After winning a big game at home, the Nuggets, who ranked sixth in the West, took a short break and ushered in the challenge of the Suns, who ranked first in the West during their six-game winning streak.
In terms of the Nuggets, Cousins + Jokic town guarded the inside line, and whether the team can defend the home team to win 2 consecutive wins will undoubtedly face no small challenge and test.
On the other hand, on the side of the Suns, although Paul returned from injury, this battle was back-to-back, and for the Suns who were tired of boats, they would obviously be caught in a bitter battle!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with the excellent performance of Jokic + Aaron Gordon + Hyland, the Nuggets, who played at home, although in the first three quarters, once overwhelmed the Suns and occupied the initiative on the court.
But helplessly in the final finale, Paul + Bridges felt hot, leading the Suns to play a 14-4 counterattack frenzy, instantly reversing the situation on the court, and the Nuggets repeatedly failed to attack, only to lose.
In the end, the Suns also reversed the Nuggets 140-130 on the road, which was worth the trip to win 7 consecutive wins, but also gave the opponent Nuggets a big defeat!
In this game, although the Suns once fell into a passive beating situation, fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures, completing the reversal.
In the case of the main forces such as Ayton + Crowder + Payne, continuing to perform steadily, the two aces Booker + Paul, as well as the play of the main bridges, are particularly critical!
Booker ushered in the outbreak of this game, the first 38 minutes, 25 shots 16 shooting rate of more than 60%, not to mention, but also bombed the game-high 49 points, plus 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block of the all-around performance.
Among them, in the third quarter, he scored 19 points in a single quarter, which not only helped the Suns bite the score, but also laid a solid foundation for the team's reversal in the final quarter!
More importantly, after scoring 49 points in this game, Booker also set a new single-game scoring record this season, while also helping the Suns win seven consecutive games and locking in the first place in the regular season league!
In addition, the game ushered in a comeback, and the play of the team's core defender Paul also played a crucial role.
Paul was well defensively and defensively, starting 28 minutes and delivering a double-double of 17 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 6-of-10 shooting.
And it is not difficult to see that after a long recovery period, Paul, who has returned from injury, still maintains a fairly high standard in terms of physical condition and competitive status, and has made sufficient preparations for the playoffs!
Of course, the Suns were able to reverse the Nuggets in this game, and the performance of the team's owner Bridges was also indispensable.
Bridges was very efficient in this game, shooting 3 three-pointers on 8-of-9 shooting, contributing 22 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and there was no personal error.
And his key play of scoring 15 points on 5-of-5 shots in the final quarter not only completely disrupted the Nuggets' defensive rhythm and deployment, but also almost single-handedly helped the Suns complete the reversal!
On the other hand, on the Side of the Nuggets, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter of this game, and was finally reversed, and the performance of the game that swallowed a 10-point defeat was obviously difficult for the home fans to accept.
After all, in the case of Jokic + Aaron Gordon + Hyland playing well and cutting 20+ at the same time, the team's collapse performance on the defensive end of the battle really needs to be examined!
In the face of Booker, who has gone crazy, and the huge gap in the strength and depth of the lineup, the Nuggets who have worked hard for a whole game but have failed in this battle seem to have no choice but to hate.
More critically, after losing to the Suns in this game, the Nuggets' regular season record has also fallen to 43 wins and 31 losses, currently only one win away from the timberwolves, who rank seventh in the West.
And rationally speaking, in the impact of the sixth place in the West, the Timberwolves have also rekindled hope!