Phoenix continues to have problems taking off. The Arizona team has been overwhelmed by a much better assembled and apparently better-worked Kings, who won the duel between the two this morning by 120-105 in a clash in which the differences became much greater. Thus, while Sacramento is placed in fourth position in the West, the Suns are struggling to remain in tenth, evidencing difficulties that go beyond Bradley Beal’s injuries.
The distance on the scoreboard reached up to 29 points throughout the night, and although the visitors managed to reduce it, they did not give the feeling of being able to return to the game at any time. The 28-10 run with which Mike Brown’s team began the second half exposed the differences between a team that is flying in attack and another with serious difficulties, which even relying on its two superstars could not keep up.
And with Domantas Sabonis commanding the game, Vogel’s men were completely overwhelmed. The Lithuanian manages, in combination with Fox, to give enormous fluidity and organicity to the Californians’ attack, and this time he did it in a sensational way both from the score and from the generation for his teammates. With 28 points and 12 assists he was the central axis of the local offense, and by adding 11 rebounds he managed to achieve his fourth triple-double of the course and confirm himself as the man of the night.
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Fox, with 23 points and 7 assists, was once again the ideal partner for him, while Keegan Murray once again assumed an important role with 21 points that established him as the team’s third sword. He sophomore He was in fact fundamental in the quarter that broke the duel in the third quarter, since 13 of his points came thanks to an exterior success that demolished the visitors’ defense.
These were led by Kevin Durant’s 28 points and Devin Booker’s 24, but from there, the abyss. The contribution of the secondary men was rather scarce and certainly insufficient to be able to face a rival that seems armed with a game plan in mind and a much more cohesive structure. Phoenix had the two best players on the court, but it was of little use. There are many things to improve for Vogel’s team.
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2023-12-23 08:00:00
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