Game Day: Suns (8-6) @ Blazers (6-7), Tues 11/18/25

[Superbone]

Suns with 19 steals.

Every starter with at least 2. The DBs with 3 and Dunn with 5. Goodwin off the bench with 3.

Most by a team this season so far.

[ShelC]

Good game and good response to the Hawks loss. 1st half was a little choppy and their zone threw us off a bit. Gave up a lot of ORs, some sloppy TOs and fouls which kept it close. Blazers also did a good job defending the 3 so we were shooting a lot of 2s. They just didn't have the talent to hold up over the 2nd half tho.

Good to see Fleming get some real minutes. Thought he was fine out there and it's nice to have another bigger body to hit the boards. Good minutes again from Oso again too. Dunn and Goodwin played well, just need to balance out their defense with some offense which is where having guys like Allen and Green back will help.

[ShelC]

Postgame Quotes and Videos

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[AmareIsGod]

Is it just me or via android mobile chrome browser, pages stall or hesitate and delay when scrolling if they contain any X / Twitter embedded content?

[Mori Chu]

This was a fun win. A very balanced game; nobody had more than 19 points. Almost everybody seemed "on" tonight with maybe the exception of Royce O'Neale who bricked a lot of 3s. I loved seeing our ball movement; Point Book had 5 assists, Gillespie had 6, Brooks and Dunn each had 4. Gillespie had 19 points and made several shots and plays that had me pumping my fist; he's becoming a deadly shooter, and he hit four 3s tonight. Can you believe that Gillespie was our co-leading scorer? How freaking crazy is that?

Oso had a great game shooting 6-7 and seemed like he kept getting free for easy layups and dunks. This is the perfect type of team to play Oso against, a team without a dominant huge C who can expose Oso's flaws. Against smaller more athletic lineups Oso shines. It was also fun to see Fleming get minutes. He looked a little jittery and shot 0-4, but I want to see him out there. As much as I like the energy Livers has given us, I would honestly like Fleming to get 100% of those minutes because he's part of our future and Livers isn't. Goodwin was very active in this game, too; seemed like he was constantly intercepting passes and stripping his man. He ended up being credited with 3 steals and probably had a few more deflections.

Only guy who really seems like a dud so far is NHD, who I don't think has had a single productive game for us. I think we whiffed on signing this guy. That's okay, a lot of our other signings have worked out great, so we can live with one miss.

Portland has an interesting team. I didn't realize how good Avdija has been playing this year; kind of crazy that they stole him so easily from WAS. And as a U of A fan, I am pretty surprised to see Caleb Love putting up those kinds of numbers. I thought he'd wash out in the NBA as a low-percentage chucker. But happy to see him do well.

[ShelC]

[specialsauce]

Goodwin might be my favorite player on the team this year

Tough, aggressive, plays within himself on offense

[specialsauce]

NHD is my least favorite player on the roster

[Furlanfufi]

NHD made a post on instagram with some self criticism. He knows he should be playing better. That's more than our entire team last year.

[Superbone]

NHD made a post on instagram with some self criticism. He knows he should be playing better. That's more than our entire team last year.

Yeah, I actually feel bad for him. He finally made it back to the NBA but isn't playing very well. He might end up back in the Euro leagues where he thrived.

[AmareIsGod]

NHD made a post on instagram with some self criticism. He knows he should be playing better. That's more than our entire team last year.

Yeah, I actually feel bad for him. He finally made it back to the NBA but isn't playing very well. He might end up back in the Euro leagues where he thrived.

Yeah. He hasn't amounted to anything on the floor. A lot of bad bricks too.

[pickle]

I like having Brooks on the roster. But I wish he would stop with the sunglasses indoors fashion choice.

[Nodack]

This team has blown way past my expectations. I admit my expectations were rock bottom at the start of the season. I’ve never seen a Suns team this aggressive on defense. Half the time it seems like they are blitzing whoever has the ball and forcing a lot of bad passes. If you post up a Suns player, there’s a good chance someone is coming from your blind side to steal the ball. Teams can’t relax. Whoever has the ball is always under pressure. Turnovers = fast breaks = easy baskets.

My observations. Dunn has been a little disappointing with his 3pt shooting. He needs to step it up. He does so many other things well though. I am digging our center rotation. I like Williams. I do think they have been underutilizing him on offense though. I sense he’s capable of more. Give the dog a bone. Everyone it seems is playing well. Dillon’s is quite the character. He is a pain in the ass to anyone he guards. Danny Ainge on steroids. I had not anticipated his scoring ability at all.

Whatever mojo Ott has going on is working. The team is highly motivated and focused. A+

[pickle]

I love Dunn. Other than shooting he very complete, possibly the best cutter on the team and a very willing passer when he pumps and drives. If he adds a runner or maybe even midrange pullup, he's going to be 35% three point shot from becoming a top superstar role-player. I love that Ott has him bring the ball up a few possessions a game.

[Superbone]

I love Dunn. Other than shooting he very complete, possibly the best cutter on the team and a very willing passer when he pumps and drives. If he adds a runner or maybe even midrange pullup, he's going to be 35% three point shot from becoming a top superstar role-player. I love that Ott has him bring the ball up a few possessions a game.

Me too. Recently ordered a Valley jersey. It was Dunn’s jersey I bought. Never thought I’d have a #0 jersey.

[Shabazz]

The way this team rotates to 3 point shooters this season vs last is one of the starkest differences.

[pickle]

I’m feeling a Deja vu coming ‘Bone.

[O_Gardino]

I didn't get to watch this one; but looking at the box score has been a hoot.

One play that stood out from the highlights was Flemings full court outlet pass to Brooks to Goodwin for the layup. Fleming had grabbed that rebound in a bit of a crowd with 3 or 4 other players around him, but he didn't hesitate at all - just zipped a great pass up the court. It was a very heads-up play that shows what we will be seeing from him once he gets his feet under him.

[wpmiller42]

Is it just me or via android mobile chrome browser, pages stall or hesitate and delay when scrolling if they contain any X / Twitter embedded content?

That is happening to me as well.

[Superbone]

I’m feeling a Deja vu coming ‘Bone.

Again?