Game Thread: Suns (25-25) @ Spurs (14-35) Saturday Jan. 28, 2023 7:00PM CT 3:00AM RIGA

[lefty20]

Payne, Booker & Shamet out for the Suns




Vassell is out. Langford, J-Rich & Sochan are questionable for the Spurs.

[heyheymymy]

Thanks for getting this thread going OP

:flag:

[heyheymymy]

Guess I'm pulling for DET to beat HOU since SA has a better chance of catching up with DET than HOU

[ace3g]

Sochan is in tonight.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnmgXxmWAAAEcMl?format=jpg&name=large

[PhantomDashCam]

Sochan is in tonight.

If he’s in, I am also in.

[Mr. Body]

Lol, just saw Rockets are sitting Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun against the Pistons. Shameless.

[heyheymymy]

So sick of HOU's bullshit

[heyheymymy]

KJ basically starting as a 2 guard here

[Ariel]

Lol, just saw Rockets are sitting Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun against the Pistons. Shameless.
Doesn't matter. You can't do better than 14% even if you go 0-82. #3 is fine.

[lefty20]

Rox got the lead somehow at half time.

Kinda tempted to drop some dough on Pistons, even at -200.

[ace3g]

10:23 - 3rd




1
2
3
4
T


HOU
27
32
2

61


DET
37
20
2

59

[lefty20]

Good thing I got distracted by work. Rox up 7 early in the 3rd.

[ace3g]

7:57 - 3rd




1
2
3
4
T


HOU
27
32
10

69


DET
37
20
4

61

[ace3g]

"The one-hand Sochan"

[Mr. Body]

George Karl!

Man, a little sad to see him so old.

[Mr. Body]

Houston up by eight. The key is to not play Jalen Green.

[tonight...you]

Lol, just saw Rockets are sitting Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun against the Pistons. Shameless.
Large market team?
Silver's cool with it.
Dude is as slithery as a hagfish in his preferences and policies.
Kind of looks like a hagfish, now that I think about it.

[ace3g]

1:48 - 3rd




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2
3
4
T


HOU
27
32
21

80


DET
37
20
23

80

[Mr. Body]

Scheduled Houston collapse incoming.

[ace3g]

10:57 - 4th




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2
3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
0
83


DET
37
20
29
3
89

[ace3g]

7:49 - 4th




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2
3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
10
93


DET
37
20
29
8
94

[Mr. Body]

Usman Garuba accidentally hits a three for the Rockets. He was supposed to miss and will be spoken to.

[ace3g]

5:31 - 4th




1
2
3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
17
100


DET
37
20
29
15
101

[slick'81]

NospursNo:nope

[ace3g]

4:03 - 4th




1
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3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
21
104


DET
37
20
29
17
103

[slick'81]

Hou&det battling it out for our pleasure

[ace3g]

2:35 - 4th




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3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
24
107


DET
37
20
29
22
108

[ace3g]

1:03 - 4th




1
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3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
26
109


DET
37
20
29
26
112

[ace3g]

Rockets just retook the lead!!!

and 1 opportunity, missed the FT, and then got a putback.

31.6 - 4th




1
2
3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
30
113


DET
37
20
29
26
112

[Mr. Body]

Rockets fighting down the stretch. Turns out not having Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green jacking up every other shot works for you!

[ace3g]

Smith Jr. forces the tie up/jump ball.

[ace3g]

Rockets win the tip, Eric Gordon going to the FT line.

[ace3g]

Rockets up 3 with 18.5.

Ivey just hit a runner with 9.5

9.5 - 4th




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3
4
T


HOU
27
32
24
32
115


DET
37
20
29
28
114

[ace3g]

Rockets barely get inbound pass to cutting Eric Gordon who gets fouled, going to the line.

[Mr. Body]

Dramatic! Detroit losing is probably worse for us. But then this is one of the very few opportunities the Rockets will win a game.

[ace3g]

Ivey almost hit the tying 3 but Rockets win!!!

[Mr. Body]

Fuck, I missed it. Sochan hit a three to get to 20.

[Thomas82]

Guess I'm pulling for DET to beat HOU since SA has a better chance of catching up with DET than HOU

Houston actually won again.....didn't see that one coming.

[ace3g]

Another 3 for Sochan!!!

[Mr. Body]

Calling it, if the Rox don't play KPJ and Ignite's own Jalen Green, they'll win more games.

[Mr. Body]

Sochan is going to be impossible to handle for a lot of teams before long.

[lefty20]

Sochan growing up right in front of our eyes.

[lefty20]

Good, just let CP3 keep spamming the middy.

[ace3g]

That CP3 elbow fadeaway gives me 2015 nightmares...

[Barfunk]

Game thread! It's been a minute...

[Barfunk]

Consistency. Spurs tanking very nicely thus far. Just have to keep it up...

[lefty20]

Gotta make sure the Suns have a decent lead built up before Sochan check back in.

[lefty20]

Fucking Suns..

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fnm7xGeWQAAM_v3?format=jpg&name=large

[lefty20]

Those are some random ass names on there along with Sochan.

Just some plug n play randos with no lasting impact on the Franchise.

[ace3g]

30 piece for Sochan on the shooters roll.

[Robz4000]

Steph Sochan

[heyheymymy]

HOLY SHIT SPRIKNLES

[lefty20]

Refs coming in clutch, thank goodness.

[heyheymymy]

fuckin unbelievable

[Robz4000]

Refs saving the tank :tu

[heyheymymy]

ABSOLUTAMENTE ASQUEROSO

[ace3g]

Sochan "fouling" for the tank.

[heyheymymy]

lol Spurs really need this loss, tap the brakes

[ace3g]

Upright flop.

