Suns @ Thunder 2026 Playoffs Wednesday Game 2 Thread, 4-22-2026

[Proximo]

Gillespie playing well for once.

We just have to play almost perfect to beat this team.

 

[Superbone]

Gillespie playing well for once.

We just have to play almost perfect to beat this team.

You forgot the refs. We have to play perfect to beat this team and the refs.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Gillespie playing well for once.

We just have to play almost perfect to beat this team.

I think the Suns being competitive is all we can ask for. I would be shocked if they could win 1 game against OKC in a playoff series.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

You forgot the refs. We have to play perfect to beat this team and the refs.

Suns have 2 more FT attempts than OKC. I think there could have been a couple calls go the Suns way but there hasn't been that much of a disparage tonight.

 

[Superbone]

The Suns only being down 8 at halftime against this refereeing clown show is a f'n miracle.

 

[clyde2tw]

Gillespie and Oso duo has lots of potential. JWill has long arms to make those stops on Book. Our young guys are just too raw on offense still. Dunn should've moved in 3pt line to pick up the short pass by Book to avoid the TO, judgment!

 

[Superbone]

Suns have 2 more FT attempts than OKC. I think there could have been a couple calls go the Suns way but there hasn't been that much of a disparage tonight.

It's not about an even distribution. OKC gets away with a lot of stuff and we don't. That Caruso offensive foul was a joke. Holmgren is constantly flopping and pulling down Oso. Wiliams grabbed Bookers hand before the poke away. A ton of uncalled fouls that turn the tide.

Maybe you're just watching the boxscore.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

It's not about an even distribution. OKC gets away with a lot of stuff and we don't. That Caruso offensive foul was a joke. Holmgren is constantly flopping and pulling down Oso. Wiliams grabbed Bookers hand before the poke away. A ton of uncalled fouls that turn the tide.

Eh, I don't see it that way tonight, you're always going to have calls not go your way. 17 points off of 11 turnovers for Phx tells a different story for me. Can't be that sloppy against the best team in the NBA.

 

[Superbone]

Eh, I don't see it that way tonight, you're always going to have calls not go your way. 17 points off of 11 turnovers for Phx tells a different story for me. Can't be that sloppy against the best team in the NBA.

Many of those turnovers are after uncalled fouls. Are you watching the game? Serious question.

 

[clyde2tw]

Suns have 2 more FT attempts than OKC. I think there could have been a couple calls go the Suns way but there hasn't been that much of a disparage tonight.

Refs withheld from the touch foul calls for SGA. That's why he stopped to rely on refs' bailing him out and elected to pass instead of jump shots in the paint a couple times.

 

[Superbone]

I am not one to blame the refs but the no calls and bad calls after OKC foul baiting have been horrible in this one. The Suns don't grab and hold like OKC but maybe they should if they could get away with it too but that doesn't seem to be the case.

 

[Superbone]

The difference is that Gillespie didn't dive backwards like Caruso. Foul baiting 101.

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[AzCardsfan76]

Many of those turnovers are after uncalled fouls. Are you watching the game? Serious question.

Yes, apparently I'm not as big of a homer as you are. They have been sloppy with the basketball, period.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Guys, enough. I don’t know what game you’re watching but they’re hitting shots and we are taking bad shots because if the good defense.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

The difference is that Gillespie didn't dive backwards like Caruso. Foul baiting 101.

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I thought that call on Booker was atrocious.

 

[Phrazbit]

Guys, enough. I don’t know what game you’re watching but they’re hitting shots and we are taking bad shots because if the good defense.

We're not moving the ball... again.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I mean they are getting wide open shots and knocking them down.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Great pass by Oso.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I mean we get Booker throwing it to the defense leading to an Allez-oop. Is that the refs? Cmon.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

And another inexcusable turnover by Booker.... If they can't make a run here the route is on.

 

[Proximo]

I hope book is hurt. Otherwise he has no excuse for being so scared to take shots.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

We're not moving the ball... again.

No, we aren’t. But it’s because green is literally the only player capable of putting pressure on the defense. No one else is a good enough combination of athlete and ballhandler to do so.

 

[Chaplin]

I mean we get Booker throwing it to the defense leading to an Allez-oop. Is that the refs? Cmon.

Jesus, nobody is saying EVERYTHING is on the refs. Good lord you know this.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I hope book is hurt. Otherwise he has no excuse for being so scared to take shots.

He routinely gets intimidated by teams with long athletes. See rockets and thunder primarily.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

No, we aren’t. But it’s because green is literally the only player capable of putting pressure on the defense. No one else is a good enough combination of athlete and ballhandler to do so.

Would love to see Ott go to Flemming here in order to stretch the Thunder but we all know that's not going to happen....