Game Day: Suns (21-14) @ Rockets (21-11), Mon 1/5/25

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What a horrible experience smh

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Regardless…. It’s still a morale victory given it’s the second game on a brutal back to back and the delayed flight. Way to take it to the wire.

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Wally_West wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:36 pm
A book moment ripe for slander lmaoo. 1tin incoming
At least he went for middy

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Should've had Dunn out there on KD.

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AmareIsGod wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:37 pm
Booker lost this game. Multiple hero ball possessions with misses.
He brought us back and gave us the lead. Execution on the offensive end did us in.

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Consecutive shot clock violations🤦‍♂️

n of course it's KD

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Booker giveth, and Booker taketh away.
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Not mad. Long season. Back to back against 2 of the top teams. Feel like we gave this one away though.
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I even told my wife it was gonna be KD when they called the time out…. She pit this loss on me for putting it out there in the universe. Sorry guys. 😂

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Not sure why we didn’t double KD as well…Book actually almost made that last one. His shot to take the lead though was not good. Too focused on not giving them any time…should have just worked for a good shot

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I’m sorry but that’s a gutting loss, man. No way to cut it.


Emotionally speaking, this one the worst loss of the season. Rationally speaking, it is what it is, move on.

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Allen getting Bouyea's minutes were the biggest detriment tonight.

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ShelC wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:38 pm
Should've had Dunn out there on KD.
Uh no. Dunn was awful tonight

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Flagrant Fowl wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:41 pm
Allen getting Bouyea's minutes were the biggest detriment tonight.
It was Grayson who actually had a concussion, not Bouyea. Damn

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Maybe Grayson DID came back one game too soon.

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The Bobster wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:40 pm
Booker giveth, and Booker taketh away.
Rough, he did take over the end there but overthought that last possession way too much.

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Wally_West wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:44 pm
The Bobster wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:40 pm
Booker giveth, and Booker taketh away.
Rough, he did take over the end there but overthought that last possession way too much.
It was like the last 3 possessions that we let the clock go down way too far. Why didn’t we learn at any point? Brutal late game offense. Ott should have put Gilly in for that brutal Book possession too.

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Wally_West wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:15 pm
Feels like it’s slipping away. This Durant’s time smh
Prescient post of the night.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.

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Wally_West wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:35 pm
Book being a straight dumb ass there
He giveth and taketh away.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.

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Why did Book wait so long on his last offensive possession? He waited until there were 5 sec, then he was forced to make a rushed move that airballed long. I guess if he'd made a 2 it wouldn't have mattered, since KD went right down and hit a 3 to win it.

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