The Phoenix Suns came to Denver today to challenge the Gold Nuggets. Although Gold Nugget guard Jamal Murray scored a game-high 31 points, the Suns’ “Big Three” each scored more than 20 points. In the end, Murray missed and tied the three points. The Suns won the gold nuggets 106-103, and ranked first in the Western Conference, and became the league’s first five-win team.
The Suns had three players scored 20 points in this game, namely center Deandre Ayton’s 22 points and 11 rebounds, Devin Booker 22 points and 3 three-pointers, and Chris Paul 21 points and 6 assists. In addition, starting small forward Mikal Bridge also scored 14 points and 4 three points. It seems that the arrival of CP3 really enhances the ability of the Suns.
Gold Nugget Michael Porter Jr. was absent from the game and replaced by Will Barton. The Suns also seized the opportunity in the first half and played a good performance. The midfielder led the Gold Nugget 60-49.
But in the fourth quarter, the gold nugget relied on the consecutive scoring of Nikola Jokic, PJ Dozier and Murray to reduce the score to 2 points. Then Murray and Monte Morris teamed up to score 5 points, leaving the score ahead with 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Is 98-97.
However, CP3 jumped out at this time. He scored consecutively to help the Suns get back the lead. After CP3 made two free throws, the Suns led 106-103 with 2.9 seconds left. Murray executed the final blow, but unfortunately missed a hit. In the final game, the Suns narrowly defeated the gold nugget by 3 points, becoming the league’s first 5-win team.
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