Today, the battle between the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets officially started. In this game, the Suns star Chris Paul continued to miss due to a strained left groin. In the case of being defeated by the opponent for two consecutive games, the head of the Suns star Devin Booker relied on his excellent state to help the team continue to catch up. Back to the two games, the two teams have returned to the same starting line.
At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets’ starting forward Porter received an assist from Aaron Gordon, and a steady three-point shot from the outside helped the team gain an advantage. Subsequently, the Nuggets took advantage of the situation and hit a 7-0 climax. In the second half of the first quarter, the Suns’ hand feeling improved slightly. However, Porter and Brown’s performance in the latter part of this section helped the Nuggets end the first quarter with a 35-24 Suns advantage. In the next game, Kevin Durant led the team to a 12-2 scoring peak at the beginning, and the Suns gradually made efforts to equalize the difference or even surpass the score directly. Perhaps the momentary lead made the Suns too relaxed, causing Yokic to reconnect the team and help the team gain a leading advantage at the end of the next season, with the Nuggets 52-49 Suns. Yi Bian fought again, but the Suns had a poor start. After being hit 7-0 by the Nuggets, the difference was never brought back, and they couldn’t come up with a comeback that the championship team should have had until the end of the game. As Devon Booker said in a post game interview, “I think we are a bit complacent (as we approach the score). We should have been more focused and prepared.” In the end, this allowed the Nuggets to win the Battle of Kings Mountain with a big advantage of 118-102.
Speaking of today’s game defeat, Sun coach Monty said in a post match interview: Unfortunately, we didn’t have a good start today. From the beginning, we allowed the opponent to play with great momentum. By our standards, the performance in the third quarter was definitely not deserved. We should have allowed the ball to shift more. We lost a lot of offensive rebounds in the beginning, and improved in the next quarter. Not only did our defense improve, but we also played a smooth rhythm and converted offense, but unfortunately we couldn’t hold on to it, The overall attacking strategy of the Suns players is sluggish. When the Suns conducted a double pick and roll on the field, the Nuggets strengthened their defense on the other side and attempted to steal, which made the Suns even more passive. I hope the G6 Suns can adjust their strategies to address this and face greater challenges in terms of physical strength. In this game, Booker played for 39 minutes and scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. When it comes to the game, Booker said, “I have confidence in us and we will definitely rebound. I have been here a few times and enjoy this kind of game. Everyone has their own role in the game. Every game is different, and there will be different jobs and everything related to it. After the game, we will watch the video carefully to see how we can do better in the next game.” After driving the team for two consecutive games, Booker has done his best. Now that all the bottom cards of the two teams have been played, the next game is to fight with real guns and determination. We are looking forward to the next round of performance, whether it is Teacher Yue who won three doubles today leading the team to a higher level, or whether the Suns will work together to push the game into the tiebreaker.
It is worth mentioning that after today’s game, Chris Paul was asked about the possibility of a G6 comeback. Paul said, “We’ll wait and see, I’m working hard.” Now, the Thunder Third Brother and Second Brother have already returned home to fish. The Third Brother successfully won the Battle of Tianwang Mountain today, while the Big Brother just lost. It remains to be seen whether the eldest brother and the third brother can go further.
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