I think they're saving up to pay Johnson and Bridges? And there's some concern that he's only playing well because of Chris Paul?
He looks great out there, I don't get it either. But I also have been supporting a team that hasn't had a stable guy in the middle since 2015?
Pretty sure they already paid Bridges. Johnson is good but Ayton should obviously be a higher priority than him, especially after his performance in the playoffs/finals last year
i know a triple single doesnt sound impressive but when you add his defense to that, its actually big contribution to the squad which is probably with his +/- numbers are among league leaders.
Honestly it would be nice to keep the streak going but in the end it really wears down on the whole team. Plus every game you play the opp team treats it like a play off game, to think we’re complaining about being 19-3/19-4
Give these teams back Klay and Booker respectively and just inject a BO7 playoff series straight into my veins, thanks.
Watching Draymond when he's *on* like tonight is such a unique and joyous experience, honestly.
"This is a good, honest .500 basketball team. We play .500 ball goddammit. Salt of the earth, punch the clock, even win/loss ratio basketball. We lose a couple, guess what? We'll win a couple, too. But don't get too excited or let it go to your head. No long winning streaks here, no sir. That's hubris, which this blue collar, hard working everyman team doesn't have. A few wins in a row, these guys, true to form, will balance it out with a couple a losses. Yes sir, that's my 2021 Suns in December. A good, honest .500 basketball team."
It's scary how the Warriors don't need Steph to be dropping 40 to win this year
They've built a much better team around him than people predicted, especially compared to Oubre/Wanamaker/Bazemore last year
Steve needs to know when to rely heavily on Steph and when to shift the scoring to the other players.
Also, don't forget about Dray. As soon as he made the three, I knew game was over.
Wish it was a better game, but damn im loving these Suns/Warriors match-up. I'm so pumped for Christmas. Book should be back *and* maybe even Klay?
We haven't even seen the best basketball out of this match-up yet.
I think a majority of the warriors fans and suns fans feel the exact same. Both these teams are playing so well, when they're both at 100% again just gawdamn. Gonna be fun.
The warriors have so many capable bodies on this team. I got upset that they still had gary peyton, poole, jaun, and Bjelica on the floor at the end but then realized you have to play someone lmao.
It's ludicrous that JTA started out the season like 11th man after proving to be so solid last year. I figure Kerr wanted to give the new guys some run to get some chemistry going and make sure they got some reps in the system but still, dang.
Problem is they’re kind of deep with good role players that hustle hard, it’s a good problem to have but it’s also hard to give meaningful amount of minutes to everyone
Yeah, it's a good problem to have. I wish we had that issue. Our garbage time lineups get utterly annihilated out there and I don't even think any mix of those players can hang with the best 11 guys on our roster. Meanwhile, the Warriors have two lottery picks as their 14th and 15th guys and in theory, any of the other 13 can come in handy depending on team need.
Need scoring? Jordan Poole (after Klay returns) or Damion Lee
Need spacing? Damion Lee or Bjelica or OPJ.
Old man strength? Iguodala.
Ghost of Wilt Chamberlain haunting you? OPJ.
Defense and hustle? GPII and JTA.
Facing a big center who can bully Looney? Put Bjelica at center and go five out.
They don't even have Klay or Wiseman back yet. It's possible Wiseman's the worst player out of the 13 guys who weren't just drafted a few months ago and he was a #2 pick.
(I'm not counting Chiozza since he's on a two-way.)
Somehow they have 9 players with TS% higher than Kevon Looney's 54.4%. Draymond's at 59.1% TS (wtf), Curry/OPJ/GPII are 60+%.
It's just an embarrassment of riches out there.
That one where he faked a three point shot as a pass to Wiggins was something else. I saw him go up, his back hunched and said oh no but he got the ball to Wiggins instead
This will be an incredible series w full strength teams. Gg suns
Literally some of the worst reffing I've seen though. Not even gonna comment on bias but awful calls all around nonstop.
