Game Day Playoff Edition — WCF, Game 5 — Los Angeles Clippers @ Phoenix Suns, Monday 6/28/2021

[Superbone]

Why isnt paul shooting everytime he gets to the FT line? Thats automatic

He needs to start shooting. Clippers daring him to shoot but he keeps trying to dish it.

[Charlie Smithy!]

Poor Indy.

Those tickets weren't cheap

[Flagrant Fowl]

The Suns have played 7 bad-to-mediocre quarters in a row.

[Superbone]

Cam Johnson is really making things happen on both ends. Love his game right now. Craig and Nader both in with Book, DA and Cam so Monty's reaching into his bag.

Feels like only Johnson and Craig brought it tonight. Need to be aggressive from the jump on Wednesday.

[Superbone]

Ayton has been lazy tonight..maybe his first bad game of the playoffs

Yeah, didn't give us much after his masterful performance last outing. Still inconsistent.

[Superbone]

These type of losses just brings most negative thoughts from me. Just can’t shake the feeling we’re gonna blow these next games. Feel like shit.

Gotta win the next one. Otherwise, anything can happen in Game 7.

[Charlie Smithy!]

The Suns just got punked in their home gym in a close out game. It's just so...typical.

I'm a basketball fan before I'm a Suns fan, but I don't think I'll be able to watch/read/listen to anything basketball related for months if they blow this series.

How so?

[Superbone]

Offense was not our problem tonight. We can’t let them score 59 points in a half.

It kind of was. We were out of flow all night. But defense was a problem as well.

[Flagrant Fowl]

The Suns just got punked in their home gym in a close out game. It's just so...typical.

I'm a basketball fan before I'm a Suns fan, but I don't think I'll be able to watch/read/listen to anything basketball related for months if they blow this series.

How so?

The sport is more important than one team or player. If the Suns no longer existed, I'd still consume a ton of basketball content.

[Flagrant Fowl]

The Suns have had almost all the breaks so far in this series. Some they created themselves and some were gifted by the Clippers. They had every advantage going into this game and they blew it.

I was about 90% sure they'd go to the Finals 24 hours ago. Now I think it's 50/50.

[SunsRIt]

The only consolation is George, Morris(!), and Jackson can’t shoot that well again. It was an anomaly for them.

[Superbone]

The Suns have had almost all the breaks so far in this series. Some they created themselves and some were gifted by the Clippers. They had every advantage going into this game and they blew it.

I was about 90% sure they'd go to the Finals 24 hours ago. Now I think it's 50/50.

Meh, I still have it at 60/40.

[Split T]

I think Paul and Booker just need to take every shot the Clippers give them. Might want to get Cam Johnson more minutes, he’s been the one wing who’s hit shots. Bridges and Crowder no-showed tonight.

But Book and CP3 need to be in take over mode from the start. Force the clippers to defend them harder and then maybe the court will open up for our shooters. We’re trying to run too much offense and break down the clippers defense, but it’s just too good and we don’t create better looks. Take the first look, get in rhythm. If we lose we go down swinging with our big guns.

[Vladimir_Taltos]

Somebody has to say it though...Beverly is a little bitch...

[Flagrant Fowl]

The Suns have had almost all the breaks so far in this series. Some they created themselves and some were gifted by the Clippers. They had every advantage going into this game and they blew it.

I was about 90% sure they'd go to the Finals 24 hours ago. Now I think it's 50/50.

Meh, I still have it at 60/40.

I don't think it's possible to overstate how much of a collapse this game was. They didn't lose a close game. They were demoralized at home with the crowd begging them for a reason to erupt.

The Clippers took their lunch and ate it in front of them.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Take the first look, get in rhythm. If we lose we go down swinging with our big guns.

That's how they started the first quarter of game 4, the last good quarter they've played.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Somebody has to say it though...Beverly is a little bitch...

Who hasn't said that?

[iLLmatic]

Offense was not our problem tonight. We can’t let them score 59 points in a half.

It kind of was. We were out of flow all night. But defense was a problem as well.

Couldn't hit a damn thing

[Sunsfan4life]

The Suns just got punked in their home gym in a close out game. It's just so...typical.

I'm a basketball fan before I'm a Suns fan, but I don't think I'll be able to watch/read/listen to anything basketball related for months if they blow this series.

How so?

The sport is more important than one team or player. If the Suns no longer existed, I'd still consume a ton of basketball content.

The sport is at an all time low for me. The way its officiated is comical and how players whining/teaming up/and prima dona attitudes are celebrated make it almost unwatchable. The only thing I like about basketball the last few years is My suns. An actual team. Ratings are down and its because basketball has turned into a sport filled with babies and prima donas who try to draw fouls instead of actually score. So if the suns lose, it won't be hard to turn off.

I will say though, Milwaukee has a likeable team, but I'm sure the refs will call phantom fouls constantly to do whatever is best for the league.

[Sunsfan4life]

Offense was not our problem tonight. We can’t let them score 59 points in a half.

It kind of was. We were out of flow all night. But defense was a problem as well.

Couldn't hit a damn thing

I disagree. We missed very makeable shots most of the game. Went ISO ball in the 4th, but it shouldn't have came to it. The last 3 mins of the 3rd was an awful job coaching by Monty. Down 6 and on a run he puts booker at the point and 4 straight turnovers later we're down 13. It made no sense at the time and we paid for it.

The clippers scored 116pts. Our inability to defend or even get hands in faces was laughable and ultimately cost us the game.