Bright Side Of The Sun · Jan 20, 2023
Quick Recap: Suns WIN, 117-112, in new owner’s first game
The Phoenix Suns came out looking like the Suns we knew and loved for three quarters, taking a 20 point lead into the 4th, 94-74. But then the lack of playmaking (Saben Lee, on a 10-day contract, was their only real playmaker due to injuries) hurt the Suns when the Brooklyn Nets dialed up the pressure.
Kyrie Irving went OFF in the fourth quarter, draining 14 points on 8 shots to pull the Nets within five points in the first five minutes of the quarter, but the Suns forced three straight turnovers and held the lead at 5. The Nets were able to pull within 4 (111-107) with just under a minute to go and then within 3 (113-110) with 10.9 seconds to go.