Today, the Suns host the Bucks. Before this game, the Suns were in 6th place in the West with 29 wins and 21 losses, and the Bucks were in 3rd place in the East with 33 wins and 17 losses.
In this game, Durant, Booker, and Beal all played, and the Bucks' Lillard was out due to injury. In the first half, both teams were in a state of frequent iron play, with Booker scoring 16 points on the Suns' side, Durant missing from the outside, but also scoring 12 points through mid-range and hitting the inside, and Beal scoring only 9 points if he was not in good shape. The Bucks retired due to Middleton's injury, and Antetokounmpo led the team to bite the score. At halftime, the Suns trailed by one point at 48-49.
Entering the second half, the Suns' Big Three began to exert their power, Booker scored 16 points efficiently, Durant and Beal also began to pick up, and both scored 16 points in the half, and the Bucks gradually couldn't parry. At 3:21 of the fourth quarter, with Beal hitting a shot, the Suns had led the Bucks by as many as 15 points, essentially sealing the game. In the last three minutes, the Bucks did not give up and tried to launch a crazy counterattack, but in the end they were unable to recover due to the large point difference. In the end, the Suns defeated the Bucks 114-106 to make it two wins in a row.
In terms of statistics, the Suns scored double-doubles, Booker scored 32 points and 4 assists, Durant scored 28 points and 10 rebounds, Beal scored 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, and Nurkic scored 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. The Bucks had 34 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, Beasley had 22 points, four rebounds and two assists, and Connaughton had 12 points, six rebounds and six assists.