Beijing time on December 24th, the NBA 2020-2021 regular season will continue. Today, the Phoenix Suns and ushered in the challenge of the Dallas Mavericks at home. In the end, the Suns beat the Mavericks with a 106-102 upset, ushering in a good start to the season.
The first quarter of the game started, Dongcic had no sense of touch, which significantly hindered the offensive efficiency of the Mavericks. Booker and Bridges teamed up to establish a 7-0 perfect start for the Suns, Richardson With nearly 9 and a half minutes left in this quarter, the offense finally broke the awkward scoring shortage for the Lone Ranger. Since then, the Suns have always controlled the lead. Entering the end of this quarter, Krabel stepped forward and led the team to a 7-0 spurt. At the end of the first quarter, the Lone Ranger trailed only 22-23.
The game entered the second quarter, and the scores of the two teams continued to be stalemate. However, starting with nearly 9 minutes left in this quarter, the Suns bloomed more and used a wave of 6 to 0 to slightly open the point difference to 4 points and play Stopped the Lone Ranger team. After a timeout, the Suns were in control of a weak lead. Chris Paul broke his personal scoring drought with a middle distance with nearly one and a half minutes left in this quarter. The Suns took advantage of the situation to play a 7-match. At the end of the half-time with the 3 attack wave, the Suns temporarily led 53 to 45.
The third quarter started, and the Suns took the lead. Finney Smith hit a three-pointer for the Lone Ranger with 7:21 remaining in the quarter. It didn’t take long for the Suns to request a 3-point lead. Suspended. After the timeout, the scores of the two teams continued to be stalemate. The Mavericks’ offense mainly relied on Doncic’s support. At the end of the quarter, Bridges and Payne each scored a three-pointer and opened the difference slightly. The game ended this quarter. The Suns lead 77 to 71 temporarily.
The game entered the fourth quarter. Not long after Galloway came up, he scored a three-pointer and caused a foul. The Mavericks immediately requested a timeout. After the timeout, Galloway hit and added a penalty to open the point difference to double digits. After that, the Mavericks rushed to catch up under the leadership of Bronson, and Cauley Stan had 3 minutes and 38 seconds left in this quarter. When it was time to switch to offense, the Lone Ranger had already tied the score to 96 and stopped the Suns. After a timeout, the game entered a fever pitch. At the critical moment, Paul and Booker each scored a critical middle distance. The Suns opened the difference to 5 points and stopped the Lone Ranger with only 40 seconds left. After a timeout, the Lone Ranger failed to chase points, and the Suns had the last laugh.
Technical Statistics
Lone Ranger: Doncic 32 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Richardson 12 points and 7 rebounds, Hardaway 12 points and 4 rebounds, Smith 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Powell 2. Points 2 rebounds, Bronson 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Kleber 10 points and 3 rebounds.
Suns: Booker 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Bridges 18 points and 7 rebounds, Ayton 13 points and 8 rebounds, Paul 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Crowder 4 points and 9 rebounds 4 assists, Johnson 15 points and 5 rebounds, Payne 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Galloway 11 points.
