Pacers vs. Suns - 1/9

[Xylus]

Neither team playing any defense going into overtime.

Nash is out with the flu and Hill is, of course, sans appendix. I'd be surprised to see the Suns pull this one out.

[Medvedenko]

Jermaine Oneal hasn't even played as well....Suns blow.

[Hemotivo]

Travis Diener out in a wheelchair

[Kobulingam]

Tinsley is out of his damn mind (in OT).

[Xylus]

Jermaine Oneal hasn't even played as well....Suns blow.
Do you think the Lakers would beat the Suns if they met in this year's first round? Honest question.

[Hemotivo]

122-125 suns

[Armando]

Do you think the Lakers would beat the Suns if they met in this year's first round? Honest question.


No

[TheNextGen]

holy cow...pacers should throw Tinsley out the window

[Hemotivo]

not in the first round

[Armando]

Wow a rare victory for the Suns with no Nash.

[Hemotivo]

what happen to steve?

[Hemotivo]

he was playin' in the first half, right?

[Xylus]

what happen to steve?
Stevie left late in the 3rd quarter with the flu, I believe.

[Armando]

what happen to steve?


Was he out with the flu? Thats what I heard. I was not able to watch the game. I am just following it online.

[Hemotivo]

ok, so hill and nash out

[Jeremy]

Nash left with 5:18 left in the 3rd quarter with the stomach flu. Suns came back from a 16-point deficit without him.

[Jeremy]

Interestingly, the Suns had a very similar game against the Pacers last year:

http://www.nba.com/games/20070227/PHXIND/playbyplay.html

In that game, the Suns were down by 18 with under 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, and won by 11, in regulation.

[ludda]

Jamal ballhog Tinsely is a fucking joke, if I were the Pacers I would pound him after this loss...taking and bricking almost every shot in OT :lol

[deadratsam]

Nash left with 5:18 left in the 3rd quarter with the stomach flu.

"Stomach flu"??? So, basically he pooped his panties and was too embarassed to come back.

That is what happens with a stomach flu right?

[Xylus]

"Stomach flu"??? So, basically he pooped his panties and was too embarassed to come back.

That is what happens with a stomach flu right?
No.

[TheNextGen]

tinsley must have took like 15 straight shots in overtime

[Xylus]

Over the last 5:03 of regulation, the Suns held the Pacers to one point (a Jamaal Tinsley free-throw with 2:06 remaining). Phoenix got a defensive stop on TWELVE of the last THIRTEEN Pacer possessions in regulation, with the lone exception Tinsley’s trip to the line.
KEY RUN OF THE NIGHT
After Nash left the game for good late in the third quarter, the Suns outscored the Pacers 60-37 the rest of regulation and in overtime. The Suns closed the third quarter on a 12-2 run, cutting a 92-80 deficit with 2:22 to go in the quarter to 92-88 entering the fourth quarter
So for 43 minutes no defense was played, and then with 5 minutes left they decided maybe they should play some.

[SpursDynasty]

Suns always get all the bullshit to go their way once they reach overtime.

Why don't you just call it a Suns victory when the game is tied at the end of regulation, the league will save a lot of time.

[Xylus]

I just heard that Nash will not be flying to Utah tonight, so no Steve or Grant against the Jazz. Barbosa, Marion, Bell, and Amare will all have to come up big like they did tonight. I hope Banks and Skinner log at least 25 minutes each.

[Stargazer]

As a Nash fan, I don't like to say this, but the team has a real shot to win without him because his absence makes them a better defensive team (and a much worse offensive team, of course).

[da_suns_fan]

Interesting....they played the Jazz in Utah last year with Nash...I was actually at that game (although I live in Phoenix).

Suns lost in overtime. Barbs missed a layup to win it at the end of regulation.

Afterwards, everyone claiemd that the Jazz had our number.

[Purple & Gold]

Tinsley was horrible down the stretch. It's like he thought he was Kobe Bryant or something. :dizzy :dizzy

[Purple & Gold]

Do you think the Lakers would beat the Suns if they met in this year's first round? Honest question.

Suns frontcourt is beyond soft. Lakers will take them out if they meet again.

[Reggie Miller]

Tinsley does stupid crap like that all of the time. Trust me on this one.

[RonMexico]

I'm hoping this emergence of Marcus Banks continues... D'Antoni is stupid not to play him out there, since he does little things like pressure the ball and tire out the opposing PG with his speed... which in turn, will help Nash when he comes back in the lineup.

Barbosa is so much better when Banks has a chance to run at the point. D'Antoni is an idiot for saying that Banks is still on a short leash.