On February 2, Beijing time, the Nets came to the away game to challenge the Suns, and Harden ushered in a comeback in this game, and Aldridge and Durant continued to be absent. The Nets didn't do well in the first quarter of the game, they didn't play well defensively, allowing the Suns to score 39 points in a single quarter and trail their opponents by 10 points in the first quarter. In the next two quarters, the two teams played decently, and the score gap remained in double digits. In the final quarter, the Nets began to fight back, and they narrowed the score gap to 3 points, and the gap was not large. Unfortunately, after the score was approaching, the Nets were not able to go any further, giving the Suns a lot of opportunities to easily score on the defensive end, and the score gap was further widened. In the end, the Suns also beat the Nets 121-111 at home to win 11 consecutive games, while the Nets suffered a five-game losing streak.
Harden came back in this game, and after a period of rest, Harden's form was not at his best, and he was not ideal in terms of shooting feel. He had 22 points, five rebounds and 10 assists on 6-of-19 shooting, in addition to four turnovers, and Harden didn't play well in terms of shooting sensation and passing.
And this campaign Irving maintained the previous fiery state, he got 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole game, becoming the Nets' best player in this campaign, but unfortunately, Irving got a high score, still can not lead the team to win, the overall strength of the Suns is too strong, and the Nets are currently short of major generals, the team has a lot of problems on the defensive end, in the face of the league's No. 1 team, they are powerless, and finally lost this game.
After losing to the Suns, the Nets have suffered 5 consecutive losses, slipping to the 6th place in the East, it can be said that in the past period of time, the Nets' performance has been somewhat bad, the lineup is incomplete and the team has fallen into trouble, they want to get rid of the current losing streak, the team needs to have a better performance in subsequent games. Otherwise, the Nets won't be stable in even the playoffs this season, and they may need to compete for a playoff ticket by participating in the playoffs.
The Suns played very well in this game and the whole team scored in double figures, of which Paul got 20 points, 14 assists and 2 steals, while Booker contributed 35 points and 6 rebounds, Bridges 27 points and 8 rebounds, Ayton also had 12 points, and Johnson, who came off the bench, scored 16 points, and the whole team once again played a smooth team fit, and the team scored points more dispersed. Under Paul's tandem, each player on the team can play their value in the game, and against the Recently Underperforming Nets, the Suns played well, playing a wave of high-quality counterattacks in the final quarter, successfully winning this game and winning 11 consecutive games.
On the Suns side, it has to be said that the strength of this team is too strong, after they have won 18 consecutive games before, after being terminated by the Warriors, the Suns quickly adjusted their state, and now they have achieved a wave of 11 consecutive wins, and the record continues to occupy the first position in the league. Under the leadership of Paul and Booker, the Suns have become the best team this season, and according to the current performance, the Suns have a high probability of getting the best record in the regular season this season.