5 consecutive wins, back to the 7th place in the West! Durant 40+9 gods fell from the sky, and the Suns won the championship and there is still a play
It is said that the Big 3 formed by the Suns this season are embroidered pillows! Beal can only attack, no defense, frequent injuries, and low scoring efficiency! Booker has offense, no defense, and plays hard point guards but lacks organizational talent! Durant is very versatile, but the Suns only have one big man, him, and the depth of the team's role lineup is not enough!
This is the evaluation of the Suns this season, I have to say, this statement is to the point, the Suns do have a big problem, they form a big three, far from complementing each other like the Clippers, but too much overlap, and lack a lot of connotation, which is why the Suns have not performed very well this season.
The Suns do have flaws, and the Big 3 are not so suitable, so don't forget, they are 3 superstar players after all, even if they fight separately, the combat effectiveness of the outbreak should not be underestimated! After Beal recovered his health, the Suns 3 combined and passed a short run-in, the Suns began to show their combat effectiveness and achieved a wave of 4 consecutive wins, which is also a good start for them.
With four wins in a row, the Suns' form has improved, and the team is facing a big test against the Pacers! The Pacers have been excellent this season, with a 22-16 record and are in 7th place in the East.
The absence of Haliburton, the core of the Pacers, gave the Suns a better chance to win! At the beginning, the two teams were in good shape, Durant frequently relied on his personal ability to score points, Hield and Sika responded, but then the Suns offense was dumb, Durant teamed up with Booker to score points in turn, leading the Suns to play a 16:2 offensive and widen the gap in one fell swoop! Smith made consecutive free throws for the Pacers to stop the decline, chasing the difference to 8 points in the first quarter! Beal suddenly broke out in the second quarter, 3 points, The mid-range shots hit one after another, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, and Durant also felt hot, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, and the two led the Suns offensive!
After halftime break, Durant exerted his strength again, in the face of the Pacers' single defense, the individual singles were silky and supple, receiving the ball one after another, and the team also strengthened the defense on the court, not giving the Pacers too many opportunities to score points, with Allen hitting 3 points in a row, the Suns began to expand the lead on the court!
At the critical moment, Durant stood up again, and the outside 3 points stabilized the situation for the Suns, and then Beal played a role, scoring 2 consecutive singles to gain an advantage of more than 5 points for the Suns, and with Booker sending a key steal, the Pacers had gone, and finally the Suns defeated the Pacers 117-110 and won 5 consecutive victories.
7 points narrowly defeated the Pacers, won 5 consecutive wins, the Suns successfully won the Pacers in this game, and the big 3 played their own roles, which also proved that they were not in vain.
Booker scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, and the feeling was not very good, but the performance was very comprehensive, and the offense, organization, and defense did not fall, especially the steal at the last moment, which locked the victory for the team!
Of course, the Suns' best performance in this game is Durant, 25 shots in 18, cut 40 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks of comprehensive data, unstoppable on the offensive end, it is his strong firepower that maintains the confrontation between the Suns and the Pacers, otherwise this game would have been opened up by the Pacers and lost the game.
After winning the Pacers, the Suns won five in a row, which was their longest winning streak this season, and the team's record also came to 24-18, surpassing the Kings to the 7th position in the West, and the same record as the 6th Mavericks, and only 0.5 games behind the 5th Pelicans.