The Clippers' Big Four are out
Without Harden and Leonard, Wei Shao's starters directly ravaged the Suns and handed the opponent a heavy defeat. Without any time to rest, the two teams ushered in a rematch, the Suns naturally wanted revenge, the Big Three continued to play, and Nurkic also ushered in a comeback. But who would have thought that Tyronn Lue would not play according to the convention, Harden and Leonard would continue to be absent, Wei Shao and George would not play, and the Big Four would not be on the court, which would undoubtedly be a humiliation for the Suns and leave no mercy.
The Suns' Big Three, any one of them is enough to be the boss of a team. Durant is the league's superstar, Booker's offensive talent is obvious to all, and Beal was once the star of the Wizards, but such a combination can only fight for a playoff spot, injuries may be the reason, but now they are fully healthy after all.
The Sun's triumvirate is vengeful
Without the Big Four, the Clippers have put on a new starting lineup, Hyland + Mann + Coffey + Tucker + Plumlee, which is indeed a little shabby. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers did not fall behind, Hyland scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 6-of-7 shooting, leading the team to 27 points in a single quarter, while the Suns scored only 28 points, including Booker scored 16 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 5-of-9 shooting, and Durant only had 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1-of-7 shooting. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Hyland scored 9 points and 1 steal on 4-of-5 shooting, and Boston also had 7 points and 1 rebound, and the team scored 29 points in a single quarter.
Booker lost his magic, shooting 0-of-2 without scoring a point, Beal had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Durant only had 4 points and 2 rebounds, and the team only scored 27 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Clippers outscored the Suns by one point at 56-55. In the second half, Booker found his form and got 9 points, 1 assist and 1 block, Beal had 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Durant 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and the big three joined forces to score 37 points in a single quarter. The Clippers withstood the pressure, Hyland scored another 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, the old Tucker also had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, Boston had 7 points and 2 assists, and the team also scored 37 points in a single quarter.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, Booker scored 12 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 4-of-5 shooting, Durant had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, the Clippers finally couldn't resist, Hyland only had 2 points and 3 assists, Boston had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, but it took 9 shots for the Suns to gradually take a double-digit lead. In the end, the Phoenix Suns successfully avenged the Los Angeles Clippers 124-108.
Hyland career night
The Phoenix Suns got their revenge, but for Suns fans, the win didn't seem like enough to lead them out of the slump. Against the Clippers, who didn't have a Big Four and neither Zubac nor Powell played, it was somewhat surprising that the Suns had such a hard time winning. In particular, the Suns' Big Three were good enough in this game. Booker scored 37 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists on 13-of-24 shooting, Beal also had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Durant had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
The last game was completely blown up, this time Nurkic came back, the team's rebounds were guaranteed, although Nurkic only had 1 shot to get 3 points, but grabbed 19 rebounds and handed out 10 assists, there is no doubt that he is an indispensable part of the Suns. Although the Clippers were defeated, Hyland was ordered to be in danger, shooting 15 of 29 from the field, 6 of 12 from three-point range, and scoring 37 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, which can be said to be a career night. Boston on the bench had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and even Tucker Sr. had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.