Playoffs: Suns @ Clippers Thursday game thread 4-20-2023 - Game 3

[Covert Rain]

Thank God Durant knows how to hit FT’s. Geesh.

 

[Hoop Head]

How did we trade for KD and Booker still needs help

We wasted the #1 overall pick a few years back.

 

[Phrazbit]

Ok... I can breath again.

Booker... just carried this team tonight. Unbelievable game by him.

Durant got in his own head again, not wild about that.

Paul... I hope this was a fluke and not that his shooting hand is a ruin again. Unlike previous times when his hand has been screwed up he was WILLING to shoot, he just sucked at it.

 

[Finito]

Honestly I’m already planning moves for offseason.

This ain’t close to a championship team

 

[Proximo]

I mean this may be a win, but it’s just not good enough.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yeah even if this team survives this series they ain't beating the nuggets.

Yeah… I really wanted them as a second round opponent but they’re a rolling machine on offense that I think could run us right off the court.

 

[Mainstreet]

Powell has 40 points.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I mean this may be a win, but it’s just not good enough.

Nope.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I’ll stop after this post.. but, KD looks like a relic. He looks tired and old.
And I’m really having a hard time with the fact that we coughed up Bridges and Cam for what might be a has-been…
I hope I’m wrong.

 

[Finito]

Yeah… I really wanted them as a second round opponent but they’re a rolling machine on offense that I think could run us right off the court.

Then factor in the altitude and is playing our starters the entire game

 

[Absolute Zero]

CP3s hand is clearly hurt, been affecting his shot all night. Night and day from last game.

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Suns 129 - Clippers 124

 

[95pro]

I’ll stop after this post.. but, KD looks like a relic. He looks tired and old.
And I’m really having a hard time with the fact that we coughed up Bridges and Cam for what might be a has-been…
I hope I’m wrong.

Well he is old and playing lots of straight minutes.

 

[Covert Rain]

Book 45 points, Durant 28 points. We would be screwed if not for those two. We can’t depend on Paul or Ayton. Craig has also been on fire.

 

[Chaplin]

I mean this may be a win, but it’s just not good enough.

Good enough to make it 2 games to 1. Maybe not good enough for game 4, but we have 2-1 regardless.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Well he is old and playing lots of straight minutes.

Why did we trade for him then?

 

[dscher]

Honestly I’m already planning moves for offseason.

This ain’t close to a championship team

As we should. This was well known before the playoffs started imo.

 

[Chaplin]

ASFN: We won, but we suck.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Not the prettiest w but playoff victory is nice

Book was on fire unreal gm major props!!

420 mango dream kush hit to w

Wishing All cards suns fans have a gn

 

[Mainstreet]

Book 45 points, Durant 28 points. We would be screwed if not for those two. We can’t depend on Paul or Ayton. Craig has also been on fire.

That's who the Suns built their team around.

 

[82CardsGrad]

ASFN: We won, but we suck.

We won. We don’t suck. But we are not “that” good either.

 

[Rivercard]

Booker is amazing. KD trade looks very questionable now. Somehow the Suns needed a lot of bad calls and no calls to help pull this one out. Very surprising, I thought Phoenix +8 was the best bet all year. Glad I wasn't in Vegas or I would have lost a lot of money tonight.

 

[Cheesebeef]

CP3s hand is clearly hurt, been affecting his shot all night. Night and day from last game.

This happens every other game all season.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Even with 12/11 this was one of the worst Ayton playoff games I can remember. His hands have been the worst I’ve ever seen from him this entire series. Shooting 4/8 at the free throw line and letting everyone score on him however they wanted. The clippers just pulled down his pants and made him their gimp.

 

[Covert Rain]

Durant is barely outside the top 10 scorers in the playoffs, averaging more than Bridges and some people are saying he isn’t helping and looks to old.

LOL.

He isn’t playing like the #1 Superstar but Book wouldn’t be as open without him.