On January 8, Beijing time, the Suns were reversed by the Grizzlies 115-121. In this game, the Suns core Durant returned, and the Grizzlies core Morant was absent, the Suns had a huge advantage, the key is that this is still the home court of the Suns, who would have thought that the lead would be reversed in the final quarter. The Suns led by 6 points in the first quarter, led by 5 points at halftime, and opened up to 11 points after the third quarter, and the Grizzlies relied on Bane's three-point lead in the final 2 minutes, and then the Suns collapsed directly.
The Suns gathered the Big Three again, Grayson Allen has also been in good shape recently, Allen scored 8 points and 1 block in the first quarter with 2 of 3 three-pointers, Durant scored 4 points and 2 assists, Booker scored 7 points, 3 assists and 1 steal, Beal scored 3 points and 2 assists, Nurkic 6 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, the Suns' starters have been integrated, and everyone is sharing the ball.
Booker and Durant started the second quarter with a play, Booker hit the outside, Durant broke through the basket and made an easy layup, two mid-range also came, Nurkic also scored one outside, and the crossbow machine was 12+12 in the half. Okogie counterattacked and dunked, Allen hit another outside line, and the Suns could stalemate with the Grizzlies on the offensive side, and Smart turned out to be the Grizzlies' No. 1 scoring point, which was too bad.
Booker scored 7 points in the third quarter, Beal scored 5 points in a row, Durant scored 4 points and 2 assists in a row, the tacit understanding of the Big Three was very good, Jalen Jr. didn't score a point in the third quarter, Smart struggled with 10 points in a single quarter, and Bane had 9 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter. The Suns have stretched the margin to more than 10 points, and Durant's efficiency is not high, the Suns Big Three play with ease, and it feels like the first three quarters are in the hands of the Suns.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Durant took the rotation to beat the Grizzlies to narrow to 5 points, Durant missed two shots and the Grizzlies hit two counterattacks and the Grizzlies have completed the overtake, Bernd overtook three points worth a thousand gold, Beal broke through and Nurkic missed the basket, Jalen Jr. broke through with the ball after the Grizzlies led to 3 points, Booker equalized the three-point miss, Bane hit two free throws in 18 seconds before the end of the game to overtake to 5 points, and Booker made a foul 12 seconds before the end
Who is to blame for this game? Durant scored 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists on 11-of-23 shooting, and his comeback was reversed! Beal was 1-of-5 from the field and 12-of-12 from the field, with 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists; Booker was 9-of-17 from the field with 24 points and 8 assists. Let the Grizzlies trio 20+: Smart 25 points and 8 assists, Jalen Jr. 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Bane 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists,
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream