Trail Blazers @ Suns Thursday game thread 5-13-2021

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Trail Blazers injury report.

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[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Deandre Ayton is OUT for the game tonight.

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[Mainstreet]

Suns will rely on a team effort defensively without Ayton.

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[Mainstreet]

Cam Payne was reportedly down in warmups.

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[elindholm]

I want the Suns to finish the regular season as strong as possible. Jockeying for playoff position is like circling the parking lot waiting for someone to leave. Just park across the street and walk a few extra steps like a man.

 

[Mainstreet]

If anything, the Suns have been criticized for beating short handed teams by staying healthy.

I'm certainly not going to second guess the decision to keep Ayton out and missing his first game all season with left knee soreness.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I want the Suns to finish the regular season as strong as possible. Jockeying for playoff position is like circling the parking lot waiting for someone to leave. Just park across the street and walk a few extra steps like a man.

no thanks. I’d rather slink into the playoffs and have a fighting chance against the Mavs then go in playing well and not having a chance in hell against the Lakers.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Cam Payne was reportedly down in warmups.

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sit ‘em.

 

[Mainstreet]

Cam Johnson who is out, practicing with one arm wrapped.

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[Mainstreet]

This doesn't sound good. It's a reported hard cast on Cam Johnson's right arm. I hope it's only to make sure it doesn't get banged up.

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[Cheesebeef]

Clippers won. A loss tonight and we’re only 1 game away from NOT the Lakers in the first round!

 

[Mainstreet]

Monty talks about Ayton being out.

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[Proximo]

Good grief this season looks like it is going to end with a whimper.

 

[Proximo]

Clippers won. A loss tonight and we’re only 1 game away from NOT the Lakers in the first round!

not happening.

 

[Proximo]

You don’t think we could lose out and clips go 2-1; or go 1-2 and have the clips win out? I think either of those scenarios are very possible.

no I think the clips will lose intentionally every game they need to to stay in 3 rd.

 

[Mainstreet]

Dario Saric will start replacing Deandre Ayton per Kellan Olson.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

no I think the clips will lose intentionally every game they need to to stay in 3 rd.

They’ve made that difficult with the win tonight. Their problem is they play the rockets. They might not be able tank enough to lose that game even though rockets don’t care if they win as they’ve locked in the worst spot in the league. But the OKC game may be who wants it less. OKC is right there with minny, Cleveland, Orlando and Detroit. Finishing with second worst record or all the way to 6th worst record. And while odds have flattened with new rules there’s pretty material difference between 2nd worst and 6th worst

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Dario Saric will start replacing Deandre Ayton per Kellan Olson.

I think we get flattened tonight.

 

[Cheesebeef]

no I think the clips will lose intentionally every game they need to to stay in 3 rd.

Then they should already be doing that. If they lose the rest of their games and Denver wins, they’ll drop to 4.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think we get flattened tonight.

On paper the Suns should get flattened but this team hasn't quit all season.

So many mixed emotions about tonight and the two following games. I'm trying to keep my focus on the players and the team getting healthy.

 

[Mainstreet]

James Jones is going to be on tonight. I'd like to talk to him about adding another rim protector next season.

 

[Mainstreet]

Nearing time for tip-off.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bridges with the short jumper to tie game 2-2.