“Frank Vogel sabotaged this game so badly” – ESPN reacts to Phoenix Suns fall to Rockets 114-110
Stretch and the Rockets win at 114 110 welcome to Suns game time postgame Tom Leander and the legend Tom Chambers so many plays to talk about calls to talk about but first your analysis of what went down in the final couple minutes well I mean it it it just stinks the
Sun’s run out ran out of timeouts and couldn’t really do it right there but uh I I just love the way they got back in it bbo was Sensational as you had mentioned you know book couldn’t buy a basket KD got hot in the second half and
In the fourth quarter too so it was just one of those games you’re like oh man you know we’re out you’re in you’re out you’re in I just thought first of all 10 turnovers in the first half was the demise zero turnovers none in the second
Half is the reason the Suns team got back in it because they’re a much better team but it was almost too late at that time Tom because the Suns allow this Rockets team this young Rockets team to get confidence and start running downhill and when they’re coming at you
They’re real fast Helter Skelter these Rockets bull finishes 25 points and 14 rebounds but those plays down the stretch two sketchy fouls one on B another one on KD that led to Four free throws by shenon no travel call in the corner on Jabari Smith Jr and then
Thompson misses the free throw but the Suns can’t get that offensive rebound because b gets thrown to the ground by shenon he did and you know in that last play I mean I mean van fet just ran right over the top of book just like ran over him some weird stuff happened there
Even weirder than that KD with the throw violation everybody knows you can’t fake so the last two minutes of the game lasted about an hour and 20 minutes you know because of all that stuff Eric San’s running late for his dad’s birthday party our boss and sikman so
Hopefully they’re all tuned in and holding on for their mean as old as he is they out in Sun City or something what are they they doing don’t go there um Booker though his numbers were off seven of 24 shooting but this is a guy who had a bloody mouth last night in
Dallas against the mads when the Suns lost and we could see they were working on his neck before the game he didn’t look right he didn’t look right I mean you know he was taking shots like he always expects we always expect him to be making it but they some of them
Weren’t close to him some of them weren so there’s something there that wasn’t firing for him you hope he gets it better cuz uh there’s an early game on Sunday coming up yeah and both of these teams were on a back toback because New Orleans lost last night uh they they
Lost last night to uh in New Orleans um KD played 40 minutes for the Suns in Dallas book with 39 in that game but again it wasn’t just the Suns on a back toback it was the Rockets as well so KD needed 22 points to pass Carmelo Anthony
For ninth all time on the NBA scoring list and he got 28 he got number 22 actually on an extra free throw yeah that’s the old hattick I think anticlimactic at that point yeah well he used to be able to shoot three three three to make two he had to had to go
For him but yeah I mean KD had some moments tonight he started off slow but man he got warmed up there and really got the sun Steen back into it so this season KD passing hakee Big E Elvin Hayes Moses Malone and now Melo and his sights are set on Shaquille O’Neal and
He’s not far away 300 points yeah a couple weeks I mean he’ll he’ll be passing the big shacker I mean it it’s he’s just he’s just a he’s a he’s a machine it is crazy that you talk about him having to shoot three free throws to
Make one to pass him on that what a anticlimactic way but we won’t forget it nope no we won’t probably not going to forget this game although many of the suns in the locker room right now would back to Houston to join up with EJ Eddie
John the onetime rocket and you and TC I mean it’s been obvious along with so many suns fans here in Phoenix have been big fans of B bowling boy did he get his opportunity with nerk out I talked about his numbers at 25 points and 14 rebounds
But you and K talked about it throughout the entire game it was his aggression his rebounding maybe that was most impressive well again I’m not shocked uh this young man has an offensive game uh I think confidence is a problem didn’t play early in the year you start
To get that opportunity you’re not as aggressive as you would probably like to be and I think tonight he just I think he was maybe a little upset he didn’t play against Dallas as rightly he should be all players should be uh and I think he was ready to play tonight and he
Stepped out there and he was aggressive and that’s what he has to do I always talk about when you play with stars like Devin uh KD and Bradley Bill you can’t be afraid to break the plane and not throw and throw them the ball you sometimes you got to go for it yourself
Especially if you feel it you’re a professional as well all these guys on this team one point of time in their basketball career they were counted on to be that guy and a lot of times you have to step out of that space and I thought Bobo did that tonight and he
Showed us how good his offense is and his ability to rebound the ball anything that bounces high off the rim he has a chance to get it and a lot of shots during the course of a game does just that bounces high and he’s able to go
Get it because of his length and his and his size so a great game for him obviously it’s a waste because they couldn’t you know find a way to pull it out and you know all due respect I don’t hear nothing about a backto back man
They they just had eight days off ain’t no backto backs you know this is basketball you know and I think sometimes we throw that around too easily back to back they played 40 minutes heck 40 minutes okay you know you got to show up you have to play on a
Back to back and and I think they would Echo what I’m saying I’ll tell you what it was nice Eddie though you know B could have been pouting he could have he could have you know been okay we got a new guy thatat Shan who goes in before
