Chris Paul got rid of it. He struggled in all directions. To finish with 32 points, his highest total this season. But that was not enough. The All-Star point guard notably missed a three-point that could have tied his team ten seconds to the buzzer. An airball.
And the Phoenix Suns ultimately lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder (97-102) when they were up to 15 points ahead during the game.
“We are not playing well enough at the moment,” said Chris Paul after taking a break to be sure to choose his words.
“I won’t say that we are not good enough. But we’re not playing well enough right now. “
The veteran was particularly annoyed. The Arizona franchise remains on three straight losses and now has a balanced record of 8 wins and 8 losses. Or just one setback less than the Thunder, his evening opponent, yet supposed to box in a lower category since the transfer of… Chris Paul.
In any case, the words of the leader echoed those of his coach, Monty Williams.
“As long as this team doesn’t understand that we have to be consistent over four quarters, we’ll continue to feel like that. We ended the meeting very badly.
We missed open shots, shots near the basket, we executed badly, we finished badly. “
The Suns are currently playing without Devin Booker. But it is clear that it will still take time for this team to develop good habits. In particular because before this season and the parenthesis of the Disney bubble, the young players of Phoenix knew almost nothing other than defeat.
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