ESPN reacts to Josh Giddey scores 23 Pts, Thunder rout Suns 128-103 without Gilgeous-Alexander

ESPN reacts to Josh Giddey scores 23 Pts, Thunder rout Suns 128-103 without Gilgeous-Alexander

No you’re right Eddie I mean keeping him out of the paint we couldn’t keep Josh giddy out of the paint and Zion I mean makes a life you know I mean a lot a lot of money getting himself into the paint even when you know he’s going to be

Coming at you he’s going to get himself into the paint but yeah this New Orleans team’s a problem I mean they got experience with CJ we haven’t mentioned Murphy herb Jones I mean they got some long Defenders they’re going to cause fits for for book and KD once again so

This sun teams going to have to regroup and do it but we just keep dropping these games that we’re supposed to win Eddie yeah and look we don’t have many left yeah and we’re going to keep going up and down in the standings and if we have

A goal to get out of the play in you know we got to take care of business here now if we can win here in New Orleans we’ll lead the trip you know obviously on a winning note uh three out of the five games and and that’s good

But you going to have to go home and you got to take care of business you got four games that you have to have an opportunity to win and it’s imperative if the Suns want to have chance to get to that sick spot yeah it has been an

Emotional roller coaster All Season the Suns the ups and downs and see what happens Monday from New Orleans EJ thanks so much you talk about that New Orleans team too they’ve got Nance Jr comes in Off the Bench uh alverado always been a pest and Dyson Daniels has

Been injured but he’s another good young player for Willie Green they’ve got a real complete team I mean they’ve got Defenders they’ve got athletes they can score the basketball and we’re talking with Brandon Ingram out of the lineup who’s been their best player all season long so I mean that hasn’t worked well

For the Suns lately with the star player being out uh no maybe Brandon Ingram will return to the lineup for the chance yeah BMW first half highlights I’m glad you and I can laugh about this uh the Suns bury six threes in the opening quarter behind some excellent ball

Movement absolutely you know great ball movement I mean but they only had seven more of the rest of the game because it didn’t happen so we’ll I’ll stay right here with this but yeah you’re right the first quarter was tremendous just making the extra pass the stars were making the

Extra pass KD was making a book was making it but this guy right here oh man he didn’t quite get himself into the paint on that one but Josh gidy wore the Suns out he turned on his offensive light sha out takes a big shot there

From nerk who thought it was a flop and probably was but then they come off the bench with a guy like Isaiah Joe and the bench scoring in the half was really a difference case Wallace he didn’t miss he did miss a three I mean you know Joe

Made four- threes as well you know Wallace right here going to the hole and looking really fast made four threes as well so yeah this young team uh they’re they’re coached well they’re doing a nice job and the sun’s early yeah I liked it a lot right there going to the

Basket and uh yeah you would think with four Sons players four Sons starters scoring in double figures in the first half and being you know good place to win this game instead they’re down 11 at the break and there’s the defense now watch coming back down the other way

Hayward and I think KD’s kind of looking go where’s everybody else need some more bodies down here transition defense they made the right plays all the time they did this this this team and I think Gordon Hayward Eddie touched on it he’s good I mean he’s going to help them a

Lot he doesn’t have to score a bunch of points or get a bunch of rebounds or you know he’ll make some passes but he’s that veteran stable leadership guy if it slows down in the playoffs this team doesn’t want to play Slow no they they want it they want steals blocks they

Want to run they want to use their athleticism so in the playoffs it’s going to be a little different thing for them because if you’re in a half court in the playoffs that’s just Shay yeah that’s just him and I mean playing with that speed and the pace you think that

They turn the ball over a lot right first half 19 assists only two turnovers for Oklahoma City up by 11 BMW second half highlights now Shay missing his second game with the quad injury so he looks on as giddy once again picks up his scoring he and Dort actually Dort

Comes alive too with some threes in the third who didn’t come alive for that I couldn’t even tell who was who except for giddy obviously but I mean well and chat but I mean these guys were just drilling shots they were playing defense they were getting steals they were

Blocking shots and uh D always seems to come alive against the former sundevil oh yeah oh yeah KD knocking it in 10 of 17 from the field with 26 points and six rebounds and that was the fifth foul on Devin Booker yeah and that hurt I mean

Book couldn’t really get going just 14 points tonight because of that you know and yeah and gidy he just kept coming at him I mean the gu’s real crafty with the basketball it’s like he had that fast pass Disneyland right to the hoop Wallace K Wallace was kind of one of

Those unsung players coming in out of the draft they’ve done such a great job scouting young players in Oklahoma City and KD taking it from Devin Booker book 14 points five assists the Suns actually were sharing the basketball had 26 assists and then some time for it I love

It I love it this guy can score the basketball obvious you see right there knocking down his three-point shot going to the hole I mean for being a small guy he knows how to use that body and get his shot off but uh yeah then there’s

Another one another guy from oh no that was that was Wiggins who actually started this game for Shay gild just Alexander did everybody on their team make a three I mean it seems like it doesn’t it mcalla and byy B did hit a three okay not really shocking there

When we come back on oh man get that out of there where to go k O Block here’s another I thought it started off really good the guys were getting some block shot Drew Eubank got a couple in the first half so that was a nice thing

There but man don’t do that to Baby TC Gordon Hayward pick on that old guy like that can you believe the guys like that are old now wow Grayson I mean he’s the one that started this whole passing thing and then he got to go to the hole

And finish it up oh oh wow first is that a knee or an elbow he took it in the the man [Laughter] region the belt this was a pass like o that was dangerous but jumped up to him yeah Grayson wasn’t making threes but he was making uh those little hoopy dos 13

Points for Grayson nine rebounds and five where you know he’s athletic he can shoot doesn’t shoot like wmy quite as well but he’s a he’s a good one and he’s going to be runner-up rookie the year to wmi right so that means back-to-back Seasons that OKC has the runner-up

Rookie of the year last year it was Jaylen Williams coming in second to Paulo B Caro the OKC bench a 32-6 advantage in the first half led by Isaiah Joe knocking down all four of his three yeah and some of those guys I didn’t know Wallace was that great of a

Shooter but he was four or four behind the AR as well so yeah that’s Sons team uh they’ve got to lick their wounds after this one cuz this one’s got to hurt J Wallace first round draft pick and then moving around even the third Williams third third I like that the thir

Wheel yeah it was an embarrassing performance uh we all got to own it and and we all got to be better and we all got to hand handle success better you know I mean it’s again unacceptable uh you know to get blown out and you know these these games that

Are so important you know every game matters in the standings right now and um we got to be better sounds a lot like coach Bogle after that loss in San Antonio Valley Honda standings check it out Minnesota and OKC looks like they’re going to take over over first place from the Nuggets

Because Minnesota is just dominating right now over Denver you leading by 19 late in the third quarter and uh boy you got the Mavs and kings in Sacramento tonight that’s going to be a big one because those teams along with the Suns buying for that six spot in the west and

Avoiding the play in yeah I mean the two the last two loss for the Suns really hurt because they could be right there in the six spot if they wouldn’t have lost the two teams they should have beaten in these situations but go First Blood enemy double kill enemy triple kill

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ESPN reacts to Josh Giddey scores 23 Pts, Thunder rout Suns 128-103 without Gilgeous-Alexander