On the morning of February 6, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, with the Wizards playing at home against the Suns. As a result, the Wizards were hit by the Suns 21-33, 11-26, 19-26, 29-10, and the total score was 80-95. DeAndre Ayton had a game-high 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Currently, the Wizards are 11th in the West with 24 wins and 27 losses, and the Suns are in 1st place in the West with a record of 41 wins and 10 losses. In the previous meeting between the two teams, the Wizards were at a disadvantage with 2 wins and 3 losses. In particular, in the last two meetings, the Wizards have lost to the Suns by a large margin.
In their recent form, the Wizards suffered their longest four-game losing streak at home this season, while the Suns were beaten by the Hawks 115-124 in the last round after eight straight wins. This is so because as many as 6 players on the Suns have knee injuries and wrist sprains of varying degrees.
Let's take a look at the starting points, the Wizards started: Pope, Kuzma, Bryant, A-Holliday, Dinwiddie, and the Suns started: Bridges, Crowder, Ayton, Booker, Paul.
In the first quarter of the game, Suns center Ayton and Wizards center Thomas Bryant jumped the ball, the Suns got the ball, and then Booker's jump shot missed, and the Wizards played a 6-0 small climax, but this lead lasted only a few minutes before the Suns reversed the score. The first quarter ended with the Suns leading 33-21.
In the second quarter, the Suns' DeAndree had achievements inside and outside, compared to the Wizards' turnover rate also improved, although paul and Booker have made many mistakes in the last few minutes, but the second quarter ended, the Suns ended 26-11, leading the Wizards 59-32 on aggregate.
Half-time scoring:
Suns: Bridges 10 points, 2 boards and 4 assists, Crowder 5 points and 6 boards, Ayton 13 points, 11 boards and 2 breaks, Booker 9 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, Paul 7 points, 3 boards and 7 assists, C-Johnson 5 points and 2 boards, McGee 4 points, 7 boards and 2 caps;
Wizards: Pope 5 points, 2 blocks, Kuzma 5 points, 4 boards and 2 hats, Bryant 3 points and 4 boards, Holliday 7 points, Dinwiddie 4 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, Harrell 2 points and 4 boards, Avdia 4 points and 2 boards.
In the third quarter, the Suns continued to turn on offensive mode, with DeAndre and Paul teaming up to play a wonderful attack wave, and Booker, although not scoring high, also had 5 assists and 7 rebounds. The Wizards' Japanese star Hachimura was limited in playing, with only 2 points and 8 rebounds, and no assists. By the end of the third quarter, the Suns were 26-19, and the total score had come to 85-51, a game without any suspense.
In the fourth quarter, the Wizards, who had no psychological burden, played a relatively smooth fit, and the Suns were no longer so the offense. The Wizards then hit a 19-7 spurt, but the difference in points was too great, and in the end, the Wizards ended 29-10 in the fourth quarter, losing 80-95 on aggregate.
Full-time scoring:
Suns: Ayton 20 points, 16 boards, 2 breaks, Booker 11 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, Paul 14 points, 4 boards and 9 assists, Bridges 12 points, 3 boards, Johnson 12 points, 3 boards, Crowder 7 points, 7 boards, Smith 8 points, 5 boards, McGee 6 points, 10 boards and 3 caps;
Wizards: Harrell 15 points, 7 boards and 3 assists, Holliday 11 points and 3 assists, Kuzma 9 points, 6 boards and 2 caps, Neto 9 points, 3 boards, Pop 8 points and 2 breaks, Bryant 5 points and 4 boards, Dinwiddie 4 points and 3 assists, Yamura 4 points and 6 boards, Avdia 6 points and 5 boards, Gispert 5 points.
This game also set 3 small records. First, the Suns beat the Wizards three times in a row, and the point difference was more than 15 points; second, the Wizards also suffered the first five-game losing streak at home this season; third, the Suns' DeAndre scored 20 points plus 16 rebounds, of which the number of rebounds set a single game record in 2022.