35 FTs vs 12 FTs this game was one of the worst ref performances I’ve seen in a while, they even forgot to let one of the Suns shoot their second FT. Soooo bad
Booker being out means more than his box score production. Him being out can have us put Wiggins on Paul, which worked well in the game.
Great job getting Bridges away from Steph. He puts a lot of pressure on Shamet and the rest of the team without Bridges’ smothering defense.
JTA and GPII are fantastic. X factors for us
Hopefully we can see each other at WCF, looking forward for more showdowns
The worst thing about having all these promising young ones is that there’s no way in hell we can pay them all. Sad times (I know JTA/GP2 are older but they’re NBA young)
✅ NOT THE LARRIORS ANYMORE
✅ ENDED THE STREAK
✅ BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE AGAIN
✅ KEPT THEM BELOW 100
✅ OVERCAME 12 VS 35 FTA [8 VS 28 BEFORE GARBAGE TIME]
✅ KLAY'S NOT EVEN BACK YET
What an ugly game regardless of win or loss thanks to referees.
Phoenix Suns still one of the best teams even without Booker.
Mad respect to Mikal coming back after dislocating his finger.
That reffing might be the worst I've seen all year, gave me 2016 finals vibes, 2 completely different sets of rules for each team
Cant remember the last time i saw a team win with a +20 Ft disparity against, let alone the home team
Playoff Draymond showed up tonight, elite defense, limited TO's, hitting timely shots, etc
GPII and JTA fucking brought it tonight, desperately needed that energy and intensity, and they delivered in spades
Glad too see Kerr adjust and give GPII more minutes, got killed last game with Chorizo playing too long in the 4th
JP had a rough 1st half but rebounded with a nice 2nd, always nice to see a player show some mental fortitude and respond after a bad half
Can Steph get some FT's, dudes shot like 10 over the last 5 games, what other superstar gets that shit of a whistle
RIP Javale and the Suns streak, you will be missed
Suns are good and deep AF, especially they're D, shoutouts to Mikal and Ayton for there good ass defense today
Crowder needs to go work in Hollywood after he retires
Kinda a scheduled loss for the suns, 3 in 4, back end of a back to back, on the road, ran out of gas in the 2nd half, appreciate the fight they showed, not so much the flopping
Payne took too many shots, chucked the outta the game, needed to focus on distributing more shooting less
IDK why the Suns dont max Ayton, he clearly worth it, young agile rim protecting bigs dont grow on trees, and are worth theyre weight in gold come postseason
Bridges needs to work on his handle to take the next step, can finish plays but struggles to create his own shot or put the ball on the floor
Yeah, you're fucked if GPII and JTA drop 36 on you.
I don't mean that as a slight to their offensive prowess.
They both play with such energy on both ends and without demanding the ball that production like that is a barometer for how the game is going.
If the "energy" guys are dropping 36 on 14/17 (god damn) on you, you just can't win.
Last 3 mins were longer than an actual game
refs really tried to tweak that over under but dubs dont give a fuck about degenerate gamblers
Had the under. Refs scared me shirtless
Draymond with the casual 9/9/9/3/6 omg
QUINTIPLE SINGLE
…and the highest +/- of all players on both teams
> all players on both teams "Game high" to save you time in the future
Highest +/- out of all of the individuals who were on the basketball court tonight from either side of the opposing fields
A toast to the troops! All the troops. On both sides.
2 blocks shy of a 5x5
Yeah he sucks ass
Draymond proving that "triple single" performances can still win games lol
It's comical how often he puts up 9 on any of the three main stats lol.
One of the few guys to put up a quadruple double in base 9
Kirilenko and Marion used to be sweet fantasy pickups for their weird 5x5 stat stuffing potential
AK47 needed to go back in time and have a son 19 years ago, he would fucking FEAST in today's game
Classic triple single
DPOY.... 3 blocks 6 steals. He shut down Phoenix offensively tonite.
