Suns @ Lakers Tuesday game thread, 12-5-2023 - West Quarterfinal, In-Season Tournament

[95pro]

Do we know how to box out?

 

[Dback Jon]

I can’t watch this crap when the refs are allowing the Lakers to foul with impunity

 

[jbjarko]

They’re not even close on these defensive rebounds.

 

[Mainstreet]

Maybe the Suns should give Azubuike some minutes.

 

[Sunburn]

Men vs boys

 

[JosiahLee]

No rebounding, no boxing out, no slashing to the lane. It’s literally basketball 101…No fundamentals. Don’t like what I’ve seen through the first quarter.

 

[Chaplin]

You’d think a guy in his 21st season would not act like a toddler.

 

[Mainstreet]

He got hit in the face, and that should’ve been a flagrant foul with no call

And it wasn't just the face either.

 

[Folster]

Very poor effort and lack of the intensity.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns do not have enough size inside.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Man… this movie I’m watching is boring AF too.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Refs are a complete joke, but…. The Suns are being out played, out hustled and out coached. Suns are just a complete mess on the defensive end. This is going to get ugly if they don’t pull their heads out of their asses.

 

[jbjarko]

Suns can’t even get the basics down. Attack the rim.

 

[95pro]

How does Book get a foul when guarding Bron, but Book can’t get a call?

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Lakers 59 - Suns 47

 

[BirdGangThing]

How are we only down 12 pts tho? All this momentum and hoopla and energy spent by LA and we haven't even fired a shot yet

Would love to see a completely different second half - but we'd have to run some offense AND REBOUND THE DAMN BALL

 

[jbjarko]

Can Beal being on the court make that big of a deal? Can that compensate for this sucky bball.

 

[Mainstreet]

Do we know how to box out?

It's more than boxing out with Nurkic on the bench. It's a personnel issue. Lakers are flat out bigger and stronger than the Suns.

 

[95pro]

Was pretty obvious they went 1-3-1 defense and played the gaps in the first quarter. No adjustment to recognize that early on.

Book tried to create too much early on.

F these refs.

 

[Sunstroke]

Suns too small. Lakers dominated on the boards. Booker can't handle
Lakers' double teams. He's a turnover machine. It's a mess tonight.

 

[Mainstreet]

Can Beal being on the court make that big of a deal? Can that compensate for this sucky bball.

He might help the turnover issue but with Nurkic out, the Suns are not built to bang. They are not even creating turnovers with their guards.

 

[95pro]

It's more than boxing out with Nurkic on the bench. It's a personnel issue. Lakers are flat out bigger and stronger than the Suns.

We are watching too much, flat footed. Lakers are more active.

 

[JosiahLee]

This game is an embarrassment. Lebron comes off the bench and it goes from a 4 point game to 15 in the blink of an eye. They are way more physical and don’t even need to be more talented to abuse us.

 

[jbjarko]

He might help the turnover issue but with Nurkic out, the Suns are not built to bang. They are not even creating turnovers with their guards.

They’re getting in their own way. They take control and just give it right back inside.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Suns had 4 offensive rebounds

Lakers had 12