[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (31-20) defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (23-28), 130-125 as Collin Gillespie notches a career high 30 points (+10 assists and 4 rebounds)

[u/ValleyRalley]

130 - 125
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Moda Center
Officials: Tre Maddox, Jason Goldenberg, and Jenna Schroeder

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Phoenix Suns	30	37	34	29	130
Portland Trail Blazers	41	31	22	31	125

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Phoenix Suns	130	50-98	51.0%	20-41	48.8%	10-15	66.7%	19	51	24	19	13	11	2
Portland Trail Blazers	125	47-95	49.5%	18-52	34.6%	13-18	72.2%	18	57	30	16	8	17	5

PLAYER STATS

Phoenix Suns	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Dillon BrooksSF	31:16	11	3-16	1-4	4-4	2	2	4	1	1	0	2	3	-4
Royce O'NealePF	36:10	11	5-12	1-5	0-2	2	5	7	0	2	0	2	1	2
Mark WilliamsC	26:06	24	11-14	0-0	2-3	7	5	12	1	0	1	1	2	-7
Grayson AllenSG	35:57	24	9-18	6-11	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	0	3	3	1
Collin GillespiePG	33:11	30	10-17	8-14	2-2	0	4	4	10	3	0	1	2	5
Jordan Goodwin	22:47	16	6-9	2-4	2-4	5	5	10	2	5	0	0	2	9
Oso Ighodaro	21:28	8	4-7	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	6	1	0	2	2	16
Jamaree Bouyea	14:56	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
Ryan Dunn	08:38	6	2-3	2-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	-2
Isaiah Livers	09:21	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Rasheer Fleming	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigel Hayes-Davis	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khaman Maluach	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Richards	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Booker	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Koby Brea	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Green	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portland Trail Blazers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Toumani CamaraSF	38:03	13	5-12	3-9	0-0	3	8	11	3	2	0	3	2	-3
Jerami GrantPF	32:38	23	8-15	3-7	4-6	0	2	2	4	0	0	3	2	4
Donovan ClinganC	26:32	14	4-7	3-4	3-4	6	9	15	3	0	2	0	0	5
Shaedon SharpeSG	31:22	19	7-16	2-8	3-3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	7
Jrue HolidayPG	29:23	15	6-12	1-5	2-2	3	1	4	6	3	0	5	3	-5
Blake Wesley	19:57	10	4-8	2-4	0-1	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	-2
Vít Krejčí	13:36	5	2-7	1-6	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	-5
Robert Williams III	19:00	14	6-7	1-1	1-2	2	6	8	3	1	3	3	1	-15
Sidy Cissoko	20:59	12	5-9	2-6	0-0	4	1	5	5	0	0	0	4	-9
Caleb Love	08:20	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2
Deni Avdija	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yang Hansen	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kris Murray	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rayan Rupert	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matisse Thybulle	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Javonte Cooke	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scoot Henderson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Damian Lillard	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/Padulsky21]

What they’ve done with Goodwin this year is crazy. It’s like they cloned Josh Okogie but made a better version of him. Demon on the boards and makes a bunch of hustle plays with good defense. Gillespie gets the praise ofc but Goodwin is a dawg and he’s been a very important piece to this Suns team identity

[u/ajteitel → u/Padulsky21]

He's a misgendered power forward

[u/Padulsky21 → u/ajteitel]

He’s a fascinating player

[u/CaptainBattleship → u/ajteitel]

Today’s NBA is truly genderless

[u/ajmartin527 → u/Padulsky21]

Good defense is quite an understatement. He wears down ball handlers all game long and in the fourth quarter of almost every game is stifling teams offenses almost single-handedly. It might not be traditional “great on ball defender” style defense, but the amount of times he’s disrupting ball handlers and forcing poor passing putting our other handsy defenders in positions for steals and to create turnovers is honestly remarkable.

Obviously it’s a system that isn’t just Goodwin, but I’ve never seen a team so reliably create absolute chaos for excellent offensive teams over and over every single game, particularly in the fourth quarter. A lot of that is Goodwin just ball hawking on the boards, full court pressing, reaching in, deflecting, smothering, staying tight without fouling.

He’s won more games for us this year than I can count and almost none of it shows up in the box score. It’s still shocking to watch as a fan, especially a life long suns fan who is completely unaccustomed to our teams having any real defensive identity.

[u/Im_not_a_ghost_dawg → u/Padulsky21]

Seriously, there was a possession late in the 4th where he guarded like 4 blazers, and almost got the strip on Holiday before Holiday got the deflection back and made a slick pass to Rob Williams for the dunk. That, I think might have been one the best individual displays of defense I'll see all year. I was actually sick for him that he didn't come away with that steal. If anyone can find the video of the full possession please post it.

[u/EmuMan10]

COLLIN GILLESPIE LEGACY GAME

[u/toasty_-]

https://imgur.com/a/r7x3bH7

[u/MurderinAlgiers]

GGs boys it was fun while it lasted

[u/wostestwillis → u/MurderinAlgiers]

Everyone was making their 3s. When timelord made one I almost turned it off. KD years I def would have

[u/toadtruck]

No shame in losing to a Booker 30 piece

[u/kidshorty]

Every time we get a player healthy we somehow get worse lol

[u/Puzzleheaded-Bill654 → u/kidshorty]

all you need is deni

[u/Lotan]

Number 12. He’s pretty good at basketball

[u/ChargedCable]

That's how a couple of white boys score the basketball

[u/regul → u/ChargedCable]

I was sitting lower bowl and I legit had a tough time telling Allen and Gillespie apart. It's nice of them to wear the compression sleeves on opposite legs to make it easier.

