Playoffs: Clippers @ Suns Tuesday game thread 4-25-2023 - Game 5

[AzCardsfan76]

It's a combination of terrible defense, awful rebounding and NBA Rigged Officiating. It's gonna be an uphill battle.

 

[Chaplin]

Pathetic

 

[Phrazbit]

I’m at the game… and it’s always a bit bias in here. But I feel like we got the shaft on some big calls there.

 

[sdscard4]

Disgusting

 

[BirdGangThing]

Not exactly the 2nd quarter we wanted and the refs didn't do us any favors. Sure would like to close this series tonight

 

[Proximo]

I really hate this clippers team. We can’t seem to defend them.

 

[Chaplin]

If DA is your leading scorer at half, something is going wrong.

 

[Covert Rain]

Team is playing zero defense.

 

[dscher]

70 pts to this team at half? Lol.

 

[Mainstreet]

The referees have called some late and often ticky tack fouls on the Suns.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Soft

 

[AZ Native]

Youtube TV not working for me. Sucks

 

[JosiahLee]

We’re playing like we know we’re up 3-1 to a wounded team. The lack of focus and killer instinct is frustrating. We may very well win this game but the defense has to change if they want to go far. We’re on pace to give up 140 without Kawhi or Paul George…Embarrassing.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Clippers get 27 points from their bench, the Suns 11.

 

[Jakester]

21 second chance points allowed in the first half is disgusting but nothing new. This team is always getting out hustled on the boards.

 

[TJ]

Ty Lue could sleep thru this game and coach better than Monty Kingsbury

 

[82CardsGrad]

Bench Scoring again just killing us... 27 for the Clippers. 11 for the Suns. Damn!
And we've only taken 7 three-pointers! WTF???

 

[BirdGangThing]

Even when we played decent defense it was negated by offensive rebounds and 21 second chance points

 

[82CardsGrad]

Bench Scoring again just killing us... 27 for the Clippers. 11 for the Suns. Damn!
And we've only taken 7 three-pointers! WTF???

And outrebounded 26 to 16!!

 

[AZ Native]

Monty will make the appropriate halftime adjustments. Yep

 

[TJ]

Sorry, the reason the Phoenix Suns have been going to the line a lot more is that they've been getting fouled a lot more. The clippers are slapping him grabbing all over the place and on Kd they are getting up Audrey him on almost every jumpshot

It’s a great strategy for the Clippers. Be hyper aggressive and bully the crap out of this finesse team. Ty Lue is in their heads

 

[Phrazbit]

Really? Stop blaming the ASU fans. They are Suns fans and you know why they are not always happy with him. There are plenty of U of A fans here who are objective and regularly call him out. Yes, I am an ASU fan but it is irrelevant that he came from U of A. As a Suns fan I want all of our players to succeed. Especially Ayton, our number 1 pick. He may be a goofy kid, but he is our goofy kid.

I’m not blaming ASU fans as a whole, but there are a minority of very vocal fans who loathe Ayton with a passion.

 

[Proximo]

The Clippers get 27 points from their bench, the Suns 11.

The bench is not the issue. Rebounding is the issue.

 

[Mainstreet]

Paul and Craig with only 4 points at the half.

 

[dscher]

Teams that can't rebound don't do so well as/if they advance in the playoffs..

Still no one on this staff has taught Ayton how to rebound worth a damn. Fire whoever that is.