Game Day Playoff Edition — WCF, Game 1 — Los Angeles Clippers @ Phoenix Suns, Sunday 6/20/2021

[Superbone]

Same tune with the Clippers. They figure you out in the 3rd quarter then it’s lights out. I hope the suns have an answer because it’s not looking good.

They have an answer and his name is DBook!

[Flagrant Fowl]

Booker successfully playing so much like Kobe is something I'd never have imagined as a Suns fan 10 years ago.

Some of the shots he hit today were textbook Kobe shots. Especially the one at the end of the second half. That was basically a replay of the game winner Kobe hit against the Suns in 2006.

[Superbone]

And he ain't done yet. He's just getting started.

[Superbone]

https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/clippers ... game-1-win
This video of Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton FaceTiming with Chris Paul after Game 1 win is too good

The video wasn't working for me.

[Furlanfufi]

[Furlanfufi]

[Furlanfufi]

[Superbone]

Really proud of DA as a father. His eyes lit up when Kellan Olson wished him a Happy Father’s Day. Also saw him kissing his baby son before the game. Just wanted to point that out as I made an uniformed opinion when I first heard he had a kid earlier in the season. He seems to be loving fatherhood and I wish him the best on that journey. One of the great experiences in life.

Speaking of which, Happy Fathers’ Day to all of you fathers out there. Unbelievable that the Suns are undefeated in the playoffs thus far in Polly’s lifetime. The Suns gave us a great gift today.

[Wally_West]

Not a good look.

[ShelC]

That video is awful. No reason for that stuff at all. Suns fans gotta settle down.

[Superbone]

This has got to stop.

[Split T]

This is part of the problem with glorifying suns in 4 guy, even if he was mostly justified in his actions.

[Nodack]

I was just thinking of point Book today. Remember when Booker was forced to play point Book early on in his career. We hated it. We didn’t win many games back then but, Booker got a heavy dose of playing point because we had no competent PG. Some thought it was a bad idea. I thought in my optimistic thinking that then that it would be good for Booker in the long run and maybe make him a better passer since we were obviously not going to win a Championship that year. Passing is a skill all BBall players need and Booker playing point forced him to get better.

Today all that hard work playing point Book paid off for him and the Suns. He commanded a double and made them pay for it in assists because of his passing skills. We used to say Bookers weakness was his defense. Not anymore.He’s been great. He makes 3 pointers, mid range shots, posts up or drives to the basket from any hand k which makes him unstoppable. Double him and he finds the open guy.

Legendary

[Flagrant Fowl]

This is part of the problem with glorifying suns in 4 guy, even if he was mostly justified in his actions.

Yeah, and IIRC, he said as much the day after. He didn't want his actions to be glorified, but ya know, Internet gonna Internet.

As we can see in that Twitter clip, team affiliation doesn't mean anything. Anyone can be an asshole.

[bajanguy008]

Geeeez

That video is such a bad look, really spoils things a lil
Hopefully the guys speak out quickly on this

[Split T]

Just rewatched as I was in and out during live action. We hung on, but we had a 10 point lead with 2:00 to go and LA cut that to 2. That’s where we missed CP3 the most. We were running clock and just going to a Book iso..not running our offense. Everyone knows what’s coming in that situation and it’s tough to get a good look. Especially since Book doesn’t have himself as an outlet like CP3 does in that situation.

[Sunsfan4life]

I think this is the best game I've ever seen Booker play. It was complete in every way possible. Clippers aren't going anywhere, but I am more confident in my prediction going into the series. Suns in 6.

[Nodack]

The fighting thing is stupid. Seen it before anywhere there are drunk fans from apposing teams interacting. Playoffs increase the risk of fights exponentially. Their security better be tight for game two. Maybe cut off beer sales after the third quarter starts. Keep the different fans separate somehow, especially right after the game ends when most of this crap happens.

L.A. is a mean town. I would watch my back as a Suns fan when they go back to L.A. I told that story of a Raiders fan putting a Steelers fan in a coma at a game in L.A. many years back after the Steelers fan taunted the crowd. A Suns fan saying shit at a Clippers game could be unhealthy.

[JeremyG]

Why would he be in Cali?

I think he's been at home in LA ever since Denver a week ago, since we had some time off. He received the positive test on Monday reportedly.

[JeremyG]

Wow! That was stressful! I was almost thinking of taking up Indy on those tickets. I just had that surgery and probably would have exploded from the inside if I was at the game. That was one hell of a game by Booker. He WAS Legendary. I was worried about him in the beginning. A few drives to the hoop against half their team and not coming close. A bunch of early turnovers too. A week off and no Paul against a new team. It took a little while to get their sea legs under them. The Clippers haven’t been playing centers much and Ayton playing was going to play against forwards. Then they bring in Cousins out of the blue and he proceeded to hurt us against Saric. I was yelling at the screen for them to bring in Ayton against Cousins and they waited too long imo. I guess it’s a chess game and the Clippers were trying to throw us off and it worked for a while.

Suns win! I’ll take it. Let’s get Paul back and finish these guys.

Same here, I was so angry at Monty for reacting so slowly to that. I still don't know why he didn't bring Ayton back in sooner.