NBA PLAYOFFS: Game 5: Los Angeles Clippers @ Phoenix Suns l Tuesday l 7:00pm l TNT l Suns win series 4-1

SunsRback4Good · Post #521 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:10 am

RaisingArizona wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:Anyone else pitched a tent watching Suns thunderous 3rd quarter?

We watched it together?

Okay, the word is finally out. Yeah everyone raisingarizona (Jim) came over to my place to watch the game together. There was no tomfoolery going on we just watched the game, drank beer, played rock, paper scissors and that’s pretty much it.

grumpysaddle · Post #522 » by **grumpysaddle** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:10 am

Booker was just 2 rebounds shy of a triple double with 47 points and 10 assists. Prime Booker is just built different.

sunsbum · Post #523 » by **sunsbum** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:11 am

Closed out the series vs a former MVP and a team thats STILL deeper than us with 2 players out, and in typical fashion half the board still curling their toes over the ledge.

SunsRback4Good · Post #524 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:12 am

I’m convinced Shaq’s constant bird calling ritual played a huge roll in Hawks comeback win. He been doing the Ahhhhha AHHHHA since 2021 when Hawks eliminated the 76ers.

Revived · Post #525 » by **Revived** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:31 am

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I wonder if Monty knows that Ross and Lee are both significantly better floor spacers because defenses respect their 3pt shooting much more.

SunsRback4Good · Post #526 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:31 am

Glad to see the bench steps up scoring 22 points. Seems like they averaged 13-15 ppg in first 4 contests. Shamet hitting a three upping his PER from 1.3 to 1.7 is great too. I’ve never seen a 50 point quarter and a player scoring 25 in any quarter is amazing won’t be done much. Ayton is kinda back in last two games hoping he continues to rebound and block shots. I was hoping Suns finally blowout the clippers and see that bench explode. Well, if it wasn’t for 4th Q it looked like a blowout and bench played better than any previous game.

12-1 with KD. Easyyyy win. Let’s goooo!

sunsbg · Post #527 » by **sunsbg** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:36 am

For what it's worth Nuggets bench didn't look much better in their last game.

Post #528 » by **lilfishi22** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:36 am

This is also the second time in 3 seasons we've booted the Kawhi/PG era Clips out of the playoffs

Saberestar · Post #529 » by **Saberestar** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:40 am

sunsbg wrote:For what it's worth Nuggets bench didn't look much better in their last game.

The Nuggets are basically playing an 8 man rotation. Brown, Jeff Green and Braun are all that they coming from the bench.

Mixer826 · Post #530 » by **Mixer826** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:41 am

Gone Fishin had me dying :lol:

sashaturiaf · Post #531 » by **sashaturiaf** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:47 am

Saberestar wrote:
sunsbg wrote:For what it's worth Nuggets bench didn't look much better in their last game.

The Nuggets are basically playing an 8 man rotation. Brown, Jeff Green and Braun are all that they coming from the bench.

Well they could always Goto Reggie Jackson or Ish Smith.

Irrespective of that I feel good against the Nuggets. They're a middling rebounding and transition team that prefers to play in the halfcourt.

KD and Booker vs Joker in the halfcourt? I'll take those odds. I like the first two are in Denver so we have a chance to go and punch them in the mouth to steal one, they werent very convincing vs the wolves.

Revived · Post #532 » by **Revived** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:49 am

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Bogyo · Post #533 » by **Bogyo** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:49 am

Book great. One of the best series ever by a Sun, and that's saying something.
4-1. Good, I'll take it. (in other good things: KD, DA's last 2 games, CP not getting injured, and our luck with Clippers injuries)
Shamet - bad, but it's not his fault, he doesn't know any better.
Monty - worst, he should know better, but he doesnt.

Slim Charless · Post #534 » by **Slim Charless** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:59 am

lilfishi22 wrote:
Slim Charless wrote:Won, but couldn't cover versus a VERY overmatched opponent. Oh well, onto Denver.

#Montythings

we won 4-1. Not 4-2. Not 4-3. They took a single game from us

......vs a team missing both their 1st and 2nd best players. With their 3rd playing like garbage...at home and needing our guys to shoot 50% from deep.

We won by 5. That one game they won was probably the one game Kawhi was truly healthy. That lasted not very long.

Jdiddy701 · Post #535 » by **Jdiddy701** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:17 am

Four straight Suns wins. That’s how you finish the job. I’m not sure what the hell happened late in the game, but we got the win, Okogie got a few good looks, love that he shot them even though they missed.

Shamet is probably the worst player on the Suns. I have a feeling that we’ll see a lot more Ross and Warren vs Denver. The Clippers play such physical defense. This was a good test for us. We are lucky they are missing players but I’ll take any luck, we are the Phoenix Suns ffs.

I’m running out of words for Devin Booker. He is special. Denver, you’re up!

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Hitachi77 · Post #536 » by **Hitachi77** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:20 am

I knew when Shamet made that corner 3 that it would auto earn him extra playing time, probably 20 mins a game in the Denver series. Future son in laws don’t need to do much to prove themselves.

SunsRback4Good · Post #537 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:37 am

Revived wrote:

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Shamet is Thirty percent luck
Five percent skill
Ten percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure
Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to forget his name

SunsRback4Good · Post #538 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:39 am

Hitachi77 wrote:I knew when Shamet made that corner 3 that it would auto earn him extra playing time, probably 20 mins a game in the Denver series. Future son in laws don’t need to do much to prove themselves.

Did you see Monty smirk when Shamet made his lone three? Monty knew an extra three should result in 5 more minutes of playing time. Meaning Shamet will average 16 mpg vs Nuggets.

SunsRback4Good · Post #539 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:41 am

Slim Charless wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:
Slim Charless wrote:Won, but couldn't cover versus a VERY overmatched opponent. Oh well, onto Denver.

#Montythings

we won 4-1. Not 4-2. Not 4-3. They took a single game from us

......vs a team missing both their 1st and 2nd best players. With their 3rd playing like garbage...at home and needing our guys to shoot 50% from deep.

We won by 5. That one game they won was probably the one game Kawhi was truly healthy. That lasted not very long.

My dad said with a healthy Kawhi and George the Clippers would prevail in 6 games. He’s a very very wise man.

Saberestar · Post #540 » by **Saberestar** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:18 am

sashaturiaf wrote:
Saberestar wrote:
sunsbg wrote:For what it's worth Nuggets bench didn't look much better in their last game.

The Nuggets are basically playing an 8 man rotation. Brown, Jeff Green and Braun are all that they coming from the bench.

Well they could always Goto Reggie Jackson or Ish Smith.

Irrespective of that I feel good against the Nuggets. They're a middling rebounding and transition team that prefers to play in the halfcourt.

KD and Booker vs Joker in the halfcourt? I'll take those odds. I like the first two are in Denver so we have a chance to go and punch them in the mouth to steal one, they werent very convincing vs the wolves.

Yeah, I think we are the better team but I have to recognized that they have a powerful offense and we are gonna struggle to defend them.