[NBA Regular Season] The Suns defeated the Nets 116-112 and ushered in a three-game winning streak!

January 8th , the NBA regular season is in full swing, the Suns and the Nets ushered in a head-to-head confrontation. After several rounds of fierce battles, the Suns defeated the Nets 116-112 in the away game , ushering in a three-game winning streak .

At the beginning of the first quarter, Thomas made two 3 -pointers and led the team to an easy 11-6 lead. Johnson responded with 3 points, and Booker made a mid-range shot to tie the score. Since then, the Nets have missed consecutive offenses. Then, Ayton relied on the inside height advantage to score three consecutive singles, coupled with Langdale's inside dunk, the Suns took a 5 -point lead. Sumner hit a 3 -pointer, and the Nets played a 7-1 spurt. At the end of the first quarter, the Nets entered the next quarter with a 25-24 lead.

The heat continued in the second quarter, Sharp completed a supplementary dunk, Wayne Wright scored a three-pointer, Thomas responded with a mid-range shot, Langdale made a throw, Simmons scored a hook, and Johnson scored a three-pointer. The two sides come and go, the score leads alternately, Booker made a mid-range shot, and caused Thomas to foul and add a free throw. A three-pointer was hit. With Paul failing to make a shot at the buzzer, halftime ended. In this section, the Suns overtook the Nets 57-51.

The fierce battle continued in the third quarter. After Clarkston scored 4 points in a row at the basket, Bridges made consecutive three-pointers and counterattacked for a layup. He played a wave of 8-0 alone . Then, Warren scored with a throw, Ayton responded with a layup, Sharp completed a split dunk, Bridges made a layup, Duke also made a layup, and Warren made another throw. As Sumner missed a buzzer throw, the third quarter ended and the Suns led the Nets 87-81.

In the final quarter, Johnson scored a layup, helping the Suns to open the point difference to 11 points, Smith scored a layup, and Langdale hit a hook. Then, Smith made a three-pointer, Warren also had a three-pointer, Booker made a throw, Warren made a mid-range shot, Ayton responded with a mid-range shot, and Warren made a mid-range shot. Ayton made a successful layup, Warren made a layup, Bridges also made a mid-range shot, and Booker made a mid-range shot to help the Suns widen the point difference to 12 points. Then the Nets tried consecutively to chase points but failed, and the game ended. The Suns successfully defeated the Nets 116-112 in the away game, ushering in a three-game winning streak.

Both starting lineups

Suns: Bridges, Ayton, Booker, Paul

Nets: Joe Harris, O'Neal, Claxton, Thomas, Simmons

Records of both players

Nets: Thomas 43 points , 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Clarkston 17 points , 13 rebounds , 3 assists and 3 steals, Harris 8 points and 2 assists, O'Neal 3 points , 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Simmons 2 points , 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Warren 17 Points and 2 rebounds, Sumner 7 points , 2 assists and 2 steals, Smith 5 points , 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Sharp 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Suns: Ayton 35 points and 15 rebounds, Booker 19 points , 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Bridges 21 points , 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Paul 9 points , 2 rebounds , 12 assists , 5 steals and 2 blocks, Johnson 14 points , 5 rebounds and 2 assists, G Craig had 3 points , 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, Saben Lee had 5 points , 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Langdale had 7 points and 4 rebounds.