Suns In A Big Hole

If this was horse racing, then the Phoenix Suns got out to a good start in these playoffs but they are fading fast. Before you know it, the sun is going to set on their season and they are going to be on the golf course, or checking their NFL football betting guide, or giving college football betting advice, or whatever else it is they do in the heat over the summer.

The Suns dispatched the Portland Trail Blazers is the first round and then spun the San Antonio Spurs out of the playoffs in just four games. They had been one of the hottest teams in the NBA heading into the playoffs but they simply can’t match up with the Los Angeles Lakers.

In Game 1, Lamar Odom went off and the Suns had no answers for him or anyone else on the Lakers squad. In Game 2, the story was the same as again the Lakers topped the 120-point mark and throttled the Suns.

In short, the Suns simply aren’t good enough. The Lakers can get out and run-and-gun, but the Suns can’t play a half court style when necessary. On top of that, the Lakers can score with the Suns with ease - and even outscore them - but the Suns can’t play a lick of defense.

New team, new coach, new faces, but same old problems.

The sports betting lines gave the impression that this would be a close series but it has been anything but in the first two games. It might last a few more but the result is becoming very clear.