On February 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Suns played at home against the Magic. This is the first in the league and the second-to-last in the league, and judging from the rankings of the two teams, the trend of this game can be basically determined. At the beginning of the game, the magic can still withstand, but after that, the sun will soon pull the point difference apart, and then it has been under the control of the sun, and the point difference has gradually widened to more than 20 points, and the game has lost suspense. In the end, the Suns beat the Magic 132-105 to win five straight.
At the trade deadline, the Suns also made simple adjustments, trading back to Craig, as well as getting Aaron Holliday, which improved the depth of the lineup very well. The Suns have recently returned as their main players, Paul, Booker, Bridges, Crowder and Ayton started, the game did not have any ups and downs, the Magic only resisted for a while at the beginning, after which the Sun firmly occupied the initiative, the point difference also opened step by step, the game also lost suspense, the gap between the two teams is still very large.
In this game, the sun was in full swing, multi-point blossoming, showing the depth of the lineup, up to 9 people scoring in double figures. Booker 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Paul 10 points, 5 rebounds and 15 assists, Ayton 17 points and 10 rebounds, Bridges 14 points and 4 rebounds, Crowder 11 points and 7 rebounds, all 5 starters in double figures; New signing Crowder on the bench 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Cameron Johnson, Payton and Aaron Holliday each scored 10 points, and the two new signings all scored in double figures and quickly adapted.
In this campaign, the Suns played very easily, and Paul also played very efficiently on the court, frequently sending wonderful passes, playing 26 minutes, and getting a double-double of 10 points and 15 assists. Under Paul's tandem, the Suns delivered up to 40 assists, which also shows that they played very smoothly on the court. Paul has averaged 10.7 assists per game this season, ranking first in the league and expected to win assists again.
After the big victory over the Magic, it won 5 consecutive wins, the record came to 46 wins and 10 losses, ranking first in the league without suspense, and the lead was getting bigger and bigger, 4.5 wins ahead of the Warriors behind them. I thought that the sun last season was only a blip, but I didn't expect them to become more outstanding, the tacit understanding between the players is better, or with Paul and Booker as the core, the new season they still have a good chance to reach the finals and impact the championship.