Without its two biggest stars, the injured Chris Paul and Devin Booker, who is in the Corona protocol and missed his second game in a row, the leader of the Western table, the Phoenix Suns, who also holds the best balance in the NBA so far this season, has found new heroes so far and won 114: 115 About the New York Knicks at the end of a thriller that included a crazy three-pointer by Cameron Johnson with the buzzer.
The Knicks led 112: 114 when the Suns went on a passing attack with just 5 seconds left on the clock, the ball went to Cam Johnson, who bet all over the box with a three-point shot with the buzzer in the distance (right between the three-point arc and midline), scored with the board, reached a career high Of 38 points, including comparing a club record for threes with 9 of 12 beyond the arc of threes (75 percent), raising Phoenix to an impressive 12:51 balance.
By the way, Johnson scored no less than 6 threes in the fourth quarter, in which he provided no less than 21 points in a personal purpose display that helped the Arizona team come back from a 14-point deficit against the Knicks, while the one who starred alongside Johnson was Cameron Payne, who provided 17 Points, 16 assists (including one critical for the winning three) and three rebounds.
Johnson He said after the three wins: “I’m grateful the ball went in, I love the guys so much.” The hero of the victory also referred to an incident in which Julius Randall entered his chest tightly and caused him to have to go down to the locker room and also, to the violent confrontation between them, at the end Randall was also removed from the game: “I was given the opportunity to continue playing and he was not.” Jay Crowder Referring to a performance by his teammate, he said: “I could not stop telling him ‘I’m proud of you bro’.”
In addition, Denver celebrated with 101: 116 over Houston in a game in which none other than veteran Demarcus Cousins mentioned oblivion, when he was promoted following Nikola Jokic’s absence due to illness and proved he still has something to contribute when he steps into the MVP’s shoes with surprising ease.
The 31-year-old Cousins, who has been faltering in recent years and struggling to find a team that will allow him to return to the forefront following serious injuries, showed that despite the injuries he suffered and instability in recent years, he did not forget to play basketball, leading the scoring with 31 points on 71 percent (10 of 14) and added nine rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block in just 24 minutes on the floor.
At the end of the game, Cousins Referring to his great performance and saying: “I tried to take the best shots, I wanted to do the right thing in every move. I play the game right, it was very satisfying for me and it’s even better when you have a coach who believes in you, an organization that believes in you and teammates who support and are there for you. “That’s all I was looking for on this trip, I’ve found it now in Denver and as I’ve said before, I’m going to leave everything I have on the floor.”
In addition, the Philadelphia new trio, Joel Ambide-James Harden-Tires Maxi continues to pay bills, as the three, in their fourth game together since Harden joined the Sixers, scored over 20 points for the fourth time in a row and after breaking the record already in their game Previously against the New York Knicks, they continued to increase the record as the first trio in NBA history that connects a fourth game in a row with 20 points or more right at the start of its path. By the way, Maxi stood out with 33 points, five assists and four rebounds, Harden provided 25 points, 11 assists and three rebounds and Ambide settled for 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists.