On February 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Suns challenged Philadelphia away. The first half of the campaign was very intense, and Philadelphia opened a 14-point gap at the beginning of the third quarter with a wave of 10-0. But the Suns then began to fight back furiously, and the point difference was almost flattened by the end of the third quarter. In the decisive moment, Philadelphia, which was three points behind, made a fatal mistake. In the end, the Suns narrowly defeated Philadelphia 114-109 and won three consecutive games.
Field data
Suns: Booker 35 points, Bridges 23 points, Paul 16 points, 12 assists, 2 blocks, McGee 15 points, 12 boards and 2 blocks, Ayton 10 points and 6 boards
Philadelphia: Embiid 34 points, 12 boards and 3 breaks, Harris 30 points and 7 boards, Maxi 14 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, Johnson 4 points, 7 boards, 5 assists and 3 assists, Curry Jr. 3 points (1 of 9)
Star of the game: Booker boomed 30+ to lead the team to win
Facing Philadelphia in this campaign, Booker maintained a stable output in every quarter, and once again fired a high score, sending a key 2+1 in the final quarter of the decisive moment, using his own stable firepower to help the Suns continue to win the winning streak.
Game tidbits
Fatal blunder! Philadelphia, which trailed by three points in the final minute, made a mismatch and lost its last chance to turn the tables.
Highlights of this session
Is this a center? Embiid fake action breaks through the dunk
takeoff! Bridges air-to-air dunks
Extreme Pressure Whistle! Sebel hit with an open hand from the outside
Tough kills under the basket! Maxi hit a whistle-pressed layup
High difficult throwing! Paul forced the basket to play
Game review
In the first quarter, Paul took the lead on the layup, Booker sent a three-pointer, Harris hit an empty shot, Bridges played inside, Booker sent a three-pointer, Embiid made two free throws and jump shots, and the Suns began to lead 10-8. Booker and Bridges scored consecutive points, Embiid scored four points in a row, and then he sent a dunk to philadelphia to win 17-16. McGee hooked a shot, Bridges hit two free throws, Payton Jr. broke through, Green sent a three-pointer, Bridges took off to catch a dunk, Niang threw a shot, then Johnson sent a three-pointer, Sebre returned the whistle with three points, and Philadelphia fell behind 25-29 into the second quarter.
At the start of the second quarter, Harris and Niang scored four consecutive points, and McGee made a basket to stop the bleeding, and the Suns led 31-29. Then Philadelphia suddenly exploded with a 10-2 run to overtake six points, McGee threw a shot to stop the bleeding, Niang sent a three-pointer, Ayton made a basket to give Philadelphia a 44-39 lead. Booker sent three points and a layup to tie the score. Embiid scored four straight points, Bridges responded with a three-pointer, Ayton hit a jumper and the Suns rebounded by one point at 53-52. Harris sent a dunk, Embiid hit a three-pointer, Crowder hit a mid-range shot, Andrre Maxi pressed a whistle to hit a layup, and Philadelphia led the Suns 59-55 into the second half.
Fighting again, Maxi scored four consecutive points, Philadelphia began with a wave of 10-0 to open the 14-point gap, Ayton dunked to stop the bleeding, Booker sent two free throws and sent a throw, and the Suns chased 63-71. Crowder sent a free throw in 3 seconds, Booker broke through the shot, and the Suns chased to a seven-point gap. Paul fed a free throw, Booker and Paul scored four straight points and the Suns trailed to a four-point gap. Embiid hit a jumper, Paul responded with a mid-range shot, and then Booker made a layup to make it to the Suns 77-80. Johnson hit consecutive free throws, Payton made a layup, and the Suns rebounded by one point. Kolkmaz hit a layup to give Philadelphia an 84-83 lead into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, McGee made a basket hit, Kolkmaz hit two free throws, then Bridges sent a throw, Zhuang Shen made a basket, McGee sent a 2+1 layup, and the Suns led 90-88. Chuang Shen made a basket to tie, Payton hit two free throws, then Harris hit a layup, Booker made two free throws, Bridges jumped to give the Suns a 97-94 lead. Harris hit two free throws, Embiid sent three points and Philadelphia countered with two points. Booker and Paul hit three free throws in a row, then Paul sent a three-pointer, Curry Jr. returned the long-range shot, and Philadelphia fell behind 102-103. Bridges hit both free throws, Booker scored 2+1 and the Suns led 108-102. Embiid sent a split dunk, Paul showed a sign shot, Harris returned the three points, and Philadelphia fell behind 107-110. Embiid and Curry made a connection error, and Philadelphia was forced to open a foul in the last 21 seconds. Booker maintained an extremely stable free throw percentage, and Philadelphia eventually lost.
Both sides started
Suns: Paul, Booker, Crowder, Bridges, Ayton
Philadelphia: Maxi, Curry Jr., Sable, Harris, Embiid