This season, the Phoenix Suns are also a super championship team. They have the three giants of Durant + Devin Booker + Bill. However, the Suns have been delayed by injury problems at the beginning of the season. Core players such as Booker and Beal were injured in turn, resulting in fewer opportunities for the Big Three to play together. This time entering 2024, the regular season has entered the middle of the season. The Suns finally gathered a healthy Big Three. Durant, Booker and Bill played together, leading the Suns to a crazy winning streak. 43 points + 40 points + 39 points! The superstar king returns, the sun is blessed with double happiness and receives another big gift.
First, the Suns' Big Three have the strongest offensive capabilities in the league. According to statistics released by the US media, the Suns' Big Three of Durant + Booker + Beal scored a total of 90+ points in two consecutive games (beating the Pelicans and Pacers respectively). Moreover, in the last three games, one of the Suns' Big Three has always scored more than 40 points, and there has always been a scoring point that has steadily exploded. As Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker said, "One of our threesome will always explode wildly. There is always a cup of poison for the opponent to drink. We all want to be aggressive."
Second, Super Superstar Durant is back. Durant had missed several games due to injury. After returning, he did not score high points, only about 20+. But in the last two games, Durant has exploded wildly, scoring 40+ points in two consecutive games (back-to-back), which is a bit sharp. The Suns played against the Bulls, and Durant scored 43 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks (a near-win for his opponent). In the game between the Suns and the Pacers, Durant scored 40 points + 9 rebounds + 2 assists + 3 blocks (0 free throws). Durant is a player who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, but after his return, he has maintained the highest level of strength.
Third, US media NBA reporters reported that Durant suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in 2019. After his comeback, Durant averaged 29.0 points + 6.9 rebounds + 5.7 assists + 1.2 blocks per game, shooting 53.6% from the field. The point shooting rate was 41.9% and the free throw shooting rate was 90.1% (satisfying the data record of the 180 Club). This is also Durant's data between the ages of 32 and 35. In the history of NBA, there are not many stars who can return to the top after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon. Durant is a special case.
Fourth, Durant received good news. The NBA League officially announced the Player of the Week awards, with Durant in the West and Embiid in the East being elected respectively. Durant won Player of the Week for the first time in his Suns career. Last week, Durant averaged 31.0 points + 6.3 rebounds + 4.6 assists + 2.3 blocks per game, leading the team to a record of 3 wins and 0 losses. Durant said bluntly in the post-game interview, "Embiid may be the best scorer in history (70 points + 18 rebounds + 5 assists in a single game), although you always say it's me." Durant's scoring skills are superb More, NBA rules and Achilles tendon rupture cannot limit his scoring.
Fifth, the Suns won a double victory. After the Suns reversed the Bulls, they won a wave of six consecutive victories and received another big gift. The ranked rivals Pelicans and Mavericks both lost. With a record of 25 wins and 18 losses, the Suns overtook the Pelicans, Kings and Mavericks, rising directly from eighth in the Western Conference to fifth in the Western Conference ( From the play-off area, return to the playoff area). The Suns have won six consecutive games in the past. The team's offensive efficiency ranks third in the league and its defensive efficiency ranks eighth in the league, which is very good. Vogel said after the game that compared to winning streak, the team's health is the most important thing.
