Today's NBA regular season, the Suns narrowly defeated the Lone Ranger 130-126, the process of the game was ups and downs, the Suns led by 6 points in the first quarter, the Lone Ranger overtook in the second quarter, the two teams fought in the third quarter, the last quarter continued to glue, Durant shot at the key moment, and Doncic threw iron, and the Suns won thrillingly. In terms of statistics, Durant shot 12 of 17 for 37 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, while Booker shot 15 of 25 for 36 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.
Durant's performance can be described as efficient and unsolvable, such as he shot in the opening stage of the emergency stop, and then assisted Ayton to dunk, and soon after, Durant's jumper went in again, not over, Durant turned over and jumped and, death gives us the feeling that the shot must be hit, and the lone ranger can't take him at all. The second quarter gap chased within 3 points, at this time it was Durant who made a timely shot to stop the bleeding, and two rounds later, Durant covered around Craig and quickly shot a three-point blast, successfully helping the Suns stabilize the situation.
In the first half alone, Durant had 16 points and four rebounds and made just eight shots. In the third quarter, Durant scored consecutive free throws, and then scored 4 consecutive points on mid-range shots, and Irving and Doncic took turns in this quarter, Durant held the ball to stop the bleeding for the Suns, and if it were not for Death to stand up, the Suns may not be able to regain the lead. As for the final quarter, Booker and Paul were both scoring, but the key moment relied on death, he first hit a three-point shot, then made a no-solution shot, and finally hit both free throws, and finally the Suns won.
This is the power of Durant, 12 of 17 in the game, compared to the Lone Ranger, although Doncic scored 34 points, he shot only 8 of 23, and the score was mostly because of free throws (17 of 19), which shows how terrible Durant's efficiency is. According to statistics, Durant averaged 26.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per game in the first three games of his career with a shooting percentage of 69% and a three-point shooting rate of 53.8%. Not only that, but Durant also set a record today.
According to NBA big data statistics, Durant and Booker both shot 35+ with at least 60%, the first duo in the Suns' history to do this in nearly 18 years, and the previous record holders were Marion and Stoudemire in 2005, but in terms of shooting percentage, Durant is the highest among the four.
In an interview after the game, Durant said about his upcoming home debut: "It's nice to win a few games away. I'm looking forward to our home fans and I know they can't wait to see me play, I've been looking forward to it for days. ”