On October 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Suns played at home against the Kings. Both teams were in very good shape in preseason, but after entering the regular season, they performed very average, with 1 win and 2 losses before. In the last game, the Suns lost to the Blazers by 29 points. After three days of rest, it is said that today the sun should be in full swing to win the king, but the sun has the advantage in the first half, and the king quickly surpasses the sun in the second half. In the last 3 minutes of the game, the Suns' 12-2 climax wiped out the point difference, and Barnes hit a three-pointer against Booker in the last 1.4 seconds, killing the Suns! In the end, the score was fixed at 107-110, the Suns were defeated, and the Kings ended a two-game losing streak.
Stats, on the Kings side, Hield had 26 points and five rebounds, Barnes 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists, Halliburton 15 points, Holmes 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Fox had 18 points and nine assists. On the Suns side, Paul had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 10-of-10, Booker 31 points, Ayton 21 points and 21 rebounds, Crowder 10 points, Bridges 15 points and 5 rebounds, and Payton 10 points.
Booker scored three points in the opening, Fox broke through in response, and then Ayton continued to eat under the basket, and Barnes and Halliburton scored five consecutive points in response. The mid-section Suns hit a 6-0 climax under Booker's lead, and the Kings' side Fox and Barnes stopped the bleeding in time. The Kings relied on Hield's outside play to narrow the gap at the end of the quarter, and after the first quarter, the Suns led the Kings 29-23. Back in the second quarter, Shamet blasted a three-pointer, McGee scored consecutive dunks, and the Suns quickly pulled away a double-digit point difference. But the Kings relied on Ryan's excellent play to catch up again, and the Suns relied on Ayton to continue to exert power in the middle, but after Fox made a layup to stop the bleeding, Hield forced a 3+1 boost to morale, and at the end of the half, the Suns led the Kings 61-53.
Back in the third quarter, the Kings sent out a force, Fox and Barnes led the team to play an 8-0 climax to wipe out the point difference, Bridges used the throw to stop the bleeding, the Suns still attacked the downturn, Hield suddenly broke out in the middle, the inside and outside shots to score consecutive points, three-point shots farther and farther, leading the Kings to quickly reverse the score and open the point difference. After the third quarter, the Kings led the Suns 82-76. Back in the fourth quarter, Hield continued to break through to create damage, while the Suns relied on free throws to score points. Hariburton and Hield hit consecutive three-pointers in the midfield, and the Kings widened the double-digit margin again. In the final 3 minutes, Crowder hit a three-pointer in a row, and Booker attacked the inside line to lead the team to a 12-2 climax, and the two sides returned to the same running line. In the last 1.4 seconds, Barnes completed a three-point shoot-out against Booker, and the Suns lost at home!
Truth be told, Paul's performance was unsatisfactory. In fact, in the previous game with the Lakers, Paul easily cut 23 points and 14 assists on The Head of Westbrook, and the state was hot, but from the last game to play the Blazers, Paul's willingness to hold the ball to attack was very strong, but he lost his feel and continued to play iron. Of course, according to the performance of the Suns last season, even if Paul is inaccurate, including Booker, Ayton, and Bridges, he can also come forward, but today the Suns have no three-pointers in the entire outside line, 6 of 22 in the whole game, and when Hield broke out, the Suns could match too few scoring performances. Ayton's performance is gradually getting better, as long as he has the ball, he can definitely do an average of 20+15 per game, but now the Suns are also relatively short, Saric has a long suspension, Payne's right hamstring strain, only one Payton on the bench can contribute energy, the Suns struggle to lose is not unexpected, continue to adjust it.
Although Barnes completed the shootout, the biggest contributor to the King's victory today was Hield. 8-of-17, including 7-of-11 three-pointers, hit 26 points, after several US media confirmed that Hield's trade had been completed, and the Kings and potential next family should want to wait until after December 16, when more players can participate in the transaction. From Hield's positioning, he can be a 3D shooter, does not occupy the ball, and in terms of three-point shooting alone, he is the top level in the league. In addition, his defensive coverage area, including the enthusiasm on the field is beyond doubt, although the height is not enough, but the confrontation, strength is enough, can play the sixth person, can play the starting No. 2 or No. 3 position, really suitable for the Lakers. I don't know why the Lakers gave up on him to choose Wei Shao at that time, but it's a pity!