Thanks to the Phoenix Suns crowd, our lovely Valley Boyz and Girlz, the Suns have taken a 3-2 lead over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Game 5 was absolutely electric, and being able to witness that in the Footprint Center in person was something I will never forget. Another thing I would not forget is the moment the Suns win their championship; and for that to happen, they need to get past game 6 (and possibly 7) against the Pelicans. 

To prepare you for this game, I provided a very extensive recap of the Suns' game 5 win. Every game is equally as important as the other in principle, but the Suns made some very important adjustments and the energy from the Phoenix crowd was too overwhelming for me to not talk about it. There were tons of takeaways.

• Lineup adjustments
• Mikal Bridges HAVE A NIGHT
• Cam Payne
• Jae Crowder 
• CP3 follows up game 4
• Jose Alvarado provokes PHX crowd
• Three point shooting, rebound matchup differentials. 

Also another note 

• Pels are dirtayyyyy

The Suns and Pelicans play their game 6 on Thursday evening, the same day this podcast episode releases. The Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz will be playing their game 6 right after the Suns on Thursday, and the winner of the series (Mavericks lead 3-2) is who will face the winner of the Suns series.

• Cam Johnson 
• Deandre mf AYTON
• Brandon Ingram hand
• Game 6 Chris

If the Suns and/or Mavericks/Jazz end up playing a game 7, those games will be played on Saturday, with game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals already tentatively scheduled for Monday, May 2.

• Expect a BONUS episode this week and multiple times throughout the NBA Playoffs. Episodes will be released on Thursdays weekly as expected, but this Sunday, I will post another episode previewing the series against either the Mavericks or Jazz specifically. 

Remember to spread love and #ValleyExcellence, and come hang out with me @ValleySunna. Expect a new episode on Sunday as well as another regular Thursday edition episode next week.LETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNSBACK ON TRACK AND DOMINAYTON......