NBA 3on3: Game Over, Suns Fall To Lakers

After upsetting the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the SB Nation 3-0n-3 tournament, the Phoenix Suns run has come to an end against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round.

The Suns trio of Goran Dragic, Jared Dudley and Marcin Gortat fought valiantly, but could not pull out the victory as they were swept by the Lakers team of Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard thanks in large part to the incredibly unfair odds set by the judges.

Andrew Sharp and Adam Francis both said the Suns would not win a single game. Tom Ziller and Steve Perrin each gave the Suns one win. Frank Madden was the only judge to give the Suns much of a chance at all, as he thought the Suns would be able to win four games.

Add all that up, and the Suns only had a 1.04 percent chance of winning the best-of-three series and advancing.

While I certainly agree the Suns would not beat the Lakers in a series against the Lakers, I disagree that the Suns couldn't even win one game. I personally don't believe that any of these teams would be able to win all 20 games, regardless of who they are playing. These are all NBA players, and most of them are the best on their team. The Lakers are not going to hit their shots in all 20 games. They are going to be cold in at least a couple of them. And there are weaknesses in that team, namely Nash's defense and Howard's FT shooting.

Oh well, we had a good run. Feel free to use this thread to vent about the unfairness of it all. Or better yet, to share memories of some of the Suns' best wins against the Lakers.

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