The Suns are ranked first in the West with a win rate of more than eighty percent, far better than other teams, and their finals last season were not lucky and coincidental, but had the strength to beat their opponents, and no team today underestimates the strength of the Suns. Today the Suns and Jazz had a game, and the Suns won the game, they have now won seven consecutive games, and they are in the stage of seeking defeat alone.
Although the Suns are not well-organized, but their results are not bad, Paul played an engine role, let us feel what is called old and strong, this game Ayton continued to be absent, the Suns sent the starting players are Booker, Ayton, McGee, Bridges and Johnson. The Jazz finished fourth in the West and had a good start, but have won fewer and lost more recently because they have been more affected by injuries, with Mitchell, Gobert and Conley unable to play, and the Jazz sending out starting players clarkson, Gay, Whiteside, House and Forrester.
Let's review the course of the game together, the Suns scored thirty-one points in the first quarter, while the Jazz only scored twenty-one points, and the gap between the two sides reached double digits in just one game. The second quarter became a remake of the first quarter, but the protagonist became the Jazz, who scored thirty-five points in a single quarter, and the difference between the points at the end of the first half was only two points, and the Suns temporarily led. The third quarter was still the Jazz scoring higher, and finally achieved a rebound in this quarter, but the advantage was only two points, and the outcome of the game was decided through the last quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Suns found their offensive feeling, scoring thirty points again in the single quarter, and their defensive level also improved by a notch, which was very good to limit the Jazz's scoring momentum, and finally the Suns won the game with difficulty.
The Suns beat the Jazz 115-109 and scored three times in the game, with the Jazz leading by 5 points at most, the Suns leading by 13 points at most, and the final point difference was 6 points.
Jazz player stats: Clarkson had 22 points, four rebounds and five assists on 9-of-20 shooting; Gay had 13 points and five rebounds on 4-of-9 shooting; Whiteside had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-9 shooting; Forrester had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on 8-of-12 shooting; House had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 4-of-9 shooting; and Pascal had 14 points and 4 rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting.
Suns player stats: Booker had 33 points, seven rebounds and three assists on 14-of-35 shooting; Paul had 27 points, nine rebounds and 14 assists on 10-of-17 shooting; Johnson had 20 points and six rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting; Bimbow had 16 points and 13 rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting; McGee had 6 points and 9 rebounds on 3-of-6 shooting; and Bridges had 4 points, 4 rebounds and five assists on 2-of-8 shooting.
Although only four players scored in double figures in this game, Booker, Paul and Johnson performed very well, especially Paul, who scored two-doubles, scored close to thirty points, assisted more than ten times, and grabbed nine rebounds, which was no worse than any superstar. In an interview after the game, Paul said he was guaranteed to send the ball as long as his teammates were in the right position. Paul has done just that, and he's averaged the most assists per game this season. The Suns maintain this upward trend and are likely to end the regular season with the first place in the West, so is it possible for Paul to become the regular season MVP? I think the opportunity is very great.