On January 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Suns hosted the Trail Blazers, Durant was absent due to right hamstring soreness, Booker and Beal can play, the Suns are back-to-back, and how Bill will play is the biggest highlight of the game. Suns starters: Booker + Beal + Allen + Metu + Nurkic, Trail Blazers starters: Brogdon + Henderson + Thybulle + Grant + Moses Brown.
In the first quarter of the game, Nurkic made a foul at the beginning, Grant made a layup, Beal threw in response, Moses Brown made a basket, Booker jumped, the two sides were deadlocked for a while, and then the Trail Blazers overtook the score, the Suns made more mistakes, Paused back Diop three points to stop the bleeding, Beal and Allen scored consecutive layups, Grant three-point points for the Trail Blazers to stop the bleeding, the Suns trailed by 7 points, Booker made free throws, Allen and Thybulle exchanged three-pointers, Bagge scored 4 points in a row, on the other hand, the Suns offense was powered off, and no 1 point was scored for two minutes, Azubuke missed the layup, and then Azubuke made a foul, and the two free throws were all iron, Azubuke continued to single Bagge, and was blocked by SableBrogdon missed the shot, and the Suns trailed by nine points at 20-29 in the first quarter.
Booker was 1-of-6 in the first quarter and scored just three points. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers' shooting rate declined across the board, the Suns had a chance to come, Beal broke out and scored 4 points in a row, the round face boarded the basket, Metu steals and dunks, the Trail Blazers rely on Murray to make a basket to stop the bleeding, Bol dunks, Beal makes a foul, and the round face gets on the basket to overtake the score, the Trail Blazers hurriedly shout a timeout, after coming back, Sharpe shoots in the middle of the shot, Bol responds with three points, Henderson makes a layup, it is Metu's turn to respond with three points, the Suns are full of firepower this quarter, Henderson throws, the Trail Blazers stubbornly counterattack, Nurkic scores in a row, although Booker feels bad, but the Suns bloom more, Allen layup, Brogdon fires outside, Booker singles are picked up by Sable, halftime Suns 55-47 Trail Blazers.
In the halftime statistics, Booker had 3 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 1-of-9 shooting, Allen had 12 points and 2 rebounds, Beal had 10 points and 2 rebounds, Nurkic had 9 points and 2 assists, Metu had 7 points and 2 rebounds, Bol had 5 points and 4 rebounds, and Gordon had 4 points. On the Trail Blazers' side, Henderson had 13 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, Grant had 9 points and 3 assists, Brogdon had 8 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds, Bagge had 4 points and 2 rebounds, Sharpe had 4 points, and Thybulle had 3 points and 4 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, the Trail Blazers' shooting rate was still low, the opening game was full of three consecutive points, Nurkic hooked his hand, Metu made a foul, Nurkic ate cake again, on the other hand, the Trail Blazers could only rely on free throws to score, Grant finally hit a jumper, and after a pause, Metu threw a three-pointer, Beal scored 4 points in a row, and it must be admitted that Beal found his hand and scored really strongly, he could shoot suddenly, he couldn't prevent it, Thybulle missed three points, Sharpe didn't stick to three points, the Trail Blazers scored too hard, Booker hit a three-point shot, the round face continued to fire, Durant didn't play, everyone in the Suns could stand up, Metu hit both free throws, the difference has exceeded 20 points, the Trail Blazers collapsed, and the round face can still score three points, the end of the third quarter Suns 86-61 Trail Blazers.
The game basically lost suspense, the final quarter of the competition, Walker and Murray scored consecutive points to stop the Suns, round-faced Deng and Beal made foul responses, Bol tossed, Beal scored three points again, it was not over, Beal continued to cut points on a layup, Booker made a jumper, the difference was 26 points at this time, after Beal scored, Durant celebrated passionately on the bench, both sides began to change to the bench lineup, garbage time Trail Blazers narrowed the difference, but unfortunately it didn't make much sense, Walker made one of two free throws, Goodwin scored a jumper, Walker hit three points, Ball didn't hit three points, Wayne Wright directly pushed Eubanks out of bounds, sent Eubanks two free throws, the latter made one of two free throws, and Mays scored three pointsWatanabe hit a three-pointer, and the Suns defeated the Trail Blazers 109-88.
Suns stats: Beal 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 turnovers, every time he scores, it is very timely, including the last game, Beal is also very efficient, this is the result that the Suns are most looking forward to, Beal finds the feeling of the game, and the Suns will only be stronger. Booker was 4-of-16 from the field, with only 10 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 turnovers, and has fallen into a slump for two consecutive games.
And Booker plays a little alone, as a point guard does not pass the ball, after getting the ball, he plays alone, and there are too many shots, Booker must change his style of play, reduce unnecessary shots, and assist teammates to score. Allen had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Metu had 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Nurkic had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
The round face made a big surprise, contributing 12 points and 3 rebounds, Bol played well with 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Diop had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Overall, the biggest problem for the Suns is actually Booker, as long as Booker is willing to shoot less and assist more teammates, the Suns will definitely be stronger.
With Beal recovering, Durant can recuperate with peace of mind, and there is no need to rush back. After defeating the Trail Blazers, the Suns have won 4 in a row, and the Western landscape has changed dramatically, the Suns have thrown off the Rockets, Lakers and Warriors behind them, and are trying to improve the rankings.
Trail Blazers stats: Grant 15 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, last year's Tanhua show Henderson made 7 of 18, got 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 5 turnovers, Brogdon 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 turnovers, Sable 3 points and 4 rebounds, Moses Brown 2 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. After losing to the Suns, the Trail Blazers remain in the bottom 2 of the West.