Kevin Durant, Devin Booker And The Phoenix Suns Have To Keep It Going Against Oklahoma City Thunder

Kevin Durant, Devin Booker And The Phoenix Suns Have To Keep It Going Against Oklahoma City Thunder

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You no see if you get better or worse this week I feel like the second time would be worse cuz you’d be like a little too too full at the top of your your belly nobody wants me two in on this show and on the watch along so says Jay what up

My brother hello hello all right guys today the tonight the Phoenix Suns will be facing off the goodness gracious go ahead did you drink the beer I think so go ahead tonight the Phoenix Suns will be facing off against the Oklahoma City Thunder nailed we did it let’s go ahead and

Start with the injury report because that is the biggest factor in this one the Suns finally have a clean bill of health Yousef narich is available for tonight’s game after missing uh the one in Denver but on the Thunder side of things Shay gilis Alexander is out and

That’s a big deal for them it is he’s only missed two games so far this season he’s obviously playing at an MVP level and in the two meetings against the Suns he dropped 35 both times so like he’s been a problem for them to guard uh my

Thing is like this is you’re playing the three seed in the west so I can’t call it a trap game but it’s kind of a trap game because we’ve seen how they play when they play opponents that don’t have their best guy but the Thunder are still

Really good team so I don’t know really know what to call it but it is a game they have to guard against kind of letting off the the gas pedal just because they’re best players out I think they benefit too here with Katie being locked in since it’s OKC M I think he

Means a little something extra to play there so you know his Focus will be there and and I think after that Nuggets game they they realiz after the Spurs game they realize how serious the situation is and what they can do when they’re locked in so God knock on wood touch metal

Whatever your thing is I I just don’t fall apart again against a team missing a start because that that would be theultimate killer in this stretch is to have such a game like you did against Denver and then just completely fall apart against a short-handed OKC team

Yeah I don’t think there’s any more Trap game I know what you mean but there’s no more there’s no more of those they don’t exist with nine games left you just can’t do it if you fall into a trap shame on you um another thing is like we

Talked about a couple days ago um I had good in good information that he wasn’t going to play this game those guys had that information this isn’t one of those Giannis situations where you’re prepping for him for two days and then 10 minutes before the game he’s out this is one of

Those situations where they were mentally prepared to play this team without uh SGA and so they’ve known for a couple days um and so yeah I think you go out there you handled this the same way you handled Denver soon as you got the news on Jamal Murray you just lock

The hell in you forget about it and you play your game and uh if they can they can get this one tonight okay that that changes the dynamic of everything cuz I don’t think anybody had them winning in Denver and OKC there’s been injuries you take advantage of it I’m excited because

They’re going to put in that nerk nerk nerk nerk nerk with Yousef back uh and the fact that you could put hom grin and giddy side by side and they’re still not as thick as youf nkic I want I want to see him dominate tonight go out there uh

And and grab those boards you know I don’t care I offensively whatever you get you get but I want to see him dominate on the boards again yeah I mean the last time he went against Chad H holgren he had his one of his best rebounding nights of his career 30 plus

So um that’s a key to the game the other one for me that stands out book didn’t play in either of the first two matchups against this team so I’m a eager to see how he does against this Thunder team and B eager to see how the suns are able

To take care of the ball with all three of them out there which they haven’t had in the first two matchups you look at those two the Suns averaged 19 1 half turnovers in those games and gave up 242 points off turnovers um they were they committed 39 turnovers in those two

Games the thunder only committed 15 they gave up 49 points off turnovers the thunder only had 14 so like they got demolished in this category in both of these games now you have the big three back they don’t have SGA how are you going to handle the traps that OKC likes

To send guys ways how you going to handle those rotations cuz the Thunder are a very good defensive team they’re good at rotating out of those doubles so this is good practice for the playoffs in dealing with the types of traps and blitzes that these big three are going

To see throughout the postseason you said 39 to 14 yeah it is 39 to 15 in turnovers and 49 to 14 in points off turnovers you know what if you’re going to be bad be completely bad I guess that’s what that was their strategy it

Felt like the best of the worst oh my goodness gracious uh submerged Sons fan what’s up they sent us a Super Chat and they said hope all is well with the crew I’ve been busy diving with sharks sounds fun uh hoping that I came home for a big

Win tonight question think we’ll see some Josh aogi in this one what’s been his deal so he was hurt for a hot minute there um and now that he is available um Frank Fogle has talked about just needing to kind of figure out in what spots he wants to turn to Josh aogi

