Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (20-20) @ Pistons (21-20), Sat 1/18/25

[Superbone]

Time: 2:00 pm AZ (1:00 am PT/4:00 pm ET)
Place: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TV: AZ Family 3TV/NBALP

Center Nick Richards is scheduled to make his Phoenix Suns debut Saturday afternoon. The Pistons are coming off a loss to the Pacers but they have been playing really well lately having won 10 of their previous 12 games before losing to Indiana.

https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/pistons.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf

Go Suns!!!

Dis • cuss

[Ring_Wanted]

Sweet another game I can see live. 10:00 pm here yummyyyy! Against the deceptive Pistons, but we should win if we play with focus. Excited to see Richards debut.

[ShelC]

Feels like an L to me! Book and KD will be more interested in getting to the Lions game afterwards. But at least we'll get to see Richards in action and hopefully Dunn keeps up his shooting. He's 7-14 from three over the past 5 games.

[Mori Chu]

Who knows with this Suns team, but, the Pistons seem to be really on the rise right now; their season is much improved from the past few years. And as Boney says, they're on a bit of a winning streak. We just barely beat the mighty Wiz, and we'll be incorporating a new center. Book, Grayson, and Dunn are all playing very well lately which is great, but it's coincided with a bit of a (mini-)slump for other guys like KD, Beal, Plumlee, and Royce. So I don't really know what to expect. Looking forward to seeing Richards; trying not to set my expectations too high, but I hope he can contribute some energy and rebounding.

I won't be able to watch this one (driving my kids to a monster truck rally!!) but I'll be watching the score online and watching the threads here. Go Suns!

My prediction: Pistons by 20. #reversejinx

[Superbone]

Sweet another game I can see live. 10:00 pm here yummyyyy! Against the deceptive Pistons, but we should win if we play with focus. Excited to see Richards debut.

No. Should not. Win... or do not. There is no should when it comes to Phoenix Suns YOUR.

Yoda has spoken.

[Superbone]

Feels like an L to me! Book and KD will be more interested in getting to the Lions game afterwards. But at least we'll get to see Richards in action and hopefully Dunn keeps up his shooting. He's 7-14 from three over the past 5 games.

Yep. If nothing else it will be fun to see how Richards integrates in his first game and hopefully progresses from there with more (some) practice time. (I don't believe they've had a practice since he joined the team.)

[ShelC]

No practice for him yet so it'll probably be choppy. But having him against Duren is nice given Duren's size and athleticism. Hopefully Richards can negate some of that.

[TOO]

Really thinks he's a good passer lol. Fuck man.

[TOO]

Lazy transition, and then over and back. Love this early stuff.

[TOO]

Kevin Durant turns it over again.

[SunsSince92]

Kevin Durant turns it over again.

He's been abysmal so far.

[SunsSince92]

Dunn on the other hand....

[Wally_West]

KD’s shot is way off so far

[SunsSince92]

KD’s shot is way off so far

Everything seems off with him tonight. He's just really sloppy.

[SunsShine]

KD’s mentally checked out of this one. He clearly has his sights set on that Commanders/Lions game later today.

[Wally_West]

KD’s shot is way off so far

Everything seems off with him tonight. He's just really sloppy.

Nervous about his commanders getting destroyed by the lions

[Wally_West]

KD’s mentally checked out of this one. He clearly has his sights set on that Commanders/Lions game later today.

Lol didn’t see this when I responded

[Wally_West]

Richard’s getting a tech to set the tone

[TOO]

Kevin Durant turns it over again.

He's been abysmal so far.

Yeah, he's looked outta sorts for a bit now

[TOO]

I don't understand why they keep running everything through Durant. Especially after the clock is halfway gone, bro just stands there.