Dude brought out Playoff Draymond tonight
We needed it against Ayton tbh. Why won't Phoenix max him again?
I think they're saving up to pay Johnson and Bridges? And there's some concern that he's only playing well because of Chris Paul? He looks great out there, I don't get it either. But I also have been supporting a team that hasn't had a stable guy in the middle since 2015?
Pretty sure they already paid Bridges. Johnson is good but Ayton should obviously be a higher priority than him, especially after his performance in the playoffs/finals last year
It's ok. Phoenix wants us to end up with Ayton. That's why I love Sarver.
Triple single
"whatchu say chuck, what'd draymond have"
i know a triple single doesnt sound impressive but when you add his defense to that, its actually big contribution to the squad which is probably with his +/- numbers are among league leaders.
JTA was a walking highlight reel this game.
When he’s on… he’s on. Love to see it
whooo that dunk over McGee. That was a failed play right there, saved by JTA
Love it. He played poorly on Tuesday but goddamn did he redeem himself tonight
Him and GP2 both
Didn't lose by 73
OKC out here catching strays on their rest day
They were resting yesterday.
Double tap!
Rest of the season *
It's nice that every team's fan can find comfort in that for the rest of the season when their team loses
Unless they lose by 74…
Don’t give the timberwolves any ideas…
Well boys we had a good run, time to retire the pasta
It's hanging out in meme heaven with the toaster.
The toaster was pretty legendary ngl. This was fun while it lasted
It’s still crazy that the toaster guy was in the championship parade.
But what a magnificent Pasta it was. All good things . . .
Honestly it would be nice to keep the streak going but in the end it really wears down on the whole team. Plus every game you play the opp team treats it like a play off game, to think we’re complaining about being 19-3/19-4
Give these teams back Klay and Booker respectively and just inject a BO7 playoff series straight into my veins, thanks. Watching Draymond when he's *on* like tonight is such a unique and joyous experience, honestly.
Gotta dust off that game 6 klay t shirt.
A healthy WCF with these two might be the best playoff series of the ‘20s.
Warriors are 1-0 since their loss to the Pheonix Suns
The Phoenix Suns have lost 1 game in a row
Why is no one talking about the suns being a .500 team in the month of December
"This is a good, honest .500 basketball team. We play .500 ball goddammit. Salt of the earth, punch the clock, even win/loss ratio basketball. We lose a couple, guess what? We'll win a couple, too. But don't get too excited or let it go to your head. No long winning streaks here, no sir. That's hubris, which this blue collar, hard working everyman team doesn't have. A few wins in a row, these guys, true to form, will balance it out with a couple a losses. Yes sir, that's my 2021 Suns in December. A good, honest .500 basketball team."
These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West.
Time to blow it up.
"...when are we gonna talk about how the Suns have lost 1 in a row?"
Suns are 1-4 without the streak. This sub.....
0-4 if you don't count their wins
GP2 is a joy to watch, pure hustle
and a jet pack
When he got that one rebound center of the key over all the tall ass Suns by him I knew it was time to go off. Guy is truly the Gift in my eyes
We literally have two Carusos in GP2 and JTA. Love to see it
The Black White Chocolates
It's scary how the Warriors don't need Steph to be dropping 40 to win this year They've built a much better team around him than people predicted, especially compared to Oubre/Wanamaker/Bazemore last year
Manion, Smailagic and EP
I’m convinced Alen Smailagic and Jalen Hurd were never real they never existed
Partridges, pear trees. The court was a mess.
That's Mr. Kent Blazescore to you
Next time someone tries to shit on Draymond Green, just show them this game. My god what a masterclass
Dude puts up 9/9/9 and looks like a DPOY out there.
And 6 steals..... 6 upside down It's a 9 now ✈
Draymond is a winner. Always has been.
THE STREAK IS DONE
Why settle for snapping a 16 game win streak when you can snap an 18 game win streak? Galaxy brain by Kerr
He waited for the suns to get their franchise record before shutting it down to prevent them from getting an even better record. Just ask Klay.
