Jazz came off the bench
Ayton's injury did not affect the pace of the Suns, and under the leadership of Chris Paul, the team won a wave of 6 consecutive wins, sitting safely on the first seat in the league, leading the Golden State Warriors by as many as 3 wins. However, this game against the Jazz, the Suns still suffered a personnel crisis, Crowder and Payne two main rotations can not play due to injuries, but the Jazz's home star Mitchell, because of concussion this game will continue to be absent, this is his third game out of the game, the past two Jazz have lost.
In the absence of Mitchell, Schneider knew that he was invincible to the Suns, and simply let the main players of the team miss, so the Jazz's starting lineup became forFrester and Clarkson to partner in the backcourt, House and Guy were on the flanks, and Whiteside was standing on the inside, so naturally it would not be the Suns' opponent.
Paul reigns in the last quarter
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Suns showed their strength, Paul only had 1 shot, did not score, but sent 5 assists, Booker once again staged a super scorer drama, 13 shots 8 got 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block data, under the leadership of Booker, the Suns bombed 31 points in a single quarter, while the Jazz only scored 21 points, and the point difference directly came to double digits. After returning from the second quarter, the Suns maintained a 10-point lead in the first half of the quarter, but the Jazz suddenly exploded.
Guy scored five straight points, Whiteside made a layup, House stole old teammate Paul, and quickly attacked and successfully counterattacked, but Cameron Johnson hit a key three-pointer to help the Suns lead the Jazz by 2 points at the end of halftime. In the second half, Booker regained his touch, 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block on 5-of-12 shooting, and the Suns were 27 points in the single quarter, while the Jazz had completely started, the whole team blossomed more, House got 7 points and 2 assists, and the Jazz successfully overtook 2 points.
In the final quarter that determined the outcome of the game, chris Paul, the king of the final quarter, took over the game again, shooting 5 of 6, 3 of 3 from three-point range, plus the signature Big Loop, 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the single quarter, although Clarkson hit three consecutive points in the last minute, but in the end the Phoenix Suns beat the Jazz 115-109 at home to win 7 consecutive games.
Paul became a fig leaf
0 of 6 shots, 0 points in the last quarter! The Sun refused to be reversed by Jazz, and Paul became a fig leaf for Booker. Don't underestimate any NBA player, they can stand on the NBA field, they must be the pride of their lives, this game, although the Jazz is a full bench lineup, but still brings great trouble to the Suns. Fortunately, Chris Paul stood up in the last quarter, 15 points in the last quarter, 27 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists of the quasi-triple-double data, not only saved the team, but also became a fig leaf for Booker.
Booker had 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in this game, and the data was excellent, but he didn't score a point on 0-of-6 shooting in the last quarter, and if paul hadn't stepped up, the Suns would probably have been beaten by the Jazz. Billyon bought and drank with Paul and had 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Cameron Johnson hit five three-pointers for 20 points, six rebounds and three steals. The Jazz were good enough, with seven players on the team scoring in double figures, clarkson with 22 points, four rebounds and five assists, and three consecutive points in the final moments, unfortunately meeting Chris Paul.