Suns @ Clippers Thursday WCF game thread 6-24-2021 - Game 3

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Book and Paul: 10 of 40. Woof

 

[82CardsGrad]

These games are every other day. How fast do most players who miss an entire game come back from sprained ankles?

Depends… if it was a high ankle sprain, he’s toast for the rest of this series.
But, if it’s just a regular lower ankle roll/sprain, he could actually play Saturday. Donovan Mitchell did it… he wasn’t 100%, but he played.

 

[95pro]

CP3 really slowed things down too much. I wanted to see them run the clippers down

rotations were off several times on defense.

maybe should have sat Booker and let the swelling go down, blood gets pumping and the I’m sure it’s swelling and throbbing.

Oh the Mann “block” was another no call as book drove and was fouled first. Then the shot and he was blocked.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I have seen enough of Moore. Please put Javon Carter in the damn game .

The problem is Carter can’t initiate the offense. He has to be alongside Booker or Paul or Payne.

 

[SirStefan32]

I am disappointed, but let's be realistic- Suns have won eight or nine games in a row. They were due to have one terrible game. Tonight reminded me of those few regular season games they lost in a similar fashion- nothing was clicking. If they lose the next one, I will start to get worried, but for now...it's just one game. They were due to suck for one game.

 

[Mainstreet]

he is but part of it is he's more worried about falling down and trying to draw the foul and they're not giving it to him tonight

Chris Paul can hit the three. He shot .395 this season from 3-point range.

His shots weren't falling tonight. No way on a normal night Paul shoots 5-19 from the field.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Depends… if it was a high ankle sprain, he’s toast for the rest of this series.
But, if it’s just a regular lower ankle roll/sprain, he could actually play Saturday. Donovan Mitchell did it… he wasn’t 100%, but he played.

I’ll be surprised if Payne plays again. And if he does, I expect nothing like what we’ve gotten from him.

 

[95pro]

Monty didn’t use a challenge too.


Payne injured now, suns are cursed.

 

[SoonerLou]

I think the Suns are lucky Kawhi is injured. They were lucky that AD was injured and LeBron was 75%.



I also think the Suns are STILL winning the championship. Just steal game 4 (likely w/o Payne) and they will go on to win the championship imo.

This is the year to do it. Get it done.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I’ll be surprised if Payne plays again. And if he does, I expect nothing like what we’ve gotten from him.

If he doesn’t play Saturday, and is able to play Monday, I think he’d be close to being the guy we’ve seen all post season.
If he does play on Saturday, I’d be surprised if he’s able to be the same guy we’ve seen lately (really all season actually).

 

[nashman]

What the fudge ever we were hacked and fouled all night with little calls! Total horseshit and Booker and Paul have never ever shot this poorly since being teammates. We got screwed in LA no shock get game 4 and come close them out at home!

 

[Covert Rain]

The problem is Carter can’t initiate the offense. He has to be alongside Booker or Paul or Payne.

Moore can’t do anything. At least Carter gives you energy and plays defense.

 

[Germz249]

Well maybe this is the punch in the mouth that is needed to get them going again.

 

[95pro]

Espn praising Beverley. Sick.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Espn praising Beverley. Sick.

Why wouldn’t they? He has locked down Booker two games in a row… He’s making Book look like a 2nd round hope pick.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I am disappointed, but let's be realistic- Suns have won eight or nine games in a row. They were due to have one terrible game. Tonight reminded me of those few regular season games they lost in a similar fashion- nothing was clicking. If they lose the next one, I will start to get worried, but for now...it's just one game. They were due to suck for one game.

Seriously. The sky is falling attitude for a team that all season has answered the bell when up against the wall is kinda funny to me.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

Espn praising Beverley. Sick.

Classic ESPN. Growing up I hated all Los Angeles teams except the Clippers and Rams (Because ESPN shunned them). Now I hate all Los Angeles teams

 

[Hoop Head]

People here were thinking we were massive favorites and would blow the Clippers out of the water. I couldn't see that.

If Leonard wasn't hurt, the Clippers would clearly be the most talented team left. Because he is out, we have a decent shot to win the series.

It's going to be a dog fight.

The amount of talk about who we were facing in the finals and basically the remainder of this series was a formality with CP3 returning was a bit much.

All the Suns did was protect home court in games 1 & 2. They did it without Chris Paul, which was amazing, but I don't think people paid attention to how hard fought those games were and if 1 or 2 plays in each went the other way we'd be down 0-2 headed to LA tonight.

The Clips adjusted, now we need to counter that. Its not over, not even close. Its the Western Conference Finals, it was never going to be that easy.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Moore can’t do anything. At least Carter gives you energy and plays defense.

But then you rely on Booker to initiate offense. With Beverley covering him that’s a disaster so far.

 

[Cheesebeef]

The amount of talk about who we were facing in the finals and basically the remainder of this series was a formality with CP3 returning was a bit much.

All the Suns did was protect home court in games 1 & 2. They did it without Chris Paul, which was amazing, but I don't think people paid attention to how hard fought those games were and if 1 or 2 plays in each went the other way we'd be down 0-2 headed to LA tonight.

The Clips adjusted, now we need to counter that. Its not over, not even close. Its the Western Conference Finals, it was never going to be that easy.

yup.

 

[Mainstreet]

Why wouldn’t they? He has locked down Booker two games in a row… He’s making Book look like a 2nd round hope pick.

Booker had good looks tonight.

Don't you think the broken nose and face mask had something to do with it as well?

 

[Covert Rain]

Monty just said Payne’s ankle was bad enough he couldn’t come back. That sounds bad. I bet he misses the next game.

 

[nashman]

Everything and every officiating call went their way, not hard to win a game under those circumstances. We should have shot a lot more free throws and Beverly having only 2 fouls says it all, he hacks booker all game and has 2 fouls????

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Seriously. The sky is falling attitude for a team that all season has answered the bell when up against the wall is kinda funny to me.

For me it’s just a reflection of forgetting what it’s like to lose. It’s been awhile!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Booker had good looks tonight.

Don't you think the broken nose and face mask had something to do with it as well?

Absolutely. As well as Beverly fouled him, Booker did have some good looks and he was way off.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Booker had good looks tonight.

Don't you think the broken nose and face mask had something to do with it as well?

Before he broke his nose in Game 2, Beverly owned him then as well…
Yes, I’m sure the mask isn’t helping, but I am 100% convinced Beverly has taken up full residency inside Book’s head. It’s a serious, serious problem and I am not at all convinced Book has the game and the mind to get over PatBev…

 

[Covert Rain]

Bev is playing great defense on Book. PERIOD. The mask didn’t help but Bev owns Book right now.