PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns will win a good number of games with what their Big 3 delivers each night, even if none of them are completely exceptional throughout the entire game,
which Phoenix will get in most cases at least one in almost every match. husband.Sunday against the Orlando Magic, some good actions from the trio and good defense were enough to ensure a 112-107 victory over a team on the rise. It doesn’t have to be a continuous, cross-game takeover. If all three of them do the things they can do productively while the team outside of them plays solidly, the Suns will come away with wins. In the game, after Phoenix’s ball movement led to good scoring on almost every possession, the Suns’ main scorers saw an Orlando defense largely willing to defend them directly, whether in man or in the area. There was almost no aggressive help or appearance of a double team until the second half, when the game was still quite tight. Even in extreme cases, like when Kevin Durant deployed a smaller guard, the second defender didn’t come.Bradley Beal confirmed after his return Friday that his first game back from a sprained ankle was a huge leap in confidence, the part of recovery that didn’t have him at 100% just out of breath. This became evident on Sunday, when he returned to full defense and created advantages.“The more he plays, the more confidence we gain as a group,” Durant said of Beal. Beal was 10 of 13 from the field, a season-high 25 points. Durant added 31 points with five rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block, while Devin Booker had 21 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals. They all had moments on the night where they scored at a high level.And when it comes to team play, Phoenix has only managed to win six times against a team that excelled in that area. Only two came from the Big 3This strategy might be one of the worst ways to manipulate Phoenix, but it’s understandable from Orlando’s perspective given their defensive strength this season. Orlando (19-13) was a real test for the Suns to take what’s worked lately and apply it against a good team, a label the Magic haven’t rightly held in a while. They entered the day ranked second in opponent defensive rating and opponent turnover percentage, while they ranked second in opponent offensive rebounding percentage and points under turnovers per game, with sixth best second chance points per game (15.9), according to NBA Stats.Phoenix’s biggest issues in December included offense, limiting turnovers and completing possessions with rebounds. If the Suns collapsed in those areas, the Magic would jump on them.The Suns appreciated the Magic’s passive defense, but allowed 22 second-chance points in the first half to a below-average offensive team. They should have been leading by over twenty points, but at half-time the lead was nine points. This was due to the fact that the ball movement remained fantastic even when Orlando was in rotation, providing a balanced attack. At the five-minute mark of the second quarter, all five Suns starters were in double figures. Orlando briefly showed aggressive concepts, but the Suns cooked against everything for two and a half quarters. Phoenix matched its execution and pace with more pace in the early part of the third quarter, leading to a poster dunk from Beal and a ridiculous pass from Grayson Allen who broke up a layup for a flashy no-look feed over his same head until a Booker opening in the corner pushes the Suns to 15.
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