On January 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The Suns played at home against the Nuggets. Before this game, the Suns had a record of 8 wins and 5 losses, ranking fourth in the West, while the Nuggets had a 7 wins record. 7 losses, ranking 10th in the west. The good news is that after a long period of recuperation, Porter finally recovered and made a comeback. But Paul broke out! Although Paul was only 5 of 15 in the game, he sent 15 assists. The two sides fought hard to overtime. In the end, the Nuggets beat the Suns 130-126, the Nuggets ushered in two consecutive victories, and the Suns are farther and farther away from the top three in the West.
data, here for the Nuggets, Button 17 points, Millsap 12 points and 5 rebounds, Jokic 31 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Harris 19 points, 3 assists, Murray 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 Assists, Morris 17 points, Porter 7 points and 6 rebounds. For the Suns, Paul had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists, Booker had 31 points and 5 rebounds, Ayton had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Bridges had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Claude had 8 points.
At the start, Jokic made a strong attack from the inside. Paul consecutively assisted Bridges to hit a three-pointer and assisted Ayton in the inside. Since then, the two sides fell into a tug of war, Murray and Harris helped the Nuggets score, and Booker also frequently hit singles. In the middle, Jokic and Button blossomed inside and outside, and the difference was reduced to 2 points. The Suns quickly opened up the difference, Kaminsky's three-pointer, Nedel's three-pointer, Booker's 2+1, the Suns The first quarter 34-25 Nuggets. Back in the second quarter, Porter scored a three-pointer, while the Nuggets Morris and Dozier responded with 4 points. Bridges and Booker scored consecutive three-pointers in the middle, and the difference was widened to double digits. Jokic led the team to continue to narrow the points difference, and Booker stopped the bleeding. In the second half, Bridges scored three consecutive three-pointers. At the end of the quarter, Ayton and Millsap fought each other at the basket. After halftime, the Suns 68-54 the Nuggets.
Back in the third quarter, Jokic scored a three-pointer and Millsap scored 4 points to continue to narrow the gap. After the Nuggets hit a 12-3 climax, Bridges stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, the Suns continued to exert force in the middle, Booker and Ayton continued to make kills at the basket, Claude was icing on the cake with three-pointers, and the Nuggets relied on Harry. Si and Murray also clenched the score, finishing three quarters, the Suns 95-91 Nuggets.Back in the fourth quarter, Morris and Button helped the Nuggets complete the lead. After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate. At the last moment, Paul successfully scored 4 points in a row, but the Nuggets relied on Harris and Jokic to always respond. In the last 47 seconds, the two sides continued to strike iron, Paul's lore missed three points, and went into overtime!
After coming to overtime, Harris and Jokic scored 4 points in a row, and the Suns quickly led the team to overtake with Ayton's performance. At the critical moment, Button dropped a shot and Murray made a jumper. In the last 29 seconds, the Suns' Payne made a pass error. In desperation, the Suns used foul tactics in advance, and the Nuggets relied on free throws to seal the victory!
In fact, the overall strength of the Nuggets is beyond doubt, but previously suffered from injury problems, including the departure of Grant and Plumley, the Nuggets did not perform well in the previous month. Porter came back in this game, and Malone has more options to line up. However, the Nuggets are too sluggish today. Due to the defensive deterrence of the Suns, the Nuggets did not find the outside touch throughout the game and can only rely on Joki. Qi and Harris kept rushing to score inside, but even so, the Nuggets can reap the victory, which shows the overall depth of their lineup. In addition to Jokic's stable performance, Harris is getting better and Morris has also become the team's bench. The first output point, today the Nuggets showed their strong overall competitiveness, they do have the level of the top four in the West.
Although the game was lost, the Suns had no problem with this style of play, but the team made too many mistakes. Paul sent 15 assists in the game, and the team only had 30 assists. One person accounted for half of the team. This is the key reason why the Suns have entered the top four in the Western Conference this season. The Suns do not lack endpoints and talents, but they need to be led by a star who can maximize their players. Booker can still play singles, but in the transition period, including the final critical moment, Paul must have the ball. Bridges made 6 of 8 three-pointers. Booker also made three three-pointers. The bench also scored 6 three-pointers. , The Suns have gradually become familiar with Paul's slow-paced game method, looking for the most reasonable shot position. Today, the Sun Booker + Ayton + Bridges pie trio scored 82 points!
The Suns continue to cheer, strive to enter the playoffs with a good position this season, with their current strength, it is not difficult to enter the playoffs.The key is to rank first.
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