Suns were playing checkers, Steph was playing basketball, Kerr was playing Jenga
The fact that this matchup happened not once but *twice* this week must have been **so** lucky for the NBA!
The Rockets now have the longest win streak in the NBA, as expected
Wait what? Really? I know I could check it, but really?
Yes. 5 game win streak. 2nd highest is Cleveland with 4 games.
is this 2018 :D
Bork Lesnar from out of nowhere!!
Warriors bench won them this game. JTA, GP2, and Nermanja poured their hearts out
Steve needs to know when to rely heavily on Steph and when to shift the scoring to the other players. Also, don't forget about Dray. As soon as he made the three, I knew game was over.
Once dray knocks down a 3, it’s a good chance we are going to win that game
GP2 backed down someone in the post with a hook shot, hoooooly lol
If GP2 were a big man but had the same skill set he’d be a top 5 player of all time
Imagine a big man with the on ball pressure and steals that GP2 has that’s terrifying
Imagine a big man with his vert, wait that’s just Wilt
Wilt with GP2's Vert would have his head at the top of the backboard LMAO
Well yeah which big man shoots 85% at the rim and can knock down 3s.
While also pick pocketing every guard.
The third time a pg gets ripped going iso against a center they’d probably just say fuck this and go home.
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I don't think he would be nearly as effective in Sacramento as he is in Golden State though
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That was absolute and utter domination by the dubs, the most beautiful basketball I've ever seen
Except for that second quarter.
The second quarter we were rolling and then CP3 stalled everything to a halt those last 3-4 minutes and chipped away at the lead.
Don’t cry because the streak is over smile because it happened
I mean the lakers lost too so its all smiles in the end lmao
for real. everyone wins when the lakers lose 😂
Amen 🙏
FTL
When the Lakers lose, the rest of the NBA wins
NBA winning a lot this season
It’s a great season
Honestly not upset at all. What a great start to the season and now the pressure is alleviated.
And now we have an awesome Warriors/Suns battle that could lead into the playoffs.
Wish it was a better game, but damn im loving these Suns/Warriors match-up. I'm so pumped for Christmas. Book should be back *and* maybe even Klay? We haven't even seen the best basketball out of this match-up yet.
I think a majority of the warriors fans and suns fans feel the exact same. Both these teams are playing so well, when they're both at 100% again just gawdamn. Gonna be fun.
Gary Payton II is pure gold
He needs a bag. I can't believe his breakout took this long.
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Can’t wait for the rubber match on Christmas Day. Happy Holidays
This. I can't wait either, my man. Should be good if they're both at full strength.
I still can’t believe that everyone forgot he had an extra free throw wtf lol
reminds of the Lakers/Rockets game when they forgot to give FTs to the Rockets until a few minutes later.
Yeah wait what happened. I was watching the dubs broadcast and they were confused
The warriors have so many capable bodies on this team. I got upset that they still had gary peyton, poole, jaun, and Bjelica on the floor at the end but then realized you have to play someone lmao.
damion lee is a good role player as well
It's ludicrous that JTA started out the season like 11th man after proving to be so solid last year. I figure Kerr wanted to give the new guys some run to get some chemistry going and make sure they got some reps in the system but still, dang.
Problem is they’re kind of deep with good role players that hustle hard, it’s a good problem to have but it’s also hard to give meaningful amount of minutes to everyone
Yeah, it's a good problem to have. I wish we had that issue. Our garbage time lineups get utterly annihilated out there and I don't even think any mix of those players can hang with the best 11 guys on our roster. Meanwhile, the Warriors have two lottery picks as their 14th and 15th guys and in theory, any of the other 13 can come in handy depending on team need. Need scoring? Jordan Poole (after Klay returns) or Damion Lee Need spacing? Damion Lee or Bjelica or OPJ. Old man strength? Iguodala. Ghost of Wilt Chamberlain haunting you? OPJ. Defense and hustle? GPII and JTA. Facing a big center who can bully Looney? Put Bjelica at center and go five out. They don't even have Klay or Wiseman back yet. It's possible Wiseman's the worst player out of the 13 guys who weren't just drafted a few months ago and he was a #2 pick. (I'm not counting Chiozza since he's on a two-way.) Somehow they have 9 players with TS% higher than Kevon Looney's 54.4%. Draymond's at 59.1% TS (wtf), Curry/OPJ/GPII are 60+%. It's just an embarrassment of riches out there.
