Cavaliers @ Suns 1-8-17

[Mainstreet]

Yes Lebron, you fouled.

 

[Mainstreet]

Great game by the Suns but unfortunately they fall short. This is a game that hopefully should carry over.

They played very well in the second half in a game the Cavaliers thought they had put away.

Final: Cavaliers 120 Suns 116

 

[devilalum]

Best Suns game of the year. Not even close.

from phone

 

[hsandhu]

Keeping tj out, when he was doing a great job defending lebron and scoring in the 3rd was dumb.

 

[Mainstreet]

I welcome the return of Devin Booker to his old form. His explosiveness and leaping ability are back.

 

[Joe Mama]

hey everyone. Just had to stop by and say what an exciting game that was. Phoenix Suns came up a little short in the end, but hopefully it carries over. That run in the third quarter was something else.

Joe

 

[Mainstreet]

hey everyone. Just had to stop by and say what an exciting game that was. Phoenix Suns came up a little short in the end, but hopefully it carries over. That run in the third quarter was something else.

Joe

The Suns showed some great stuff tonight. I'm glad you stopped by.

 

[SirStefan32]

That was an amazing game, especially the second half. Third quarter may have been the best quarter of Suns basketball I've seen in a long time. I don't care about wins and losses. I just want to see them playing well, and they did a hell of a job tonight. Not quite sure why Warren was not playing in the fourth quarter, though.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I welcome the return of Devin Booker to his old form. His explosiveness and leaping ability are back.

I wouldn't count on it. Until he gets some serious quality time off his feet, that toe is not likely to heal. I think we saw the benefits of him having a couple of days off but I'd bet that playing on it will continue to aggravate it. Every now and then you can see him make a move and grimace and then his game takes a dive for several games in a row until he gets a little rest again.

 

[hsandhu]

Has anyone reported some injury on devin's toe? I honestly didn't see any problems with his movement the last month, he was just missing shots.

 

[Mainstreet]

I wouldn't count on it. Until he gets some serious quality time off his feet, that toe is not likely to heal. I think we saw the benefits of him having a couple of days off but I'd bet that playing on it will continue to aggravate it. Every now and then you can see him make a move and grimace and then his game takes a dive for several games in a row until he gets a little rest again.

This is probably true unfortunately with the toe needing more time to heal, however, it was great to see Devin Booker flash his explosiveness again. I knew he had it in him. I missed it. The toe problem also likely effected his shot.

The only other thought was that he might have been tentative before going full throttle on the foot tonight, but more likely the problem will linger all season. Maybe the All-Star break might help some if he doesn't participate in physical activities. Anyway, I'm hoping for the best.

 

[Mainstreet]

Has anyone reported some injury on devin's toe? I honestly didn't see any problems with his movement the last month, he was just missing shots.

I can't find the exact link but Booker reportedly needed a larger size shoe to repair a sprained toe. I've seen problems with his movement ever since the toe injury. IMO, he has been playing through the problem. He flashed his leaping ability and explosiveness tonight. It's something special.

http://arizonasports.com/story/883797/suns-devin-booker-toe-sprain-clippers/

 

[AzStevenCal]

Has anyone reported some injury on devin's toe? I honestly didn't see any problems with his movement the last month, he was just missing shots.

Turf toe from the start of the season. Watson talked about it again in early December (IRC) and acknowledged that it's still a problem for Booker. And as I mentioned, you can see the occasional grimace when he cuts hard on that foot.

 

[sunsfan88]

I wouldn't count on it. Until he gets some serious quality time off his feet, that toe is not likely to heal. I think we saw the benefits of him having a couple of days off but I'd bet that playing on it will continue to aggravate it. Every now and then you can see him make a move and grimace and then his game takes a dive for several games in a row until he gets a little rest again.

Too bad Suns don't see this and continue to try and derail his career.

 

[leclerc]

Remember RGIII.

(I know this doesn't come close.)

 

[sunsfan88]

It annoyed me a bit to see Chriss not even put any effort to box Love out on that key rebound that Love had at the end there.

Someone needs to teach Chriss how to boxout, he apparently missed that day when they taught that in high school freshmen year.

 

[Mainstreet]

If they keep Len on the bench they may have a chance. His stint in the first half only netted the Cavs a 12 pt lead.

You nailed it. Len did not re-appear in the game.

 

[StreetTruckinTitan]

You nailed it. Len did not re-appear in the game.

Yeah, I was happy someone on the Suns coaching staff "finally" noticed what I was watching that first half.