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BKinSJC wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 12:11 pm

Recent history between these teams has not been kind to the Suns. To recap:

The Suns last beat the Wolves in the final regular season game of the Vogel era, in April 2024. This set up a matchup between the teams in the first round of the playoffs. A lot of experts picked the Suns, who had won all 3 regular season games that year, to take the series. Instead, Minnesota absolutely curbstomped Phoenix through the first three games, then took a close game 4 for the sweep, despite Booker's 49 points. One could also think of as this as the defining Brad Beal game in a Suns uniform: 30% shooting, 9 points, 6 turnovers, 6 fouls in what was almost certainly the last game of any significance that he'll ever play.

Then the TWolves continued to pile insult onto injury last season, sweeping the 4-game regular season series with the final two games again being double digit beatdowns. All in all it's eight consecutive losses, with five of them being by at least 12 points.

So this could be a chance to see if this is a team that won't be intimidated and take all that lying down. It'd be nice to see some fire and competitiveness out of the group tonight.

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 7:34 pm

This team has really owned us in recent years, as BK explained so well in his post. We're playing them tough so far; I like it. Brooks irritating Randle is kind of fun to watch. Gillespie is the man. Mark Williams and Nick Richards both look spry tonight; it is really nice to have a playable center rotation for once.

carey wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 7:42 pm

Solid first Q. Let's beat these fucks.

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:11 pm

If you told me Booker would be shooting 2-8 at halftime and looking off on every attempt, I would assume we would be getting blown out. But here we are up 62-49 and looking great overall. Gillespie is the obvious standout with 16 big points, but Brooks has also given us 10, Mark Williams looks great out there even against Gobert and the huge Wolves front line, and even BOOYEA! somehow has 5 points in 5 minutes. Oh, and Book does have 8 assists despite the poor shooting. Fun first half.

Split T wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:13 pm

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:11 pm

If you told me Booker would be shooting 2-8 at halftime and looking off on every attempt, I would assume we would be getting blown out. But here we are up 62-49 and looking great overall. Gillespie is the obvious standout with 16 big points, but Brooks has also given us 10, Mark Williams looks great out there even against Gobert and the huge Wolves front line, and even BOOYEA! somehow has 5 points in 5 minutes. Oh, and Book does have 8 assists despite the poor shooting. Fun first half.

Did I miss something? I don’t think Booyea has played

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:34 pm

Split T wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:13 pm

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:11 pm

If you told me Booker would be shooting 2-8 at halftime and looking off on every attempt, I would assume we would be getting blown out. But here we are up 62-49 and looking great overall. Gillespie is the obvious standout with 16 big points, but Brooks has also given us 10, Mark Williams looks great out there even against Gobert and the huge Wolves front line, and even BOOYEA! somehow has 5 points in 5 minutes. Oh, and Book does have 8 assists despite the poor shooting. Fun first half.

Did I miss something? I don’t think Booyea has played

Sorry, that part was a joke. Not a very funny one. I just like typing BOOYEA!

Split T wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:40 pm

Book really having a rough game

ShelC wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:04 pm

Dunn's gonna be hurtin' tomorrow after that fall. Hope he's OK.

Wally_West wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:06 pm

Yeah that’s game. The twolves cure ain’t ending today it looks like. Just fucking gross.

Wally_West wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:14 pm

Take over the game, Gilly. I need it

Split T wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:28 pm

These refs have killed us here

Kryptonic wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:36 pm

Don’t care about the outcome…. Fucking love this scrappy, hard playing bunch.

Split T wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:40 pm

If we still win this lol

specialsauce wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 10:03 pm

Kudos to ish and Gregory. They said identity and optics . They delivered on that for sure no matter what else

Split T wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:45 pm

Gillespie obviously the player of the game, but Jordan Goodwin had 5 points down the stretch there too