Game 58 Phoenix Suns (33-24) vs LA Lakers (31-27) | Beat LA!

[starbosa10]

loved that possession! great ball movement instead of iso ball, that's how they should be playing

That sequence could have also been seen as overpassing, but we were fortunate that Allen buried another one from deep.

eh i liked it, it was a great cut by KD but he was off balance under the basket so wouldn't have been an easy lay in

[SkyBill40]

o'neal such a great add

I wasn't sold on picking him up at first, but he's definitely been a solid addition. His shooting from range is his forte and they left him WIDE open out there. They paid for it.

[Calvin Klein]

Destroyed them on the boards, finally!! And didn't turn the ball over so much. That is nice to see for once. And a win.

[bwgood77]

We really needed a big 3 pt shooting game, particularly from a guy like O'Neal, and then Allen again, 12-22 from 3 is great. Very solid game from Nurkic too 2ith 18, 22 and 7 assists.

[sashaturiaf]

Always good to beat these scum

**** the Flakers!

[Maze]

O'Neale's fitting in quite lovely.

[SkyBill40]

If Nurkic can somehow get a basket here, we'll have five guys with 20+.

[Calvin Klein]

there's 53 seconds left...just run the clock out if you are giving up on the game. Way to drag this...

[starbosa10]

o'neal such a great add

I wasn't sold on picking him up at first, but he's definitely been a solid addition. His shooting from range is his forte and they left him WIDE open out there. They paid for it.

Such a needed thing for this team. Teams were taking advantage all last year and this season of just leaving guys like Ogokie, KBD, etc wide open and not paying for it

[SkyBill40]

o'neal such a great add

I wasn't sold on picking him up at first, but he's definitely been a solid addition. His shooting from range is his forte and they left him WIDE open out there. They paid for it.

Such a needed thing for this team. Teams were taking advantage all last year and this season of just leaving guys like Ogokie, KBD, etc wide open and not paying for it

KBD was a bad signing for us. I wouldn't have wept had they packaged Okogie for someone at the deadline. But to finally have some shooters capable of knocking down shots when they are most needed has been a boon for us. Here's to hoping we can keep this core together.

[Qwigglez]

Royce O'Neal with a +22 for the game. With him, Grayson, and EG, it gives our 3 star players some outlet passes who can all hit the three consistently. Bol Bol played great off the bench and if he can come in and get 11/4 the rest of the season, that'll be a big boost to the Suns mediocre bench.
Forgot we picked up Thad Young, it appears he was a DNP for the game.

[SlovenianDragon]

What a great game!!! My only negative was KD...Dude needs to get better playing within the offense....

Allen is my daddy...

Oneale should keep starting even when beal is back...

The rise of Bol Bol!

Lets go.....

[Saberestar]

All 5 starters 18+ points, this was a team win.
Bol Bol as a our 6th man.

This win gives us some peace of mind going to a three days of rest until the next game. Much needed win.

[SlovenianDragon]

Thats honestly the best the suns have looked all season imo.... They were passing the ball so well outside of KD...

Def makes me feel optimistic...We would have the best bench in the league with beal, EG, and bol bol....lol

[sashaturiaf]

o'neal such a great add

I wasn't sold on picking him up at first, but he's definitely been a solid addition. His shooting from range is his forte and they left him WIDE open out there. They paid for it.

Such a needed thing for this team. Teams were taking advantage all last year and this season of just leaving guys like Ogokie, KBD, etc wide open and not paying for it

Royce was what we needed. Not a world beater and flawed, but hes not a pushover on D and can be relied on to make an open 3.

With how many wide open ones Dinshittie missed today, we finally got to feel the Okogie experience from the other side, and damn if it isn't good.

[sashaturiaf]

Thats honestly the best the suns have looked all season imo.... They were passing the ball so well outside of KD...

Def makes me feel optimistic...We would have the best bench in the league with beal, EG, and bol bol....lol

Gotta move the ball and good things will happen, Bol Bol attacking closeouts will be comically hard to stop. Nurk against a scrambling defense is also a monster on the O boards.

[Saberestar]

We are 7th now.

IF the Pacers win to the Mavs (+7 at halftime) we will be 6th tonight.

[RaisingArizona]

Ez 4th ahead

[Revived]

Always good to beat tf out of the Lakers.

And sucks so many folks from LA moved to Phoenix over the years, arena had ton of Lakers fans…even more than usual.

[Hitachi77]

I wish there was a world where Beal would come off the bench. I fear that Royce and Grayson wouldn’t have the impact they could have if they come off the bench. But Beal would immediately be featured and not let the other team rest at all with the 2nd units. It’s the best of all worlds in my view and we could still close with Beal (and he would still play starter minutes).

Ginobili coming off the bench was critical for the Spurs.