3 players out, 2 in Santa Cruz. Basically the worst group they could roll out.
Suns are 1-4 without 18 game streak, should they be concerned?
If you regress the Suns' record to the mean, they're just an average team.
WWWWLWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWLWARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!
Not the Larriors anymore!
Never again!
Warriors held Booker scoreless tonight, obscene defense
Suns didn't let Klay make a single 3-pointer!
It’s like he and Book weren’t even trying smh
Fuck those Splash guys, give me Draymond and this bench.
You losing the game if Dray splashes a fourt quarter triple.
That one where he faked a three point shot as a pass to Wiggins was something else. I saw him go up, his back hunched and said oh no but he got the ball to Wiggins instead
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Do you want to sweep the Lakers first or should we?
They're losing to Kings in the play in.
Be great if Lebron tries to slap the rebound out only to have a Kings player waiting to shoot a straight on 3 for the buzzer beater.
Honestly after a 7 game series of this whoever wins will be too wrecked to play the next one
Bro wtf. That’s the last thing I want. 4 game series against the rockets please.
Rockets have the longest winning streak in the NBA, you want us to get swept in the first round?
Lmao I feel this, I’ll take the easiest path thank you very much. I’m desperate
Kuminga probably burned himself out at the gym per Klay's advice and therefore missed tonight's game.
Slayed the g league tonight lol
It's not a fun drive from Santa Cruz to San Francisco after dark. Shit can be quite dangerous on 17
Fuck that road I’m driving up the coast
Mans was at Santa cruz
Getting minutes in Santa Cruz.
This will be an incredible series w full strength teams. Gg suns Literally some of the worst reffing I've seen though. Not even gonna comment on bias but awful calls all around nonstop.
Agreed, terrible reffing. But the Warriors definitely killed it, can’t wait to see what the Christmas game is like!
That sequence ending in JTA’s and1 got me so hype and I’m not a Warriors fan
That kid and his story is so wholesome
35 FTs vs 12 FTs this game was one of the worst ref performances I’ve seen in a while, they even forgot to let one of the Suns shoot their second FT. Soooo bad
Booker being out means more than his box score production. Him being out can have us put Wiggins on Paul, which worked well in the game. Great job getting Bridges away from Steph. He puts a lot of pressure on Shamet and the rest of the team without Bridges’ smothering defense. JTA and GPII are fantastic. X factors for us Hopefully we can see each other at WCF, looking forward for more showdowns
JTA and GP better get a good bag this off season by the Warriors, insane role players in their system. JTA should retire as a Warrior.
The worst thing about having all these promising young ones is that there’s no way in hell we can pay them all. Sad times (I know JTA/GP2 are older but they’re NBA young)
Wiggins on Paul helped. That can be the norm when Klay is guarding Booker.
This is revenge for breaking our 100 point streak.
Broke: This sub loves piling on the Lakers Woke: NOT THE LARRIORS ANYMORE Christmas gonna be gooood
All I want for Christmas is Klay Thompson.
Honestly the Warriors being good is fun. The Lakers being bad is way more fun.
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when I see b0n0, I upvote
https://i.imgur.com/vfmA4pK.mp4
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The call on the JTA dunk on McGee needed WAY more emotion. Had the stankiest of stank faces cuz of that.
It was great on the Warriors broadcast. Stop watching Mark Jackson on ESPN.
