Suns @ Knicks Monday game thread 4-26-2021

[Proximo]

Wolves win!

 

[mjb21aztd]

Awesome wolves!!!

 

[Mainstreet]

Now Kings need to beat the Mavericks.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Wolves win!

wild night for us!

 

[Mainstreet]

It would also be nice if the Grizzlies beat the Nuggets.

 

[Suns_fan69]

I feel a lot better about the 3-2 road trip seeing Utah go 2-3 in their last 5.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Totally agree with Frank. Saric is a little more reliable offensively, but Frank has extra length on defense that helps. Even if Saric is healthy, i'd go to Frank now and again in certain matchups.

he’s also a SMART player out there.

I think we also saw tonight that Craig is great in small doses. But he’s not a good enough shooter to be a starter, IMO and got a tiny big for his britches after that first made trey ball.

 

[82CardsGrad]

yup. If we can finally beat them on Wednesday, that gives us a 3 game lead again. That would be nice.

look, I have to imagine we just had one of the toughest road trips of any team this season and came out 3-2. I’ll take it.

Big showdown coming up with the Clippers!

Clips are a super bad matchup for us... they’ve pretty much owned us. Would be amazing to come away with a W Wednesday... but I would say that in a 7 game series, the Clips would still come away victorious 9 times out of 10...

This team still is way too inconsistent from behind the arc. Crowder, Saric, Cam J, Bridges, Book... way too unreliable. And for Cam, Bridges and Book, I really hope it clicked tonight that when you’re off, and dudes are running at you to defend you behind the arc, DRIVE TO THE BASKET!

 

[Hoop Head]

Suns needed win in the worst way heading home to play the Clippers and Jazz.

It's great to build the mental confidence.

Aren't the Jazz still missing Mitchell? I hope so. I like him as a player but he can take his time to return.

 

[Mainstreet]

The team I absolutely do not want to play in the playoffs is the Spurs.

 

[82CardsGrad]

The team I absolutely do not want to play in the playoffs is the Spurs.

Spurs, Lakers and Clips... all horrendous Round 1 opponents...

 

[Mainstreet]

Aren't the Jazz still missing Mitchell? I hope so. I like him as a player but he can take his time to return.

The same here. Mitchell is still out but it's uncertain when he returns.

 

[Mainstreet]

Spurs, Lakers and Clips... all horrendous Round 1 opponents...

Yeah. All are hard to beat but the Suns have to play the Spurs two more times in the regular season and there is some bad history there.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yeah. All are hard to beat but the Suns have to play the Spurs two more times in the regular season and there is some bad history there.

I just don’t want to face a Pop team. I can see playoff pressure possibly getting to us in Game 1 and if we go down 0-1 to the Spurs, however tight we may be only gets tighter and tighter and Pop knows how to turn those screws.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I just don’t want to face a Pop team. I can see playoff pressure possibly getting to us in Game 1 and if we go down 0-1 to the Spurs, however tight we may be only gets tighter and tighter and Pop knows how to turn those screws.

Pop is truly the Suns’ Daddy... [emoji35]

 

[Mainstreet]

I just don’t want to face a Pop team. I can see playoff pressure possibly getting to us in Game 1 and if we go down 0-1 to the Spurs, however tight we may be only gets tighter and tighter and Pop knows how to turn those screws.

The Suns loss to the Spurs was the worst I've seen this season and they seem to be peaking.

I don't want the Suns to play them any more than they have too. Take no gifts from Popovich!

 

[Mainstreet]

Let's come home and beat the Clippers and Jazz and own the #1 spot in the league.

 

[mjb21aztd]

My eyes are super red from well bong hit maybe and tiredness

Such a fun night w after those 2 losses also the celtics player opponent who talked trash to craig is a *****!! Hope craig gets revenge

 

[NashDishesDimes]

There is no way Spurs beat Suns in 7 game series, absolutely no way. Theyre only in the playoff discussion because of Pop and theyre riding off of previous culture. That team completely devoid of talent. This is not the Duncan-Parker Spurs in the least.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Glad they pulled it out. 3-2 on that road swing is not too bad at all.

Man that’s an understatement. That was the east coast death March from hell and we won 60% of them.

 

[Superbone]

It's sad when Noel outplays Ayton.

Ayton: 9 pts, 13 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, 0 turnovers
Noel: 4 pts, 3 boards, 3 assists, 0 blocks, 1 turnover

 

[Proximo]

Clips are a super bad matchup for us... they’ve pretty much owned us. Would be amazing to come away with a W Wednesday... but I would say that in a 7 game series, the Clips would still come away victorious 9 times out of 10...

This team still is way too inconsistent from behind the arc. Crowder, Saric, Cam J, Bridges, Book... way too unreliable. And for Cam, Bridges and Book, I really hope it clicked tonight that when you’re off, and dudes are running at you to defend you behind the arc, DRIVE TO THE BASKET!

no way 9 out of 10.

maybe 6 out of 10.

Suns have a shot. Remember George has a tendency to fold like a tortilla in the playoffs.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Ayton: 9 pts, 13 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, 0 turnovers
Noel: 4 pts, 3 boards, 3 assists, 0 blocks, 1 turnover

Nice job by Ayton on the boards in the second half, but otherwise a disappointment against a team he should dominate.

 

[Mainstreet]

@Superbone

I'm glad those stats changed in Ayton's favor but Noel was having the better of it early.

 

[Covert Rain]

Nice job by Ayton on the boards in the second half, but otherwise a disappointment against a team he should dominate.

They expended a crap load of energy just getting even. This team is obviously still learning how to win.