Suns @ Trail Blazers Tuesday game thread 12-19-2023

[Mainstreet]

Suns with an 18-8 lead, timeout called.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Suns playing defense - getting steals and rebounds - throw in a couple 3s and we're all asking ourselves why it can't be this easy more often

 

[Mainstreet]

Nurk continues to go at the rim

He crashed down on and slimed Sharpe.

 

[Yuma]

How was that not a foul by Camara? He blasted Nurkic from behind and caused the ball to come loose?

 

[BirdGangThing]

Suns are making it a point to get Nurk the ball going to the basket

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns are cutting to the basket off screens.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Suns look like a different team right now - we saw it for a few minutes against the wizards - heightened sensitivity and super focused

 

[Yuma]

Suns are cutting to the basket off screens.

In another thread we were just having this discussion about our guys not cutting. Maybe it was that film season the Suns had today. They are cutting into the paint a lot tonight.

 

[Mainstreet]

Those look like sunglasses on Henderson.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Nurk is going right at Ayton and he's going right by Ayton - Ayton just doesn't seem to mind

 

[BirdGangThing]

Oh yeah... Reath

 

[BirdGangThing]

This is what we're supposed to play like

 

[Mainstreet]

Reath likes playing against Phoenix as he nails the three.

I'd trade Bol Bol for him. I think Reath is on a two-way contract, though.

 

[Yuma]

I was just thinking what EJ said. He travelled after the foul getting up his shot. How can that be an and 1?

 

[BirdGangThing]

I was just thinking what EJ said. He travelled after the foul getting up his shot. How can that be an and 1?

Cuz it was Book??

 

[Mainstreet]

I was just thinking what EJ said. He travelled after the foul getting up his shot. How can that be an and 1?

Seems like the NBA has temporarily brought back continuation.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Book on the bench now - KD running things

 

[BirdGangThing]

lol EJ

 

[BirdGangThing]

KD carrying the bench

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

See the refs are doing a bang up job yet again..

 

[Mainstreet]

Grant runs over Eubanks and he gets the call.

 

[Yuma]

Ball had grease on it.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 1st quarter:

Suns 36 - Trail Blazers 20

 

[Yuma]

This quarter was WAY MORE LIKE IT!

 

[BirdGangThing]

1) We need to stop trying to pass KD the ball in heavily populated passing lanes

2) If KD's passes continue to be this bad I'd rather he just shoot it - like the buzzer beater he just hit

Loven the game tonight