Game Day: Suns (3-1) @ Jazz (2-1), Thurs 12/31/20

[Superbone]

Then Crowder ices it. Don’t dare compare him to Ariza.

[LazarusLong]

What’s with Booker missing all the free throws?! I think that’s three misses so far...

Still preseason in some regards for Booker. TOs, missed free throws ... but he'll get in the groove eventually.

[Wally_West]

Oh shit. We had a game tonight?

[Wally_West]

Happy New year everyone!!!

[Superbone]

4 points from our 1st pick, nice.

He couldn’t even match Saucy’s low expectations. smh.

[Superbone]

4 points from our 1st pick, nice.

I’ve always had issues with him...but he looks completely lost on offense this year. Have to wonder if his confidence is shot...we’re doing fine, but we’ll need him this year.

Disappointing that a 3rd year player is lost. He's not even being asked to be the 1st or 2nd guy. This guy is a bust through and through.

He’ll tell you it’s his second year due to his suspension.

[Superbone]

Let the Jazz get back into it.

Now why would you say that?

[The Bobster]

fivethirtyeight.com gives the Suns an 86% chance of making the playoffs and a 5% chance of winning the Finals.

[Superbone]

Great team win. 4-1 feels good.

Just to win in Utah is big. The Jazz announcers complained about the missing fans.

[jonh]

Let the Jazz get back into it.

Now why would you say that?

Oh, I wasn't making a prediction--it was an observation after they had cut the lead to 5.

[Superbone]

Plenty of room for improvement and they're still 4-1, so we have to be happy about the results at least.

I don't think Ayton, Booker or Paul have played up to their abilities so far this year, but Bridges, Crowder, Payne and Johnson have really picked them up.

Yup. That’s a very positive thing that we’re winning in spite of our best players’ struggles.

[Drewsprocket]

I saw one good sequence by Ayton tonight. He made 2 consecutive defensive plays and then had the assist on that corner 3. He really needs to take it up a notch. At this point, it’s all focus and conditioning, right? And that’s just to get back to where he was prior to the bubble.

[Superbone]

4-1 teams - Suns, Clippers, 76ers, Pacers, Magic

Suns are third in point differential (+10.6) behind the Lakers (+11.6) and Bucks (+10.8)

And they're holding their opponents to 97.8 points a game, fewest in the league.

And then there were two at the top of the Western Conference.

[Superbone]

Come on, Booker. Way too many unnecessary turnovers.

The team had 15, 6 by Booker
But he closed the game very well

That he did. He made up for it in the end.

[phatmike]

To be 4-1 and it being due to consistently good defense and not relying on Devin having offensive flow (same could even be said for CP3).. Yeah I'll take that going into 2021.

[Split T]

I’m predicting 8 & 7 for DA, a close Suns W

Ugh... 4 & 9

You set the bar on the ground and he still went under

[Superbone]

What’s with Booker missing all the free throws?! I think that’s three misses so far...

Still preseason in some regards for Booker. TOs, missed free throws ... but he'll get in the groove eventually.

We’ll be very dangerous when that happens.

[Superbone]

Happy New year everyone!!!

See? What did I say?

[Superbone]

fivethirtyeight.com gives the Suns an 86% chance of making the playoffs and a 5% chance of winning the Finals.

Gotta start somewhere. There’s a good chance those percentages change as the season goes on though.

[Superbone]

Let the Jazz get back into it.

Now why would you say that?

Oh, I wasn't making a prediction--it was an observation after they had cut the lead to 5.

Oh, I know. I was just giving you the biz.