Durant ushered in a comeback
After three games, Kevin Durant finally ushered in a comeback, without Durant, the Suns achieved a 2-1 record, the combination of Booker and Beal still showed good competitiveness, but everyone knows that only the Big Three stand together to play, then it is the real Phoenix Suns. The reason is very simple, any one of the big three occupies an irreplaceable salary space. In this game, the Phoenix Suns welcomed the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies at home.
The Grizzlies have been in great form lately, beating the Los Angeles Lakers in their last game, hitting 23 three-pointers in a single game, but the team is still in the bottom three of the West, but has already seen the hope of a play-in tournament. In this game against the Suns' Big Three, Morant will not play, which is somewhat regrettable.
The Grizzlies challenge the Suns
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Suns' Big Three did not exert their strength, Booker got 7 points and 3 assists, Beal and Durant only scored 7 points combined, but Allen got 8 points and 1 block on 3 of 5 shots, Nurkic also had 6 points and 6 rebounds, the team scored 32 points in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies only scored 26 points, including Smart 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Jalen Jr. 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Jaren Jr. ushered in an explosion, shooting 5 of 5, 2 of 2 three-point shots, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, leading the team to 32 points in a single quarter.
Durant started to work hard, with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-6 shooting, Booker added 7 points and 2 assists, Nurkic also had 6 points and 6 rebounds, the team scored 31 points in a single quarter, and at halftime, the Suns led the Grizzlies by 5 points 63-58. In the second half, the Suns continued to show their strength, Booker scored 7 points and 3 assists, Durant and Beal combined for 9 points, and the team scored 34 points in a single quarter. Jalen Jr. lost his magic, Bane got 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, and Smart had 10 points and 4 assists, but the Suns still stretched the gap to 11 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Grizzlies directly completed the overtake with a wave of 13-1, and then the scores of the two teams were stalemate, Durant hit a key shot, but Bane immediately responded with three points, Jalen Jr. scored a layup, and the Grizzlies overtook by 3 points. Smart made a steal, the Suns could only foul, Bane made two free throws, Booker made a layup and made two fouls, but it was too late. In the end, the Memphis Grizzlies successfully reversed the Phoenix Suns 121-115.
The dark horses of the West are on the rise
The Suns' Big Three reunited and immediately swallowed a defeat, Durant came back to the first game, 23 shots 11 of 23, got 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, decent, Booker shot 9 of 17, also had 24 points and 8 assists, but Beal shot 5 of 12, only got 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and did not show aggression. In addition, Nurkic had 18 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists, and Allen had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Without Morant, Jalen Jr. had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Bane had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Smart had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Vince Williams Jr. on the bench had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Zaire Williams had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Aldama also had 7 points and 7 rebounds, and Kennard had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.