Essentially they’re just trying to narrow down the playoff rotation and where he thinks a josa kogi would fit versus somebody else I think it’s going to be matchup dependent for him CU he played 10 minutes against the Spurs didn’t play at all against the nuggets and I think maybe if Jamal Murray plays

In that Nuggets game maybe we see some Mogi tonight we might not see him because SGA is out I think it’s going to be a matchup dependent thing if they have an elite guard that they need someone on for 5 to 10 minutes off the bench we might see him but other than

That I think Frank is trying to fine-tune that playoff rotation to the eight or nine guys who are probably going to be seeing the most minutes he he’s a put out fire guy at this point that’s his role his role is there’s a dynamic guard that we can’t seem to get

Underg grabs hey Josh go there put out that fire and and if you don’t have a dynamic point guard doing that then that’s that’s the situation you nailed that no Jamal Murray no SGA you know you looking you look forward to Monday There’s no really Dynamic guard you got

CJ McCullum but that’s not a guy that you can’t handle with the Personnel we have at least I believe so yeah uh you get a dynamic guard I think Josh plays if he doesn’t you know you might stick to what’s been working I I would like to

See him get some minutes down the stretch though just in case you have to turn to him right in the playoffs in that situation I know it’s you know guys always have to be ready that’s the mindset but with the injury and then you know not being overly in the rotation like

I I’d like to see him get some live action you know just to just so you’re like if I have to go that direction I I feel okay well because we’ve seen over the last couple of years that Joshua kogi can be one of those guys who uh

Like we talked about with Drew Eubanks on Wednesday the confidence can kind of waver a little bit at moments throughout the season and you want to make sure that your coach feels like they can rely on you and I think they take Josh specifically I’m sure Eubanks is the

Same but I think Josh Ki really takes that personally when he feels like his coach can’t rely on him in those moments yeah I mean confidence is a huge Factor so if I never have to hear next man up mentality or stay ready so you don’t

Have to get R like being in the game helps you stay ready like it does it’s a lot harder when you haven’t played in a week or a couple of games to come in and have an impact so as much as that’s everybody’s motto in the NBA um it would

Be nice to see him get even spot minutes over these last handful of games just so he can stay ready there’s only one man that can actually embody that and that is Thaddius young he really did though he actually did okay speaking of that Tony wants sorry did you have something

To say about Josh yeah just just the only thing about Josh that I don’t mind is Josh isn’t an offensive guy and defense is if you’re going to not play defense is one of those things that you can not play and you can get right in

And do right it kind of travels so he that’s why I’m not too worried uh speaking of Thad Tony wants to know uh or wants to see Thad more tonight again yeah you guys think we’ll see a little bit of Thad young back out there I hope

I see a lot of bit of him but I don’t think I will I hope so I don’t know if this is the matchup where we’ll see him but I do think it was worth noting that you know on Dwayne Rankin’s Twitter profile when he’s tweeting out post game

Videos there’s a direct quote from Devin Booker in the locker room saying it’s going to be hard to keep him off the floor now and when you’ve got your franchise star going to bat for a guy publicly and saying something like that I don’t know if it is intentionally or

Put putting pressure or not but it does put a little bit of pressure like okay everybody else sees what he can do let’s make come on Frank there a little bit preach there J look look look I mean listen to this man I’m I’m going to tell

You I got rave reviews after that game about the minutes that he played the energy was contagious it was immediate all the guys you want to talk about the big three raving about thaddus young okay the minute he came into the game it looked like he unlocked a part of the

Suns offense and mentality on both ends it was just it was great to see and so yeah I said it the other day Frank’s gonna lose sleep I think a match up like tonight against Chad honestly Gerald is a matchup where I would use him here’s

Why if there was some film where you see the Joker with the ball at the top of the key and and that is on clamp mode he is terrific at guarding ERS that want to play with their face to the basket okay if he turns your if they turn their back

That’s a different Dynamic but guys like chat that want to square you up and shoot threes dadus young can get low he can get under your legs and make you uncomfortable yeah man tonight daddy is young give me some minutes against Chad watch it be good all right two more

Things from the chat real quick some guy named Justin said 241 that number went up a little bit people watching and only 17 likes come on sun yes listen to some guy named Justin hit that Thumbs Up Button y thank you Justin who’s not my lawyer I

