The sun keeps going
The Phoenix Suns, the number one in the league, have run into some trouble after all without Paul Booker. Facing defending champions the Milwaukee Bucks, Holliday and Middleton erupted in the final quarter and the Suns eventually lost the game. Although they lost the game, the Suns still deserved the word "glory" despite the defeat. Ayton played with the style of the champion, the team's role players, also stepped forward one after another, such a Suns team, is definitely Paul and Booker most want to see.
This game against the Orlando Magic, the bottom team in the East, Paul and Booker are still out, and Cameron Johnson will not play. Obviously, this is the strength of the Suns, in the absence of so many cores, they still control the rhythm of the court and play the perfect team basketball.
The game is thrilling
Ayton of Yuanlang took out the performance of the star in the first quarter, shooting 5 of 7, with 11 points and 3 rebounds, and a variety of mid-range jump shots, showing a soft shooting feel. Led by Ayton, the Suns scored 28 points in the first quarter, while the Magic only scored 22 points, and Carter Jr. had 11 points and seven rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting. After returning from the second quarter, Ayton only had 4 points and 7 rebounds, but Payne had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, which was a good tandem with the team, and the Suns scored 25 points in a single quarter to continue to widen the point difference.
The Magic were really unavailable, still scoring only 21 points in the second quarter, so at the end of the half, the Suns led the Magic by 10 points at 53-43. In the second half, the Suns always maintained a 10-point lead, Shamet hit 2 three-pointers, Bridges also scored 6 points, the Suns scored 26 points in a single quarter, as for the Magic, finally found their form slightly, this quarter scored 28 points, including Fultz 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, also showing the talent of the champion, leading the team to narrow the point difference to 8 points.
After returning from the last quarter, the Magic continued to catch up, and even overtook the score at one point, but Shamet got 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist to help the team stabilize the situation, Ayton also had 4 points and 5 rebounds, and Payne, although shooting 1 of 5, got 5 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. In the end, the Phoenix Suns narrowly defeated the Orlando Magic 102-99, and there was a thrilling victory.
Tsuyonro proves himself
After Paul's absence, Booker led the team to swallow a wave of 2 consecutive defeats, and then could not play because of health and safety agreements. In the past four games without Paul and Booker, the Suns have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, continuing to sit on the top of the league, the only loss, or lost to the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, that game, the Sun also left suspense for the end, forcing out Middleton with 16 points in the final quarter and Holliday with 17 points in the final quarter. Of course, the Suns' winning time, Ayton is indispensable.
As a team leader, Ayton had 21 points, 19 rebounds and 1 assist in this game, including 4 frontcourt rebounds. Shamet hit six three-pointers for 21 points, three rebounds and two assists, Payne had 18 points, six rebounds and 12 assists, and Bridges had just 13 points, three rebounds and three steals. As for the Magic, Carter Jr. had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Bamba had 9 points and 15 rebounds, Fultz on the bench played 17 minutes, and 5-of-10 shooting was 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.