Suns @ Rockets Monday game thread, 1-5-2026

[carrrnuttt]

Tired legs.

I came in here to say just that. You could tell their legs were shot at the end, which is why their shots were coming up short.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

seems like we haven't played many soft teams

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

ott called the game weird too

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

i like listening to ott talk basketball even after a loss

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

kd reminded me of how different times are - i complained about coaching for 2 straight years now i enjoy the coaching

 

[Hoop Head]

We need to get healthy and stay healthy. Rotating in and out guys like Grayson, Brooks, Mark Williams, Book, and others isn't easy to develop chemistry.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

gotta be hard for jalen to watch these games

 

[AzStevenCal]

Disappointing outcome but nothing about this game makes me doubt this Suns team, quite the opposite.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

oso is getting better btw

 

[Raindog]

I just want to see where this team can go with Green back. And hopefully the Suns training staff won't shut him down for the year because he gets a hangnail.

 

[SirStefan32]

Eh, it was a good game. They gave themselves a chance to win. Couple of bad decisions at the end of the game, tired legs on defense in the second half. Not upset at all about this one. They did a fine job.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Happy that we went 1-1 in this brutal back to back, especially both going down to the wire in crunch time and late travel today. That being said, this was a missed opportunity. Suns let it slip in the 4th with some stagnant offense. Hopefully they can take care of business against the Grizz.

 

[Covert Rain]

It just sucks the game at the devolved into the Book/KD show like the old days. Ball movement came to a halt.

 

[Yuma]

KD hit the one three when it mattered. Just like Booker the game before.

 

[Dback Jon]

It just sucks the game at the devolved into the Book/KD show like the old days. Ball movement came to a halt.

100%. KD brings out the worst in Book

 

[Adrian]

Proud of the team. Now go beat Memphis

 

[95pro]

A few things didn't help us like using the challenge for Flem, that was just not a smart one.
And for me, using the timeout after a rockets timeout when they had 4 seconds left on the shot clock.
Allen sucking didn't help either.

 

[Adrian]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap-amp/283354/Kevin-Durant-Explains-How-He-Didnt-Want-To-Leave-Suns-After-Game-Winner

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

book just waits for the double to come - burns it

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

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[elindholm]

Correct - but Books ego got in the way this game

Not going to change. He is who he is. He spent the entire second half trying to one-up Durant.

 

[Dback Jon]

Not going to change. He is who he is. He spent the entire second half trying to one-up Durant.

Yup - as I said in another post - KD brings out the worst in Book

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

book just waits for the double to come - burns it

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The slow double on book is dumb. The blitz double on book is what works.

 

[GatorAZ]

KD is a fairweather everything.