Lakers @ Suns Tuesday Playoff game thread 5-25-2021 - Game #2

[Mainstreet]

Payne making a difference.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Big miss by bridges

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Lakers 53 - Suns 47

 

[SirStefan32]

I am amazed they are only down by six.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Payne making a difference.

Yup. I think he found his game. Bummer he didn’t make that last layup. Would’ve gone into half on a crowd roar.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Hanging around...

man, that would have been big back to back threes for Bridges.

 

[Evil Ash]

I am amazed they are only down by six.

Same. Quite frankly we played like crap and yet somehow still in the game

 

[Proximo]

I am amazed they are only down by six.

me too. We played terrible. It’s an indictment of the Lakers in my mind.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Hanging around...

man, that would have been big back to back threes for Bridges.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I am amazed they are only down by six.

The defense has been solid.

ayton with 2 rebounds ain’t going to cut. Need more group rebounding. And I hate to say it, but we gotta start flopping against their bigs as they keep vollyballing over the back. I’m talking old school Ginobili arms-flinging flying off the court yelling.

 

[Mainstreet]

It's important that Ayton didn't pick up his third foul.

He has 14 points but only 2 rebounds.

 

[FB94]

Down 6 at half, will take it considering they played bad with turnovers, and missed shots

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

me too. We played terrible. It’s an indictment of the Lakers in my mind.

I actually think we need to give suns d a lot of credit. They’re scrambling.

 

[dscher]

I am amazed they are only down by six.

This. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Take that break and come out with more energy to start the second half.

 

[Mainstreet]

Payne has 6 of the Suns 8 bench points.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

It's important that Ayton didn't pick up his third foul.

He has 14 points but only 2 rebounds.

Yup. That’s huge.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I really would have loved to see what a healthy CP3 would be doing to this Lakers team.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Crowder has to be a serious net-positive in the second half!
I honestly don’t know what Saric can do...he’s entirely outgunned by AD and Drummond.
Book, Bridges and Payne will have to come up BIG if we have any chance at all.

But the Lakers are totally locked in on defense. They were #1 in the NBA defensively... that wasn’t an accident.

 

[Mainstreet]

Crowder might want to play more than 5 minutes.

 

[Covert Rain]

Suns have played like crap and down only 6. There is zero doubt now. Paul does not have a minor injury.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I think I was wrong. I think with CP3, we would be spanking these guys.

Booker wants to be a superstar, he’s got to be one in the second half if we’re gonna pull this out.

 

[Proximo]

I actually think we need to give suns d a lot of credit. They’re scrambling.

Well. The d has been ok. The offense has been terrible.

we aren’t forcing turnovers. Rebounding effort is not good enough.

I’m not really happy about anything from that half.

 

[nashman]

Book has to just get aggressive if CP3 your sidekick is out or hobbled yo unwed to step it up! Book has not been sharp passing and led to multiple dumb TOs. And if we can make and better yet attempt some more theees that would be huge!

 

[95pro]

We can’t have Booker be our point guard. CP3 is obviously hurt. More Payne and probably Moore in some spot minutes.

Easy on Ayton, he essentially has to guard and Drummond, AD and Lebron. Also he’s the only one who can effectively challenge them as well.

Crowder picked up some Bs calls as well as Ayton on the AD drive.

Cam and Dario need to step up. I’m not sure why Craig isn’t getting more minutes.

 

[nashman]

Someone has to get some freaking rebounds not sure the numbers but seems like we have zero offensive boards.