Game 70: Phoenix Suns @ Miami Heat l Sat, Aug 8th l 4:30pm l FSNAZ

[SunsRback4Good]

Who: Phoenix Suns @ Miami Heat

When: Sat, Aug, 8th @ 4:30pm, [b]FSNAZ[/b]

Where: Visa Athletic Center, Reunion, FL







Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Ayton

F- Cam

F- Bridges

G- Booker

G- Rubio


Reserves: Payne/Saric/Kaminsky/Carter




Miami Heat starting lineup:

C- Olynyk

[b]F- Adebayo

F- Crowder

G- Robinson

G- Nunn



Reserves: Herro/Iguodala/Hill/Dragic/Jones Jr.

[Mr Puddles]

Those pesky heat are about to experience what it's like to hang with the big boys in the league. The mighty Phoenix Suns will crush the Heat, see them driven before them, and hear the lamentation of their fanbase.

Go playoff bound Suns!!

[WeekapaugGroove]

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Butler being out helps but can't take this heat team lightly. No matter who they throw out their they play hard and are well coached.

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[SunsRback4Good]

If Memphis wins today and Portland wins tomorrow regardless of Phoenix going 8-0 its pretty much over.

[darmani]

If Memphis wins today and Portland wins tomorrow regardless of Phoenix going 8-0 its pretty much over.

Not really. If we go 8-0, Memphis have to win at least 2 games. Their schedule is: OKC, Boston, Toronto and Milwaukee. I know that everyone assumes that the Bucks will rest their best players in their last game, but they play the Raptors and the Wizards on a back-to-back 2 days earlier and the game against the Wizards seems like a much better choice for load management.

[spanishninja]

If Memphis wins today and Portland wins tomorrow regardless of Phoenix going 8-0 its pretty much over.

Not really. If we go 8-0, Memphis have to win at least 2 games. Their schedule is: OKC, Boston, Toronto and Milwaukee. I know that everyone assumes that the Bucks will rest their best players in their last game, but they play the Raptors and the Wizards on a back-to-back 2 days earlier and the game against the Wizards seems like a much better choice for load management.

There is the very real chance the Bucks just sit starters out the rest of the way, since they clinched the East already. However, there is the chance that the Grizzlies won't be able to even beat the Raptor and Bucks benches.

[LesGrossman]

Those games are like playing with house money. I'll take whatever we can get, and not gripe about little or no chance to actually make the playoffs.

Also, its good that the offseason should be considerably shorter than usual, so we get to see them again pretty soon!

[El Hespiritu]

Roster update agains Miami:

OUT-DNP
-El Kubo
-Tormund

DOUBTFUL
-Papi Onda

All of the rest are healthy so far.

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Miami will miss Jimmy Butler and Kendrick Nunn.
Goran Dragic listed as questionable

Meyers Leonard is supposedly healthy but he played 0 minutes in the bubble so far.
He was a starter during RS... not sure what happens with him.

[sunsbg]

Those games are like playing with house money. I'll take whatever we can get, and not gripe about little or no chance to actually make the playoffs.

Also, its good that the offseason should be considerably shorter than usual, so we get to see them again pretty soon!

On a positive note missing playoffs this season maybe keeps the team even hungrier for next season. All we need right now is the young players keep working on their game and with less injuries have a real chance to make noise in 21' playoffs.

[Crives]

Vegas has us as favorites today!
(Miami injuries help)

[Revived]

Man I wish Baynes would just play. Kaminsky has been the only player that’s been consistently awful in the bubble and would be nice to have Baynes replace his minutes.

Ayton can’t get in foul trouble today, it’s even more important than usual. Kaminsky vs Bam would be an extremely ugly matchup for us.

Miami even without Butler and Nunn will come out and play crazy hard. All Spoelstra teams do....Suns have to maintain composure (like they have) when Heat go on big runs. Their gonna be pissed after choking away the game to Milwaukee in their last one they will come out hungry.

[Jorgeglez7]

Blazers lost. Our team is fired up and our chances are real. Heat is a very solid team and it scares me, but I'm more than confident that we can do it.

[SunsRback4Good]

Blazers lost. Our team is fired up and our chances are real. Heat is a very solid team and it scares me, but I'm more than confident that we can do it.

We need to jump at their throats from the start. Silence the crowd down and keep jamming and jamming and not look back. Heat are very resilient so they'll keep coming back but as long as we jam it good I like our chances.

[SunsRback4Good]

Let's get this game thread past 20 pages this time. Last four games have been between 15-18 so let's reach for the stars.

[SunsRback4Good]

Anyone seen ending to Nuggets-Jazz game? Nuggets lead by 8 with 11 seconds left and Jazz just forced OT.

[Saberestar]

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Dragic always kill us, good to know that he will rest his ankle today.

Must win, but it's not gonna be easy. The Heat are a deep team and Spo is a heck of a HC.

[SunsRback4Good]

Phoenix should just play without fans for the foreseeable future. Imagine what we can accomplish.

[nevetsov]

Phoenix should just play without fans for the foreseeable future. Imagine what we can accomplish.

Don't they usually?

[Calvin Klein]

Heat are tough even with all these players out. Win and keep the dream alive at least

[NapoleonII]

It feels like Goran always kills us, can anyone pull out the receipts for this?

Hopefully he's out.