The Suns take on the Spurs
In a sense, the strength of the team in the East has surpassed that of the West today. Jefferson's list of favorites for the championship includes four teams, namely the Bucks, Celtics, Nuggets and 76ers, of which there is only one Western Conference team, which shows that the East has more top teams. Of course, there is another team that cannot be ignored, that is, the Suns after Durant's arrival. It's a pity that Bridges' departure is a bit of a pity, but Durant's arrival has made a qualitative change for the team.
After Durant joined the Suns, he only played 6 games, but the Suns won all 6 games. When a team has two major scorers, Durant and Booker, it is simply a disaster for the opponent's defense. In this game, the Suns welcomed the challenge of the San Antonio Spurs at home.
At one point, the lead was 31 points
Spurs have seven players lying on the injury list, including four starters. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Suns showed their strength, Booker scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Paul hit 3 three-pointers, Durant also had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Ayton 6 points and 2 rebounds, the team scored 42 points in a single quarter, which was simply unstoppable, while the Spurs only scored 25 points, of which Champany alone scored 10 points and 1 rebound. After returning from the second quarter, the Suns took a 31-point lead, and Paul scored nine points and one rebound on 4-of-5 shooting, but the Spurs didn't give up.
Jones had seven points and three rebounds, Diop hit two three-pointers, and Brannam hit a key three-pointer, and the team was able to close the gap to 18 points at halftime. In the second half, Booker stepped up and scored 11 points and 2 rebounds on 3-of-6 shooting, Ayton also had 8 points and 6 rebounds, Durant only made 4 shots, it was 5 points and 2 rebounds, the team scored 28 points in a single quarter, while the Spurs only scored 25 points, of which Jones scored 9 points, 4 assists and 1 steal on 4-of-5 shooting, but the difference between the two teams still came to 21 points, and the game basically lost suspense.
In the final quarter of the game, Spurs rookie Brannam scored consecutive points, but the gap remained around 20 points. The Suns are not in a hurry to close the troops, Paul and Booker, Ayton and Durant are still at work as usual, accompanying the Spurs to practice. However, Graham left the court injured and became an accident, and the Suns rushed up and down and the game went into garbage time. In the end, the Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs 115-94 by 21 points.
The Spurs were defeated
The Phoenix Suns won the game, and Durant played the game, 7-0 to continue the record. Durant didn't play hard this game, finishing with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-14 shooting, but that's where the Suns terrorize comes in. Booker had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Paul dreamed back to the top, shooting 9 of 14, 4 of 6 from three-point range, and also had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Ayton had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Craig on the bench had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Biyombo also had 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and the team scored double-doubles with as many as 6 people.
Although the Spurs lost, but worthy of the word defeat, the team gave 25 assists, only 11 turnovers, assist-to-error ratio is even better than the Suns, you know, the Spurs' lineup for this game is basically composed of rookies and undrafted picks. Jones had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Brannam had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Diop and Mamukelashvili each had 13 points, and Champany also had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Graham left the game injured, but he had 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, hoping it would not be a big deal.