The Western Conference in the regular season stage of this season's NBA, in one sentence, is a mess of porridge, the youth army has risen rapidly to the top of the standings, and the old powerhouses are struggling for playoff qualification, among which the Phoenix Suns with the Big Three and the Purple and Gold Lakers with the championship duo Zhan Mei combination, respectively, entered the playoffs with the sixth and seventh in the West, which is definitely before the start of the season, it is difficult for fans to imagine, now the first two games of the first round of the playoffs between the Suns and the Lakers have been over, they have swallowed 2 consecutive defeats on the road, and the second game The Suns are a copy of the Lakers, missing the perfect opportunity to equalize the big score, which is a very big blow to the morale of the whole team, which is also the reason why the Suns, who swept the Timberwolves in the regular season, have no hope of advancing to the second round of the playoffs!
In a remake of the Lakers, the Suns missed a good chance to win
In the last game day, the Purple and Gold Lakers and the defending champion Nuggets gave fans a wonderful matchup with ups and downs, except for Jokic and Porter, the rest of the players felt cold in three points and a total of 20 0, on the other hand, the Purple and Gold Army everyone fought bayonets, the thick eyebrows were incomprehensible, Russell was full of firepower on the outside, and James scored 12 points alone in the fourth quarter, although the Lakers had the advantage and once took a 20-point lead, but they were still killed by Murray at the last moment, missing the good situation at the same time, which greatly hit the team's morale。
And this Suns and Timberwolves matchup is the same, Edwards is in a slump, only hitting 2 goals in 13 shots, the Suns, who are not strong inside, under the leadership of Nurkic, rebounded and beat the Timberwolves, in this case, the Suns collapsed at the end of the quarter, swallowed two consecutive losses in the playoffs on the road, and still couldn't win in the case of poor performance of the opponent, which is why fans ridiculed the Suns as a copy of the Lakers.
Booker is bent on being on top and has become a cancer of the sun
Among the current Suns Big Three, only Booker is cultivated by the team itself, plus his ability is above Beal, and he is also in his peak compared with Durant, he has also become the core of the core, but after the start of the playoffs, Booker, who is bent on getting up, has become the biggest obstacle to the team's victory.
In the first two games, it was difficult for the Suns to play a fluid offense on the offensive end, the crux of the problem was Booker's body, as long as the ball was in his hands, it slowed down or even stopped the circulation, Booker's first choice was always to hold the ball and observe to see if he had an offensive opportunity, and over time, after Booker got the ball, the other players of the Suns also stopped running, which also greatly reduced the difficulty of the Timberwolves' defense, and too many singles also made the Suns' offensive efficiency not high, resulting in two consecutive away losses.
In the best-of-seven series, losing the first two games is not an otaku, and there is a precedent in NBA history for the reversal of the wind, but this Suns team has little hope of reversing the Timberwolves, first of all, it is difficult for Booker to change the style of play he has formed, and secondly, from sweeping the Timberwolves in the regular season, to winning two games in a row by opponents in the playoffs, it is a very big blow to the morale and self-confidence of the Suns！