Game Day: Suns (21-5) @ Blazers (11-16), Tues 12/14/21

[Split T]

Gutsy win. Glad not to lose to a reeling Portland team again.

Out of all the guys who would probably be tired I think Mikal was maybe the most. Had a -14 out there tonight. Unusual for him.

Ya a rare off night for mikal. They went Cam and Cam to close.

[Uncle_Gene]

Shout out to Cam Payne for making the clutch free throws.

[specialsauce]

Gutsy win

[Mori Chu]

Great win. Ayton and CP3 were awesome, as well as Cam x2.

[Superbone]

Remember when Payton used to play here and we all thought he couldn’t shoot because his hair looked like a wide-brim hat? Nope. He just sucks.

Turns out he was using it as an excuse.

[Superbone]

Proud of the guys but playing last night, I don't feel confident in this game in OT. We're undermanned and played last night.

Yeah, but Paul.

[Superbone]

Thought Chris Paul had a layup when he threw that back out to Cam…looks like we’re gonna make it a ft game

I saw that too.

[Superbone]

You see Indy? That’s how you make a game day thread.

[Superbone]

Great win! I said to myself near the end of regulation that it was going to be one of those game where the last team with the ball wins. Then when Dame got the ball with 7 seconds left I thought, “Oh, no.” Luckily he turned it over and we went in OT. Even though it was the second game of a back to back, I knew having Paul on the floor was a big advantage for us.

[Superbone]

Remember early last season when INF would mock “Coach” Paul? Dem apples taste pretty darn good.

[Nodack]

Shout out to Cam Payne for making the clutch free throws.

Shout down to Portland’s not so clutch ft shooting.

That was a great finish for the Suns. I had no idea who was going to win that game the entire fourth. Lillard and CP3 battling. Lillard was having his way with the Suns all night. He went into hero mode in crunch time. The Suns started giving him a hard double team and he gave up the ball. Paul shifted to another gear.

I was going to post that this was a great game to watch no matter who won.

[Flagrant Fowl]

There was some reporting by the TNT broadcast about Booker's hamstring and they made it sound like he could be a couple of weeks away. I know the competitor in him wants to play on Christmas as he's never had the chance, but I'm starting to wonder if he'll be healthy for that game.

[bajanguy008]

Shout out to Cam Payne for making the clutch free throws.

He hit a big 3 with under two mins left also had a tough reverse finish. Dude still wouldn't use his right hand smh lol
Sigh

[ShelC]

[ShelC]

There was some reporting by the TNT broadcast about Booker's hamstring and they made it sound like he could be a couple of weeks away. I know the competitor in him wants to play on Christmas as he's never had the chance, but I'm starting to wonder if he'll be healthy for that game.

[bajanguy008]

Yea figured Book might wanna get in a game before Xmas "showcase"

[bajanguy008]

Some real gems in the tweets today Shel
Good questions, Good quotes

[ShelC]

I like that Book told Paul to shoot. Felt like Paul's been too passive in looking to score in the games Book's been out. I get that it's not his usual role and he wants to get everyone else going, but without Book to carry the scoring load throughout the game, we've needed Paul's offense and shotmaking more than usual.

[SunsRIt]

The box score shows zero blocks for Ayton. I thought I saw at least 3? Am I confused?

[Shabazz]

Loved how Ayton played last night. He still has some butterfingers moments, but almost everything we wanted him to address going in to the season, he has. He’s attacking the basket, DRIBBLING (with purpose), rarely settling for the middy and pump-faking down low, sometimes even with the intent of drawing contact. His D has also stayed high-level. Love it. This version of Ayton, still on an upwards trajectory, should get a max.