Beijing time on January 17th, the NBA regular season Suns faced the Kings at home. Before the game, the Suns ranked 8th in the Western Conference with 21 wins and 18 losses, while the Kings ranked 5th in the Western Conference with 23 wins and 16 losses. All three giants played in this game. Whether the Suns can win is worth looking forward to. The Kings started: Fox + Huerter + Murray + Barnes + Sabonis Jr., the Suns started: Booker + Bill + Allen + Durant + Nurkic.
In the first quarter of the game, Huerter scored first with a layup, Allen responded with a three-pointer, and then Fox scored 5 points in a row. Bill responded with a layup and Booker's throw. Fox continued to score points. You can see in just a few rounds. The Suns came out without defense, Allen hit a three-pointer, Nurkic made a layup, and Beal made a throw. However, Sasha, Murray and Barnes were also scoring on the Kings side. The Suns were still behind. After Booker's layup, the point difference With only 2 points left, Barnes responded with a three-pointer and Sasha's layup. The Suns' defense was really unsightly, and Durant's offensive desire was also insufficient. In response, Monk made a jumper, Sasha scored casually in a single, Bill's jumper and Metu's alley-oop broke the Suns' game, but Monk soared with a three-pointer, and the Suns fell behind by 12 points 27-39 in a single quarter.
Durant made 0 of 1 in the first quarter and did not score. In the second quarter, Durant finally scored on a jumper and then made two free throws. Fox and Verzinkov teamed up to respond. The point difference had reached 18 points. Vogel had to call a timeout. After returning, Allen fired from the outside and Bill fouled. , Durant committed a three-point foul, and the Suns attacked fiercely, but the point difference did not narrow. The Suns could not guard anyone. Vezinkov hit a three-pointer, Sasha blocked Okogie, and Allen scored two consecutive goals. Three-pointer, the Suns did not collapse thanks to him. The Kings were not to be outdone. Huerter responded with the same three-pointer. Sasha made 2+1 under the basket. Monk continued to make 2+1. The point difference was 15 points. Fox picked the basket and it was still 2+. 1. Bill dunked with both hands, Fox hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Suns 51-68 Kings at halftime.
halftime data, Allen 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Durant 7 points and 3 assists, Bill 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Booker 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Nurkic 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Meitu scored 2 points. For the Kings, Sabonis had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Fox had 17 points and 5 assists, Barnes had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Murray had 7 points and 2 assists, Huerter had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Verzinkov 12 points and 2 rebounds, Monk had 8 points and 5 assists.
Change sides and fight again. Durant hit a three-pointer at the beginning, Nurkic tipped the ball, the Suns launched a counterattack, Huerter responded with a three-pointer and Murray dunked, Fox also scored a three-pointer, the point difference was 18 points, Allen and Savoy exchanged three-pointers, and Murray hit another three-pointer. The point difference actually came to 21 points. However, the Suns were very tenacious. Booker and Durant took turns to score points. Murray responded with a dunk with both hands, and Savoy hooked. The point difference was still 20 points. After the timeout, the Kings suddenly encountered a scoring drought. Nurkic and Metu dunked consecutively. Round Face became a surprise player and scored 7 points in a row. Savoy on the Kings side stopped the bleeding with free throws. As Eubanks created 2+1, with only 10 points left, Fox responded with a jumper, Meitu hit a three-pointer, and Booker didn't make a floater. At the end of the third quarter, the Suns were 84-96.
In the crucial final quarter of the game, can the Suns overtake the score? Vezinkov made a layup, Monk hit a three-pointer, Durant also responded with a three-pointer, Sasha made 2+1, the point difference was 19 points, Fox hit a three-pointer, the point difference was 22 points, the Suns did not give up, Allen and Murray exchanged three-pointers, Bill made a layup, Allen could still score a three-pointer, Durant continued his firepower from the outside, Bill dunked, the Suns made a wave, the Kings offense was powered off, and Durant made a three-pointer Soaring forward, the point difference was only 4 points. At the critical moment, Sasquatch scored with a throw. Yuan Lianden hit consecutive three-pointers. The score was tied at 115. Durant took the lead with a free throw. Fox responded with a throw and Durant made two free throws. , Monk failed to make a three-pointer. In the end, the Suns defeated the Kings 119-117, reversing the victory.
Suns data: Durant made 7 of 16, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, 27 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 7 turnovers. Durant only scored 12 points in the first three quarters, which gave us the feeling that The offensive desire was not strong, but fortunately it broke out in the final quarter. Durant scored 15 points in a single quarter, and the free throws in the final stage were accurate, leading the Suns to stage a 22-point reversal. Booker had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, but his hand was not good. Beal also dug holes with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. The Big Three all performed abnormally in the first three quarters, which was the main reason for falling behind.Allen was a big surprise. He contributed 29 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He made 9 of 14 three-pointers and set a personal single-game record with 9 three-pointers. Nurkic also played well with 10 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists. .
performed a miracle with a round face, contributing 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. He scored 7 points in a row in the third quarter. He also hit two three-pointers at the critical moment in the final quarter. Metu scored 6 points and 5 rebounds. Looking at the whole game, the main reason why the Suns fell behind in the first three quarters was that the Big Three were all inaccurate. Durant undoubtedly bears the greatest responsibility. In addition, the Suns had almost no defense at all, and the offensive end was basically individual singles. The giants have some chemical reactions, but they are far from enough. These are all problems of the Suns, and they should be taken seriously even if they win. After this battle, the Suns won 3 consecutive victories and were still ranked 8th in the Western Conference, 1.0 games behind the 7th-place Kings. The pattern of the Western Conference has changed dramatically. It is obvious that the Suns have an opportunity to impact the rankings.
King data: Fox had 33 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, Sabonis had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, a triple-double, Murray had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Huerter had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Barnes had 8 Points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. In addition to the starting five, substitute players Vezinkov had 14 points and 2 rebounds, and Monk had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 turnovers. The Kings collapsed in the final quarter and suffered a three-game losing streak after losing to the Suns. Their ranking fell from fifth to seventh in the Western Conference, and was overtaken by the Mavericks and Pelicans.
