Today's NBA regular season, the Suns defeated the Rockets 129-113, the suspense of this battle is not big, the Suns led by 6 points in the first quarter, and the difference in the second quarter came to double digits, and the Suns continued to press the Rockets in the third quarter. In terms of statistics, Durant had 27 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers, and got a triple-double, Booker had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, Gordon had 27 points and 3 blocks, and personally stabbed his old club, Allen had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Azubuke had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Saben Lee had 9 points and 2 rebounds, Little had 7 points and 6 rebounds, and Metu had 4 points and 2 rebounds.
Before the start of the season, the Suns were undoubtedly the favorites for the championship, with the Big Three, the depth of the roster, Round-faced Deng, Allen, Nurkic, Metu and Little, etc., are all good players, but so far this season, the Suns have achieved disappointing results, sitting in the 11th place in the West for a long time, this ranking can not even enter the play-offs. Of course, after beating the Rockets today, the Suns overtook the Warriors and rose to 10th in the West, but the prospects for the season are still not optimistic, after losing to the Mavericks, some American media bluntly said that the Suns are full of frustration, Durant has already had the idea of leaving, it is obvious that in this case, the Suns urgently need a wave of consecutive wins to stabilize the morale of the army, if they continue to lose to the Rockets, the Suns are afraid to disintegrate.
Under pressure, players often usher in an outbreak, throughout the game, the first thing the Suns can thank for winning is Eric Gordon, facing his old club, the round face ascended to the sky, and scored consecutive layups in the first quarter, the most exciting is the second quarter, after Jalen Green hit a three-pointer, the Rockets continued to gain momentum, but Gordon was unreasonable, and at the end of the quarter, he hit 4 three-pointers in a row, and the difference instantly expanded to 20 points, during this time the Rockets were stunned, and throughout the first half, Gordon scored 21 points, you must know that Durant and Booker combined for only 19 points。 Gordon is a veteran with a lot of game experience, and when the Suns are facing a disintegration crisis, he helps the team in his own way, and even the veterans fight so hard, and the Suns have no reason not to give it their all in the next game.
In the previous games, Durant played a little negative and did not play his true strength. And against the Rockets today, in fact, Durant was not aggressive enough most of the time, he was 9 of 16 in the game, and only in the middle and final quarter of the second quarter, Durant stood up and began to score, however, Durant delivered 16 assists, and the round face Deng was able to explode in the second quarter, and the passing of the Grim Reaper was indispensable. According to statistics after the game, Durant is the fourth player in Suns history to score at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists in a single game. You don't have to go all out on the offensive end, the organization can revitalize your teammates, I'm afraid this is the most ideal way for Durant to play, but as the season progresses, Durant's style of play is destined not to last long, and he still has to return to scoring mode.
Booker's recent form has been very inconsistent and he has often dug holes, which is a big reason why the Suns have lost more and won less. In this game, Booker also played a variety of iron in the first half, starting from the third quarter, Booker suddenly found a rhythm, first scored consecutive layups, against Jalen Green, and then in the next round, Booker ate Eason alone to complete the layup, and soon after, Booker faced Jeff Green three-point blast, Booker scored 11 points in the third quarter, leading the Suns to withstand the Rockets' offensive. Gordon + Durant + Booker, the three cores combined to hit 74 + 14 + 24, penetrating the Rockets, I don't know if with this victory, the Suns will start to rebound and play a wave of consecutive wins to improve the ranking.
Durant was very confident in this, and after the game, the Grim Reaper gave an interview, saying about Gordon's performance: "Gordon has been incredible, we all know that he has always been good, he will shoot the basketball. Speaking about his 16 assists, Durant said: "Gordon is hot, Allen is shooting, my teammates are hitting the basketball, I think I'm doing a good job of giving them opportunities," and it can be seen that Durant really doesn't want to score high points per game, he would rather let his teammates score more. Then it was the point, when asked about the significance of the victory, the Grim Reaper replied: "I believe in everyone here, I think we have the ability to turn things around, we just didn't figure it out with some things, and now, we have momentum. ”
Durant's meaning is easy to understand, he bluntly said that he is not depressed, the outside world speculation is wrong, and at the same time, Durant said that the Suns will get back on track, it just takes a while. It can be seen that after defeating the Rockets, Durant's confidence has returned, and the Grim Reaper is also very daring to say it. Let's hope the Suns will do what Durant said, and the next game will start a wave of winning streaks, and the victory over the Rockets is not strictly worth celebrating, after all, the Rockets are back-to-back. The Suns' next opponents are the Hornets, Magic and Trail Blazers, all of whom are playing at home, and the Magic are currently ranked 5th in the East, and their strength should not be underestimated, and if the Suns can win all three games, then there is still hope of hitting the playoffs.