There was almost nothing remarkable about the Suns’ performance in their season opener against the Blazers. Portland blew Phoenix out by a 124-76 final as the difference between even the marginal haves and have nots in the West was established quickly.
The bright spots for the Suns were an early run to take a brief first quarter lead and Josh Jackson throwing down a big dunk in transition. It was a very nice dunk from the springy rookie who figures to produce a lot of these kinds of moments this season in Phoenix.
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While the dunk got the initial attention, please watch that again. Specifically, the very beginning when Eric Bledsoe makes the steal and turns up the court. Look at the way all five members of the Suns make the same synchronized turn and step to go to their offensive basket. It’s absolutely mesmerizing.
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A major hat tip to NBA reddit user /Colvjs and the great Rob Perez for bringing the start of that video to Twitter for eternal loops of the Suns mesmerizing synchronicity that’s the talk of the NBA internet today. Once you notice it, it’s impossible to look away. It’s something you’d expect to see in NBA 2K18 when all of the AI switches from defense to offense at the same time, but in real life it’s just downright creepy.
