On January 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Suns defeated the Lone Rangers 109-101 on the road, completing the Suns' nine-game winning streak against the Lone Rangers. While the Lone Rangers have been gaining momentum recently, they have limited their opponents' shooting percentage to less than 50 percent in 21 consecutive games and are the fourth-best defensive team in the league. But in the face of the league's first Sun, the first three quarters of the Lone Ranger held the pressure and even took the lead, but in the last quarter of the game, the Lone Ranger finally failed to withstand the Suns' wave of 22-6 attacks, and with Paul's dry three-pointer in the last moment, the game also lost suspense.
When it comes to team leaders, basketball IQ must be a good measure. As the leader of the Lone Ranger, Doncic's ball quotient is naturally one of the best. In this game, Doncic played 38 minutes and had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, although his shooting was only 23 shots and 9 of the shooting was not too efficient, but his super high basketball IQ allowed him to win 11 free throw opportunities. Especially in the third quarter of the game, both sides fouled to count, Paul used the Big Loop to get a free throw opportunity in the previous leg, and Doncic immediately used the same trick to return the color in the next round. It can be seen how fast Doncic's reaction speed and ability to change on the spot are, which is also the embodiment of his high ball quotient.
But back-to-back games have affected them somewhat, with the Lone Rangers making a total of 19 turnovers in this game, which is also the key to their loss. Doncic, in particular, has made 8 mistakes alone, and although he is now the boss of the Lone Ranger, doncic still has a lot to go if he wants to be a qualified leader.
In contrast, the Suns have achieved a wave of 5 consecutive wins, and the record has reached 35 wins and 9 losses to firmly rank first in the league. And today the Warriors were reversed by the Pacers, and the Suns also widened the lead gap to 3 and a half wins. It can't be said how badly other teams have played, only that paul's combination with Booker has played too well. Booker had 28 points, five rebounds and six assists, while Paul contributed 20 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
It can only be said that Paul's tandem ability is really too strong, in Ayton's absence, McGee scored 8 points on 3 of 5 in this game, and Biyombo, who had almost no ball to play, had 9 points and 4 rebounds, and now the league has circulated the phrase "as long as it is a center, the sun can take off", which is enough to prove Paul's greatness.
Not only that, but Paul's play at key moments is even more terrifying. In the final quarter of the game, the Suns were eight points behind the Lone Rangers, but Paul single-handedly contributed 10 points in the final quarter and directed a 22-6 reversal drama, and paul personally hit a three-pointer 25.7 seconds before the finale, killing the game completely. It was such a wonderful game, but Paul's turnovers were 0, which was the 13th time in paul's career since the 1977-78 season with a number of individual turnovers, at least 20 points, 10 assists and 0 turnovers, surpassing Tim Hardaway to become the first in league history.
After the game, Lone Rangers coach Kidd said in an interview: "They don't panic at this kind of moment, they have very good veterans. Paul knew when to stand up, and he showed this again in the fourth verse. "There are figures that the Suns have reached a terrifying 15-3 record in the game that triggered key moments this season, and it seems that this time Kidd was also conquered by Paul and his Suns. So what do you think about this? Welcome to leave a comment.