At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on November 6, the NBA regular season matchup was in full swing, with the Detroit Pistons sitting at home to face the Phoenix Suns. Before this game, the Suns ranked 13th in the West with 2 wins and 4 losses, which is a bit surprising, as one of the super giants in the West, the Suns' record in the opening stage is really unfavorable, Beal has not played a game in the regular season so far, Booker is also injured, and he is injured again. In the last 5 games, Durant averaged 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, with a shooting rate of 59.2%, and in these 5 games, the Suns have lost more and won less. It can also be seen that this Suns team still has obvious shortcomings, the bench lineup is obviously lacking in depth, and there are not many scoring points.
On the current state of the team, substitute Gordon said: "It's nothing to worry about. There are 76 games left. You can't be too discouraged. We've had some injuries but when we have players who can't play because of injuries, it's always good to find a way to win. On the other side, the Pistons, before this game, were ranked 12th in the East with a 2-4 record, and like the Suns, the Pistons also suffered a wave of three consecutive defeats. However, the positioning of the Pistons is different from that of the Suns, their roster is younger, and the new season is mainly focused on developing players, and they can try to impact the playoffs. The Pistons have a lot of potential players, in addition to the 21-year-old Cunningham, there are also some newcomers such as Duren, Ivey, and this year's No. 5 pick Ossar Thompson, including Wiseman, who was abandoned by the Warriors, is also expected to be reborn in the Pistons.
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, and the Suns sent Allen, Nurkic, Diop, Gordon and Durant on their side. Booker Beale continued to be absent, and the Pistons sent Cunningham, Hayes, Thompson, Stewart and Duren, at the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Duren jumped to win, and the Pistons took the lead in launching the first offense, Cunningham used the help of the pick-and-roll, strode through the shooting star to make a layup, and scored the first goal of the game. Allen received the ball at a 45-degree angle and directly pulled out three points, and a hit also opened the way for the Suns, Cunningham shot a shot to the basket and dropped two points, Durant used the cover to shoot a mid-range backward jumper, and Hayes hit a drifting mid-range shot, Duren flew up and stealed, and a dragon broke through to the basket and scored two points.
Gordon to the basket a throw is into the center of the net, Allen jumped high, burst up on the spot to make up for the basket and scored, Cunningham a move to eat all over the sky, continue to impact the basket toss, Durant opened a single, speed advantage rushed into the basket and hit steadily, in the first quarter of the game, the score of the two teams was very intense, you chased me to catch up with the lead alternately, the first quarter ended, the Suns led the Pistons 28-27 by 1 point. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Gordon strode to the basket outside the three-point line, scored a goal in the basket to open the Suns first, Susser's 45-degree angle ultra-long three-point shot pierced the heart, Cunningham chased the three-point shot and suddenly sent a cold arrow, Gordon rejuvenated, took off the ball and dunked vigorously, Nurkic started to break through the air and make a layup with the help of blocking and dismantling. The Suns began to take the initiative in the second quarter, taking a nearly 10-point lead.
Okogie changed direction and broke through to make it 2+1, Yuta Watanabe scored three points and added free throws, and at halftime, the Suns led the Pistons by 9 points at 58-49. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Duren flew to break through the basket and scored, opening the third quarter of the game, Durant raised his eyebrows, and made a decisive shot outside the three-point line into the heart of the net, Gordon carried the defense against the layup and caused a foul, stood on the free throw line and hit both free throws, Durant started to break through the emergency stop and continued to make a jumper, Cunningham three-point shot with a bow and arrow in a hundred steps through Yang, Gordon was confident that the three-point shot was immediately colored, Allen quickly counterattacked and made a layup, Gordon felt hot, and the big three-point shot hit again, The Suns didn't give any chances, and a wave of offensive action in the middle of the third quarter extended the margin to about 20 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the Pistons fought back slightly, relying on Thompson's consecutive strong shots to narrow the disadvantage, and after the third quarter, the Suns led the Pistons by 12 points 92-80. In the final quarter, the Suns bench also found a feeling, Yuta Watanabe and Okogie and others took turns to exert their strength, and the score difference was re-expanded, and soon, the game entered garbage time, and the outcome completely lost suspense, and in the end, the Suns defeated the Pistons 120-106 and ended a three-game losing streak.
In terms of statistics, on the Suns' side, Durant blasted 41 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Gordon 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Allen 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Nurkic 6 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Okogie 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and Eubanks and Goodwin each scored 8 points. On the Pistons' side, Cunningham scored 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Duren had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Susher had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Thompson had 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Hayes had 13 points.