Suns Go away Spurs
The journey of the new season of the regular season continues. The Holy City Spurs, who have struggled for many years, have finally embarked on the road of rebuilding. That's right, in the past month, they have only won 6 games and ranked last in the West with a record of 6 wins and 17 losses. Moreover, according to recent record statistics, the Spurs are even in the abyss of 10 consecutive losses, creating the longest losing streak record since their coaching career in Popovich. Obviously, the stubborn Popovich also made up his mind to rebuild it. In this game, the Spurs, who returned to their home court, faced the challenge of Phoenix Suns.
Although the Suns, which entered the offseason, have also experienced some farces that affected the team's unity. Moreover, in the competition this season, the starting point guard Chris Paul even received injuries and was absent from the team's game for a long time. However, the Phoenix Suns still played, and the style of winning the Western Conference championship. So far in the new season, they have achieved a record of 16 wins and 7 losses, ranking first in the West, and their overall combat effectiveness is self-evident. This time they came to the Holy City to challenge the Spurs, they also successfully suffered a 38-point tragic defeat in the Holy City with a score of 133-95.
Spurs lost 38 points
At the beginning of the game, the Suns, who played away, were the first to enter the state and got the initiative to lead the score. Booker was in good condition. He played for 12 minutes of the first quarter and sent 11 points and 3 assists. Aiton also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, helping the team scored 35-30 and scored 5 points. After entering the second quarter, the Suns, which have won the lead, can further expand the gap between the two teams. That's right, while the Spurs fell into scoring drought in the second quarter, with only 11 points in a single quarter, the Suns scored 36-11 in a single quarter, winning a 25-point lead.
The Suns have already scored 30 points in the second half and the Spurs have basically lost the opportunity to reverse. In the third quarter, the Suns did not give up their desire to expand the score difference, and once again scored 35-30, widening the score difference to 35 points. Therefore, before entering the final quarter of the decisive victory, the starters of both sides punched in early and left work, and both sent rotation players to spend the remaining game time. In the end, the four regular periods were completed and the Suns won the game with a score of 133-95.
Popovich lets himself go
Looking at the data of this game, the overall status of the players on the Suns is indeed excellent enough. Six players in the team scored in double digits, and three players scored at least twice-digit numbers. Among them, Booker gave 20 points and 8 assists, and made considerable contributions on the scoring and organizational offensive ends. Starting center Ayton also had a double-double data output of 25 points and 10 rebounds, and his personal performance was very good. In addition, Bridges, who made 6 of 7 three-pointers in a single game, handed in 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, also effectively alleviated the team's scoring pressure.
After losing the game, the Spurs fell into a dilemma of 11 consecutive losses and once again set a new record for Popovich's losing streak. As a head coach who is proud of the rest of the entire coach, Popovich has let himself go this season. Not only will he not try his best to win, but he even has to use any means to control the field, leaving the team on the road to rebuilding. Looking back on this game, the Spurs faced the Suns, who had the best record in the Western Conference. The starting lineups only played for three quarters, and announced that they would go to get off work one after another, which was enough to show that Popovich had no desire to resist.
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