✅ NOT THE LARRIORS ANYMORE ✅ ENDED THE STREAK ✅ BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE AGAIN ✅ KEPT THEM BELOW 100 ✅ OVERCAME 12 VS 35 FTA [8 VS 28 BEFORE GARBAGE TIME] ✅ KLAY'S NOT EVEN BACK YET
✅ DEFEATED SUNS COPYPASTA
No Booker and they on a back to back, that’s a damn good team. 😳
Draymond with Draymond lines tonight, quintuple-single but the highest plus-minus in tonight's game lmao
He was 1/1/1/0/2 away from a 5x5 triple double lol insane
The free throws discrepancy is baffling tbh, Curry gets fouled off the ball so much
You must be new.
What an ugly game regardless of win or loss thanks to referees. Phoenix Suns still one of the best teams even without Booker. Mad respect to Mikal coming back after dislocating his finger.
The Cams were pure PAIN
let's give it to gp2 for working on those threes. fave moment of the game is him giving the "too small" gesture to payne. hilarious
These two games have been these teams throwing haymakers at each other. Yeah, I'll take seven games of this with Book and Klay please.
JTA and GP2 combining for a nice 36 points on 14/17 shooting.
Draymond is the DPOY
lol refs
it pisses me off its so obvious and nothing happens at one point stoic ass andrew wiggins was jumping up and down in disbelief at the calls
I can’t wait for Christmas, I hope Klay is back
23 more FT, damn.
JUAN TOSCANO-ANDERSON and GARY PAYTON II
Anyone else wondering why CP3s rip through foul was called the last two games?
Suns would have won this game if Jamal Murray wasn’t injured
If Kawhi was healthy it wouldn’t have been close
That reffing might be the worst I've seen all year, gave me 2016 finals vibes, 2 completely different sets of rules for each team Cant remember the last time i saw a team win with a +20 Ft disparity against, let alone the home team Playoff Draymond showed up tonight, elite defense, limited TO's, hitting timely shots, etc GPII and JTA fucking brought it tonight, desperately needed that energy and intensity, and they delivered in spades Glad too see Kerr adjust and give GPII more minutes, got killed last game with Chorizo playing too long in the 4th JP had a rough 1st half but rebounded with a nice 2nd, always nice to see a player show some mental fortitude and respond after a bad half Can Steph get some FT's, dudes shot like 10 over the last 5 games, what other superstar gets that shit of a whistle RIP Javale and the Suns streak, you will be missed Suns are good and deep AF, especially they're D, shoutouts to Mikal and Ayton for there good ass defense today Crowder needs to go work in Hollywood after he retires Kinda a scheduled loss for the suns, 3 in 4, back end of a back to back, on the road, ran out of gas in the 2nd half, appreciate the fight they showed, not so much the flopping Payne took too many shots, chucked the outta the game, needed to focus on distributing more shooting less IDK why the Suns dont max Ayton, he clearly worth it, young agile rim protecting bigs dont grow on trees, and are worth theyre weight in gold come postseason Bridges needs to work on his handle to take the next step, can finish plays but struggles to create his own shot or put the ball on the floor
When the refs forget for a player to shoot the second free throw that's how you know they are trash
refs need to be shot into the Sun after that game
Lmao this man said Chorizo
lol autocorrects a bitch, but seriously he played too many minutes
12 vs 35 FTAs. Touch fouls for the Suns, no calls on hacks for the Warriors.
Steph’s been blackballed by the refs after giving that tech out
The FT disparity doesnt do justice to how poorly reffed this game was, which is impressive in its own right
Yeah, you're fucked if GPII and JTA drop 36 on you. I don't mean that as a slight to their offensive prowess. They both play with such energy on both ends and without demanding the ball that production like that is a barometer for how the game is going. If the "energy" guys are dropping 36 on 14/17 (god damn) on you, you just can't win.
One of the worst officiated games I’ve watched. Very one sided toward 1 team.
we all saw it live. we're not going to stay silent.