted.
Booker beat the Spurs by 48 points, and the Suns maintained the league first
At the AT&T Center, the home of the San Antonio Spurs, the Phoenix Suns won 121-107 to achieve a five-game streak against the Spurs, with Devin Booker playing 35 minutes and scoring 48 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
For most of the game, the Spurs were in excellent form of offense. In the first and third quarters of the game, Booker frequently hit the fairy ball, but it was always the home team that really dominated the game. What the 25-year-old Suns 1 did was just give the Suns a life extension and didn't have much impact on the situation of the game.
Without Ayton, the Suns were in a passive position in the paint. McGee and Biyombo are still a lot worse than Donbo, who has to get a maximum salary in the offseason, especially in the handling of some defensive details. The Spurs made 22 free throw lines throughout the game, and they made 10 free throws in the third quarter, all in the Suns' paint.
As with the Jazz's big win over the Nuggets the day before, the visiting team suddenly made a threat in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs simply did not have offensive firepower against the Suns in this section. In the whole quarter, the Spurs only scored 16 points, and the visiting team won nearly 20 points, and the suspense of the game ended. In an interview after the game, Kelden Johnson gave a big compliment to the opponent's performance: they are a good team, they reached the Finals last year, they have a solid system, and we have several bad mistakes at the end.
Markkanen's guilt was credited, and Harden's key mistake buried the team
Speaking of bad mistakes at the end, how can you not mention this game between the Nets and the Cavaliers? As the top four teams in the East, the two sides played a very good offensive and defensive level in this game, and in the 48 minutes of the game, the two teams had 16 alternating leads and eight draws. At the critical moment, Harden's pass error to Irving directly buried the Nets' chance to win.
In fact, Brooklyn has gradually recovered from its previous bad shooting feel. Several of the team's main three-pointers are in good shape, and the starting Edwards is amazing on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In this team full of big guys, what is most needed is this kind of player who can shoot three points at a fixed point and defend well.
Darius Garland continues to prove the fact that he deserves the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Playing 36 minutes, 10-of-19, a large double-double with 22 points and 12 assists, Garland has delivered a total of 30 assists in this and the previous game, the only player in the past 20 years to do so. At the same time, he also has a plus-minus of +6 in this game, which is the highest among the starting players on both sides.
The knights' big men played a very important role in the pinch of the game. Kevin Love made the right choice many times as the offensive round approached to help the team score points. Evan Mobley's key basket guard prevented "Cavaliers" Kyrie Owen. Malkanen was fouled by Harden on the three-point line in a row, and used a key three-pointer and key defense in the final moments to help the team seal the win...
After gradually moving away from the negative effects of injuries and health and safety agreements, the Cleveland Cavaliers are gradually on the right track, and they have completed a three-game winning streak against the Nets in a 114-107 victory over the Bucks, and now they are only 1.5 wins away from the First Bulls in the East, and everything is a future to come.
Mitchell was in a slump as the Lakers ended their losing streak
After losing to the Nuggets by 37 points, James publicly apologized to Lakers fans on social media, promising that the Lakers would get better in later games. After a wave of three consecutive losses, the Lakers beat the Utah Jazz who were back-to-back on the road with a 101-95, 6-point difference, we don't know how many more opportunities the Lakers will have to win over strong teams in the future, but at least this time, the Los Angeles Lakers can breathe a sigh of relief.
Teams and players who rely too much on three-pointers often have the problem of this state fluctuating frequently. Such is the case with Donovan Mitchell, who has been playing very badly from three-point range this season, shooting only about 33 percent in most games, shooting 50 percent from the Threes at the beginning of the month against the Pacers, and a few days later, he can concede all eight shots on the three-point line, and Curry has the same problem this season....
LeBron James is still efficient, Westbrook is still "far from mistakes", and the Lakers' three-pointer is still so bad. What really surprised was the performance of the Lakers bench lineup. Led by James, the lineup scored 18 points in 15 minutes, with Stanley Johnson scoring 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Munch scoring 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting and Horton Tucker scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting. Anyway, no matter what this lineup will be after this season, what kind of play these people will be, anyway, as long as this game is played, Lakers fans around the world will be finished watching Hi. Doesn't this also put the first offensive Utah Jazz, to prevent 37% shooting rate, how worthy of people's happiness, or that sentence to see the Lakers this season, really worry about you lose.