53+14, narrowly beating the Kings! Booker is in a slump, Durant is trying to turn the tide, and the Suns leader is on the surface
The NBA regular season continues, and the Suns vs. Kings game officially begins. After the game started, the two teams played very smoothly on the offensive end, and the pace of the attack was not only fast but also very stable. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 39-38. At the end of the second quarter, the Kings led by three points. At the end of the third quarter, the Suns surpassed by 2 points. In the end, after four quarters of fierce battle, the Suns narrowly defeated the Kings 130-125.
To tell the truth, although the Kings lost the game in this game, Sabonis's performance was remarkable, and Sabonis's performance can be described by the words "although defeated". Sabonis played 38 minutes in the game, shooting 14-of-22, including 0-of-2 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, and scored a triple-double of 35 points, 18 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 blocks. This triple-double is Sabonis' 18th triple-double this season, and his 18 triple-doubles rank first in the league. Unfortunately, Sabonis' performance did not result in a victory.
After talking about the losing king, let's talk about the winning sun. As for the factors for the Suns to win, I won't give you a wordy article here, here I want to focus on talking about the two players Booker and Durant, the performance of these two players can be described by a sentence like "Booker is sluggish, Durant turns the tide, and the Suns leader surfaces".
Let's start with Booker. Booker played 32 minutes in this game, shooting 7-of-17, including 0-of-2 three-pointers and 11-of-13 free throws, scoring 25 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Booker's performance on the offensive end in this game was very sluggish, his shooting was not in the crosshairs, he couldn't break through, and he didn't feel it on the three-point line. All in all, Booker's performance in this game did have some crotch pulls. I believe that fans here will definitely ask, why can the Suns still win the game if Booker pulls his hips so much? Actually, the answer to this question is very simple, that is, because the Suns and Durant.
Durant played 38 minutes in this game, shooting 11 of 17, including 2 of 5 three-pointers and 4 of 6 free throws, and got 28 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal. If Booker's game is sluggish, then Durant is the one who turned the tide. Durant's performance in the first half could only be considered mediocre. However, in the second half, when the score entered a stalemate and the Suns had no one to score, Durant took on the task of scoring points. Whether it's a mid-range shot, a solo with the ball, or a foul on the free throw line, Durant never goes home empty-handed on every offense. It is no exaggeration to say that it is really difficult for the Suns to win this game without KD's stable play.
I don't know, what kind of evaluation do you have after watching this game, Durant and Booker? Anyway, I only have one evaluation, and that is "Durant is the real leader of the Suns." Booker's strength is indeed strong, and his scoring ability is also the top in the league, but the ceiling of the Suns is on Durant, especially in the stalemate game, especially in the playoffs, Durant is the player who can lead the Suns out of the predicament, and Durant is the player who can lead the Suns to the championship.