Game Day Playoff Edition: Suns (1-1) @ Lakers (1-1), Thurs 5/27/21

[ShelC]

Paul doesn't look as bad as last game. He's hit a few midrange shots, missed a few. Doesn't look super secure dribbling tho.

We're getting beat on backdoors and lobs. We have no depth behind Ayton and they're just rotating bigs in and out. Craig with some pretty good minutes but LBJ hasn't really asserted himself. The Cams haven't been great, no one really has been to be honest but we're hanging in there.

[Split T]

I wasn’t expecting 40% from 3 crowder...but can he hit 1?

[Furlanfufi]

they waxed the floor?

[Split T]

Did that possession have 4 fouls?

[Split T]

So many fouls

[Furlanfufi]

DUNK THAT SHIT BOOKER

[Split T]

Well the defense is looking better, but we can’t score

[Split T]

Make a shot, my goodness

[Wally_West]

Paul is just not right.

[The Bobster]

We need a little less suck from Booker in the second half.

[phatmike]

Ugly half but I'll take the result. Second half comes down to execution and making some shots. Crowder and the cams are gonna need to hit some threes.

[ShelC]

Lakers are extending the defense and making it tough for us to even initiate anything. They're sticking to our shooters on the outside and have the length to clog the lane inside so nothing is easy. We're playing tough defensively but I feel like at any moment LBJ is going to turn it on and take over. He's hardly looked for his own offense and has been deferring a lot. Kuz, KCP, and Matthews missing their shots negates our guys missing theirs but sooner or later, someone's going to get hot. The Lakers may already know how to get Crowder off his spots from the Finals last season.

DA's been near perfect inside but I feel like the Lakers are OK living with that so long as our shooters don't get it going.

Not much from Payne and no sign of Moore or Carter.

[Split T]

Was that 2nd Q, 15-11? Ugly. Need to get the offense going. Ayton has been good on offense...though why he passed out of a KCP post up to give us a Crowder heave on that one play is surprising. I think he wanted the pass back, but he just needs to go right as he gets the ball.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I had to listen to the radio broadcast on SiriusXM for most of the second quarter. The Lakers radio guys complain about officiating more than myself. I was impressed.

[Wally_West]

Lakers are extending the defense and making it tough for us to even initiate anything. They're sticking to our shooters on the outside and have the length to clog the lane inside so nothing is easy. We're playing tough defensively but I feel like at any moment LBJ is going to turn it on and take over. He's hardly looked for his own offense and has been deferring a lot. Kuz, KCP, and Matthews missing their shots negates our guys missing theirs but sooner or later, someone's going to get hot. The Lakers may already know how to get Crowder off his spots from the Finals last season.

DA's been near perfect inside but I feel like the Lakers are OK living with that so long as our shooters don't get it going.

Not much from Payne and no sign of Moore or Carter.

Yeah it feels like one of those games where it’s super close all game and then LeBron goes off on last couple minutes to win it.

[specialsauce]

This is bad.

Crowder is AWFUL.

Johnson is a zero. Payne was terrible.

Ayton is out there alone.

Lakers played awful and were losing. We’re going to lose this by 20.

[iLLmatic]

This is bad.

Crowder is AWFUL.

Johnson is a zero. Payne was terrible.

Ayton is out there alone.

Lakers played awful and were losing. We’re going to lose this by 20.

Our wings haven't been doing us any favors

[The Bobster]

This is bad.

Crowder is AWFUL.

Johnson is a zero. Payne was terrible.

Ayton is out there alone.

Lakers played awful and were losing. We’re going to lose this by 20.

Don't jump!

[SunsRIt]

Was that 2nd Q, 15-11? Ugly. Need to get the offense going. Ayton has been good on offense...though why he passed out of a KCP post up to give us a Crowder heave on that one play is surprising. I think he wanted the pass back, but he just needs to go right as he gets the ball.

Only thing that can figure is he had been in the key quite awhile already and needed to get out before he got a 3 second call.

This “style” of basketball is hard to watch. It seems like everybody is just trying to make some unnatural move to draw a foul. It’s just ugly. Lebron feels Crowders hand on his arm, jerks the ball up and flails and it’s a foul. Disgusting.

[Split T]

Just awful awful offense from us