Game 34: Phoenix Suns (13-20) @ Los Angeles Lakers (26-7) - Wed, 1/1, 8:30 PM MST

[MathiasPW]

That 1st quarter is now being shared in all sorts of shady dark web sites that get people off on extreme physical abuse.

Jeez

[hollywood6964]

He thinks he's a starter. I don't think he'll go for a bench role and 4 mil.

he can want whatever he likes, but he has pretty clearly demonstrated that he is neither good enough nor consistent enough to be a starter in this league. and he doesnt do any one thing at an elite level.

I always laugh at "he won't accept a bench role" like these guys have a choice if that is what happens. That likely means they are not good enough to start in the NBA, especially if you're on the Suns and it's your 3rd team on your rookie deal.

I think my obvious sarcasm on a player I historically don't like went over the head here.

[Qwigglez]

28 fouls to 17.
34 FTs vs 23.

What sucks is we could have stolen this game in the fourth if we just hit our wide open 3s. DA played solid defense in the 2nd half where I’m not sure how often he was scored on. He needs to play more aggressive to start the game though, he looked rather skittish in the first half.

Can we talk about Oubre though? I feel his energy is what kept the team alive. He wasn’t afraid to battle with the Lakers. He’s put on a very solid three game performance averaging 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals, and four 3s a game. These are borderline all star like numbers. He’s been putting in the work and I think he deserves a lot of credit. I hope he can stay consistent the rest of the season.

[spanishninja]

28 fouls to 17.
34 FTs vs 23.

What sucks is we could have stolen this game in the fourth if we just hit our wide open 3s. DA played solid defense in the 2nd half where I’m not sure how often he was scored on. He needs to play more aggressive to start the game though, he looked rather skittish in the first half.

Can we talk about Oubre though? I feel his energy is what kept the team alive. He wasn’t afraid to battle with the Lakers. He’s put on a very solid three game performance averaging 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals, and four 3s a game. These are borderline all star like numbers. He’s been putting in the work and I think he deserves a lot of credit. I hope he can stay consistent the rest of the season.

we definitely brought the hustle in the second half. this game was ultimately lost in the first quarter, as you can't expect to be down 30 against the Lakers at the half and win. it seems silly to nitpick missing shots in the last few minutes when we missed many more of the same shots at the beginning of the game. The important thing from last night is that we came back at all. Even the Mavs weren't able to swing the momentum in their favor in their game against the Lakers the way we did. If we bring the same intensity over these next several games, we have a good shot at getting closer to .500.

[bwgood77]

28 fouls to 17.
34 FTs vs 23.

What sucks is we could have stolen this game in the fourth if we just hit our wide open 3s. DA played solid defense in the 2nd half where I’m not sure how often he was scored on. He needs to play more aggressive to start the game though, he looked rather skittish in the first half.

Can we talk about Oubre though? I feel his energy is what kept the team alive. He wasn’t afraid to battle with the Lakers. He’s put on a very solid three game performance averaging 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals, and four 3s a game. These are borderline all star like numbers. He’s been putting in the work and I think he deserves a lot of credit. I hope he can stay consistent the rest of the season.

we definitely brought the hustle in the second half. this game was ultimately lost in the first quarter, as you can't expect to be down 30 against the Lakers at the half and win. it seems silly to nitpick missing shots in the last few minutes when we missed many more of the same shots at the beginning of the game. The important thing from last night is that we came back at all. Even the Mavs weren't able to swing the momentum in their favor in their game against the Lakers the way we did. If we bring the same intensity over these next several games, we have a good shot at getting closer to .500.

Hopefully Rubio isn't out though.

[spanishninja]

28 fouls to 17.
34 FTs vs 23.

What sucks is we could have stolen this game in the fourth if we just hit our wide open 3s. DA played solid defense in the 2nd half where I’m not sure how often he was scored on. He needs to play more aggressive to start the game though, he looked rather skittish in the first half.

Can we talk about Oubre though? I feel his energy is what kept the team alive. He wasn’t afraid to battle with the Lakers. He’s put on a very solid three game performance averaging 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals, and four 3s a game. These are borderline all star like numbers. He’s been putting in the work and I think he deserves a lot of credit. I hope he can stay consistent the rest of the season.

we definitely brought the hustle in the second half. this game was ultimately lost in the first quarter, as you can't expect to be down 30 against the Lakers at the half and win. it seems silly to nitpick missing shots in the last few minutes when we missed many more of the same shots at the beginning of the game. The important thing from last night is that we came back at all. Even the Mavs weren't able to swing the momentum in their favor in their game against the Lakers the way we did. If we bring the same intensity over these next several games, we have a good shot at getting closer to .500.

Hopefully Rubio isn't out though.

yeah man, tired of these injuries.

[Revived]

This is gonna be a tough one to win and rightfully so. I just hope we play hard and can live with whatever the results are.

More importantly, I hope nobody gets injured to start off the calendar year!

Damn it, I can’t even get the one thing I asked for.

[hollywood6964]

This is gonna be a tough one to win and rightfully so. I just hope we play hard and can live with whatever the results are.

More importantly, I hope nobody gets injured to start off the calendar year!

Damn it, I can’t even get the one thing I asked for.

well looks like rubio is more than likely playing tomorrow night, so they caught a break.