On January 31, Beijing time, the Phoenix Suns faced the Toronto Raptors at home, this game, the Suns took a nearly double-digit lead from the beginning, and then the Raptors overtook the score in the third quarter, and the two sides fought for the final battle in the final quarter. In the end, the Suns won the game 114-106 with Paul's key three-point shot and two points from Bridges.
Technical statistics
Raptors: VanVleet 24 points, Gary Trent Jr. 21, Siakam 19, Barnes 16, Achua 11 points and 12 rebounds, Butcher 5 points and 11 rebounds
Suns: Bridges 29 points, Ayton 22 points and 13 rebounds, Paul 19 points and 9 assists, Johnson 4 points, Craig 2 points, Saric 11 points, Damien Lee 11 points
The star of the field
The star of the game was given to Bridges, who stepped up to score when the Suns were in a scoring drought, and finally scored a key two-point shot, and the Suns narrowly won the game. Bridges finished with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists on 12-of-19 shooting and 3-of-4 three-pointers.
Highlight moments
Ayton received the ball and completed a stunning dunk
VanVleet fell 2+1 to the ground as if he were in no man's land
Paul raised his hand and hit it on a three-pointer
Match Review
At the start of the first quarter, the Suns played a 4-0 mini-climax, with Bridges and Ayton hitting back-to-back two-point shots. The Raptors then tied the score with Achuwa's layup. However, the Suns quickly returned a 5-0, Ayton hit a two-point shot, and Bridges hit a 2+1. The Suns kept their lead by about 3 points, but after the Suns led by 5 points, the Raptors' Boucher scored two points and Trent Jr. scored two points to chase the gap to just 1 point. At the end of the first quarter, the two sides played fiercely, and the Suns led 31-28.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Suns began to gradually open the gap, and Paul stepped back and hit a jumper, and the Suns maintained a four-point advantage for the next half of the quarter. Damien Lee hit a three-point shot to extend the gap to 8 points. Trent Jr. then made a three-pointer, and with Ayton's dunk, the Suns led the Raptors by 10 points 53-43 with four minutes left in the second quarter. The Suns also didn't give the Raptors much chance, and at the end of the first half, the Suns led the Raptors 62-53.
Yibian fought again, and the Suns were beaten 13-0 by their opponents and collapsed in an instant. The Raptors quickly led the Suns by three points 65-62, and then Barnes scored a layup to give the team a 70-66 lead. Then, the Suns hit a 14-7 climax to rally the score again. In this small climax, Ayton's dunk successfully boosted morale. The Raptors tied the score after the team tied the score. The third quarter ended with the Suns trailing the Raptors 82-84.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Suns came up to limit the Raptors' offense, playing a 10-5 mini-climax to change the score to 92-89. The battle between the two sides was fierce in the final quarter, with the Suns leading the Raptors by just one point with five minutes left in the fourth quarter. The two sides struggled in the final moments, but eventually Bridges hit a two-point shot, Paul hit a two-point shot to extend the gap to four points, Ayton added a layup and the Suns led the Raptors by six points in the final 50 seconds. In the end, the Suns also won the game without risk.
Both sides start
Raptors: VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr., Siakam, Barnes, Archua
Suns: Bridges, Ayton, Paul, Johnson, Craig