Admit it. You went to bed, right? You saw that it was a 9PM CT tip off and harbored brief delusions of staying up to watch two of the slenderest men in the NBA square off for the first time, but then like three minutes in you saw our French kid get bodied by Grayson Allen of all people for a rebound and thought, “You know what? It’s gonna be another learning night for the boys. Ima head out.”
I honestly don’t blame you. Through three quarters, this game was a lot of Kevin Durant flexing on kids who were in grade school when he was drafted, Jusuf Nurkiu0107 swallowing up every rebound in sight, and Keldon Johnson seeming like the only person on the team capable of keeping the Phoenix lead from getting completely out of hand.