Clippers @ Suns Thursday game thread 1-6-2022

[Mainstreet]

The Suns come home for two games playing the Clippers on Thursday and the Heat on Saturday.

Clippers are 19-19 and haven't played since they lost to the Timberwolves at home on Monday.

Suns move to 29-8 after winning the last two games of their three game road trip.

The game will be televised on Bally Sports Arizona and on TNT.

Start time is scheduled for 8 p.m. Arizona time.

 

[Mainstreet]

After the two games at home the Suns head out on a five game road trip January 11th through the 20th.

@Toronto (1/11)
@Indiana (1/14
@Detroit (1/16)
@San Antonio (1/17)
@Dallas (1/20)

Note the Pistons and Spurs games are back-to-back games.

 

[Proximo]

I hate playing the Clippers. For some reason we always have a hard time with them.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I hate playing the Clippers. For some reason we always have a hard time with them.

They’re just so damn scrappy.

Side note... Cam Paynevtakingva big step backwards this year is the slight difference between us and GS right now. He’s scoring two more points a game, but he’s shooting three more shots per game on 39% overall and 31% from 3, off from 48% overall and 41% from 3. He’s the reason the bench isn’t the dynamo we expected it to be, even though Cam Johnson has stepped forward and McGee has been everything and more we could have hoped for.

He was flat out awful last night. Sucks. If he came back around it would be huge for the second unit.

 

[Chaplin]

They’re just so damn scrappy.

Side note... Cam Paynevtakingva big step backwards this year is the slight difference between us and GS right now. He’s scoring two more points a game, but he’s shooting three more shots per game on 39% overall and 31% from 3, off from 48% overall and 41% from 3. He’s the reason the bench isn’t the dynamo we expected it to be, even though Cam Johnson has stepped forward and McGee has been everything and more we could have hoped for.

He was flat out awful last night. Sucks. If he came back around it would be huge for the second unit.

I'm wondering if he's being coached differently -- one thing I've noticed, especially lately, is that Payne is almost always paired with another point guard (Payton or CP3), and in many cases, he's in with both of them (that happened last night). I kind of wonder if there is some confusion there.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I'm wondering if he's being coached differently -- one thing I've noticed, especially lately, is that Payne is almost always paired with another point guard (Payton or CP3), and in many cases, he's in with both of them (that happened last night). I kind of wonder if there is some confusion there.

I don’t know but if they are, switch back for God’s sake. The frustrating part is he’s getting to the hole and wide open looks from 3. But I can’t remember the last time he hit that floater in the lane. It’s a 5-6 footer that he keeps getting and then just totally blowing.

 

[Phrazbit]

They’re just so damn scrappy.

Side note... Cam Paynevtakingva big step backwards this year is the slight difference between us and GS right now. He’s scoring two more points a game, but he’s shooting three more shots per game on 39% overall and 31% from 3, off from 48% overall and 41% from 3. He’s the reason the bench isn’t the dynamo we expected it to be, even though Cam Johnson has stepped forward and McGee has been everything and more we could have hoped for.

He was flat out awful last night. Sucks. If he came back around it would be huge for the second unit.

I think he and Saric had really good chemistry out there. Payne misses his screens and give and go passing dearly.

 

[Chaplin]

I think he and Saric had really good chemistry out there. Payne misses his screens and give and go passing dearly.

Kaminsky was also playing very well with that second unit. His vision is missing from that group.

 

[Mainstreet]

It sounds like Isaiah Hartenstein will not play tomorrow.

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[JCSunsfan]

They’re just so damn scrappy.

Side note... Cam Paynevtakingva big step backwards this year is the slight difference between us and GS right now. He’s scoring two more points a game, but he’s shooting three more shots per game on 39% overall and 31% from 3, off from 48% overall and 41% from 3. He’s the reason the bench isn’t the dynamo we expected it to be, even though Cam Johnson has stepped forward and McGee has been everything and more we could have hoped for.

He was flat out awful last night. Sucks. If he came back around it would be huge for the second unit.

I do t mind playing them so much now that PBEV is not there. My worry with him there was always injury. He is a dangerous player. If we get beat, we get beat.

 

[Mainstreet]

James Jones says Suns are still evaluating players in health and safety protocols and would like to give those players reps before returning.

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[Mainstreet]

Deandre Ayton, Jae Crowder and JaVale McGee are out of health and safety protocols but will not play against Clippers for reconditioning purposes.

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[Mainstreet]

Landry Shamet and Abdel Nader are still in health and safety protocols.

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[Mainstreet]

So it looks like the same bunch of Suns players that played against the Pelicans will play against the Clippers.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Clippers will be down a lot of players Thursday as well.

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[Cheesebeef]

Bummer not to get those guys back tomorrow. But looking forward to seeing more Stix and if we can get the Clips game, that’ll give our other guys time to round back into form for the Miami game on Sat.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bummer not to get those guys back tomorrow. But looking forward to seeing more Stix and if we can get the Clips game, that’ll give our other guys time to round back into form for the Miami game on Sat.

The Clippers are a hard team to figure. They won at the Nets on Saturday with this lineup.

Clippers 120-116 Nets (Jan 1, 2022) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the LA Clippers vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA game from January 1, 2022 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

www.espn.com

 

[Cheesebeef]

The Clippers are a hard team to figure. They won at the Nets on Saturday with this lineup.

Clippers 120-116 Nets (Jan 1, 2022) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the LA Clippers vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA game from January 1, 2022 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

www.espn.com

They scrap hard. We have to meet the intensity and not have a hone welcome let down, thinking reinforcements are on the way.

 

[Muggz]

The Clippers are always gonna "bring it" against the Suns.
Not afraid of the Clippers.
Boy George could have 50 I just dgaf.
Suns by 7+

 

[Mainstreet]

Nico Batum will play tonight.

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[Yuma]

I hate the Clippers, too. Almost more than the Lakers now. They are just so thuggish.

 

[Mainstreet]

Monty says Ayton, Crowder and McGee wanted to play but he thought it was best to hold them back. They made the decision after he talked to them.

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[Mainstreet]

When players get healthy, Jalen Smith's minutes will probably come at the 4 position.

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[Mainstreet]

Monty describes the tenacity of the Clippers bench as guys that "eat rocks."

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[Mainstreet]

Monty says nothing has changed with Jalen Smith's work ethic or game other than the poster dunk.

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