Today's Suns narrowly beat the Kings through overtime and continued to firmly hold the league's first place. Many fans were surprised by the Suns' resilience, and at the beginning of the season, core Booker missed many games, and Paul led the team to play the highest winning percentage in the first place. Before the All-Star Game, Paul was injured and sidelined, and Booker still played a high winning rate with the Suns. Why are the two cores injured one after another, and the sun is still so fierce?
In addition to the balanced offensive and defensive system created by Coach Monti, there is another person whose role must be mentioned, that is, the Suns' starting small forward Bridges. Bridges is the Suns' defensive nucleus, a candidate for the best defensive player of the season. His presence is the basis for the Suns to build a defensive system, and his presence allows others to play with their offensive talents with peace of mind and participate in defense.
Paul and Booker are the two cores that can raise the Suns' ceiling in the playoffs, and in the regular season, Bridges' defensive team is the key to the Suns' first place. It is precisely because of his stability on the offensive end and his outstanding contribution on the defensive end that the Suns have the guarantee of "bottoming out".