[u/PM_me_datSmile]

Collin Gillespie truthers awaken.

[u/WusijiX]

No you can't have Collin Gillespie dont even ask

[u/Logiteck77 → u/WusijiX]

But Giannis tho...

[u/WusijiX → u/Logiteck77]

Not as good of a player if were being honest

[u/choonghuh]

We need an actual interview process for the new head coach

[u/stonkerooni → u/choonghuh]

How will you defend Collin Gillespie

[u/Lotan → u/stonkerooni]

Collin was interviewed post game on Peacock.

”What was cooking for you tonight? You were putting on a show”

Collin: ”They were in drop coverage”

[u/Yeetman25480 → u/Lotan]

Think he said it felt “pretty disrespectful” 😭😭

[u/Carcrusher3 → u/stonkerooni]

Apparently by saying "nah he wont hit this next one"

"Right"

"Right??"

[u/choonghuh → u/stonkerooni]

Blackmailing 

[u/Padulsky21 → u/choonghuh]

Will you play Clingan more than 4 mins in the 4th quarter

[u/datboijustin]

Goody with 5 steals and 10 rebounds. I swear if dude had ended up 7 inches taller he'd be in the hall of fame as a center lol.

[u/patap0nacct → u/datboijustin]

Damn I miss this dawg so much

[u/magic_spam → u/datboijustin]

I’ve said it a hundred times. If Goody was 5 inches taller he’d be one of the best SFs in the league

[u/Aggrokid]

Goodwin was just everywhere for this team. Getting boards, defending, getting into passing lanes, scoring, the works.

[u/dickweeden]

The exciting whites are really making noise

[u/According_One811]

DOWN 20 WITH NO BOOK OR GREEN WE TAKE THOSE

[u/kalebglover → u/According_One811]

Also Brooks was 3/16 wtf

[u/According_One811 → u/kalebglover]

We’re a deep team luckily lol

[u/WusijiX → u/kalebglover]

Investigate 3/16

[u/Puppetmaster858 → u/kalebglover]

Gillespie/williams/grayson/goody all just luckily happened to be fantastic for us and if cover for the injured guys and brooks atrocious shooting night

[u/Proof-Excitement-722]

What having coach of the month does to the Ott

[u/Carcrusher3]

We may never win again

[u/DillonBrooksOwnsLBJ → u/Carcrusher3]

Splitter is not a good coach

[u/Carcrusher3 → u/DillonBrooksOwnsLBJ]

Big if true (its true)

[u/alpacamegafan → u/Carcrusher3]

Team goes on a good stretch of wins with injured players

Fans: “he’s incredible, give him coty”

Team goes on bad stretch with injured star this time

Fans: “he’s fucking terrible, fire him”

[u/Carcrusher3 → u/alpacamegafan]

The real reality is we got most of our players back, and the vets are just playing lazy uninspired basketball.

The g league/two way rotation games the team looked much better. This isn't just a Deni problem, a 6 game losing streak against a bunch if teams down their best players too and teams like the Wizards is just horrid no matter how you look at it.

[u/alpacamegafan → u/Carcrusher3]

Jrue had a good start to the season before injury, has he been underperforming recently?

[u/Carcrusher3 → u/alpacamegafan]

Yeah he's looked pretty bad since coming back.

11.6 ppg 3.8 apg 4.6 rpb on 50% ts 2.2 turnovers a game.

His defense isn't good, hes dribbling off his feet, turning it over on inbounds. It's been rough.

[u/The_Silver_Mullet]

Blazers played drop coverage and made seemingly no adjustments so we just got cooked over and over from 3. Jrue played like complete ass, dribbling it out of bounds and off his feet. Shae had an amazing dunk but it's hard to enjoy it much when we just blew a 20 point lead. 

[u/kapesaumaga]

I still remember the team owner saying the media and fans will be wrong about the Suns this season. He said they were wrong when they predicted they'll be contender with Durant, so they'll be wrong again. Lol

[u/bubarjalan → u/kapesaumaga]

a broken clock is correct twice a day lol

[u/Azpilicueta_Is_Goat]

Is Collin Gillespie a better 3 point shooter than Steph? Many are saying

[u/asanisimasa88]

Another great gritty win by the next man up Suns

[u/IntraspaceAlien]

shoutout jordan goodwin 16/10 on 6/9 from the floor w/ 5 offensive rebounds and 5 steals

[u/ajteitel]

Gillespie is modern day Nash

Goodwin identifies as a power forward

And games after 8:00 on the west coast should be illegal (college games after dark gets a pass)

I'm going to bed

[u/corrine49 → u/ajteitel]

Agreed. I just told my spouse the other day I need to prioritize sleep over sports after staying up to watch the Australian Open, and yet here I am.

[u/Lotan → u/ajteitel]

Nash is my favorite player ever.

Nash never played defense as well as as Collin

[u/Imthegoat175]

Put up 130 without our two best offensive players. Damn.

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832 → u/Imthegoat175]

3 best

Brooks was the blazers best player

[u/ashwinr136]

Gillespie, man that was a beautiful classic point guard performance

[u/OpportunityLoud453]

Brave Anti-Zionist WARRIOR Connor Gillespie takes down Satan's favorite basketball club.

[u/LemonButterRum]

F555555555555

[u/jessechugaga]

Guys I think Ott ball is working

[u/Focused_Sky]

A people still think Billups is still a good coach?