Durant 31+5, Banchero 28+9, Beal God descends, this is the Wild West

On January 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Suns hosted the Magic, before the game, the Suns 16-15 ranked 8th in the West, and the Magic was 19-12 ranked 4th in the East, the Suns Big Three all played, the starting lineup, the Magic is Blake + Suggs + Banchero + Wagner Jr. + Bitadze, and the Suns are Booker + Beal + Allen + Durant + Nurkic.

In the first quarter of the game, Banchero scored 4 points in a row at the beginning, Durant also scored 4 points in a row in response, Bitadze made a basket, Booker scored three points, and Banchero continued to create 2+ singles1, Beal hit the shot and Nurkic hooked his hand to respond, the Suns led by 2 points, Beal hit a three-point shot, and then scored a jumper, Allen made a layup, Bitadze hooked his hand to stop the bleeding for the Magic, Banchero dunked with both hands, Nurkic made a basket, Beal made a layup, Nurkic ate cake, the Suns opened up the point difference in waves, Beal was in quite good shape, Metu hit the iron with three points, Cole Anthony threw the shot, and the Magic launched a counterattack, as a result, Allen hit a three-point shot, Booker scored 5 points in a row, at this time the Suns led by 16 points, Wagner Jr. made a layup, and Anthony 2+1, Allen responded with a layup, and the Suns won by 13 points in the single quarter 37-24.

Beal contributed nine points in the first quarter, shooting 4-of-4. At the beginning of the second quarter, Wagner Jr. made a layup, Carter hit a three-point shot, Magic chased to single digits, Beal made free throws to stop the bleeding, Anthony hit three points again, the Suns were in a bad situation, Durant shot, Methu made a layup, Durant scored 4 points in a row, Nurkic hooked his hand, the Sun stabilized the situation, the Magic was very tenacious, Blake dunked violently, Wagner Jr. 2+1, the difference was only 4 points, fortunately, Allen fired on the outside, Booker made 2+1, the Suns successfully stopped the bleeding, Carter continued to fight back with three points, Banchero shot, Carter dunked, the difference was 5 points, Beal made a layup and Booker responded with free throws, Wagner Jr. missed three points, Durant shot also iron, Nurkic made a layup to cause 2+1, Allen pressed the whistle and threw and did not score, and the Suns 67-58 Magic at halftime.

Halftime stats, Durant 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Beal 13 points and 2 assists, Booker 16 points and 2 assists, Nurkic 13 points and 7 rebounds, Allen 10 points and 2 rebounds. On the Magic side, Banchero had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Wagner Jr. had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Bitadze had 4 points and 6 rebounds, Blake had 2 points, Harris had 2 points, Carter had 12 points and 3 rebounds, and Anthony had 10 points and 3 rebounds.

After all, the Magic is the 4th in the East, there are still two brushes, Yibian fights again, the opening Bitadze layup, Wagner Jr. lays a layup, Nurkic and Beal dunk in a row, Magic stubbornly counterattacks, Banchero scored 5 points in a row, Durant and Booker took turns hitting three-point responses, the difference was 13 points, Durant dunked and continued to cut points, it was still Banchero who stopped the bleeding with three points, Wagner Jr. also scored three points, and the difference was 9 points, the Suns obviously won't give a chance, Durant scored 4 points in a row with a jumper, although the Suns have a bad defense, but the offensive firepower is really strong, Banchero, Anthony and Carter can still score three points, this is crazy, the difference is only 2 points, Banchero layup chased 87 draws, the Suns offense suddenly lost power, Beal shot in the whistle to stop the bleeding, and the third quarter ended with the Suns 89-87 Magic.

In the crucial final quarter of the game, can the Suns withstand the offensive of the Magic? Durant shot, Metu layup, Magic Wagner Jr. and Harris continued to score, 96-95 overtook the score, Beal and Durant teamed up to stabilize the situation, the two sides began to tug of war, the point difference could not be opened, Banchero 2+1, Durant hit a three-point response, the Magic shot in a row, the Suns had a chance, with Beal scoring in the middle, the Suns led by 6 points, the Magic still missed three points, Durant seized the opportunity with two free throws, Nurkic hooked his hand, the difference has come to double digits, the Magic trend has gone, and there was no 1 point in five minutes, Suggs three points were powerless, and finally the Suns beat the Magic 112-107 and refused to reverse.

Sun data: Durant 31 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, played well, the Suns relied on Durant very much, after the Grim Reaper was replaced at the end of the third quarter, the Magic instantly tied the point difference, and now Durant really didn't dare to rest for a second. Booker had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and his performance could only be regarded as decent, and Booker played a bit alone, and he attacked personally after getting the ball.

Beal went down to earth, contributed 25 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, shot 10 of 13 with high efficiency, Beal hit a lot of key shots, stopped the bleeding for the Suns many times, as Beal gradually found his state, the Suns' strength will undoubtedly improve again, and the next thing they have to solve is the chemistry of the Big Three, Booker wants to reduce the number of shots, pass the ball more, Durant is the main offensive point, and Beal assists in the offense.

Allen had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Nurkic had 19 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Suns didn't play well off the bench, only Metu scored 6 points, and the round face didn't score a point. On the whole, the biggest problem of the Suns is defense, as well as chemistry, and to solve these two points, the strength of the Suns must not be underestimated, especially Booker, who needs to make sacrifices the most. After defeating the Magic, the Suns have won 3 consecutive victories and stabilized the 8th position in the West, because the Lakers, Rockets and Warriors behind them are losing, this is the Wild West, the Suns are gradually gaining momentum, and there is a possibility of continuing to improve the ranking in the future.

Magic stats: Banchero 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, the Suns couldn't do anything about him all over the game, Wagner Jr. 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Wendell Carter 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Cole Anthony 13 points and 5 rebounds, Bitadze 6 points and 7 rebounds, Blake 2 points and 2 rebounds. After the loss to the Suns, the Magic were overtaken by the Heat in the rankings, falling from fourth to fifth in the East.