On January 25, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Battle of the Western Focus, the No. 1 Suns were challenged by the No. 4 Jazz at home. After 48 minutes of fierce competition, the Suns beat the Jazz 115:109 at home to make a seven-game winning streak!
The Suns were able to win today, and Paul was instrumental, with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists in the game. But at the same time, Booker's performance today is also remarkable, The whole game Booker has 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, but the shooting rate is not very high, only 14 of 35, including 3 of 13 three-pointers and 2 of 3 free throws. That's already two games in which Booker shot badly, having scored 11 points on just 5-of-23 in the last game.
How bad was Booker's shot? He even had a dunk that he was rejected. In one of today's offensive rounds, Booker ran back to catch the ball inside the line, and he tried to block the Jazz's Whiteside, but the challenge failed, becoming a 5 big moment today.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that Booker has recently failed to dunk. In the last game to beat the Pacers, Booker rushed to the front court with a steal in the final moments of the game, and he tried to try a big windmill dunk, only to fail with a dunk with no one to defend. After this round, Booker himself laughed sheepishly.
After winning today, the Suns have reached 37-9 and continue to dominate the league at number one. But as the team's top scorer, Booker's form is in dire need of adjustment.