Opening night for the Suns wasn’t quite what was expected. After getting out to a 19 point lead in the first quarter, the Suns blew the lead and were defeated by the Evil Empire of the Lakers 114-106. The Suns scored 41 points in the first quarter, and then seemed to quit playing. They were dominated by Lamar Odom, who scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. He also had 6 assists just for good measure. The real story of this game was second year center Andrew Bynum. The 10 year old Laker scored 18 points. I have shoes older than Andrew Bynum.
The Suns decided after the first quarter that rebounding, defense, and fast breaking were no longer important. The Lakers proved why Kobe Bryant is a cancer. The Grim Raper didn’t play, contributing to the Lakers win. With Kobe in the game the Suns would have had an easy win, as the Grim Raper would have turned the game into a one on one battle with his mortal enemy, Raja Bell. Instead, the Lakers showed balance and team play, and were able to beat the Suns from the inside out.
Tonight, the Clippers and former Suns playoff hero Tim Thomas come to town. The Suns need to show the ability to bounce back and take their home opener.
Amare note: Stoudemire scored just 6 points in only 11 minutes of playing time. He did have one nice highlight dunk.
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