For the Nets it was a complicated business to get to Phoenix to play with the Suns, a perfectly worked team that threatens all hope of the others to win the title this season, that had ten straight wins and that, in addition, recovered one of its Pillars, DeAndre Aytonwho had missed seven games with an ankle injury. A breeding ground to see a surprise, even if it is a favorite but in low hours after Durant’s injury and with Irving’s latent entry and exit situation, if the meeting decided on his side. And for nothing. The locals did not give enough options to the visitors to dominate some part of the game, seeing their competitor in the rearview mirror and securing one more win (11th) in another streak that improves their impressive record of 41-9 as NBA leader. The end result was 121-111. magnificent Booker (35) and Bridges (27) and only good Irving (26) and Harden (22). The top scorer was the one who sentenced. As can be seen from all the elements prosecuted, there was no room for surprise.
Nash again raised a trio of bases to face most moments of the game, with Mills accompanying Harden and Irving. On the other side, torture couple with Booker and Paul. The latter, whom ‘The Beard’ took to Houston to conquer the NBA and came out shorn before the beard of his ex-partner, pushed Harden to the limit and forced an elbow that came to nothing. The tension was breathed despite the fact that the duel was decaffeinated by the losses of the Nets, who pushed the rookie Kessler Edwards to play many minutes one more day. Booker, for his part, made his first six shots and put his team on track for victory early on.
Griffin supported well in the moments in which he was despite facing Mikal Bridges, one of those NBA players under the radar of many people’s opinion. Neither that nor having a good but not extraordinary Irving, and perhaps the second was needed more, helped to put the Suns in trouble, stagnant in the regularity and tranquility of the one who looks in better shape than the others. They tried to get close in the last five minutes, but Booker held on. Five points in a row, two from a long shot after a defender slipped and three from a subsequent triple, were worth it.
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