^Im glad the Pelicans just spammed the Suns again. Hometown team or not, I cant hope for a team to win if I dont respect their players. Glad Chris Paul got hammered all game and Zion smashed everyone. It needed to happen. The Suns are way too high off their Finals appearance still. Theyre acting like theyve won multiple championships or something. Im ready to blow up this roster and give the team to Ayton.
Yeah, just watched the entirety of the game and it's good that Zion and the Pelicans are no longer intimidated with CP3 antics. And it's a good call to challenge the Zion foul on CP3 because obviously Paul is baiting him to get a foul. And it's the momentum shift, Pelicans just leading 3 points in the OT. And if they didn't challenge it and let CP3 hits 3 FT it will be tie and the Suns might win with CP3 still around. And the acquisition of CJ is really paying off as he hits 2 clutch shots to take the lead to 7 points and that's it. The Suns without CP3 was in a disarray and can't score a basketball until it was almost over.
That was a good challenge, hit two birds with one stone. They avoided the foul on Zion and the 3 free throws of Chris Paul and also fouled out Chris Paul. Without Chris Paul inside the court, the Suns lost their anchor. Chris Paul has been dictating the phase of the game in the fourth quarter that enabled them to catch up and eradicate the lead of the Pelicans. And when he fouled out, that is when the Pelicans really took over in the overtime and won the game.
I like this rule that they call an offensive foul on the offense who baited the foul, just like what happened when CP3 extended to his foot to make contact for a foul. I think they were not called that before and it is good that they are calling that now.
The energy between Westbrook and LeBron today is very good. Westbrook is making great assists, both to LeBron and AD. Lonnie Walker also contributed significant points by scoring a good percentage. The lack of experience and leading players is evident in Detroit. Bojan Bogdanovic alone carries the team on his back. Jaden Ivey is willing but can't get play the balls right. Despite all this, the difference is still very close. There is no Cunningham, but it wouldn't have changed much had he been. Detroit is holding up well, but the Lakers haven't lost much of the lead. Antony Davis still find easy buckets.
It is an easy game for the Lakers. The Piston is at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and with AD, Lebron and Westbrook on the floor, I do not think the Pistons even stand a chance against them.