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So... look closely at the Lakers Title Run in the bubble... That run was littered with injuries to other teams and players opting out. The Lakers also shot WAY above their averages, and they got a 3 month break in between. Miami's best players aside from Butler fell apart in Game 1 of the...

On the contrary... Given the circumstances, you could say what the Suns did this year was much more impressive than what the Lakers did in winning their championship last year.

They got him for cash at the trade deadline without giving up anything and also because Nader had a (at the time anyway) season ending knee injury. From an executive standpoint, it was an elite move by James Jones that wasn't really talked about. And Craig played better frankly than most people...

Are we really arguing for 8 freaking pages about Torrey Craig? Hes a role player on a Suns team stacked with 5-6 2-way wing players.

Ayton has dominated this series, and the Clippers outscored Phoenix 34-8 in the paint in the 1st half tonight. I mean... That should tell you everything you need to know about what happened tonight.

This is overreaction to 1 game. People swing way too strongly after just a single win. It took Paul George having the game of his life, and Marcus Morris going bananas for the Clippers to hold off elimination. If the Suns really lose Game 6, they deserve to lose this series.

I am honestly shocked as heck the Suns came out so lethargically in this game. They've seen what the Clippers did to Dallas and Utah right? Unbelievably careless and played without any urgency in the 1st half. They have the better team IMO, but they are playing with fire right now. They...

The Suns can play both traditional and small-ball, something that the Clippers can do too, which makes it tough for Utah. The Suns obviously "prefer" not to play small-ball as their main style of play. Utah was excellent offensively against Memphis, but terrible on defense... Something many of...

I'm objective about the Jazz, and am not just going to be blind and ignore the problems with Utah as a team. The regular season hid many faults about Utah's roster and depth. Obviously the Mitchell injury, then the Conley injury were both huge factors. And the Clippers legit had chances to win...

What? Ayton is under a ton of pressure each game to stay out of foul trouble. The Suns literally have no one behind him at center that can mimic his impact on defense. Saric and Kaminsky on defense is a nightmare, which is why everyone thought the Lakers would destroy them.

Ugh, its not a simple as that. The Suns present more challenges than the Clippers do. They have just as many (more because Kawhi is out) 2 way wing players, and they have arguably the 3rd best offensive center that is playing in these playoffs (yes, and I can't believe I am saying that). The...

The Clippers were never threatened by Gobert offensively to the point where they needed to play Zubac more minutes. Ayton literally scares them to death, and his first half in Game 1 caused Ty Lue to change his entire starting lineup and rotation by playing Zubac more. I also don't think you...

Are you assuming hypothetically CP3 gets COVID in a Jazz-Suns WCF where the Jazz have homecourt? I could see where Utah wins both those games, but the Suns are tough man. Payne was balling until he got hurt with the ankle injury. I think a 1-1 split is more realistic and with the way Conley...

Its all what-ifs though. And I don't think thats easier than LeBron's cakewalk path to the East Finals for nearly 8 years with Miami and Cleveland. Every team has had to deal with injuries this year. It is what it is. I'm not going to discredit whoever wins the Finals this year because of the...

It resembled the Nuggets/Jazz Game 7 1st round game last year. Just chaotic, no flow, no shots being made, just an all out scrum. Thats basically what 90s basketball was in terms of visuals at times offensively, but the intensity from both teams was evident tonight. It was a basically do-or-die...

Its not unheard of. I mean even the Warriors in 2015 were a "surprise" to make it all the way to the Finals (even though they had made the playoffs in previous years). The talent isn't the same, but if they can keep Ayton, Booker, CP3, Bridges, Johnson, and Payne somehow together for another...

I don't know about saying both teams "choked" tonight. Tonight was the hardest fought game I've seen in the NBA this year. Both teams were mentally and physically spent.

Suns played most of the series against the Lakers with a one-armed CP3, and CP3 in these 2 games against the Clippers has looked terrible coming out of the H&S protocols. This whole playoffs is a war of attrition. I tell you what though... These last 4 teams playing... Suns, Clippers, Hawks...

To me, talent wise, the Clippers have more basketball talent than the Suns. But the Suns play a more team oriented style, similar to the Spurs in 13/14 and Warriors (although this Suns team is nowhere near as talented, and experienced as those teams). I'm interested to see what Monty does with...

There was a lot of things that happened in that game that are unsustainable. I don't think the Suns will shoot that poorly again, particularly Booker and Paul. Theres this huge media narrative this morning that Beverly owned Booker. I went back and rewatched all of Bookers shots last night...