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

[Cheesebeef]

The Cardinals have done a real number on you, haven't they?

I think all of our teams can lay equal blame on me at this point.

at least here I actually still kinda care. the Cardinals are such a joke, I barely register any kinda passion whatsoever... if that.

 

[GatorAZ]

The Cardinals have done a real number on you, haven't they?

Ask us again in about 6 hrs.

 

[Adrian]

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[newBluePlanet]

Book - you've lost 7 consecutive playoff games - gotten your ASS KICKED in almost all of them, losing each one I believe by 10 points or more and I think have been down by at least 20 in 6 of them.

How about you actually show up and focus on getting better yourself instead of begging for the refs to do the same.

freaking baby.

yes, that red-faced puss that's always baffled

it's how he shows up that matters. Just points don't cut it. in these 4 games, the only playin/playoff game we won, was the one where he took only 12 shots.

11 years of falling short, too often epically. He's not smart enough to adapt.

this game, Dillon rallied the team to cut a 24 point deficit in half in the 4th. We still needed another 10 with 2 minutes to go. We needed to create more chaos, steals, fast breaks. More 3's. We got more Booker-ball. Over-dribbling, shooting 2's and getting fouled. OKC collected themselves. The rally was over. We lost by 13
except for isolated instances of him getting particularly hot, the results will never change

 

[Dr dumas]

oso doesn't suck - the hot takes here suck

We are literally playing 4 on 5 on offense with Oso in the lineup. Same play every time with his back facing the basket.

 

[azgreg]

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

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double whammy

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

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[newBluePlanet]

some calls were awful and i think players should complain. But to choose a playoff series where you're not competing to choose to step over the line and call out a referee by name, is just another bone-headed move. It would have been just as effective to call out the officiating without finger-pointing. None of the refs are going to like that, and we'll pay a price for it.

reminds me when of prices we paid for him taunted Doncic and called Paul George the N word.

it's our team captain's calls that are always more to blame for our losses than the referees

 

[Phrazbit]

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Funny stuff.

"We admit the refs erred in their decisions"

"How dare you question the refs"

 

[taz02]

I cannot remember ever complaining about officiating on this board. Every game has bad calls, often a bad call is made up for by another offsetting bad call in the suns favor.

however, this series has been different. The obvious bad calls seem intentionally biased beyond anything I can remember. There needs to be accountability.

Why can't the NBA have a four-person officiating crew, three on the floor and one reviewing calls in real time on the sideline monitor.

 

[Carolinacacti]

I cannot remember ever complaining about officiating on this board. Every game has bad calls, often a bad call is made up for by another offsetting bad call in the suns favor.

however, this series has been different. The obvious bad calls seem intentionally biased beyond anything I can remember. There needs to be accountability.

Why can't the NBA have a four-person officiating crew, three on the floor and one reviewing calls in real time on the sideline monitor.

The big problem is the early calls. First game they took Goody out of the game early. This was never going to be a Cinderella story. If Booker has anything left he better show it now

 

[Mainstreet]

Devin Booker was right about the WWE comments he made after the game. It needed to be said.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/suns-devin-booker-wwe-comparison-nba-referee-terrible/

 

[Superbone]

The big problem is the early calls. First game they took Goody out of the game early. This was never going to be a Cinderella story. If Booker has anything left he better show it now

You think Book should just force up shots when he's double teamed? The OKC defense is definitely predicated to stop Booker.

 

[Carolinacacti]

You think Book should just force up shots when he's double teamed? The OKC defense is definitely predicated to stop Booker.

I believe he should shoot in the lane in stead of turning it over

 

[Superbone]

I believe he should shoot in the lane in stead of turning it over

Well that I can agree with.

 

[Adrian]

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[Suns_fan69]

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And they say AI is bad for the world...

 

[newBluePlanet]

Devin Booker was right about the WWE comments he made after the game. It needed to be said.

typical Booker ignorance. games are only at risk of turning into brawls when refs DON'T make calls. Not when they're over-policing

unless he means that hot-headed players like him are going to become so furious they're going to start wrestling the refs

don't try so hard to rationalize everything he does or says

 

[Suns_fan69]

typical Booker ignorance. games are only at risk of turning into brawls when refs DON'T make calls. Not when they're over-policing

unless he means that hot-headed players like him are going to become so furious they're going to start wrestling the refs

don't try so hard to rationalize everything he does or says

The WWE reference is about predetermined outcomes rather than anything about actually wrestling.

 

[leclerc]

F OKC holding, dirty plays, floppy SGA, and smug a holes. Go Suns!

 

[leclerc]

No Fleming is just weak stuff by Ott.

 

[leclerc]

Caruso can do whatever he wants and gets the star treatment.

Caruso, star, it's just precious. Zebras have a manuscript.

 

[carrrnuttt]

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[Chaplin]

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Someone needs to check that ref's extracuricular activities.