After a preseason trove, the Phoenix Suns revived and returned home to face the challenge of last season's playoff rival, the Nuggets.
On the Suns side, although they failed to complete the early renewal, the team's inner core Ayton worked hard, and this campaign continued to partner Paul + Booker, two arrow figures, trying to help the team defend the home field.
On the other hand, on the side of the Nuggets, although the core guard of the team is absent due to injury, it is fortunate that jokic + Aaron Gordon + Porter Jr. and other core players are all playing, and considering the feud between the two sides last season, the first time the two teams met head-to-head in the new season, it can also be said to be full of highlights!
However, after four quarters of fighting, despite the Suns' home-court advantage, the First Half, under the leadership of Paul + Bridges, comprehensively suppressed the Nuggets at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and once achieved a nearly 16-point lead.
But after returning from the second half, the Nuggets blossomed more, and Barton + Monte Morris + Porter Jr. scored the key three points in a row, leading the team to a 23-7 counterattack frenzy, surpassing the score in one fell swoop.
Coupled with the suns in the final quarter of the full dud, the final drumbeat Nuggets, also won the sun 110-98 on the road, worthy of the trip to win the regular season at the same time, but also completed a revenge!
In this game, The boat was rushed to the away game, although it was once in the dilemma of falling behind by double digits, but fortunately, the Nuggets did not mess up with themselves, but played a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures.
In the case of Jeff Green + Dozier + Porter Jr. continuing to perform steadily, the return of Barton in this campaign, and the play of the two core Jokic + Aaron Gordon, are particularly critical!
In this game, Barton was very efficient, starting 31 minutes, shooting nearly 60% of the 8-of-14 shots, hitting 4 three-pointers from the outside, and contributing 20 points + 6 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 steal in the whole game, providing the team with strong firepower at the same time, but also once disrupted the opponent's defensive rhythm.
Of course, the team's star Jokic, facing the old rival Suns, is also holding back a momentum, bombing a game-high 27 points, plus 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
It is not difficult to see from his rare performance of only 2 assists in this game that the "yo teacher" who focuses his attention on the offensive end is still difficult to solve the existence of the opponent Suns!
In addition, the other core of the team's front line, Aaron Gordon, also had a bright spot in this campaign, and in this game, Aaron Gordon started 27 minutes and effectively scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 blocking of 6 shots.
At the same time, he tirelessly ran the whole field on the defensive end, imitating James's performance of chasing after Him to give Booker a big hat, igniting the atmosphere of the whole team at the same time, but also completely extinguishing the suns' arrogance to fight back.
On the other hand, the Suns' performance in the game of the team, which once achieved an absolute lead, was finally ruthlessly reversed by the Nuggets, and indeed it remains to be examined.
But fortunately, in the case of the whole team's dysfunction, the team brain Paul, and the Tigers Bridges, who has just signed a big contract, have maintained an efficient and stable competitive state.
In this game, Paul scored 15 points + 4 rebounds + 10 assists + 2 steals + 1 block, and several assists were dazzling, and Bridges scored a team-high 16 points, excellent athleticism and finishing ability, and indeed worthy of his 4-year 90 million US dollars!
But even so, in the face of the Nuggets, who are all soldiers, and the cold performance of Booker + Crowder in only 3 of 20 shots, the Suns who have been tragically reversed in this battle can only helplessly hate!