Appreciate you for for doing how about we just make a rule if you in here in the chat just hit the damn like button that like button do it or we’re GNA ban you no that’s whoa whoa whoa hold on um then Ricardo said what happened with it

He signed for longer days yes so Dwayne Ranken did send out a an update today on Twitter that the suns are planning to sign Isaiah Thomas to a second 10day today is the last day of his first which we all assumed when he signed his first 10day contract that he would likely at

Least get a second one just to give the team a little bit more time to get to know him a little bit and make their final decision before the end of the season on who’s going to have that 15th roster but the TV I think the TV team’s

Paying the uh the salary there because they need somebody Catu on the bench and it has filled that role admirably so listen I I said this day one pull up the film he’s staying for the season like he’s he’s their guy he’s the guy they’re

Keeping he’s going to get he got his two his next uh 10day he’ll be part of the Suns playoff team I mean I at least that’s the information we got early on and there’s no reason for me to believe he’s not so and he’ll win them up no I’m

Not who who said that about TJ Ward last year didn’t somebody say TJ was going to win a playoff series playoff game I don’t somebody said somebody said I don’t remember that who can remember that far I know exactly so long ago I thought TJ was going to do good for us

Libertarian Sasquatch sent us a Super Chat thank you they said that and bbo play good dot dot dot Vogal I’m good fam dot dot dot I mean bubo’s been getting minutes yeah bubo’s getting minutes one of the the second and the fourth quarter most yeah yeah at least we got one you

Guys that’s his rotation yeah exactly we we were clamoring for some more bow bow minutes and by we I mean there was a small amount of suns fans and kudos to you guys cuz passionate exactly and it worked out really well for bub in the

Suns um so at least we got one okay yeah we can hang our hats this season that we got one of our wishes that’s coming it’s I hope so it’s it’s going to happen he’s going to get major minutes at some point again and he’s going to impress again

Well like I said on the last postgame show I don’t think he’s going to suddenly surpass Drew euu banks in the rotation cuz you for whatever reason Frank vogle believes in Drew Eubanks and I think with this last stretch of games you need to keep Drew’s confidence High

Because you will need a legit backup center at some point B they play him more at the four that is a change of pace at Center but you need like a legitimate backup center for some matchups so you got to keep his confidence high but I do hope over this

Handful of games like uh we and we just sing it and we send it to Frank vogle go oh my gosh all right what are the guys wearing in this one espo oh it’s a it’s a sexy matchup I don’t know if I like that it’s orange all over the

Place on a Friday night Halloween Vibe it’s it’s the statement Edition for the Suns with the PHX and the uh basically the valley pattern on the numbers versus uh this monstrosity that OKC uh put out yeah all orange with that stupid word Mark and they’re blue on it I I’ve said

It before OKC has the worst uniforms the worst logo the worst everything in basketball it’s like when they moved the sonics the NBA said no your fans don’t deserve anything cool because the Sonic’s had cool [ __ ] and you’re not getting it because you stole that team

You would think with a team name like the Thunder and a mascot that’s a bison like you could come up with something cool come up with something Rumble the Bison is cool this color orange is not it no like it’s a weird that even look orange to me it’s like a weird salmon

Orange but not even like a pretty one M it’s just not it yeah yeah is that is that a shot at the uh at the Northwest where they stole the team from they’re like we’re going to use salmon as a color now I mean maybe I don’t know it’s

Strange man they got to do what the Clippers did and just redo everything the zombie Sonics all right who you guys gotten by how much I got the Suns by four tonight and I think I when I did this SGA was still doubtful so I might have I might bump it

Up to five okay yeah I got Sun by five I you know I knew SGA was done and what I didn’t know was that nerk was going to play um so I might have bumped this up a little bit but yeah son’s son’s at Sun’s by five is comfortable oh ye of little

Faith I okay big roller I have these Sons by seven I would have gone in the teens but I was afraid Josh giddy might like it too much so allegedly go back to the graphic that isly oh my God man I have the sun I’m speechless right

Now damn oh my God what do I I need shot going a beer everybody remember that blame how we stop shotgun beers before the game seriously what do our friends at the B JM Sports piot think about this one Suns by one and a half I got no

Joke I think you’ve stunned all of us oh no all right what are we putting our money on on the bmgm sports book app Asos start us off it’s not Josh giddy it’s that’s good Bradley Beal first bucket for for the Suns and a son’s win

