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

[Flagrant Fowl]

Huge win to start the series. More of a complete team win from us with damn near everyone contributing while it was really just the PG show for LA.

Without Kawhi, the Clips will need those career-type games from Mann/Jackson/Batum every night. I'm sure it'll happen sometime, but 4 times? I wouldn't bet on it.

Book with his first career triple double and really put the team on his back. DA took advantage of the smaller lineups and was maybe the most aggressive near the rim I've ever seen him. Wonder if that's the most dunks he's had in a game? Payne with 11 and 9, did a really solid job but you could tell Monty put the ball in Book's hands to close it out. 14 from Bridges, 13 from Jae, 12 from Cam and 8 from Craig. We know our wing shooting is key and those guys were 9-20 combined from 3.

This is shaping up to be a fantastic coaching battle. Monty pulled the first move by wisely taking Payne out to close the game. I think he'd have been fine with keeping him in the game if it weren't for his temper running too hot and Paul George was hunting him.

I wonder if Lue goes big from here in out with more minutes going to Zubac and Cousins at the 5 and Morris at the 4. How the Clips respond will be telling. I don't expect them to quit, but this has to be deflating and with no time to rest, they may have a hangover. We'll just have to wait and see when Paul gets back.

This Clippers team isn't going to quit at all. Even if the Suns are somehow up 3-0 with a 15 point lead in the fourth quarter of game 4, they're going to fight.

[Flagrant Fowl]

The Suns are 3-0 when they tip off on Monday at 4:30AM JST.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Yes I don't think it's Kendal lol
An assistant gave him that phone too quick

Both wrong. It's Suns in 4 guy.

[dragickingdom]

Yes I don't think it's Kendal lol
An assistant gave him that phone too quick

Both wrong. It's Suns in 4 guy.

Actually it was Booker trying to collect on his bet with Sir Charles...Booker is his Bookie

[Wally_West]

[Vladimir_Taltos]

Just...awesome!

[Nodack]

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.

[Wormwood]

Looks like CP3 is in California. Online commenters saying this is a signal he won't be back until game 3.

[ShelC]

Why would he be in Cali?

[Flagrant Fowl]

Why would he be in Cali?

Why wouldn't he be? His family home is there and he can't be around the team anyway.

Not sure what that has to do with him being back for game 3. Same with Kawhi not traveling with the Clippers to Phoenix. As if it's difficult to get on a jet for a 50 minute flight.

[MightyMoog]

Maybe because it's Father's Day and he lives in California?

[Nodack]

Maybe because it's Father's Day and he lives in California?

Seems logical to me.

[Wormwood]

Why would he be in Cali?

His family still lives there. He only has an apartment in the Valley.

[Mori Chu]

[Nodack]

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

[Nodack]

[ShelC]

Why would he be in Cali?

Why wouldn't he be? His family home is there and he can't be around the team anyway.

Not sure what that has to do with him being back for game 3. Same with Kawhi not traveling with the Clippers to Phoenix. As if it's difficult to get on a jet for a 50 minute flight.

True. Just thought he'd need to be in Phx for his daily tests and to be close to the team for when he gets back.

[ShelC]

[Superbone]

Rust? What rust?! YES SIR, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

Book with the first triple double of his career in the Western Conference Finals! This man was built for this!

GO SUNS!!!

Now, on to game 2...

[Superbone]

Suns will not win without Chris Paul.

Is that you, wormy?