On February 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Suns defeated the Bulls 127-124 on the road to win two consecutive wins. The Suns' advantage was clear in this game, with the team scoring 36 points in the first quarter and 67 points in the first half, 18 points ahead of the Bulls. In the third quarter, the Suns scored 35 points again in a single quarter, and by the end of the first three quarters, the Suns had a 19-point lead. In the final quarter, the Bulls did not give up the game, they hit three consecutive three-pointers, narrowing the score gap to 3 points in the final moments, but unfortunately, because of the time constraint, they eventually lost at home to the Suns, suffering two consecutive losses.
The Bulls twin stars Lavin and DeRozan played very well, of which Lavin got 32 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and DeRozan once again handed over 38 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists of efficient play, this game Bulls Twin stars teamed up to get 70 points, got most of the team's points, in the game can be described as a full effort.
However, it is a pity that from the overall strength point of view, the Suns still have a more advantage, the team as a whole plays well, and can suppress the Bulls' performance at both ends of the attack and defense. In the game, the Bulls were 27 points behind the Suns at most, although in the final quarter, the team always tried to catch up with the score, but because the gap was too large, they could not return to the sky, and finally the Bulls lost to the Suns at home, suffering two consecutive losses.
In the past period, the Bulls' record has fluctuated, the team has not been able to play the same performance as before, in terms of record is also less than the loss, if it is not other Eastern Conference teams have been very bad recent performance, the Bulls may fall out of the top three in the East. For this team, their play is not very stable, the team wants to enter the playoffs with the top three in the East, they need to have better performances, except for Lavin and DeRozan, other players need to step up and give them enough help in the game.
On the Suns side, their play is still very stable, the team has 6 players scoring in double figures, of which Booker ushered in the outbreak, he got 38 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the first three quarters, in the first three quarters of the game, he has already scored 36 points, of which the first quarter and the third quarter, he scored 14 points and 16 points in a single quarter, showing a strong scoring explosiveness. In the face of the impact of Lavin and DeRozan, Booker became the hero of the team's victory with his excellent scoring performance.
In addition to Booker, Paul also scored 19 points and 11 assists in this game, playing very steadily, while under Paul's leadership, players like Bridges, Clay, Ayton and McGee, they all had better performances, and many players on the team scored in double figures and played a smooth team attack. Against the Bulls, the top three in the East, the Suns led by more than 20 points at the most, and in the end they also successfully defeated their opponents, consolidating their league first record. After the 11-game winning streak was ended, the revitalized Suns are about to achieve another wave of consecutive wins at this stage, and it has to be said that the Suns are too strong this season, their play is very stable, and they are the best team in the regular season at present.