Today, the Suns who are playing at home lost 116-122 to the Timberwolves, and the series was swept 0-4, and the season of the Suns with the Big Three of Durant, Booker, and Beal is over.
This game is the best game of the Suns in this series, Booker and Durant are playing very efficiently, and the playing time is almost full, the former played 45 minutes, 13 of 21 shots, 20 of 21 free throws, 49 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and the latter scored 33 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks on 12 of 17 shots. At critical moments, the Suns simply couldn't limit Edwards' play, who kept scoring like no one, while his side made a series of mistakes and was ultimately unable to recover.
As a result, the Suns became the first team to make the playoffs this season, which clearly did not meet the team's expectations. This season, the Suns made a big trade for Durant and Beal, and partnered Booker to form a very luxurious Big Three with the aim of winning a championship. However, with Beal out for most of the season due to injury, the team didn't go deep and barely finished in the top six in the West at the end of the regular season. In addition, the team's lineup is deformed, and there is no good No. 1 player, which leads to frequent mistakes at key moments, and no one can organize the ball well. After the game, the camera kept showing the Suns owner and head coach Vogel, and the expressions of both were very solemn. All in all, it was a very unsuccessful season.
It is worth mentioning that next season, the Big Three will occupy 150 million salaries of the team, and the team's luxury tax will overtake the Warriors to become the first in the league. Will next season's squad be better than this season's, I don't think so. How to solve the problem? It's up to the Suns management to do it!