On the morning of February 4, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Atlanta Hawks hosted the Phoenix Suns. As a result, the Hawks beat the Suns 32-30, 32-31, 36-30, 24-24 on aggregate, 124-115 on aggregate. Trae Young scored a game-high 43 points, and the Suns' Devin Booker also scored 30 points, but he had no choice but to stand alone. This is also the first defeat of the Suns since January 12, 2022, after 11 rounds of total wins.
Currently, the Suns are no. 1 in the West with a record of 41 wins and 9 losses, and the Hawks are 10th in the East with a 24-26 record. It is reasonable to say that there is still a certain gap between the strength of the Eagles and the Suns, but in the previous 5 meetings between the two teams, the Eagles have often defeated the Suns, with a total record of 2 wins and 3 losses, and the two teams have never beaten the opponent twice in a row.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams, the Suns starting: Bridges, Crowder, Ayton, Booker, Paul. Eagles starters: Hunter, Collins, Capela, Hurth, Trae Young, it is worth mentioning that this game the Hawks' Trae Young was able to return and played a key role in the victory of this game.
In the first quarter, the Suns took the ball in a scramble, and Bridges received an assist from Paul and hit a layup to score his first 2-pointer. Devon Booker also showed particularly good game form, initially the Suns leading by up to five points at their peak, but then it became Trae Young's personal performance time, and he and Clint became increasingly skilled, playing a lot of high-quality points.
In the second quarter, the overall situation was similar to the first quarter, and the Suns actually played well, but with the excellent play of Trae Young, coupled with the excellent performance of Pogdan and Clint, the Eagles were always in the lead in the score. At the end of the second quarter, the Hawks led 32-31, 64-61 on aggregate.
Half-time scoring:
Eagles: Trae Young 16 points, 3 assists, Hunter 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, Hult 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Collins 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Capela 2 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Bogdanovic 3 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Gallinari 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist
Suns: Paul 13 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Booker 13 points and 2 assists, Bridges 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Ayton 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Crowder 5 points and 2 rebounds, Johnson 9 points and 4 rebounds, McGee 6 points and 1 rebound
In the third quarter, Trae Young could not be stopped at all, and devin Booker played well, but under Trae Young's aura, it seemed dim. In the third quarter, the Suns were unable to extend the score, losing 30-36 to the third quarter, trailing 91-100 on aggregate.
In the fourth quarter, the rivalry between the two teams was fierce, and in the final moments, Trey also shot a three-pointer at the end of the interim game, which eventually became a 24-24 draw. The game ended with the Hawks beating the Suns 124-115.
The match also set 2 new records. First, the Hawks' Trae Young scored 43 points and five assists in the game, the second highest since 2022, the first time was in the Jan. 4 away game against the Blazers, when he scored 56 points; second, the Suns' 11-game winning streak ended.
After the game, some Chinese fans commented that although the Eagles had a poor record this season, they never instigated when they met strong teams, "all said that the Suns are the elite of the NBA, and Lao Tzu is the elite."