Game Day: Suns (42-18) @ Knicks (34-27), Mon 4/26/21

[Superbone]

Time: 4:30 pm AZ (4:30 pm PT/7:30 pm ET)
Place: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
TV: BSAZ/NBATV

The Suns run into a buzzsaw in the Knicks at MSG Monday night. The Knicks have won 9 straight for the first time in eight years. The Suns are only 1 point favorites according to the oddsmakers.

Go Suns!!!

Dis • cuss

[ShelC]

For real, we better not lose to the Knicks.

[bajanguy008]

Don't think Randle is a good macthup for us

[ShelC]

He's essentially their point-forward, a lot of ISO and kick, then Rose leads the 2nd unit. I'd love to see Crowder and Craig on Randle just to watch them battle. Maybe throw Ayton on him to start the game just to try and make Randle uncomfortable with a bigger, longer defender. Noel starts and he's not much of an offensive threat. Gotta stay out on Bullock. RJ is a handful inside and out and IQ can fill it up off the bench.

[Split T]

Don't think Randle is a good macthup for us

We’ll see...I think Ayton might actually be a good defensive matchup for him. Randle is usually either too strong or too quick. I don’t think he’ll be able to post up Ayton, so he’ll try and take him off the dribble. Ayton has struggled to stay in front of guards like Harden, but he’s done better against big ball handlers like Giannis and Zion. Those guys couldn’t shoot though, so he’ll have to stay close enough to keep Randle from just shooting the open 3.

[Mori Chu]

The Knicks are fakers. We will beat their asses. I'm not afraid of Julius Randle.

[AmareIsGod]

We've lost 2 in a row, right? Let's hope we come out with urgency and put together a collective team effort. Too often Bridges and other guys have had off nights. Bridges is frustrating me lately because so many around her and other places hype him up as a guy that deserves to get paid. He's way too inconsistent for my taste and I feel overrated.

[Superbone]

The Knicks are fakers. We will beat their asses. I'm not afraid of Julius Randle.

Fakers? Pretty cool how they faked 9 in a row.

[Shabazz]

Ayton owned Randle last year, but neither is the same player they were.

[ShelC]

[bajanguy008]

Great.....

[Superbone]

Will Nader ever play again? I'd sure like to get some clarification on his injury.

[Superbone]

We really need CJ and especially, Mikal to be difference makers tonight.

[Mori Chu]

We really need CJ and especially, Mikal to be difference makers tonight.

It's tough to win when all of our wings are not hitting their 3s. We need at least one of Mikal / Cam Johnson / Crowder to have a strong game to really have a chance to beat top teams. Ideally 2 of them would be hitting in the same game; that makes us really tough to stop.

[Superbone]

We really need CJ and especially, Mikal to be difference makers tonight.

It's tough to win when all of our wings are not hitting their 3s. We need at least one of Mikal / Cam Johnson / Crowder to have a strong game to really have a chance to beat top teams. Ideally 2 of them would be hitting in the same game; that makes us really tough to stop.

The chances of Crowder stepping up when he's not playing will make it a lot tougher for him to contribute.

[ShelC]

Craig starting at the 4spot

[Superbone]

Let's go! Let's end this trip strong!

[Superbone]

It’s going to be a battle if we want to take this. The Knicks want that 10th straight win badly.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I thought Monty should've started Craig to replace Crowder when he was injured. It would be very encouraging for the playoff run to see him perform well in that role.

[ShelC]

I'm afraid we'll be stretching his usefulness and cutting down his effectiveness but we'll just have to see. Still think DA should get the assignment on Randle.