Lakers @ Suns Tuesday Playoff game thread 5-25-2021 - Game #2

[AzStevenCal]

Could be a blessing in disguise as well. Injured dude out there giving it his all distributing the ball to his best abilities will maybe amp up the other guys around him to elevate their games. Just a little head psyche that can give us another needed edge for a game like tonight.

Oh, so that's why so many teams routinely kneecap their best players?

 

[JCSunsfan]

Oh, so that's why so many teams routinely kneecap their best players?

Hope springs eternal.

 

[Mainstreet]

Phoenix Suns Arena needs to be fired up tonight to give the Suns a mental boost.

When this teams gets fired up and plays under control they are tough to beat.

No quit in this team or the fans.

BEAT LA! BEAT LA! BEAT LA!

 

[dscher]

Oh, so that's why so many teams routinely kneecap their best players?

We're Suns fans. A little glass half full mentality every once in a while shouldn't hurt TOO bad...

 

[Mainstreet]

Here's video of it from the far side of the court, behind Harrell, and it looks really bad from this angle. I think most of agree that Harrell should have been tossed as well but it is what it is at this point.

Check the video at like 1:28

Also has Payne's comments on everything.

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I think Harrell should have been ejected as well especially since he had plenty of time to think about what he was doing.

 

[95pro]

Could be a blessing in disguise as well. Injured dude out there giving it his all distributing the ball to his best abilities will maybe amp up the other guys around him to elevate their games. Just a little head psyche that can give us another needed edge for a game like tonight.

It did in game one. The players in the huddles during timeouts tried not to get emotional seeing an injured CP3 playing through the pain, as I read in one article, this gave them that boost and motivation in game 1.

hopefully he can shoot today to keep the defense honest.

 

[Mainstreet]

James Jones is on pregame. He says the key to game is get shots and don't turn the ball over.

Says the Suns are a good shooting team.

 

[Absolute Zero]

BEAT LA!!!

 

[Mainstreet]

@Absolute Zero

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[Chris_Sanders]

My nerves are at 11

 

[Mainstreet]

It's the same starters for both teams.

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[Mainstreet]

This is not the most encouraging.

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[Mainstreet]

Nearly time for tip-off.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Two turnovers to start is inauspicious

 

[Mainstreet]

Two fouls on Crowder and he is hurting. He got kicked by Davis.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Davis just kicks Crowder in the nuts in a non basketball move. Should be ejected

 

[Chris_Sanders]

This LA team is an embarrassment

 

[speedy]

That was some BS

 

[Chaplin]

Reggie Miller is a JOKE. The one guy who shouldn’t be talking about that kind of move.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Was this a challenge or did the refs look.om their own? No sound here

 

[Chaplin]

That was a kick. Plain and simple.

 

[Mainstreet]

Flagrant 1 but foul remains on Crowder. How can the foul stand?

He hit him with toe of his foot.

 

[Chaplin]

Flagrant 1 but foul remains on Crowder. How can the foul stand?

Foul happened before Davis kicked him.

 

[elindholm]

I think that's exactly the wrong idea. Ayton is still too limited offensively to be a go-to threat. It makes the defense's job easy and leads to turnovers and bad shots.

Exactly like I said. Two force-feeds to Ayton, two turnovers.

 

[AZ Native]

Flagrant 1 but foul remains on Crowder. How can the foul stand?

It's the Flakers.