On January 20, Beijing time, the 2022-23 NBA regular season Nets vs the Suns. Irving's comeback felt cold at one point, and the Suns opened up a double-digit margin in the first half. In the third quarter, the Suns once stretched the point difference to 24 points, Simmons was also ejected, in the fourth quarter Irving suddenly broke out, bombarded 21 points in a single quarter, unfortunately, failed to save the savior, in the end, the Suns 117-112 Nets, ending a three-game losing streak to give the opponent a four-game losing streak. After Durant's downfall, the Nets haven't won yet.
Field data
Nets: Johar 16 points and 4 assists, Claxton 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Irving 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, Simmons 7 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, Seth Curry 16 points, Thomas 15 points.
Suns: Ayton 24 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, Bridges 28 points and 9 assists, Damien Lee 16 points, Saben Lee 15 points and 6 assists, Johnson 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The star of the field
Irving was in a slump in the first three quarters, suddenly exploded in the fourth quarter, scored 21 points in a single quarter, shot 11 of 27 from the field, scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, and narrowly reversed by 24 points.
Trivia shots
Simmons was dissatisfied with the penalty, angrily sprayed the referee, and was expelled for eating two technical fouls, and Watanabe Yuta could not be persuaded
Simmons septum failed
High-light lens
Match Review
In this match, both sides were absent with many people. On the Nets side, Durant, Duke, Edwards, and Drew Smith can't play, and the Suns' side Paul, Booker, Payne, Shamet, and Okogie are suspended. Irving returned to the starter, Johar hit a three-pointer, Simmons made a 2-on-1, and the Nets started 9-4. Ayton made a dunk, O'Neal hit a three-pointer, Saric returned with a three, Lee also had a three, and the Suns rallied over. Warren scored a layup, the two sides came back with a pause, Johnson made his comeback debut, and Suns fans stood up to welcome him. Irving hit his first personal layup, Ayton scored consecutive baskets, Johnson also had a three-pointer, and then he hit a three-pointer, and the Nets timed out. Back on the court, Seth Curry hit a jumper, Wayne Wright also had a three-pointer, and Thomas hit two free throws to end the first quarter with the Nets trailing 29-35.
In the second quarter, Thomas hit a jumper, Curry Jr. also had a three-pointer, Lee hit a three-pointer, Johar returned a jumper, Bridges hit a layup, Lee hit another three-pointer, Johar returned a three-pointer, Ayton hit a layup, and the Suns were 49-39 to open a double-digit point gap. Bridges hit a three-point shot and both sides went into a timeout. Back on the court, Ayton hit a layup, Curry Jr. returned with a three-pointer, Ayton went 2 and 1, and Irving hit his second shot on a layup. Bridges hit a layup, Thomas responded with a layup, Johnson 2-plus-1, Thomas made another layup, Morris was dissatisfied with the decision to eat a technical foul, and at halftime, the Suns led 65-51.
Returning from halftime, the Suns scored five straight points to stop the Nets. Timeout came back, Simmons hit a layup, Irving made two fouls and two free throws, Simmons was then blown to cover the foul, dissatisfied with the decision, and was ejected for a technical foul, the game continued, Ayton made 2 plus 1, Bridges jumper 2 plus 1, the Suns led 81-57. Johar hit a layup, and then he hit another three-pointer, making it six in a row. Irving went 2 to 1, Curry Jr. hit a three-pointer, the Nets went on a 12-0 run, Lee scored four straight points, and the Suns returned a 13-2 run. Sharp made a first-degree malicious foul and Thomas hit a free throw to give the Suns a 94-74 lead at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Lee hit a three-pointer, the Suns led 99-78, the Nets did not give up, Irving 3-1 set off a rally climax, played a wave of 10-1, chased 88-100. Lee hit a three-pointer, Claxton hit a whistle-blowing throw, Irving hit a layup, the Nets chased just nine points, and the Suns took a timeout. After a timeout, Irving hit another jumper, then assisted Claxton for a dunk, and Irving hit another layup, narrowing the gap to five points. At the crucial moment, Ayton scored four straight points. Irving made two fouls and hit two free throws as the Nets trailed 104-109. With 52 seconds left, Curry Jr. hit a three-pointer, Johnson made two fouls, two free throws, the Suns led by six points, and the Nets took a timeout. Back on the court, Irving hit a three-point shot, and the Nets trailed by three points, and this three-point shot equaled Beal and tied for 48th place on the all-time three-point list (1471). The Suns came back from a timeout, Damien Lee was fouled, and two free throws were hit. The Nets shouted the last timeout, Claxton dunked, Bridges hit one of two free throws, Claxton missed two free throws, the second deliberately missed and made a free throw violation, and in the end, the Suns still had the last laugh.
Both sides start
Suns starters: Damien Lee, Bridges, Craig, Sarric, Ayton
Nets starters: Simmons, Irving, Harris, O'Neal, Claxton