Me we got a new guy Royce O’Neil who goes in before me I mean and so that’s really not fair and yet when he got out there and he got the opportunity he was the Difference Maker in this game scoring I think 13 points in a row for
The team when the Suns look just dead in the water yeah I mean if it wasn’t for him uh who knows how this game would have turned out uh but again that’s what a team is for right a guy steps out sitting over there he’s watching and he
Says okay this is what I need to do and that’s exactly it I knew the Rockets would kind of like you know tense up a little bit uh they’ve had their issues this year obviously uh but you know what they stood up at the end I mean they
When they weren’t making threes in the second half they got aggressive they got to the rim they got to the bonus and they made their free throws and unfortunately for us you know we had one of those nights where we miss we missed some free throws in some weird times I
Mean we missed eight free throws tonight and that really turns out to be the game yeah for B bow going from dnp to 25 points and 14 rebounds his career highs 26 points and 15 rebounds so the sun’s big three tonight was actually KD book
And bll KD with the 28 book and bowl with 25 you’re just talking about the Houston Rockets what do you think their future is right now they had a strong start to the season they were 13- n then they flatten out they’ve added a couple of high- pric veterans in Van vet and
Dylan Brooks along with Uncle Jeff Green what are they saying there in Houston with this team well I think they they like their young guys obviously you have to Jamari debari Smith right now showed that with his rebounding ability Billy the hit shots uh I think green Jaylen green is
Is work in progress he’s a high octane player you know he’ll give you 30 or he’ll give you 10 and he’s still trying to figure it out and shenon is is arguably their best team player so they got three guys young guys that can just flat out Play Now Thompson can defend uh
Whitmore came off the bench he was a problem obviously so they have some good young talent and they needed to put some veterans around them so I I don’t have a problem with the van Fleet signing I thought he was huge for him in that second quarter I mean he’s the reason
That little side Winder shot I’m telling you I don’t know how well he’s never shot the ball well in his career but tonight that little side Winder was going in and it didn’t go in the second half but again they did some things got
On the glass A few times when the Suns I thought dominated the glass in the first half they did and that that huge rebound off of the Miss free throw I mean that’s those are things that win you a game or they lose you a game and it’s a effort
Play and shenon give him credit I mean he he risked getting a foul to go in there and get that offensive rebound and I thought that that solidified their win tonight because the Suns had no timeouts left so they could not call a timeout to move the ball up three quarter court and
Udoka did the right thing he played the foul game knowing that the Suns always had to take the ball out 94 ft feet I’ll tell you what Eddie you know going all the way back to the second quarter though this Houston team I mean they started running downhill when the sun
Started playing bad in the second quarter it really allowed this young team when you talk about all these young these young guys and this young Talent when things aren going their way it’s tough but when they start to get snowballs start rolling down the hill because they’re making some plays
They’re starting to get some dunks they’re starting around they knock down some threes you just can’t allow a young group like this to gain confidence and I thought that’s what the Sun did in the second quarter you’re right Tom and how do they get confidence getting layups MH layups
And that’s what happened uh when the Suns did get close I think they got it below 10 and then they allowed the Rockets to take it back to 13 because they’ll allowing and Whitmore especially to get to the glass and get layups and and when you small out there you got to
Squeeze like you got to say hey man you going to make a jumper like you can’t stop an NBA player from getting a shot but what you do is you make him take a shot that he’s not comfortable in taking and or into a lower percentage shot they were allowing
Layups and I thought that helped the rockets in that situation where the sun started to get a little rhythm But ultimately they went into the fourth quarter still down 13 yep all right e rebounding a big factor in this one Suns will take on the Lakers on Sunday and
Then a couple more games with these Rockets next week thanks so much appreciate it and TC you look at these last two losses in Texas to the Mavericks and now to the Rockets going into this game in the Western Conference the team seated five through eight
Separated by a game and a half so these two losses you can move down three or four spots in a night no no question about it we’ve talked about that when you’re going from the fourth to the eth or whatever it might be you can’t afford
To have losses like this I mean we’re a veteran team we got two of the best scorers what six and seven best score in the NBA I mean this is a young team you should just be able to beat them up and it looked like that’s exactly what was
Happening in the first quarter when the suns were up 16 points I finally yeah finally and then in the second quarter it was like okay we’ll just take the foot off the gas pedal and and what did book say coming out of the allstar break
Too this is time to lock in the stretch run BMW first half highlights and the Suns look good early they built a big lead they were up by foree foree foree fore spee fore spee speech uh fore for a yeah you for
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“Frank Vogel sabotaged this game so badly” – ESPN reacts to Phoenix Suns fall to Houston Rockets 114-110
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