At 8 o'clock on January 7, Beijing time, in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 109-99, ending a four-game losing streak.

Statistics

76ers: Maxey 31 points, 10 assists and 2 steals, Oubre 26 points and 11 rebounds, George 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Yabusele 14 points and 10 rebounds;

Suns: Beal 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Durant 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Booker 10 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, Dunn 15 points and 4 rebounds;

The course of the game

At the beginning of the first quarter, Durant took the lead in hitting a three-pointer in the opening stage, and the 76ers quickly responded to the opponent's counterattack, Yabusele and Maxey hit three-pointers one after another, and Oubre took turns to impact the opponent's interior to score, and the 76ers launched a wave of 14-0. The Suns immediately instigated a counterattack, Plumlee, Beal and Nurkic shot one after another, but the 76ers continued to shoot hotly, in which Maxey hit a three-pointer again, George also scored points through mid-range shots and violent dunks, and the 76ers stabilized the situation on the court. At the end of the quarter, Allen hit a difficult three-pointer, and the 76ers' shooting percentage dropped slightly. At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led the Suns by seven points at 23-16.

Entering the second quarter, the Suns tried to organize a counterattack, but the 76ers scored consecutive points through jump shots and counterattack layups to stabilize the situation, and when Edwards hit a three-pointer, the 76ers were 29-20. In the following period, the 76ers felt cold, and the Suns seized the opportunity to organize a counterattack through three-point shots, rebounds and breakthrough layups with the ball to score consecutive points to blast out a wave of 9-1, instantly closing the gap to 1 point. Then, the two sides launched an attack on the outside, Yabusele, Jones, and Martin each hit three-pointers, and the situation on the court was very stalemate, when Durant broke through the dunk with the ball, the Suns 36-38. Immediately after, Yabusele hit another three-pointer, and Beal quickly responded with a three-pointer. At the end of the quarter, George hit a three-pointer and Jones scored on a jumper. At halftime, the 76ers held a four-point advantage.

Yibian fought again, and the two sides alternated points in the opening stage, and when Maxey counterattacked and dunked, the 76ers led by 7 points at 52-45. After that, Dunn hit a three-pointer, Durant dunked, and Booker scored consecutive points on an outside shot, and the Suns launched a wave of 10-0 to turn the situation around and surpass by 3 points. Maxey threw a throw to stop the bleeding for the 76ers, but Beal immediately carried the offensive banner for the Suns and led the team to a new round of scoring spurts through jump shots, breakthrough layups and free throws, and when Beal hit another three-pointer, the Suns led by 12 points at 70-58. Just as the Suns were ready to extend their lead further, Oubre stepped up and shot inside and outside to score crazy points to help the 76ers bite the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Suns were 78-73.

In the final quarter of the game, Maxey took the lead in hitting an outside three-pointer at the beginning, but the Suns immediately scored points with Beal, Dunn, and Morris taking turns shooting, and the Suns launched a wave of 14-1 and instantly extended the lead to 15 points. Then, Maxey hit consecutive three-pointers to lead the 76ers to chase points, but the Suns continued to feel the situation to stabilize the situation, and when Dunn threw and scored, the Suns held a 13-point advantage. The 76ers then instigated a new round of counteroffense, but Durant scored five straight points through a jumper to stabilize the situation with the Suns at 104-90. At the end of the period, the 76ers scored 6 points in a row, and Durant immediately hit a three-pointer to give a counterattack to lead the team to completely defend the victory. In the end, the Suns beat the 76ers 109-99.

Both sides start

76ers: George, Maxey, Oubre, Martin, Yabusele;

Suns: Durant, Booker, Plumlee, Jones, Dunn;