Playoffs: Suns @ Nuggets Tuesday game thread 5-9-2023 - Game 5

[BirdGangThing]

OMG did they actually call a (bad) foul on Jokic?

 

[Covert Rain]

Hit your damn free throws.

 

[95pro]

And Shamet is back.

 

[jf-08]

How is that not traveling?

 

[Covert Rain]

I am worried about Monty running Durant into the ground. He played the entire half.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Denver has to be absolutely deflated.

 

[JosiahLee]

Oh man that would have sucked the life out of them

 

[jf-08]

I'll take that first half I'm just glad we're not down by 20

 

[JosiahLee]

How is that not traveling?

For real. That was like 17 steps.

 

[Sunstroke]

I think it is pretty much must win for both.

Suns just need to win one road game. Yes, tonight's game is the best scenario.
In the event of a loss, Suns win at home on Thur. Suns get that road game they must win
in game 7.

 

[JosiahLee]

Denver has to be absolutely deflated.

Confidence is certainly cooling for their role players.

 

[Phrazbit]

Lots of fight that quarter.

 

[Proximo]

still in the game. Avoided the blowout.

got to start the second half better.

 

[DJ Tabooh]

Suns down 3 at half. KD has to get a rest at some point. Even if it’s 2-3 minutes. Everything is short it seems like. Booker’s been great. Too many threes for Denver and not enough for us. Keep attacking and someone has to make open threes.

 

[BirdGangThing]

I don't think I've ever been so happy to be 3pts down - without Booker in that first quarter we were D.O.A.

Denver totally thought we were toast - they thought it was going to be one of those up by 15 nights

But nah

TJ Buckets showed up, Ross showed up... the Phoenix bench showed up

Booker came back and got right back to it

Sprinkle in a little luke warm KD and the Suns are only down by 3

Now let's steal this mother

 

[DJ Tabooh]

Torrey Craig went from starting round 1, to not getting off the bench in this series….that’s tough

 

[Sunstroke]

When the FK are Suns fans going to see the "KD" game where he goes off
and we fans say ...WOW! KD has been AWFUL tonight. Who the hell did the Suns trade
for?

 

[sdscard4]

What's really irritating is we knew playing Ross or Warren would make a difference. Monty....dude has no clue. He's still in Milwaukee's locker room pumping them up for next season

 

[nashman]

We gotta knock down the open looks we get from them doubling Book and KD!

 

[jf-08]

We gotta knock down the open looks we get from them doubling Book and KD!

It's going to be open all night

 

[95pro]

Just not sure why he pulled Ross and Warren. They were making an impact.

 

[BirdGangThing]

It is what it is

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[CardsSunsDbacks]

Expect another push by Denver to open the 2nd half. Hopefully we can execute better and at least match them.

 

[JosiahLee]

This feels like the kind of game where we could use CP3. Bench isn’t as hot tonight. Feels like we may need 80 from the Book/KD combo.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Ayton 6 boards 6 points on his way to that double double baby