0-4, the Suns became the first team to go out of the playoffs this year
To be honest, before the start of this series, no one would have expected the Suns to play like this, and when the Suns won sixth in the West, everyone thought the Suns had drawn a good pick. After all, the Suns swept the Timberwolves in the regular season, winning by a total of 54 points in the three meetings, and in the last game of the regular season, the two sides sent the strongest lineups, and the Suns still beat the Timberwolves.
However, when it comes to the playoffs, everything is reversed....
Compared to the Lakers, it was also 0-3, but at least the Lakers took the lead for most of the first three games, and were gradually overtaken in the second half. The first 3 games of the Suns were hyped by the fire, and there was almost no lead in the whole process, and the first 3 games were completely crushed, losing 19 points, 25 points, and 12 points respectively.
In today's G4 life and death battle, everyone is looking forward to a strong rebound from the Suns, although they all know that there is no possibility of a reversal, but at least they have to get their faces back like the Lakers, but such a life and death battle is even more devastating after watching....
Although Booker and Durant both showed their best form today, they still couldn't open the gap on the court, and the Suns were always behind in 1-2 rounds in the second half, no matter how they adjusted the lineup, they couldn't prevent it, and they were beaten 32-24 in the last quarter, and finally they couldn't recover.
Full-time, Booker and Durant did their best....
- Booker, played 45 minutes, 49 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
- Durant, played 46 minutes, 33 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists
The more this happens, the more sad it becomes, the two leading stars have played at the level of the second team this season, and it is also by relying on the two of them to play their lives for a whole season, and finally barely keep the playoffs, except for Durant + Booker, what else does the Sun have?
In contrast, Bill in the battle of life and death is a mess...
- Played 31 minutes
- 4-of-13 shooting, 1-of-5 three-pointers
- 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 6 turnovers, 6 fouls
- plus/minus -12 lowest in the game
- Personally bury the game at the last minute
Before today's game, Bill swore that he had never suffered a sweep in his career, and such a thing could not happen to him, but when the final camera was on Bill, he had mixed feelings.
As it turned out, the Suns replaced Paul with Beal, which was definitely the biggest mistake they ever made, this set of basketball without a point guard couldn't be played at all, and the biggest problem of the Suns this whole year was that they didn't have a real core point guard. Beal was barely able to keep the team running during the regular season, but when it came to the playoffs, he couldn't organize an effective offense when he encountered the defensive intensity of the Timberwolves.
After raising most of the season in the regular season, I thought that I would have enough physical strength to stand up and share the pressure in the playoffs, but it turned out to be an embarrassing giant, and he really fell faster than anyone else in the playoffs
What's worse is that Beal still has a three-year $160 million contract in the future, and Bill's salary for the next three seasons is 50 million, 54 million, and 57 million respectively, plus he has a trade veto, which is an absolute garbage contract in his current state, and the Suns are really going to smash their own hands now.
Alas, it has come to this, and there is no point in saying more....
Let's see what other adjustments the Suns can make in the offseason, at present, there is no room for reinforcement except for trading them, Vogel's departure is inevitable, and as for whether the Big Three will break up, they can also be expected.