His era Phoenix Sans it’s not easy. Chemistry problems and constant injuries to key players have put them in a difficult position, which is why they are far from the relevant positions in the table.
A lot has changed since April 2022 arrived at Playoffs as one of the best teams in recent years and the big contender for everything. The project is now in question, and not for less. Not only do they fail to win on a regular basis, but those areas where they were once unbeatable are now one of the worst teams in the entire NBA.
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One of these areas is the clutchthat is, closing games. Having two figures of the caliber and talent of Devin Booker and Chris Paul is sure to ensure victory in a tight scoring period. However, in this 2022-2023 season the Suns have fallen apart in that sense, being one of the worst in the league when it comes to solving Finals. If last year they were by far the best team in the NBA, now it’s the opposite.
A simple look at the numbers reflects this:
The Suns in the clutch
Time
offensive percentage
defense ratio
Net Rating
2021-2022
131.6
98.2
+33.4
2022-2023
107.2
114.3
-7-1
This show is a reflection of the problems going on in Phoenix. Aggressive anomaly and back misses are magnified when the margin for error is smaller as it is in closes. Thus it is understood that a group like this accumulates a balance 8 wins for 14 losses in her situations clutch. That is, just a 36.3%. Last year? 78.6%.
The last close loss was especially painful. a few ago Dallas Mavericks Without Luka Doncic, the Suns defense couldn’t stop Spencer Dinwiddie, who went all out to win in the closing moments. With everything in their favor as the home team, the Texans simply had to keep their potential mistakes to a minimum and hope their opponents missed the opportunity.
🙌 Dinwiddie to the rescue!
Without Doncic available, it was his skier who stepped up
Despite the fact that the Mavs only hit one field goal in the last one 5 minutes (1 out of 9 attempts), Phoenix failed to get the win, down 99 to 95. The reason? They weren’t aggressive at all, not once did they go to the free throw line at the end.
With a 25-25 record and a 50% win rate, the Suns are in danger of blowing their chance at a ring in an increasingly tight West. With just over 31 games to play they have it 11th toughest schedule in the league and 4th in its Conference. With the end of the transfer window just around the corner, Phoenix are heading towards a critical point.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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