For the first time since 2016, an NBA team has lost a game against a team that does not belong to the best basketball league in the world.
The Phoenix Suns have entered into the history books this entry which they would have gladly done without. In their own arena, Chris Paul, Devin Booker &; were beaten by the Adelaide 36ers of Australia with a score of 124:134. The last time Real Madrid and the very young Luka Doncic won was in 2016, 142-137 after extra time against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
For their first home game of the new season at the Footprint Center, the Suns were ultimately unable to do anything against the 36ers, whose shooting is dreamy, even though the stars each enjoyed 22 minutes of play. .
Adelaide converted 24 of their 43 three-point attempts. It should be noted that in Australia the three-point shooting line is marked significantly closer to the basket than in the NBA. Craig Randall (35 points, nine 3-pointers) and Robert Franks (32, six) had 67 points and 15 field goals from downtown for the 36ers.
Williams criticizes lack of respect
“We haven’t given them the respect they deserve as a professional team,” Suns head coach Monty Williams blasted after the siren. “For us, it’s a great opportunity to learn something.”
Cameron Payne (23), Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton (22 each) were the Suns’ top field goal chasers, for whom Booker was tied at 13 points and CP3 dished out twelve assists. He was overtaken by Adelaide playmaker Mitch McCarron, who had 16 assists.
