Bulls @ Suns Thursday Game Thread, 3-5-2026

[BooksOrangePlanet]

we have to get serious in the 3rd quarter - we don't have the luxury of playing in the eastern conference

 

[Yuma]

I feel fortunate we kept them at 55.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

phx pulls back within 5 at the half

bulls 55 suns 50

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns blessed to be only down by 5 points.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

im not worried - ott's messing with completely new lineups again tonight- he'll start the starters in the 3rd but start playing the hot hands together towards the end of the quarter and into the 4th - should be fine

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

maluach played like a rookie with 2 pts and 2 turnovers in 7 minutes but also pulled down 4 boards and discouraged a couple drives - but he still l9ses track of his assignment when he focuses on the ball handler

 

[Yuma]

im not worried - ott's messing with completely new lineups again tonight- he'll start the starters in the 3rd but start playing the hot hands together towards the end of the quarter and into the 4th - should be fine

Thoughts and prayers, you are right.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

Thoughts and prayers, you are right.

I have no idea who the hot hands will be but that's ott's style for climbing back in games

 

[Yuma]

Quote of the first half, "That jumper gets smoother and smoother the more he plays." on Rasheer's three point make.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

no mark williams again tomorrow night and the pelicans got some big boys - we need to speed it up

 

[Yuma]

I have no idea who the hot hands will be but that's ott's style for climbing back in games

Hopefully we clamp down on defense. We looked bad at stopping them from driving into the paint.

 

[Mainstreet]

Huntley might play some center before the night is over.

 

[clyde2tw]

Allen and Book raised their game and made us back. Allen has a habit to start with very long 3pt shooting that's expected to be low lilelihood. His closer range 3s are almost a sure thing if open, as he finally changed to it and calmly nailed one middle in the game, and found back his confidence that opened up our offense.

 

[Mainstreet]

Hopefully we clamp down on defense. We looked bad at stopping them from driving into the paint.

Yeah, the Suns lack of defense, turnovers and an inside presence is a weakness the Bulls exploited.

 

[Chaplin]

Some of the worst defense we’ve seen all season. Terrible.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

ryan dunn had to only positive +/- for the suns in the first half with a +11

everyone else was 0 or in the negatives

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

back to back oso buckets

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

they won't give book a call

 

[Cheesebeef]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo. He is going to be out until then. We will be without Brooks and Williams for multiple weeks. HUGE BLOW to the Suns.

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Oh man… the injuries this team has suffered have been brutal.

 

[Mainstreet]

Green can't or won't elevate on his layup attempts.

 

[Yuma]

ryan dunn had to only positive +/- for the suns in the first half with a +11

everyone else was 0 or in the negatives

That was basically all hustle.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

4 fouls on richards - we should probably go at him

 

[Mainstreet]

Green is playing like a ball chucker out there.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

finally gillespie

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

timeott incoming