Thunder @ Suns Sunday game thread, 11-12-2023

[Mainstreet]

Okogie will get to the line again.

 

[Mainstreet]

Good defense by Suns to end the half.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Suns 59 - Thunder 54

 

[nashman]

Team showing fight against the good young OKC team I like it! Please cap off the day with a win and have it be a great sports weekend for AZ!!!

 

[clyde2tw]

Game rotation paid creat attention to defense. It's also the right concept to use Okogie on O, with KD and Beal trawing so much attention, there is a lot space for him to operate in paint.

 

[Mainstreet]

Nurkic was scoreless in the 1st half.

 

[Mainstreet]

Durant knocked down under the basket. No foul.

 

[Mainstreet]

OKC driving to the basket successfully.

 

[Big Al]

Allen is not the problem. He's not a lockdown defender but he's one of our top 5 players, including the big 3. It's debatable who has been more vital as to Nurkic or Allen thus far in the season. Gordon is probably #6 but the gap between 5 and 6 is pretty big.

Okogie is the problem. He needs to sit. He won't help us against a quality OKC team with good size. He needs to stay out of the rotation.

I wouldn't say the gap between Allen & Gordon is pretty big. Gordon has a offense punch that is more consistent than Allen. Allen which I like for the Suns but his offense isn't as good as he goes long periods of nothing then bam. Neither Gordon or Allen is a lockdown defensive player. But they both are needed role players. Book & Beal will do the majority of damage to the opposition.

 

[Mainstreet]

Nurkic gets his first basket.

 

[Mainstreet]

Goodwin nails the three.

 

[Vacard]

And won for Durant. 4 point play

 

[Mainstreet]

Durant has blocked a couple of shots.

 

[Mainstreet]

Eubanks with four dunks tonight.

 

[nashman]

Man how do the refs just let teams hack at us with no calls then call ticky tack garbage on us?

 

[BirdGangThing]

Bench is battling!!

 

[Mainstreet]

Eubanks' play has been huge.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 3rd quarter:

Suns 86 - Thunder 80

 

[Mainstreet]

Eubanks has 15 points tonight.

 

[95pro]

Amanda is no Linsey

 

[Mainstreet]

Durant has to work to hard to keep the Suns in the game. His shot appears off right now. Maybe some fatigue setting in.

 

[Mainstreet]

It's that time of game where the Suns melt down. OKC leads 92-91.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

17 turnovers. That's pathetic. This team is allergic to closing out games.

 

[ajcardfan]

I do not enjoy watching this team so far this year. I miss Bridges and Cam. Sue me.

 

[Mainstreet]

This is such a familiar situation with the Suns falling apart in the 4th quarter.