Zeng Fanbo was abandoned! The Nets made a huge comeback with 15 points, Booker scored 18+5+5, and Dillon left the field with 6 fouls.

Editor|Old Kankanqiu

On October 12, at the NBA preseason in China, the Brooklyn Nets played against the Phoenix Suns. The Suns came back to win the last game 132-127 in overtime, and their morale is high. However, the Suns in recent seasons have been difficult to evaluate. From a championship team that reached the finals, after successively sending away core players such as Bridges, Ayton, and Paul, this summer they dismantled the Big Three (traded away Durant, bought out Beal), and gradually turned into a weak team in the Western Conference. The management's mysterious operations are really confusing. The only thing we can look forward to in the new season is what kind of sparks the newly joined team Jaylen Green and Booker will create?

Since there is a ‘crouching dragon’, there must be a ‘phoenix chick’. Compared with the Suns' mysterious operation, the Nets are not far behind. Starting from the formation of the "epic Big Three" of Durant, Irving, and Harden, the last few seasons have been worse than the previous years. This summer's draft is even more surprising. It is rare in NBA history to select five first-round picks in one session. They form the youngest lineup in the league. It is estimated that they will compete for the top pick in the new season. The only thing worth looking forward to is that the 22-year-old Chinese player Zeng Fanbo signed an exhibit10 contract with the Nets. It depends on whether he can seize the opportunity of the preseason and convert the short-term contract into a formal contract?

In terms of the starting lineup, the Nets' starting five are: Thomas, Porter Jr., Traore, Mann, and Claxton; the Suns' starting lineup is: Devin Booker, Grayson Allen, Ryan Dunn, Dillon Brooks and Oso Iguodaro.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Iguodaro continuously scrambled for frontcourt boards and hit tip-ins, giving the Suns the lead. Porter Jr. continued his good touch and hit his first three-pointer steadily, and immediately responded. The Nets led the Suns 5-2. Dunn broke through with the ball and was blocked by Thomas. This is indeed rare. Dillon received the ball from the outside and made a fake move to point out the opponent, causing a three-point foul. Then he counterattacked after stealing the ball and received a pass from Allen in seconds and then sent an alley-oop dunk. The Suns took the lead and directly stopped the Nets. After the timeout, Porter Jr. still made a three-pointer. Booker also hit a three-point pull-up jumper. Then he received an assist and scored two more three-pointers. One player scored three three-pointers in a row to lead the team to 10 points. The Nets missed consecutive strong attacks. Allen counterattacked and hit another three-pointer. The point difference had reached 15 points.

Thomas played 9 minutes in the first quarter, scoring 3 of 5 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and a team-high 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block. Booker played 10 minutes, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal, with a plus-minus value of +12.

Back in the second quarter, Zawei counterattacked, jumped up and dodged the defensive lever and hit the ball. O'Neal counterattacked and the ball was taken out from behind by Sharp. Saraf made a long pass in the frontcourt and Porter dunked again. The Nets narrowed the point difference to 6 points and directly stopped the Suns. After the timeout, Iguodaro succeeded in a drift shot and stopped the bleeding in time. Thomas accelerated his breakthrough and met Maluach with a high throw. Zell Williams also made a three-pointer. The Nets had caught up to the 3-point difference. Dillon took the shot from the corner and made a difficult three-pointer, but it fell into the net. Then Thomas Jr. forced a three-pointer and caused a three-point foul. He had already committed four fouls. At halftime, the Nets trailed the Suns by 2 points 49-51.

Halftime statistics, for the Nets, Chinese teenager Zeng Fanbo has not yet had a chance to play; Thomas Jr. played 17 minutes, scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block on 4-of-7 shooting; Porter Jr. made 4-of-8 shots, 2-of-5 three-pointers, 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.

For the Suns, Booker played 18 minutes, scoring 3 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal. Dillon scored 3 of 8 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 10 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist, but had 4 fouls.

Changed sides to fight again. Mann made a strong three-pointer and then flew to make up the layup. One man scored 5 points in a row to help the team take the lead. Traore, the No. 19 pick, made consecutive mistakes. He first lost the ball by mistake, and then was whistled for an offensive foul. He had already made four mistakes. After Dunn stole the ball, he quickly counterattacked and completed a two-handed dunk. Booker broke through and beat Mann, and scored a layup with his left hand. There were also extra penalties. The Suns regained the lead to 6 points. Thomas broke through and assisted Claxton in an alley-oop dunk. Dillon scrambled for the front board and was whistled for a foul again. He received his sixth foul and was ejected. After three quarters, the Nets trailed the Suns by 7 points, 81-88.

In the decisive battle of the fourth quarter, Gilespie hit a three-pointer in counterattack, and the Suns once again led by 14 points. Then the Suns made consecutive mistakes, and the Nets hit four three-pointers in succession, narrowing the point difference to three points. At the critical moment, Danny Wolf hit a three-pointer off the board, Tyrese Martin broke through and forced a 2+1 score, and the Nets took the lead. In the end, the Nets completed a 15-point reversal 111-109.

In terms of statistics, for the Nets, Chinese teenager Zeng Fanbo never got a chance to play and was abandoned by the coach; Thomas Jr. scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block on 4 of 12 shots; Porter Jr. scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals on 6 of 11 shots.

For the Suns, Booker made 4 of 12 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers and scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal; Dillon left the game with 6 fouls, 4 of 9 and scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

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