[Robz4000]

Spurs gonna fuck around and win this one :pctoss

[heyheymymy]

damn KJ has willed the team in the 4th Q

[heyheymymy]

Big Body on fire tonight

[heyheymymy]

Perfect loss if the Spurs can secure it

[lefty20]

Classic Suns with their patented shit the bed move, tbh.

[Dex]

Sochan deserves this win

[JPB]

lulz

[ace3g]

OT better than a win, lol

[heyheymymy]

Love how the team pushed it back after being down as much as 13. Booker out, granted, but still good exp for the team to see competitive losses.

Now time to toss this one

[lefty20]

KJ trying his best to keep the tank alive but the Suns wanted no part of that rebound.

[poopbox]

Poeltl trash ass almost shattered the back board with that brick 3 feet from the rim :lmao

[Rito3d30]

Ayton is so bad:lmao

[heyheymymy]

OT is cool tonight cause Sochan is adding to his career numbers with more time

[PhantomDashCam]

I thought Sochan was going to be a very good player but I would be lying if I thought he’d eclipse 20 pts in his rookie season. The fact he has 30, about 50 games in, unbelievable…

[JPB]

2 games from HOU if they lose this one.

[heyheymymy]

Pack it in Spurs, getting a game on HOU is a treasure

[PhantomDashCam]

Sprinkled-Johnson with 60 plus. Primo envious…

[Dex]

Good loss. Love watching Sochan running the game...unlike anything we have seen from a rookie

[JPB]

yeah I want a Wemby/Sochan combo.

[Robz4000]

Great loss

[lefty20]

That's an A+ L on the books.

[Spurs Homer]

Had me worried there…

36th loss

good one!

[slick'81]

Thats how you fucking lose

[The Truth #6]

Phenomenal loss.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnnFYZVWAAAuYkO?format=jpg&name=large

[playbonner15]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnnFYZVWAAAuYkO?format=jpg&name=large

LOL Tank capt KBD having the only + diff

[SPURt]

I hate that I couldn’t see this in realtime. It looks like Sochan had a good one, as well as Stanley Johnson. No turnovers for Johnson, that’s a good sign. He’s been giving the ball up lately.

[rascal]

Phenomenal loss.

If the Spurs improve their play they will be winning too many games in the future so no such thing as a phenomenal loss indicating the spurs played well.

[GAustex]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fnm7xGeWQAAM_v3?format=jpg&name=large
Jock!

[GAustex]

NoSpursNo

[Mr. Body]

Jock!

Kind of unimpressive players, lol. I'm impressed Parker, Ginobili, nor Nephew ever got 25 in their rookie seasons.

[GAustex]

Kind of unimpressive players, lol. I'm impressed Parker, Ginobili, nor Nephew ever got 25 in their rookie seasons.
I wonder if Blair had knees what it would have been

[The Truth #6]

Jeremy outshooting McBuckets from 3. Hilarious.

[Seventyniner]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fnm7xGeWQAAM_v3?format=jpg&name=large

If you put a gun to my head and told me to guess just one player on that list, I'd be a dead man. I maaaaaybe might have gotten Blair but probably not.

I know Number Two wasn't a big scorer as a rookie but I still would have guessed him, along with Tony and Manu of course.

[XDT76]

With this L we are 3rd from bottom, the placing that got us the TD pick.

[KobesAchilles]

Kind of unimpressive players, lol. I'm impressed Parker, Ginobili, nor Nephew ever got 25 in their rookie seasons.
Tony wasn’t really allowed to shoot his rookie year. Pop tore into him for looking for his own shot instead of passing the ball off. Manu was injured most of his rookie year and when he came back he only played like 20 minutes a game. And Nephew was the 4th option in a championship caliber team. He wasn’t getting any shots

[Ocotillo]

Last night there was a point the three rooks were on the court at the same time. Of course, there have been numerous comments and observations about Sochan's strong performance but I am beginning to get nervous about Branham. Maybe some other posters can talk me off the ledge.

He seems to be improving everywhere except with what he was supposed to be good at, shooting. Many commenters and Sean have gone on about how perfect his shot is but man, do a lot of them clank off the iron.

Also, Blake got in and shortly thereafter I saw Pop having some tough words with him and he never saw the floor again. It wasn't the old Pop fire breathing ass chewing but it was not the "carrot" approach either. Anyone catch what he did to get banished to the bench the rest of the game?

[Sugus]

yeah I want a Wemby/Sochan combo.

Insane that it's even a possibility, let alone the fact that we're knocking on the door of top-3 bottom records... Spurs could be back on track much sooner than anyone can imagine if the ping-pong balls fall just right.

[Mr. Body]

Last night there was a point the three rooks were on the court at the same time. Of course, there have been numerous comments and observations about Sochan's strong performance but I am beginning to get nervous about Branham. Maybe some other posters can talk me off the ledge.

He seems to be improving everywhere except with what he was supposed to be good at, shooting. Many commenters and Sean have gone on about how perfect his shot is but man, do a lot of them clank off the iron.

Also, Blake got in and shortly thereafter I saw Pop having some tough words with him and he never saw the floor again. It wasn't the old Pop fire breathing ass chewing but it was not the "carrot" approach either. Anyone catch what he did to get banished to the bench the rest of the game?

I'm not too concerned with Branham's shot. He's made big strides from being statistically the worst defender in the league. He's far, far better at least. I still feel he's concentrating on learning the game and what to do, although he's much better there, too. Honestly didn't think he'd get here yet a couple months ago.

What's weird is that he's a good shooter but his form is hit at all ideal. I wonder if they'll work on it down the line.

Oh, and I always suspected he'd struggle at NBA range. He wasn't exactly a deep shooter in the NCAA. He's getting there.

[Thomas82]

The Hornets just won, so now we're in the bottom 3.