On January 2nd (local day 1st), Suns’ Yuta Watanabe came off the bench late in the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. did. The Suns won the game 109-88, making it their fourth consecutive win.
Watanabe, who was playing for the first time in three games, made his first appearance in this game with 5 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game, and stayed on the court until the end. At 26.2 seconds, he made a spectacular two-handed dunk from a fast break.
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In 1 minute and 36 seconds of play, he made 1 of 2 field goal attempts, including 0 of 1 on 3-point shots. There were no turnovers or personal fouls, and the team’s plus/minus, which measures goal difference, was -5 at the time of his appearance.
The Suns entered halftime with a 55-47 lead, and continued to extend their lead in the second half, resulting in a huge victory that saw them lead by as many as 26 points. They extended their winning streak to four since the game against the Houston Rockets on December 28th (27th).
For the Suns (18-15), who was without Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal had 21 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Chimezie Metu had 14 points and five rebounds.
Scoot Henderson had 17 points and six assists, and Jeremy Grant had 15 points for the Blazers (9-23), but it was not their first consecutive win in a while.
2024-01-02 08:56:37
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