Excuse me first field goal in the game and a Sun’s win plus ,550 new style bet that I found on the gym this is uh I don’t know how I feel about this one huh like I’m not mad at it but also you have to wait from the

Like you only know beginning to end yeah you know what I mean it’s a not even like a fun beginning to end where you can like Count Their points and keep track of their rebounds or the P or what ever like it’s book ends I don’t like it little

Little excitement at the beginning little excitement at the end you know it’s it’s a bet for the pleasure delayers that’s what it is flex what you doing I’m keeping it simple uh Suns to cover the spread 1.5 and the under uh I don’t know what

That number says yeah 228 and A2 228 and A2 so yeah again I’m down on the Titanic I’m just trying to get up to to yeah just get to the surface you ain’t hitting the 100 tonight you don’t think so nope you ain’t hitting the 100

Okay well remember he said that guy all right sa is uh taking a little three-leg parlay for plus 425 winning margin Suns win by five or more uh Player points for book over two uh 23 and a half Player points for KD 23 and 23 and a half I

Know that would have been a lot huh um I’m rolling with the first field goal again tonight but specifically for the Suns and I’m gonna go with dbook at a plus 280 so I thought about Bradley Beal like you did espo um but I went back and

I think it went like nerk Brad Devon Devin and then Brad was on Wednesday so while I probably should have gone nerk I went with Devon anyway I’m just seeing if I can find some sort of like is there sort of a pattern here what were Brad

Beal’s odds by itself 480 for the first that’s too high for just for the sons right Brad’s Beal Brad BS was 480 I think he’s he’s fourth I think it goes it usually goes KD nerk book or KD book nerk and then be yeah I I went against

My better judgment I wanted to say KD just because he’s in Oklahoma cityhm but I I couldn’t I I want Brad I I just have a feeling so yeah and I feel like this deep in his career like yes he obviously likes to play well in Oklahoma

City but it’s not the same as like your first game back there’s no Revenge there there’s no no I I don’t think it I don’t think it’s ever been Revenge I think he genuinely wants to put on a good show for the fans there because I don’t think

He’s ever had a problem with the fans or anything there it was just he wanted a different opportunity so I think it’s a genuine I want to put on a show for these people and it’s familiar yeah those are the fans that embraced him the most be honest hell yeah well if you

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Don’t have to apologize for FL there you go all right guys outside of this Sun’s Thunder matchup here are a few games to keep an eye on this evening yeah we’ve got the Lakers this is usually where ESO or Gerald pops in and we’ve got we’ve got the Lakers

Versus the Pacers in progress and the Clippers versus the Orlando Magic who didn’t help us the other night in progress and the Mavs taking on the Kings either way that’s a win for the so far the Pacers are up 4541 on the Lakers in the second quarter and the Clippers are up

4539 on the Magic in the second quarter as well let’s go Pacers and [ __ ] you Orlando aggressive all right guys agressive two things to uh remind you of before we get out of here one we’re gonna have a watch party next weekend April 5th and April 7th out at hila River Resorts and

Casinos Wild Horse Pass we’re going to watch the Suns both of those uh games I was going to say nights but technically Sunday is a 2m game uh The Collection by Mike BBY will also be out there at Wild hor pass so it’ll be pretty cool to

Check that out but again uh come through watch some Suns games with us hang out with us it’ll be an absolute blast enjoy some food and beverage and then we’re going to have a watch along tonight which means once this link goes away or once this uh show ends stream ends

Whatever it’s called I know I’m struggling there we’re going to start another one where you get even more espo and flex and Eric let’s go come on come come come come so there you go if you want more flex and espo andon Eric be sure to hop

On over into that stream uh for the entire game and be sure to meet us right back here for the last stream of the night our postgame show I’m giddy about the watch along oh man Bo okay Bye we all sting like the May

The Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant will face off agains the OKC Thunder without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA is out for this game and for the Suns, Jusuf Nurkic is questionable and Bradley Beal is no longer on the injury report. Join the PHNX Suns Podcast for the Suns at Thunder pregame show to get ready for the action.

0:00 Intro
2:00 Nurk is BACK, SGA is OUT
5:30 Keys to the game & checking in on Josh Okogie
10:00 We want to see Thad Young!
12:00 IT reportedly signs a 2nd 10-day
16:00 Jersey matchup, score predictions, pregame favorite and bets
23:00 Final thoughts

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