Trail Blazers @ Suns Tuesday game thread, 11-21-2023 - In-Season Tournament #3

[Cheesebeef]

This team’s ability to blow huge leads in the blink of an eye is impressive.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

JO hasn’t made a 3 in two weeks and you want him to shoot it??

You can't pass on that shot in the modern NBA. Entire offenses are schemed about your 3 getting that open of a look.

It just hurts the entire team.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Sloppy

 

[Chaplin]

This team’s ability to blow huge leads in the blink of an eye is impressive.

You consider 14 points “huge”?

 

[BirdGangThing]

Wth is that ref smoking

 

[Cheesebeef]

You consider 14 points “huge”?

When they blow it within a matter of minutes, feels that way. Also, I thought we were up 18 at one point.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Nurk kinda looks like Jarrod from Silicon Valley

 

[Chaplin]

When they blow it within a matter of minutes, feels that way. Also, I thought we were up 18 at one point.

I’m surprised you think losing a 14 point lead in minutes is unusual in the NBA.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Gordon is a master of time and space

 

[Cheesebeef]

I’m surprised you think losing a 14 point lead in minutes is unusual in the NBA.

I’m not surprised you want to make a bigger deal out of this than it is.

 

[Dback Jon]

Booker doesn’t look right

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker is not confident with his shot for whatever reason.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

I’m surprised you think losing a 14 point lead in minutes is unusual in the NBA.

Well, the suns have perfected it this year, and we were up by 17. The defense is an absolute joke this year.

 

[Chaplin]

I’m not surprised you want to make a bigger deal out of this than it is.

What deal? We’re having a conversation. Stop being so sensitive.

I agree our defense is poor, but there is no need for you to get personal.

 

[GatorAZ]

This team’s ability to blow huge leads in the blink of an eye is impressive.

Unserious team

 

[Phrazbit]

I hope we win this game but I won't mind at all if point differential bounces us out of the tournament. I can't handle this court.

 

[Chaplin]

I hope we win this game but I won't mind at all of point differential bounces us out of the tournament. I can't handle this court.

Are you at the game? Curious how that court looks in the arena.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Seems like every shot - whether Nurk is on the court or not - there's only 1 Sun under the bucket fighting against 2 or 3 others for the board

It would make sense if we were busy getting back on defense but we're talking about our own bucket too

Happened in Utah and again tonight - I love Gordon and Allen too but we might need to go a lot bigger in certain stretches

 

[Mainstreet]

The Trail Blazers can't miss 3-pointers.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Unserious team

Losing leads against good teams I get. Maybe not within 2 or 3 minutes, but that will happen. Getting out to fast starts and big leads while repeatedly letting AWFUL teams come back ain’t a good sign for long term success. And our record substantiates that at this point.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Suns 56 - Trail Blazers 51

 

[Mainstreet]

Durant claiming he was fouled but no call.

 

[Phrazbit]

Are you at the game? Curious how that court looks in the arena.

Nah, I have not had tickets to one of these yet. The division of the tickets by the team this year was kinda weird. In the first week of December I will have tickets to our mystery game, it will either be a tourny game or a game against someone else who didn't make the elimination round.

I will be there tomorrow night though.

 

[Vacard]

We have no rim protection, I miss when opposing teams used to back down going into the paint.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Ayton started out pretty strong - kept the blazers in it when they couldn't do anything