Suns @ Celtics Monday Game Thread, 3-16-2026

[Proximo]

starting center and best defender is definitely short handed but every game is a must win - im not worried about our effort tho i just hope our shots are dropping on the road tonight - hoping the refs call it both ways and im ready for some pass first offense

There is no way in hell Brooks is our best defender, at times his defense was bad. His Defense box +- is a -1.4 this year.

Goodwin is our best defender, Highsmith appears to be our second best defender, and I think I would put Rasheer 3rd.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

Almost every team we play is missing 1 or 2 rotation players. Being totally healthy is the exception to the norm. That just isn't a good excuse.

starters bro - not rotation players - our starting center and best defender

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

There is no way in hell Brooks is our best defender, at times his defense was bad. His Defense box +- is a -1.4 this year.

Goodwin is our best defender, Highsmith appears to be our second best defender, and I think I would put Rasheer 3rd.

brooks is our best starting defender

 

[Cheesebeef]

All I am asking is that they perform up to the level they have already shown this year.

I feel like if they do we should have a chance against anyone but OKC and the Spurs - and maybe Denver because of our inability to match up with Jokic.

they're 39-28... and missing two starters and you're asking them to go into Boston, one of the best teams in the league who just got one of the best players in the league back, and win.

that's just not realistic. at all.

 

[Adrian]

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Devin Booker on Suns facing Celtics: "We've got to match their intensity, we've got to match their physicality. When they came to our gym, they had (22) offensive rebounds and they just out-dawged us. I think that's our M-O, that's our motto, too. We've got to raise the physicality from the beginning." #Suns

 

[taz02]

If Fleming has a huge, breakout type game and they shoot out of their minds from three we may have a chance.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

we've had the same exact starting lineup since williams went out

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

here we go

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

oso setting up low early on offense instead of uptop giving book and Green more room

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

great rebound jalen - then coast to coast for the dunk

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

book it

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

mean jalen green

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

im digging the book 2s devin is wearing

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

manman comes in a tad early- usually it's dunn first

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

boston calls time down 20-13

the spacing is beautiful tonight - looks like 4 on 4 when we're playing offense

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

don't challenge that lol somebody else probably committed the foul and they'll just change it from oneale

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

don't challenge that lol somebody else probably committed the foul and they'll just change it from oneale

hey overturned! but it's still a jumpball

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

nice job maluach

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

celtics tightening up since their timeout

now timeott suns tied 20-20

can't lose focus against boston

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

good defense

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

maluach needs to rebound

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

book trying to stear maluach out of the way then gets to his spot - it's wild when you look for it

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

book it baby

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

rasheer arms are longer than my first marriage

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

good foul goody