Phoenix Suns word game: The four-game winning streak is (fill in the blank)
What word would you use to describe the Phoenix Suns’ victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday afternoon?
After an emotional win over the Dallas Mavericks, there was a seed of concern the Phoenix Suns might have a bit of a letdown game against the Indiana Pacers, who ran them out of the gym back in January. You see it all the time in all sports. After a big emotional upset win, the team comes out next time and throws up a stinker.
Instead, the only seed that came out of the game was the Suns moving a little closer on coveted 9-seed in the Western Conference.
It didn’t come easy, as it was a game of streaks that notched their four-game win streak. The Suns’ starters put together the 17-0 run in the first quarter, only to see their lead disappear.
After Booker’s fifth foul with 7:18 left in the third quarter, it was the Suns’ bench that then went on a 21-0, essentially putting the victory on a silver platter and handing it back to the starters to seal the deal when they returned in the fourth.
We tweeted out, “The Suns going on a 21-0 run without Booker, Ayton, or Rubio on the floor is (fill in the blank),” and fans are still pouring in spectacular comments. So, let’s play a Pardon the Interruption-style word game and stay with the fill-in-the-blank style analysis of the many takeaways from this game.
First, let’s channel our inner Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon and address the event led to this post’s inspiration…