Suns @ Thunder

[Proteus]

Suns and Thunder tied at 34 after the 1st quarter. Suns shooting 61% with 3/5 3 pointers, Thunder 65% with 3/6 3 pointers.

Suns have hit 3/4 free throws, Thunder 5/6.

Suns have committed 2 turnovers, Thunder 1.

Suns have 3 offensive rebounds, Thunder 1.

 

[cly2tw]

Gee, four minutes in and a rookie who shoots about 35% looks like the second coming of Kevin Johnson when he's going up against Steve Nash. Shocking. Just add Westbrook to the scrub list of Brevin Knight, Rafer Alston, Aaron Brooks and others who have torched the hell out of us.

Everybody knows that Nash wouldn't fight through picks to challenge them. That's a psychological advantage. Nash needs to change habits.

But Amare and Shaq and JR are great in there! Tickytack calls on Amare. Rotation is fair so far.

 

[Sovereignz]

This is one of those few teams where losing Nash might not kill our offense. Barbosa usually has a field day against bad defenses.

Nash gone for the night.. hope it's not serious.

 

[cly2tw]

Only starter on court is JR, I like it.

 

[Ronin]

Al Mccoy just reported Nash is having back spasms and will not return

 

[carey]

Nash will not return.

 

[Sovereignz]

Nash, Amare, and Shaq out and suddenly the Thunder can't score. Go figure!

 

[Andrew]

Damn, I hope Nash will be okay...

 

[slinslin]

This is one of those few teams where losing Nash might not kill our offense. Barbosa usually has a field day against bad defenses.

Not when he plays out of control like that... taking 3s 4 seconds in the shotclock.

While Amundson gets murdered by Wilcox.

 

[cly2tw]

We bought 3 min without playing Shaq and Amare with some chaos. JR needs to stop jumping in the air Marion used to do so often. Stay on the ground for defense! Barnes stop making risky passes please!

Other than that we are only 36-39 behind.

 

[dodie53]

Nash will not return.

what happened to Nash?

 

[AceP]

Take Care Of The Ball!!! Damn It!!! Take Care Of The F**k*** Basketball!

 

[btimsah]

what happened to Nash?

Having back spasms. He needs to retire, it's a shame watching him deteriorate before our eyes. A couple o' years ago he was the best point guard I'd seen. Now, just not near the same.

 

[Andrew]

Why can't we dominant this D-League team? Holy Moses...

 

[btimsah]

Jeff Green = Scottie Pippen

 

[Andrew]

That Swift guy has his nails painted...lol

 

[Ronin]

Matt Barnes!

 

[Andrew]

good way to end the half

 

[Proteus]

Suns up 60-55 after the 2nd quarter. Suns shooting 55% with 5/11 3 pointers, Thunder 51% with 5/11 3 pointers.

Suns have hit 7/8 free throws, Thunder have hit 8/16 free throws.

Suns have committed 6 turnovers, Thunder 4.

Suns have 5 offensive rebounds, Thunder 3.

Suns had 34 points in the paint in the 1st half, Thunder 20.

Suns had 20 bench points in the 1st half, Thunder 9.

 

[dodie53]

Having back spasms. He needs to retire, it's a shame watching him deteriorate before our eyes. A couple o' years ago he was the best point guard I'd seen. Now, just not near the same.

he doesn't have to retire now,
he just have to be in a team that doesn't rely on him to much.

imo,
he's good in Phoenix,
he just have to take a backseat for Amare,
he's the man now.

 

[Hayduke]

he just have to take a backseat for Amare,
he's the man now.

 

[cly2tw]

The main ways of Thunders' scoring were either PnR that led to the hot shooting by Westbrook and Green or fastbreaks off our turnovers or 'wild' attacks without going through either of Shaq/Amare/Nash.

 

[dodie53]

maybe not on defense

 

[Proteus]

Sigh...Amare picks up his 4th foul with 11:23 left in the 3rd quarter.

 

[Andrew]

nice steal by barnes