re: GAME THREAD: Pels @ Suns 9:00PM CST TV: TNT/FOX SPORTS NOLA RADIO: ESPN NOLA 100.3

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Mikal Bridges matches up well with Ingram and the Suns have one of the greatest closers ever with CP3, don't down vote me y'all, but I can see us loosing this 103-97

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People will because this is the honeymoon phase still, but I have this down as a 50/50 loss in between two wins(SAS, OKC) which still puts us on a very good path. What I want to see, win or lose, is a close game where we show consistency and improvement from players and areas we have struggled.

If we pull off a win, on the road, against a good team, with no real rest day because of travel, that would be amazing, but I’m not gonna melt if we lose in a respectable fashion.

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But we need great Zion and to hold Paul and Booker to manageable nights.

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IMO, this game shakes out to be how Zion and Adams handle them on the interior, and for the Suns how Bridges and Johnson shoot from the outside. It's a toss up game for us, against a team that is probably equal in talent, but has more experience (mainly just due to Paul).

Paul may finally be starting to show some age though.

This is one game he may get up for though.

I'm hoping for complete destruction tonight. BI and Zion go off, we win by 20.

9 pm no problem here I’m off work all week. Let’s Flap Sons

This one could really go either way. The key to this game will be if the Suns can rebound the ball. Ayton has been in foul trouble all year, and the backup bigs have been a big downgrade with Baynes gone + Saric injured to start the year. Pels could absolutely feast inside if Ayton can't stay on the floor.

Very excited to see Bridges on Ingram.

Pels playing against their future teammate in Booker tonight

I honestly do secretly hope the CP3 experiment fails because Booker is one of the few players I would push all our chips in for.

This will be an interesting one. Booker has really not been playing well. He is shooting 32% from 3 on over 6 attempts per game. He is also leading the league by a healthy margin in turnovers with over 6 per game. If Lonzo and Bledsoe can keep him off his game that will be huge.

Bridges is playing really well so far. Cam Johnson, Cam Payne, and somehow Langston Galloway have also looked good so far. The Suns have 12 guys who are averaging at least 8 minutes per game. It will be interesting to see how our tight rotation vs. their deeper rotation plays out.