Hit an average of 30+6+6+1+1 per game! From the second oldest player in the team to the boss, even Booker has been conquered by you
It's no exaggeration to say that if you lose three games in a row in the Western Conference, your team could drop two notches in the rankings.
For example, the Lakers, in fact, they performed very well before the midseason, and even entered the top four in the West at one point, but their form has slipped after the midseason, so that they have now fallen to 10th in the West. However, now the Suns' momentum is steadily improving, and they have overcome obstacles all the way to the bottom of the West and have entered the top eight in the West, with a current record of 18 wins and 15 losses. And one of the reasons why the Suns can be stable and good is that Durant plays bravely, and he is no weaker than of course.
How strong is Durant this season? This season, he can average 30+6+6+1+1 per game, shooting 52.5% from the field and 47.7% from three-point range, which ranks first in the league in three-point shooting percentage. Fans who often watch Durant's games know that his mid-range jumper has reached a point where there is no solution, with a large range of disguise, good man-ball combination ability, plus a height of 2.11 meters and an arm span of 2.25 meters. If the Suns' offense can't be opened, Durant can also score single-handedly like a "mercenary", which is very efficient. It's just that Durant's physical strength is a big problem, and he needs Booker and Beal to play in the first three quarters to help him decompress.
On the defensive end, I've always thought that Durant wasn't a particularly prominent defender. Of course, Durant has an arm span of 2.25 meters, fast movement and good defensive awareness, which makes his defensive ability consistently at the top level in the league. Durant's ability to protect the basket is also good, his single defense ability is also very outstanding, and his rebounding sense is not to mention. However, his ability to go around the cover is really average, and it is a little difficult to meet fast players, and his ability to chase fast attacks is relatively mediocre. Also, in the fourth quarter, you can clearly see that Durant's willingness to defend has decreased, which is obviously due to a lack of physical strength.
Now he is in the Suns, but not the Warriors, the Warriors had DPOY Green, Iguodala and Klay, but the Suns have no high-quality defensive resources at all, and Durant wants to not lose defense in the first three quarters, which will consume physical strength, resulting in a decrease in the offensive and defensive standards in the fourth quarter.
Durant hasn't had an easy season. The team has been plagued by injuries, especially Beal, who has been out for so many games with a five-year, $251 million max contract, which has caused many negative effects. The first impact, Beal is not there, the Suns are definitely not as good as other teams in terms of strength, one less top salary, and the base salary is the majority; second, this will cause Durant and Booker to be too physically exhausted, which is easy to cause injuries; third, there are a few teams that win the championship after half a season, and most of the championship teams have at least one whole season.
Last season, Booker's offensive efficiency was particularly high, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Monty Williams played with Booker as the core, and Durant as the second offensive point. However, as time went by, Durant gradually became the first choice of the Suns' offense, and the head coach of the Suns was replaced by Vogel, who was even more fond of Durant, and promoted Durant from the second oldest member of the team to the leader of the team, but this is also won by Durant with his strength, the attendance rate is so high, and the efficiency is also good.
Booker is also a selfless player, as long as he can win, he is willing to be a green leaf for Durant, and the Suns' goal is always to compete for a championship.
The Suns have a clear balance this season, and I admit that the offense after the Big Three combined is very deterrent, but they don't have a comfortable interior rotation and have relatively few defensive resources, can they really win a championship on offense? I don't think so. I'm still not optimistic about the Suns winning the championship this season, and the Western Conference championship will most likely be born in the three teams of the Timberwolves, Nuggets and Lakers.
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