Suns-Blazers:
Thus Suns are crushing right now. I think this is the 2nd best team in the Western Conference. Nash is experiencing a renaissance in his career, Stoudemire looks like a beast again, and if Robin Lopez gets back in action, this team will be all the better for it. The Blazers have had a really tough season. This blog predicted them to place 3rd in the conference, something I still wholeheartedly believe would have happened were they all healthy. Unfortunately, every team must take its risks, and the Blazers risks have been picking players with a history of injuries. Now they suffer the consequences. Without Roy, this series will serve much less as a competition between these two teams and more as an examination as to how serious Phoenix really is.
Interesting stories:
I always enjoy when Nash gets posted up, and with big bodied Miller, look for the Blazers to do this often. I think Camby is an interesting match up for Amare and Nate McMillan is possibly the coach of the year, so look for that to play out as well.
Prediction:
Suns in 5 (Game 1, Game 2, Game 4, Game 5)
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Suns came roaring back in game 2 and crushed. I completely agree with the sentiment that whoever can control the tempo will control the series (not that this is a particularly deep sentiment, just a parsimonious one.) As the series travels north by northwest, we'll see who can control better.
ReplyDeleteDespite Roy returning, the series remains to be all about tempo. True to form, the Suns have won the high scoring games, the Blazers the low. With a 3-2 lead, I'm looking for Phoenix to wrap this one up tomorrow.
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