On January 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Indiana Pacers visited Phoenix to challenge the Suns, and finally the Suns defeated the Pacers 112-107, giving the Pacers a 7-game losing streak, Bridges 22 points, Orkogi 24 points. In the first quarter, the Pacers started with a 10-3 offensive climax before being equalized by the Suns, who took a two-point lead in the first quarter thanks to Okogie's final attack. In the second quarter, the two teams were very anxious, and after the Suns opened the game to double digits, the Pacers continued to attack to close the gap, and the Suns still led by two points at halftime. The two teams were still anxious in the third quarter, and the Suns led by four points in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Suns took the lead and eventually won the game.
Statistics:
Pedestrian:
Turner had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Hield 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, McConnell 18 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and Marcelyn 23 points and 5 rebounds
Sun:
Biyombo had 12 points and 16 rebounds, Bridges had 22 points, four rebounds and four assists, Lee had 16 points and two rebounds, and Okogie had 24 points, 10 rebounds and four assists
The star of the field
Although Bridges played well in this game, Okogie performed very well as a backup raider, and it was his play that helped the Suns win the game and win.
Highlights:
Hield suffered a big hat than Yongbo
Turner outside 3-pointer
Bridges makes a deft layup
Nembuchad throws a shot
Than Yongbo Big Hat Turner
Biyombo one-arm snap
Competition Review:
In the first quarter, Damian Lee hit an outside 3-pointer to help the home Suns open the scoring, after which the Pacers played a 5-0 mini-climax to catch up with the score, and as Hield hit a three-pointer, the Pacers stopped the Suns 10-0, timed back and the Suns gradually regained their rhythm, after which the scores alternately rose, and with Okogie hitting the last shot of the quarter, the Suns led the Pacers 29-27 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Suns started with an 8-0 run, and the difference was stretched to double digits by the Suns. Since then, the Pacers have chased points continuously, narrowing the gap to single digits, and Biyombo stepped up at key moments to help the Pacers stabilize the situation, and the difference remained around 6 points. With Marceline scoring a two-pointer, the two sides drew 46. The final attack of the second quarter was made by Okogie, and the two sides tied the quarter at 30, and the Suns still led by two points.
The two sides alternated the start of the third quarter, and in this quarter the two teams could not pull apart the score, and with Turner's two-pointer, the Pacers rebounded by four points in the quarter, but Damian Lee stepped up at the crucial moment to help the Suns maintain their two-point lead. After that, the score was still very scorching, and after Sabine hit an open three-pointer, the two teams drew 83. After that, it was still Sabine who made kills to help the Suns rally the score. With Randale's dunk, the Suns led the Kings 87-83.
In the fourth quarter, the Suns started with a 2+1 run, stretching the gap to 7 points. On the Pacers' side, Marceline helped the team close the score. Since then, the Suns have maintained a 6- to 8-point lead. After that, Okogie hit a three-point and then a three-point difference to 8 points, In the last two minutes, the Suns continued to lead the Pacers by 6 points, and Marcelin hit 2 plus 1, shortening the score to three points again, the Suns immediately countered by three points, the difference was still 6 points, the Pacers shouted a stop, timed back, McConaughey broke through and hit 2 plus one, the score came to four points, but the Sun still felt hot, and in the end, the Sun narrowly defeated the Pacers at home, sending the opponent a seven-game losing streak!
Starters:
Pedestrian:
Hield, Myers Turner, Neh Smith, Nembouhard, McConnell
Sun:
Bridges, Damien Lee, Craig, Sharić, Biyombo