Game Day: Blazers (10-16) @ Suns (11-14), Mon 12/16/19

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Game Day: Blazers (10-16) @ Suns (11-14), Mon 12/16/19

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The last game without a banned Ayton! This team sorely needs a win. Blazers are off to a rocky start. Without Booker, we're going to have to really fight. Traveling back from Mexico probably won't help either. This has been a rough patch lately.

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Came to post the same thing. We really need a win to stop the bleeding so to speak. Any word on how long Booker is out or is it still a game-to-game thing?
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carey wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:59 am
Came to post the same thing. We really need a win to stop the bleeding so to speak. Any word on how long Booker is out or is it still a game-to-game thing?
I heard he felt a lot better after a day of rest but I think he's still questionable for tonight.

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Re: Game Day: Blazers (10-16) @ Suns (11-14), Mon 12/16/19

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Suns are 4-11 in their last 15 games.

If they keep this up the rest of the season, I'll win my bet with 'bone, with room to spare.

Given Ayton is a lazy knucklehead, I'm feeling like it's going to be close.

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Wormwood wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:56 pm
Suns are 4-11 in their last 15 games.

If they keep this up the rest of the season, I'll win my bet with 'bone, with room to spare.

Given Ayton is a lazy knucklehead, I'm feeling like it's going to be close.
Of course you do Wormwood. I wouldn't expect any different from you. They have been dealing with a ton of injuries the last 15 games so I would expect some losses. Ayton may be a knucklehead, but I don't think he's lazy, but I guess that fits your glass-half-empty agenda.

The Suns will end the year over .500 and make the play-offs. And you will be upset that they didn't win 50.

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Wormwood wrote:
Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:56 pm
Suns are 4-11 in their last 15 games.

If they keep this up the rest of the season, I'll win my bet with 'bone, with room to spare.

Given Ayton is a lazy knucklehead, I'm feeling like it's going to be close.
Nah. Won't be close. Sorry.
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Booker out. Tyler Johnson too.

Bummer (about Booker).

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No Book, gotta keep Dame and CJ under wraps as much as possible. Our perimeter D has had a lot of leaks lately. Anfernee Simons is really good too off the bench. Hopefully Whiteside doesn't have 20 and 20.

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The officials first quarter whistles sound like a symphony of apology for the Mexico City game.
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Long choppy 1st qtr with the refs blowing their whistles on everything. We benefited from a lot of the calls and Dame is on the bench with 3 fouls.

The 2nd unit came on played well I thought. Okobo and Carter both subbed in and were out there with Bridges, Cam, and Baynes. They were running the 0.5 offense well and brought some good energy.

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Gotta finish the half strong - lead is down to 9.
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Suns continue to get jobbed by the refs.
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Monty definitely using some different lineups like Rubio, Carter, Kelly, Dario, Frank and Okobo, Carter, Cam, Dario, Frank/Baynes. Bench guys are playing great and broke the game open a bit before the Blazers chipped away. Exciting stretches of play tho- a great fastbreak with Okobo to Cam to Kelly for a dunk, Kelly with a great dunk down down the lane, Rubio with a big 3 just before the half.

McCollum's got like 20 I think, Dame's going to try and drop like 50 in the 2nd half probably.

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The refs suck big time.
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And where did the defense go?
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Ugh

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Oubre!
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So much for all the hard work in the first half.

Since the Suns led 59-45 in the second period they've been outscored 45-29.
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Oubre literally just tried to go 1-on-4. Can't he ever pass the ball?
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I can't believe how much people here trash on Oubre. You are a bunch of clowns. Dude is the heart of this team and goes balls to the walls on so many plays. He's almost always got one of the better +/- most games but some of you just harp on every mistake he makes.

Edit: DAMMIT. He's -6 tonight. Time to go back in my hole.
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