Tue, Oct 31 vs San Antonio 114-115 LOSS
Thu, Nov 2 vs San Antonio 121-132 LOSS
Sat, Nov 4 @ Philadelphia 100-112 LOSS
Sun, Nov 5 @ Detroit 120-106 WIN!
This Week's Games
Wed, Nov 8th @ Chicago 8:00pm EST on SUNS LIVE, AZ FAMILY 3TV / AZ FAMILY SPORTS NETWORK 44
Friday, Nov 10th vs Los Angeles 10:00pm EST on ESPN
Sun, Nov 12th vs Oklahoma City 8:00pm EST on SUNS LIVE, AZ FAMILY 3TV / AZ FAMILY SPORTS NETWORK 44
Suns Stories
Two Up, Two Down: Kevin Durant is doing the heavy lifting for the Suns without Booker and Beal
https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2023 ... rs-pistons
Power Rankings
Bleacher Report
NBA.com Power Rankings, Week 3: Celtics take hold of top spotPhoenix Suns #10 Previous Rank: 4
Net Rating: +2.2
No one could've expected a 2-3 start out of these Phoenix Suns. While it's easy to chalk the underwhelming record up to Bradley Beal missing all five games and Devin Booker missing three, back-to-back losses to the San Antonio Spurs have to be at least mildly concerning. In the first of those two games, Phoenix led for all but the last two possessions and had a win probability that peaked at 98.5 percent in the second half. Everything could ultimately be fine whenever Beal, Booker and Durant are all available, but we're already getting a glimpse of what the Suns might look like without great health. That version of this team may not be as close to title contention as we thought..
https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2023-24-week-3
#12 PHOENIX SUNS
Last Week:3↓
Record: 3-4
OffRtg: 111.4 (13) DefRtg: 109.6 (10) NetRtg: +1.7 (10) Pace: 100.6 (16)
Devin Booker came back from a three-game absence and put up 31 points, nine rebounds and 13 assists against the Spurs on Thursday. But his return was short-lived and Booker missed both games of the Suns’ weekend back-to-back. Bradley Beal still hasn’t played, so the Suns have been without two of their three stars in five of their seven games.
Three takeaways
The Suns lost both of their home games to San Antonio, despite shooting better than 50% from the field both nights. Over the two games, they committed 13 more turnovers and grabbed six fewer offensive rebounds than the Spurs. The first game was lost when Durant failed to box out Victor Wembanyama and subsequently got stripped by Keldon Johnson.
With those two losses to the Spurs, the Suns are 1-3 in clutch games, having scored just 31 points (with seven turnovers and just one free throw attempt) on 36 clutch possessions.
The Suns have seen a jump in overall 3-point rate (from 36.2% to 38.1%), even though Durant has taken only 11.1% of his shots from beyond the arc. That’s his lowest rate since his second season in the league and down from 34.4% last season.
You can never have enough shooting around the stars, but Eric Gordon (36.4%) and Grayson Allen (48.5%) are the only members of the supporting cast who’ve shot the league average (35.5%) or better on at least 10 3-point attempts. Josh Okogie (four made 3s in 156 minutes) got bumped from the starting lineup in favor of Keita Bates-Diop over the weekend.
Starting Monday, the Suns are playing just three games over nine days, a helpful stretch in regard to Booker’s ankle issue.
Week 3: @ CHI, vs. LAL*, vs. OKC
