Game 54: Phoenix Suns (21-32) @ Los Angeles Lakers (39-12) - 10:30 PM ET

[Saberestar]

Easy game for the Lakers, we lost the game exactly when we announced that Ayton wasn't playing.

It's amazing to have so many injuries at the same time. Not sure how can we fix it.

We need Ayton back against the GSW. It's an "easy" game if he is healthy, but it's a lost if he doesn't play.

No word about Saric who just had an sprained ankle. Who knows? Probably he is out for the season...you never know with this medical staff.

[RunDogGun]

To be clear - Booker made 2 shots. There’s more bad Booker games than good ones now.

Bridges over Oubre as starter is the way to go. Another nice all-around game for him. Oubre can be more efficient versus the second unit.

Also the number of games lost to injury this year is staggering. I don’t want to hear the broadcast coddle the Suns for “putting up a fight” down 9 at halftime when inevitably there were going to lose by 20+. I want to hear why these injuries are so common/chronic. Training, med staff, players out of shape?? It’s becoming bizarre and possibly mismanaged. Reminds me of the Mets.

Ugh, we are back to this? Its not Bridges over Oubre, its Bridges over Saric. The only reason Oubre came off the bench was because he missed the team bus. He literally had a career night just the other game or so. Teams don't just play second units vs second units.

[KLEON]

I remember people saying that Okobo was the next Westbrook

Your buddies at the bar? Or maybe you dreamt it? Because no one said that here.

Maybe he's getting leque and okobo mixed up.

The day he got drafted people here were saying that he reminded them of Westbrook. Yes I said people here

[RiRuHoops]

Shooting is the least of his problems right now.

Hes straight garbage atm even if you take his shooting out of the equation.

Well tonight he wasn't bigger garbage than Booker or Oubre.

I don't know what this has to do with anything I said about Rubio.

In defense of Rubio you shout BUT BOOKER AND OUBRE HAD BAD GAMES TOO! what kind of argument is that...

Guess what... Rubio has been trash for awhile now. Not just this one game.

Rubio is in poor physical shape right now. He's played all summer for his NT then jumped into NBA season. He looked very good at the beginning then his form dropped off, he also misses games from sore ankle on occasion. The season looks lost to me, mainly due to injuries. Another problem with Rubio is that he's certain to play in the Olympics in the summer so we can expect more of the same next season. The guy is far from an iron man and is one of the poorest athletes in NBA, he's not meant to play basketball year round

[Funky Tut]

Its sad I completely forgot we had a game tonight. I am at a peak low right now in my interest watching this basketball club. They are just not entertaining to watch.

[RunDogGun]

Its sad I completely forgot we had a game tonight. I am at a peak low right now in my interest watching this basketball club. They are just not entertaining to watch.

There are some entertaining parts, kind of like the gym scene in Sixteen Candles, where in the background the super tall student is wrestling the tiny student. I think we had a few lineups where it was four point guards and a small forward at center. We couldn't even get the ball to guys who were shooting well.

[Desertfox]

We have so many 3rd string PGs we could field an all PG lineup: Okobo, Jerome, Carter, Lequec, Harper...

[RunDogGun]

We have so many 3rd string PGs we could field an all PG lineup: Okobo, Jerome, Carter, Lequec, Harper...

Wasn't that one of our lineups last night? One would think James Jones would be hustling to get a big on the roster, who isn't injured?

[RunDogGun]

So who are the best FA centers we can get with a two way contract and let Jarred go? Christ Koumadje? Then we can say, "Christ help us".

[grumpysaddle]

We have so many 3rd string PGs we could field an all PG lineup: Okobo, Jerome, Carter, Lequec, Harper...

****. I forgot about Harper in my post earlier. 6 PGs but only Ayton, Baynes, Saric, Kaminsky, and Diallo for two frontcourt positions. (And I guess Tariq Owens if you want to count him). Also Harper and Lecque are just waaaay too small for the NBA

[enigmatics]

Seriously why is it so damn hard for this team to get healthy. I'm honestly really concerned about the training/medical staff we have in place. The days of Aaron Nelson seem so long ago.

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[RunDogGun]

It is kind of funny, because it looked like Cam was losing the ball, and it just luckily went in.

[enigmatics]

It is kind of funny, because it looked like Cam was losing the ball, and it just luckily went in.

Gotta love the aggression though. He blew by AD and then went at McGee.