Suns @ Lakers Sunday Playoff thread 5-30- 2021 - Game 4

[Chaplin]

Man I feel like we’ve played our best half of the postseason and only up 4.

Well we did win game 1. You think this half is better than either one in that game?

 

[Hoop Head]

Wonder how Davis will look in the second half. Hard to tell when Lakers are legit hurt or acting.

 

[Raindog]

Well, somehow survived the bad shooting and awful referees in the first half.

Really, the Lakers are not very good at all. Playing this way against just about anybody else in the playoffs right now, we would have been blown out by 20 in games 2 and 3, and losing by 20 right now.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Signs of life. That's good! But LA has killed us coming out of halftime last two games. Let's see if the Suns can take it to them first this time around.

 

[dscher]

Man I feel like we’ve played our best half of the postseason and only up 4.

I'd really love for ayton to get some inside presence in there for some easy buckets to take the pressure off our outside game. I can hope.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

If it wasn’t already clear before, it is now. This series would be a formality if not for the freak injury to Paul.

 

[FB94]

Need to weather first five minutes coming out of half. Cannot come out soft

 

[Hoop Head]

Hopefully Bridges and Crowder each getting a few 3's under their belts will boost their play in the second half.

 

[Mainstreet]

I feel the Suns haven't played well at all and they have managed to be up by 4 at the half.

They can play so much better than this.

 

[95pro]

Need to put someone on lebron full time at the start of the third. He’s been setting the tone coming out of the third quarters.


Watch lebron come out hard here.

 

[dscher]

I feel the Suns haven't played well at all and they have managed to be up by 4 at the half.

They can play so much better than this.

Our defensive rebounding will be key imo

 

[dscher]

Watch lebron come out hard here.

That's what great players do...they know how to turn it up when the team needs it most. If we can weather even a little of that storm, we'll be in good shape imo

 

[95pro]

Maybe start the third in a zone to limit attacks to the rim. Lakers going to try and start downhill

 

[AZ Native]

Well that was a much better second qtr.

key will be start to the second half.

Hopefully, it will not resemble the last game.

 

[Mainstreet]

Our defensive rebounding will be key imo

Agree.

Also I'd like Paul to play confident and shoot the open 3 if he has it. It's important for the team he plays confident.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Well we did win game 1. You think this half is better than either one in that game?

That game is so long ago I haven’t been able to get the suck of the last two games outta my head.

 

[95pro]

Would like to see Craig and Payne to start the third. And a zone for a few plays.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Cant have another slow start to the third!

 

[Hoop Head]

No Davis, attack hard!

 

[Mainstreet]

Anthony Davis is not playing to start 2nd half.

 

[Cheesebeef]

No AD.

MUST WIN THIS GAME.

 

[Cheesebeef]

With No Davis this DOESNT mean force feed Ayton. It means everyone, especially Booker needs to attack the rim.

 

[95pro]

Looks like AD injured himself. He tried kicking his legs out to crowder.

 

[Proximo]

Suns better freakin win if Davis is out for the game.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Suns better freakin win if Davis is out for the game.

yup. That is the break the team needs. This series could end up a war of attrition. Last man standing.