Hooped Up

If the Phoenix Suns are really going to redefine the nature of an NBA championship contender, we’ll need to adapt the terminology. In the new world, the Suns gave the Lakers a beatdown in Game 4 of this first-round series. No, they didn’t send the Lakers back to the locker room on stretchers. The Suns just had their way, imposed their will. Flexed, if you will.”

Los Angeles Times