Sun 130-126 pistons! Who pays attention to Durant's post-game interview, just 5 words to evaluate the Lakers

Today's NBA preseason, the Suns beat the Pistons 130-126, the process of the game ups and downs, the first quarter of the Suns led by 17 points, the second quarter Pistons narrowed the point difference, the third quarter Suns continued to widen the point difference, the final quarter of the Suns shooting rate fell sharply, the Pistons won a single quarter by 20 points, the game entered overtime, the Suns did not give another chance, the bench players bloomed more, and finally won the game. In terms of statistics, Durant 12 points and 3 rebounds, Booker 12 points and 2 assists, Beal 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Allen 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Metu 14 points and 3 rebounds, Nurkic 5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Watanabe Yuta 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 rebounds, Gordon 8 points and 3 assists.

Similar to the Lakers, the Suns are also big winners in the offseason, in fact, if you only look at the strength on paper, the depth of the lineup Suns is definitely the top level of the league, and not long ago, the official strength list of the NBA showed that the Suns were also in the first place. The role of the preseason is to grind the lineup, through today's game, the Suns' main players only played the first two quarters, during this time, the Suns gave us the feeling that the offensive firepower is strong, in addition to the Big Three, others can also stand up and score, and they can't be prevented. Another point has to be mentioned, the Suns' Big Three has a clear distribution of the ball, they will let Durant and Booker attack first, Beal is responsible for passing, into the first half of the second quarter, when Durant and Booker are not on the court, Beal will personally control the ball and turn on scoring mode. The three have different styles of play, with Durant shooting accurately, Booker shooting, and Beal having a steady basket to make a kill.

Of course, this is only a preseason game after all, and one game can't prove too many problems, but at least Vogel has found a way to make the Big Three compatible, and as the season goes on, the chemistry between the Big Three will only get better, and overall, Beal has integrated very well. In addition to the Big Three, the Suns have also received a lot of surprises, like Grayson Allen, 7 of 11 from the field, 3 of 6 from three-point range, very efficient, Allen can provide the Suns with stable outside firepower, the important thing is that he has defense, can defend guards and forwards, and is definitely an excellent championship puzzle. Another example is Eric Gordon, the scoring ability is also excellent, the key moments are reliable, not to mention others, the Suns bench has Allen and Roundface Deng these two, there is no need to worry about the firepower output of the second team, not to mention, the Suns also have Boll, Metu, Watanabe Yuta, Little and Diop these substitutes, there are too many people who can play.

In an interview after the game, Durant said about the team's offensive ability: "I agree with Coach Vogel, our roster is great, I don't think our offensive firepower is comparable to any team, but what impressed me more was our attention to defensive details," which is easy to understand, Durant believes that the Suns have the strongest offensive firepower in the league, and Durant also emphasizes defense. The Suns' defensive ability is actually not weak, after all, with Grayson Allen, the only shortcoming may be the center, Nurkic moves slowly, and the ability to protect the frame is not necessarily better than Ayton. When asked about who on the team can play point guard, Durant said: "I don't think there's a pure position anymore, a lot of people can play multiple positions, Booker has been able to hold the ball throughout his career, and Bill and I are doing the same thing." ”

Durant doesn't worry about who will control the ball, or as mentioned earlier, Booker and Beal can both control the ball, the two can take turns, and when Booker is not there, let Bill control the ball. Later, when talking about the competition in the West in the new season, Durant said: "Obviously, the Nuggets are very strong now, they are the target of all NBA teams, and the Los Angeles Lakers, they have a good roster, the media will always compare us to the Lakers, but we don't measure ourselves by any opponent, all we have to do is focus on ourselves, a lot of players on our roster don't have championships, and our roster is enough to help us achieve this goal." Durant's meaning is obvious, first he talked about the Lakers, "the roster is excellent," this short 5 words are the best evaluation of the Lakers. Secondly, Durant has a showdown, and he must win the championship in the new season, and he has to sigh that Durant really dares to say.

Vogel was also interviewed, talking about the rotation of the new season, Vogel said: "We have experimented with multiple starting combinations, and we are still exploring different lineups," this is the strength of the Suns, the depth of the lineup is excellent, there are many people who can play, Vogel cannot determine the final rotation, the Suns starting lineup for this game is Booker + Beal + Durant + Okogie + Nurkic, considering the defense, maybe it will be better to let Grayson Allen start, replace Okogie. After leaving the Warriors, Durant has never proved himself, the failure of the Nets period, making the outside world question that he is not suitable to be a leader, now the Suns have a strong lineup, if they still can't win the championship, then Durant's historical status may be affected, look forward to the performance of the Grim Reaper in the new season.