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Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 5:40 pm
by Saberestar
It's gonna be interesting to see the injury list for this one.

I expect Book OUT and Royce O'Neale IN.

I have my doubts about Nurkic and Eric Gordon...hopefully both are IN too.

We can put this 9-man rotation:

Beal/Gordon
Allen/Gordon
O'Neale/Okogie
KD/Bol
Nurkic/Eubanks or Thad

I like our chances IF we have this rotation available for this one. I expect a huge game from Beal.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 6:48 pm
by sunsbg
At least Mavs suck as much as we do in 1st qtr. Celtics hopefully will take care of Warriors. Both teams with a lot easier schedules, so we need as much help from other teams as we can get.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 7:03 pm
by bwgood77
Saberestar wrote:It's gonna be interesting to see the injury list for this one.

I expect Book OUT and Royce O'Neale IN.

I have my doubts about Nurkic and Eric Gordon...hopefully both are IN too.

We can put this 9-man rotation:

Beal/Gordon
Allen/Gordon
O'Neale/Okogie
KD/Bol
Nurkic/Eubanks or Thad

I like our chances IF we have this rotation available for this one. I expect a huge game from Beal.


If Nurk can't play, I would think about starting Bol. I am not sure how much he's played with starters, but I imagine he would do pretty well. Be nice to have him to guard Holmgren too.

I noticed Porzingis is out for the Celtics, so he may be injured the two times we play them in the next couple weeks.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 7:58 pm
by Saberestar
sunsbg wrote:At least Mavs suck as much as we do in 1st qtr. Celtics hopefully will take care of Warriors. Both teams with a lot easier schedules, so we need as much help from other teams as we can get.

Mavs 14 points down to start the 4th. Interesting.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 8:06 pm
by sunsbg
Saberestar wrote:
sunsbg wrote:At least Mavs suck as much as we do in 1st qtr. Celtics hopefully will take care of Warriors. Both teams with a lot easier schedules, so we need as much help from other teams as we can get.

Mavs 14 points down to start the 4th. Interesting.


Less talent, but one can clearly see the importance of a floor general in Lowry, execution on offense and giving effort on D pays off big time. Oh, Kelly Oubre being dominant is key too.

P.S. Luka turned his ankle now. This game is so similar to our last game. Lol

Edit : Wish Beal and Book had Luka's ankles.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 8:14 pm
by Saberestar
Everyone available other than Book, Little and Damion Lee. LETSSSSS GO!

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 8:38 pm
by Ghost of Kleine
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Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 9:51 pm
by sunsbg
sunsbg wrote:At least Mavs suck as much as we do in 1st qtr. Celtics hopefully will take care of Warriors. Both teams with a lot easier schedules, so we need as much help from other teams as we can get.


... and did the Celtics took care of the Warriors. Beat Mavs handily and now this trashing. We play these monsters twice in a week or so. Let's hope Mavs and Warriors keep dropping games. They play each other three times until end of regular season.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 11:15 pm
by lilfishi22
Pretty cool to see a 90s-esque scoreboard in the Wolves-Clipper game lol

88-89

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 1:54 am
by KLEON
sunsbg wrote:
sunsbg wrote:At least Mavs suck as much as we do in 1st qtr. Celtics hopefully will take care of Warriors. Both teams with a lot easier schedules, so we need as much help from other teams as we can get.


... and did the Celtics took care of the Warriors. Beat Mavs handily and now this trashing. We play these monsters twice in a week or so. Let's hope Mavs and Warriors keep dropping games. They play each other three times until end of regular season.

I aint scared

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 1:59 am
by lilfishi22
KLEON wrote:
sunsbg wrote:
sunsbg wrote:At least Mavs suck as much as we do in 1st qtr. Celtics hopefully will take care of Warriors. Both teams with a lot easier schedules, so we need as much help from other teams as we can get.


... and did the Celtics took care of the Warriors. Beat Mavs handily and now this trashing. We play these monsters twice in a week or so. Let's hope Mavs and Warriors keep dropping games. They play each other three times until end of regular season.

I aint scared

Pretty much all the teams in that 5-8 in the West have consistency issues of their own. I don't really see any one team really breaking away from this block nor join that 1-4 either. It's obviously not where I'd hoped we be but here we are

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:37 am
by sashaturiaf
This ended up in an almost best possible scenario for us after how grim it seemed last night, with only Book out and everybody else available.

I'm keen to see what Beal will do with an expanded role. We really need him to earn his paycheck now, even if he is on a minutes restriction

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:38 am
by Calvin Klein
ESPN is so bad. Get the game started already.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:42 am
by bwgood77
sunsbg wrote:
sunsbg wrote:At least Mavs suck as much as we do in 1st qtr. Celtics hopefully will take care of Warriors. Both teams with a lot easier schedules, so we need as much help from other teams as we can get.


... and did the Celtics took care of the Warriors. Beat Mavs handily and now this trashing. We play these monsters twice in a week or so. Let's hope Mavs and Warriors keep dropping games. They play each other three times until end of regular season.


The Celtics look like they could crush anyone right now. GS had been playing well. Dallas had been playing pretty well.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:49 am
by sashaturiaf
Beal looking much better without Book out there already, much more decisive and aggressive with the ball

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:49 am
by DroughtsOverPHX
Ball movement, less ISO. The same thing happened last time Book was out. Let's hope they stay with it. Nurk should get 20 boards tonight.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:50 am
by SkyBill40
Rough day for me personally due to a friend's mom being in a severe car accident, but she's alive and should recover. Always hard when they're older, but I'm sure she'll be okay over time.

Wasn't expecting to make it for tipoff, but here I be. Good to see us off to a quick start. Hopefully we can sustain the momentum and get a win tonight seeing we blew our chance against a much easier team last night.

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Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:54 am
by bwgood77
lilfishi22 wrote:Pretty cool to see a 90s-esque scoreboard in the Wolves-Clipper game lol

88-89


Point guards didn't shoot too well in this one. Harden 0-10, Conley 0-4.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 2:58 am
by bwgood77
Why is Nurkic shooting 3s? He's shooting 24% on the season.

Re: Game 61: OKC Thunder (41-18) @ Phoenix Suns (35-25) | Sunday | 7:30 PM

Posted: Mon Mar 4, 2024 3:00 am
by SkyBill40
If we could never play Eubanks again, that'd be great.

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