So was this a classic recipe for a Phoenix Suns loss. The end of a back to back, on the road. Excuses. We had an opportunity to win this game. From brightsideofthesun.com; “After two misses by the teams, Steve Nash threw an errant pass which resulted in a Suns foul on Monta Ellis who sunk two free throws. The Suns missed a golden chance to even things up or better. Still, after two Jason Richardson free throws, the Suns were only down one, 117-116 with 6.5 minutes left. the Suns still had a chance to steal this one. After a Jared Dudley 3, the Suns were again only down two, 123-121. They managed a stop and a Stoudemire jam brought the game to a deadlock at 123. But the Suns, true to form, tonight couldn’t stop the opposition. Baskets were traded, turnovers were made, and suddenly the Warriors stood atop this trash heap of a game. Our interior defense is horrible, anybody gets into the paint they are going to score. The Warrior guards had their way with us. From valleyofthesuns.com; “The Suns struggled to defend the GSW starting guards — all four of them if you count Corey Maggette as a guard. Maggette and Monta Ellis tore the Suns’ sorry perimeter defense to shreds to the tune of 66 combined points.” The Suns are a basketball team with a really weak interior defense. If you can get to the basket against the Suns you are going to score or get fouled. And that’s how you whittle away leads and win close games against the Suns.
Its hard to believe the NBA playoffs will lead into triple digit temps, enjoy these cold winter nights while you can. Enjoy
