On April 4, Beijing time, the NBA arena broke out of the ground! The league's first Sun lost 96-117 to the Second-to-Last Thunder in the West on the road and lost by 21 points. Although The Suns had Booker, Ayton and Crowder on the bench, such a result was somewhat unexpected. After the game, the Thunder home stadium also cheered, and the fans stood up and celebrated the team's victory.
As a showdown between the top team and the Western Fish Belly team, the attention of this game is not high. In terms of the Suns, they also took a break of the 2 main players, leaving only Paul and Bridges two main players to play. The Suns also took the initiative in the first quarter, leading by 12 points at one point and taking a 27-20 lead. However, in the second quarter, the Thunder launched a counterattack. Led by Pokushevsky, the Thunder trailed the score to 52-53 before halftime.
In the second half, the Suns still did not find an offensive feel, and the outside line continued to play iron. The Thunder scored another 32 points in the single quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, they had already surpassed 9 points at 84-75. In the final quarter, the Thunder blasted a 20-7 attack wave to establish the victory. The Sun doesn't look too aggressive and looks like it's set its sights on the Lakers. In the end, the Suns failed miserably at 96-117 and broke out.
Throughout the game, the Suns hit very badly, especially with only 7-of-37 three-pointers, shooting less than 20%. In addition, the Suns were also underscored in offensive aggressiveness, with only 17 free throws in the team. Paul had 11 points and nine assists, but made a rare five turnovers. On the Thunder side, they played as a team, with a total of 7 players scoring in double figures, Poku 17 points, 12 assisting 10 boards, and substitute Sal 24 points.
After the loss, the Suns still failed to create the best win in team history. Next, the Suns will play against the Lakers. With the Lakers already suffering six straight losses, their playoff qualification is in jeopardy. I don't know if the sun is gathering strength, ready to nail a nail in the Lakers' coffin board?