On April 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season officially began. The Suns lost their opening game as they suffered a 95-120 loss to the Timberwolves on the road, trailing their opponents 1-0 in the series.
For the loss of this game, the Suns generals have reflected and summarized this game.
Beal was 6-of-10 from the field today, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and finished with 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. "The Timberwolves have a better fighting spirit than we do, and it's a test game," he said. Obviously, we are very angry about this loss. However, we motivate ourselves and we know we can play better. It's going to be a great series and it's going to be a challenge for us. ”
Booker had a terrible performance today, finishing with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 6-of-15 shooting. He said of his poor performance: "We have to adapt to the playoffs in terms of physicality. They played a strong physical confrontation with me, I had three fouls early and then I went off the court and I had to try to find my rhythm. ”
Coach Vogel encouraged Booker and Gordon, who was also underplaying. "We need to do a better job of finding open spots for Booker," Vogel said. I'm not worried about Booker's form, he's one of the best scorers in the league. Gordon doesn't have to worry about going 0-for-5 today, we'll think about everything. He's going to be 5-of-5 in the next game and he's that type of player. ”
Durant talked about the scene with Edwards after the game. Durant said: "yes, it's only about basketball, it's not even about the playoffs, it's just about basketball. You're hot, you're scoring goals, you're hitting difficult goals, and you're excited about yourself. So, it's up to me to keep responding to him. ”
Durant then said, "It's a league where you shoot and you win, and if you don't shoot, you lose. If you want to win, you have to shoot goals. ”
According to the schedule, the Suns will usher in Game 2 against the Timberwolves on April 24, and whether the Suns can pull one back?