Game 72: Sacramento Kings (24-45) @ Phoenix Suns (38-33)

SunsRback4Good · Post #1 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:03 am

Who: Sacramento Kings @ Phoenix Suns

When: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 @ 7:00pm (10:00ET), FSNAZ

Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ

Sacramento Kings starting lineup:

C- Cousins
F- Gay
F- Casspi
G- McLemore
G- McCallum

Reserves: Williams/Stauskas/Thompson/Miller/Evans

Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Len
F- Mark. Morris
F- Marc. Morris
G- Tucker
G- Bledsoe

Reserves: Wright/Goodwin/Knight/Green/Warren

RunDogGun · Post #2 » by **RunDogGun** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:19 am

Every game from here on out will be tough. Hopefully we ride the momentum, and start some chemistry.

Post #3 » by **Qwigglez** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:48 am

Must win game. I hope we blow em out and play our bench mob.

NTB · Post #4 » by **NTB** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:03 am

Bench Green again please. Just don't ruin this streak. Even if we are gonna lose, we shoud lose with Goodwin and TJ playing.

Cutter · Post #5 » by **Cutter** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:15 am

The Bledsoe-Tucker backcourt is so strong defensively. Plus with Len in the paint, it allows both guards to gamble on defense a little knowing Len is there to protect the rim. Plus Keef and Marcus starting to pick up their game.

I feel a lot of chemistry building with this team, solid balance of defense and offense.

Go Suns.

BVPN · Post #6 » by **BVPN** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:52 am

Knight back yet?

jeff2020 · Post #7 » by **jeff2020** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:22 pm

next 3 at home are must wins if we want to stay in the playoff chase at all

bigfoot · Post #8 » by **bigfoot** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:23 pm

Catching the Kings on a back-to-back. Plus we have gotten a few days rest and some practice time in.

RunDogGun · Post #9 » by **RunDogGun** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:00 pm

bigfoot wrote:Catching the Kings on a back-to-back. Plus we have gotten a few days rest and some practice time in.

Oddly we dont seem to do well with more rest. Although more rest for Len and Knight would be good. I hope we can build off the momentum we ended with the last game. The team was so pumped to finish that last game against Dallas.

Saberestar · Post #10 » by **Saberestar** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:38 am

Brandon Knight practiced today for the 1st time since spraining his ankle & missing 6 games. He's questionable for Wednesday's #SunsVsKings.

https://mobile.twitter.com/paulcoro

Mr Puddles · Post #11 » by **Mr Puddles** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:18 am

Good test to see if our recent rebounding streak can survive. Sacramento is one of the best teams in the NBA in terms of rebounding differential.

Revived · Post #12 » by **Revived** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:25 am

I think this is our first game vs Kings after they got Karl.

Saberestar · Post #13 » by **Saberestar** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:39 am

Knight should come off the bench for a few games, the chemistry right now is too good to mess up. thoughts?

Paul Coro

That is actually what Hornacek is talking about doing. Eases Knight back in with fewer minutes too.

SunsRback4Good · Post #14 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:16 pm

If Suns could win the next 3 home games I like our chances of making the playoffs. It's about one game at a time.

RunDogGun · Post #15 » by **RunDogGun** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:24 pm

SunsReadyToRoll wrote:If Suns could win the next 3 home games I like our chances of making the playoffs. It's about one game at a time.

It will be a tough climb. I think the league wants OKC in the playoffs like they wanted the Lakers in the playoffs a few years ago. It's better for business, and they have a better home crowd. I would think that other West teams would want us in there because we are less of a threat than OKC. But with Spurs losing to Dallas, it makes it almost impossible to beat the odds of passing.

It will really suck to miss the playoffs by a few games, but see an East team with a much worse record make the playoffs.

Revived · Post #16 » by **Revived** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:40 pm

John ‏@HeuristicLineup
"If we aren't making the playoffs, they aren't either. That should be our mindset" -DeMarcus on playing spoiler

saintEscaton · Post #17 » by **saintEscaton** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:52 pm

lol "With its undersized frontcourt, Phoenix has struggled to defend big men all year. and there is no reason to expect Phoenix to be able to slow him [Cousins] down tonight." http://fantasy.usatoday.com/2015/03/bas ... us-cousins

MCMXCII · Post #18 » by **MCMXCII** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:11 pm

Hello.

Good luck tonight.

I'm really hoping the Kings smash the Suns tonight. I can't stand Phoenix' pool of players, they're all so unlikeable. The Morris Twins are annoying as hell, trying too hard to be tough guys in this league, not to mention they're not that good. Tucker gets on my nerves too but he actually helps the opposing team when he's on the floor. PHX messed up big time by signing Isaiah Thomas and look at where their team is now, Brandon Knight, really? Lol. no Dragic, just Bledsoe who isn't even a star guard and a weak supporting cast. But good luck tonight. No hard feelings.

carey · Post #19 » by **carey** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:30 pm

MCMXCII wrote:Hello.

Good luck tonight.

I'm really hoping the Kings smash the Suns tonight. I can't stand Phoenix' pool of players, they're all so unlikeable. The Morris Twins are annoying as hell, trying too hard to be tough guys in this league, not to mention they're not that good. Tucker gets on my nerves too but he actually helps the opposing team when he's on the floor. PHX messed up big time by signing Isaiah Thomas and look at where their team is now, Brandon Knight, really? Lol. no Dragic, just Bledsoe who isn't even a star guard and a weak supporting cast. But good luck tonight. No hard feelings.

Lol. Whut?

Jdiddy701 · Post #20 » by **Jdiddy701** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:43 pm

MCMXCII wrote:Hello.

Good luck tonight.

I'm really hoping the Kings smash the Suns tonight. I can't stand Phoenix' pool of players, they're all so unlikeable. The Morris Twins are annoying as hell, trying too hard to be tough guys in this league, not to mention they're not that good. Tucker gets on my nerves too but he actually helps the opposing team when he's on the floor. PHX messed up big time by signing Isaiah Thomas and look at where their team is now, Brandon Knight, really? Lol. no Dragic, just Bledsoe who isn't even a star guard and a weak supporting cast. But good luck tonight. No hard feelings.

Lol

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