Suns vs Clippers - Bledsoe's return to LA to face his former team

[sunsfan88]

Bledsoe got the awkward first meeting out of the way in preseason style in October, when he seemed comfortable applying pressure and came up with four steals against the Clippers.

“I think he’s just playing with a lot of confidence, as he should be,” Paul said today. “He’s playing hard. He’s playing the right way. I expect him to get a huge roar from the fans tonight.

“Bled won’t be the first one of my friends that I played against in the NBA. It’s basketball. We’re going out to compete and win the game. We’ve both got a job to do.”

* Cole Mickelson’s Stone Cole Fact o’ the Day: The Suns are 11-0 when attempting more free throws than their opponent. That is an important one tonight against the Clippers, who rank second in the NBA with 28.9 free throw attempts per game.

C: Miles Plumlee … DeAndre Jordan
PF: Channing Frye … Blake Griffin
SF: P.J. Tucker … Jared Dudley
PG/SG: Goran Dragic … Jamal Crawford
PG: Eric Bledsoe … Chris Paul

Key Clippers injuries: J.J. Redick (wrist) and Reggie Bullock (ankle) are out.

Key Clippers reserves: Matt Barnes, Darren Collison, Stephen Jackson, Willie Green, Byron Mullens

I think it would be beneficial for Tucker to guard Crawford or Paul to preserve some energy for our back court.

Will be nice for our guys to see Dudley and Gentry again as well. Go Suns!

 

[JCSunsfan]

Alot of good matchups there. I would love to see Duds ad PJ go at it. Bled and Paul too. Of course Frye and Griffin is a mismatch physically. Plumlee and Jordan should be fun.

 

[95pro]

Bullcrap fouls to help get the clippers on board, Frye and Dragic.

 

[95pro]

Nice block on Griffin.

 

[95pro]

Suns with three fouls already with 9 minutes to go int the first.

 

[95pro]

Five fouls on the suns already.

 

[95pro]

Two on plumlee already. All fouls have been questionable imo

 

[AfroSuns]

Where are the Frye bashers??

 

[95pro]

Frye with a nice block on griffin

 

[AfroSuns]

Frye with a nice block on griffin

Griffin got him back on that move to the basket

 

[95pro]

Griffin is such a dick. After he gets blocked he runs into frye. Then talks trash after his dunk. Suns just need to fluster him and take him out of his game.

 

[AfroSuns]

^^He is annoying if you are not a Clipper fan.

 

[95pro]

Nice drive, hesitation and dunk by Green

 

[Cheesebeef]

damn...this team just plays so freaking hard. Unfortunately, having not watched many games, I find myself not really feeling any emotional tie to them, but I am consistently impressed every time I watch how hard they play for Horny.

 

[95pro]

Wow I'll advised shot by Green and it goes.

 

[95pro]

Griff with the kick and little head bunt

 

[AfroSuns]

Bledsoe is contributing very little. They are crowding the lane for a drive..he needs to adjust

 

[Cheesebeef]

holy crap...does Green shoot every time he gets it?!

 

[95pro]

Green is on fire

 

[AfroSuns]

holy crap...does Green shoot every time he gets it?!

You really haven't watched this team play.

 

[95pro]

Loving it loving it all the way around.

 

[Cheesebeef]

You really haven't watched this team play.

HOLY CRAP!

Is he like our Microwave?

 

[Cheesebeef]

this team is set up very well for the future with LOTS of tradable assets/draft picks to make a big deal if they think they need to.

 

[95pro]

Holy crap Green!

 

[95pro]

Suns staying high on Griff and Paul for some nice defense and blocks on them in the first half.