On March 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. In today's highlight game, the Suns away from home to the Hornets, Durant ushered in the debut of his new owner, playing with Booker, Paul and Ayton. Durant scored 12 points in the first half, and the Suns led by as many as 20 points, and the Hornets then chased the points wildly, but the Suns always had the lead under Booker, and finally the Suns defeated the Hornets 105-91. The Suns' record became 34-29 and remained in No. 4 in the West; The Hornets went 20-44 and remained in the bottom 2 in the East.
Data from both sides:
Suns - Durant 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Booker 37 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Ayton 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists, Paul 2 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists, Craig 8 points, Randale 6 points;
Hornets-Rozier 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Oubre 26 points and 9 rebounds, Hayward 15 points, Williams 11 points and 10 rebounds, Smith 8 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
The star of the field - Booker
In Durant's Suns debut, Booker became the team's best star. In the game, Booker played a total of 33 minutes, shooting 15 of 26, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and 4 of 6 free throws, totaling 37 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. In the third quarter, Booker scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, helping the team withstand the Hornets' rally and eventually win.
Highlights:
1. The Suns started with an 11-0 run, in which Durant gave away 5 points and 2 blocks
2, Paul ghost hand steal, split Okoji, who assisted Booker with both hands to dunk
3. Hayward Rozier scored three straight points, and the Hornets sounded the horn to fight back
4. In the second quarter, Durant took 4 with 1 and started with 3 points, and then played 2 consecutive iconic singles to stabilize the situation
5. Durant hit a solid jumper from the inside line
6, Rozier fake real pass, outside Oubre 3 points up and down
7. I'm old! Paul's 1-0 throw was chased by Sol
8, Durant's long pass flung to the front court, Booker received a dragon and split with one arm
9. Oubre beat Ayton 2+1, and the Hornets went 11-0, and the difference reached single digits
10. The third quarter did not feel good, and Durant scored 9 consecutive points after coming up in the final quarter
11. After Hayward made a steal around the front, he assisted Oubre with a two-handed dunk
Competition Review:
At the beginning of the first quarter, Ayton scored a basket, Durant broke through for a layup to hit the Suns' first shot, and then hit a three-point shot with 45 degrees on the left side, and after Booker scored two consecutive shots, the Suns started 11-0! Williams of the Hornets scored, Hayward and Oubre hit back-to-back 3-pointers, followed by back-to-back Hayward and Rozier hits, and the Hornets narrowed the 12-2 deficit to a one-point deficit. After the two sides were in a scorch, Booker hit another shot, Craig and Randale hit consecutive three-pointers, the Suns extended their 8-2 lead to 7 points, Rozier and Smith scored four consecutive points, Randale shot again, and the Suns led the Hornets 27:22 to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Durant returned to the game and hit a three-pointer, and after Oubre hit both free throws, Damian Lee and Johnson scored four consecutive points to extend their lead to 10 points. After Jones of the Hornets hit, Durant hit two straight shots and Ayton also hit two straight shots, extending the Suns lead to 16 points after Warren hit a shot. After Saul scored for the Hornets, Ayton and Booker hit back-to-back hits, and after Hayward scored five straight points, Booker, Ayton and Craig responded in succession. After Williams scored, Craig hit a 3-pointer and the Suns extended their lead to 20 points. Rozier hit one of two free throws and then hit a three-pointer as the Suns ended the first half with a 57-41 lead over the Hornets.
Durant and Williams hit the first shot, and Booker hit a three-pointer. Rozier then hit a three-pointer, Williams hit one of two free throws, Hayward and Oubre hit back-to-back threes, and the Hornets narrowed down to nine points at 10-0. Booker scored five straight points to hold the advantage, and Oubre also scored five straight points in response. After Ayton hit a basket, Oubre hit another 3-pointer to narrow down to eight points. Booker first hit a 2+1, then hit a three-pointer, the Hornets Jones and Rozier scored back-to-back, Booker again played 2+1, Smith caused consecutive kills to close the gap again to 8 points, Oubre dunked, the Suns 79:73 led the Hornets by only 6 points to end the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Johnson and Oubre hit three points, Durant played 2+1, and then hit two consecutive mid-range shots, one of them played a wave of 7-1 to extend the lead. After McGoverns hit a shot, Hayward hit one of two free throws, Durant hit again from mid-range and Oubre slammed into a dunk. Booker reappeared and scored four straight points, Oubre hit a basket, Okoji and Ayton hit consecutive free throws, and Hayward and Booker hit one of two free throws. Williams and Rozier scored four straight points, but the Suns maintained a double-digit lead, and after Okogie hit two free throws, the Suns led by 13 points in the final minute, and the Hornets completely lost hope of fighting back, and the Suns' Big Four combined first game won.
Starters from both sides:
Suns - Durant, Booker, Ayton, Paul, Okogie;
Hornets - Rozier, Oubre, Hayward, Williams, Saul.