On March 25, Beijing time, the Suns played against the Nuggets, and Paul officially returned! Brother Gun recovered quickly this time, and on February 21, the Sun officially announced that Paul had a torn fracture of the right thumb and re-evaluated it 6-8 weeks later. It is now less than 6 weeks before the comeback of the cannon brother, which is undoubtedly a major positive for the sun at the top of the league!
The Suns are currently 59-14 and have locked up the league number one, and after Paul's injury, the team is 11-4. So far this season, Gun Brother has played in 58 games for the Suns (a magic number), averaging 14.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game. Paul's offensive efficiency is 19th in the league, 53rd in defensive efficiency, and 8th in the net efficiency league.
The Nuggets are currently 43-30 in sixth place in the West, 1.5 wins ahead of seventh-place Timberwolves, and sixth without playing a playoff. Mr. Yo averaged 26.2 points, 13.6 rebounds and 8 assists per game this season, shooting 57.1 percent from the field, while the team's second-leading scorer, Barton, averaged just 14.5 points per game. The Nuggets are also the only team in the league with less than 15 points by the team's number two scorer.
Mr. Yo has been at the top of the MVP rankings for five consecutive weeks, and he is also the biggest favorite of the regular season MVP. Suns center Ayton's rookie contract expires this summer, and he wants to get a five-year, $170 million contract and must prove himself in front of Mr. Joe. Just after the game began, Jokic hit Ayton in two consecutive singles, and Ayton was furious to increase physical confrontation.
The protagonist in the first quarter was Booker, who scored 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a single quarter, and Gun brother had 2 points and 3 assists. On the Nuggets side, About The Teacher had 8 points and 3 rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting, and Hyland scored 10 points in 5 minutes off the bench. Born on September 14, 2000, this guy is the No. 26 pick of the 2021 draft and has averaged 9.6 points per game this season.
In the first quarter, the two teams played 31-31. In the second quarter, Hyland continued to cut points, he played only 11 minutes in the half, 5 of 8, 4 of 6 from three points, 5 of 7 from the free throw line, 19 points, 2 boards, 2 assists and 1 block. Hyland's three-point shooting this season has reached 116, breaking jamal Murray's (115) Nuggets all-time rookie single-season three-point shooting.
After the first half, the Nuggets led by two points 68-66, and Jokic scored only one point in the second quarter, 9+4+2 in the first half. Opposite him, Ayton shot 5-of-9 at halftime and had 10 points and 4 rebounds. Booker scored 24 points on 8-of-11 in the first half, making him the Suns' strongest offensive point. Today, 2017, the 20-year-old Booker slashed 70 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Yi Bian fought again, and the Nuggets once pulled the point difference to double digits, watching the sun collapse! Booker stepped up and scored 19 points on 7-of-7 shooting in the quarter and 43 points in the third quarter. By the end of the third quarter, the Suns had trailed to 104-106, just two points behind. Booker snatched Jokic and quickly attacked and dunked! Are you an MVP?
Although Jokic scored eight points in this quarter, he made seven turnovers in the first three quarters. Again, solar energy has become the first in the league, and it is not by chance. In the fourth quarter, Bridges and others stood up, the Suns blasted down 36 points in a single quarter, the Nuggets only scored 24 points, and the momentum of the game was completely reversed! After the full game, the Suns defeated the Nuggets 140-130.
After this game, the Suns continue to lead the league with 60 wins and 14 losses! Booker shot 16-of-25 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range, 15-of-17 from the free throw line, and blasted for 49 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Five years ago today he scored 70 points, and five years later he scored 49 points, which is too strong! 49 points is a new high for Booker this season and the second time in his career that he has scored 45+10 in a single game!
About the teacher shot 9 of 10, 1 of 2 from three points, 9 of 11 from the free throw line, 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 8 turnovers, plus-minus -15 lowest in the game. Hyland 23 points, 2 boards and 3 assists, Gordon 21 points and 6 boards, Cousins 10 points, 6 boards and 3 assists. Sun Bridges had 22 points and two assists, Paul had 17 points, four boards and 13 assists, and Ayton was 8 of 14 from the field with 16 points and seven boards.
It is worth mentioning that when Booker freed the ball in the last quarter, the Nuggets sounded a huge "Booker MVP" call at home! Do you think Booker can be called the first quarterback of the active league?