Tue, Dec 19 @ Portland LOSS 109 - 104
Fri, Dec 22 @ Sacramento LOSS 120 - 105
This Week's Games
Mon, Dec 25 vs Dallas 7:30 PM ESPN
Wed, Dec 27 @ Houston 5:00 PM
Fri, Dec 29 vs Charlotte 6:00 PM
Sun, Dec 31 vs Orlando 5:00 PM
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/phx
Suns Stories
Studying Udoka Azubuike's minutes against the Sacramento Kings:
https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2023 ... ento-kings
Suns players help out with Christmas gifts and holiday essentials:
https://arizonasports.com/story/3540256 ... ssentials/
Report: Eric Gordon wants bigger role in Suns offense
https://www.si.com/nba/2023/12/23/eric- ... vin-durant
Kevin Durant voices frustrations as Suns struggle
https://www.si.com/nba/2023/12/25/phoen ... rting-cast
Power Rankings
A lot of them didn't update this week. Here's one, though:
Bleacher Report
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/101 ... -christmas
13. Phoenix Suns (14-13)
18 OF 31
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker
Kevin Durant and Devin BookerCameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images
Previous Rank: 10
Net Rating: +1.1
The alarm isn't sounding yet, but the bell-ringer is at least limbering up for his climb up the tower stairs.
The Phoenix Suns are 3-7 in their past 10 games, with the most recent defeat coming in embarrassing fashion. Phoenix led the rebuilding Portland Trail Blazers by 15 in the second half on Tuesday before fully collapsing on the way to a 109-104 loss.
And while it's easy to pin what's been an underwhelming campaign on various injuries to Devin Booker and Bradley Beal (who's appeared in just six games), lack of durability was always a concern for this group, especially after it added Beal. The former Washington Wizard only made 51.8 appearances per season over the four prior to this one.
For a top three with as many age and injury questions as this one (Kevin Durant has been the iron man of the group so far, but he's 35 years old with an Achilles tear in his history), depth is crucial.
Right now, Phoenix just doesn't appear to have much.
Suns not named Booker, Durant or Beal are shooting 35.2 percent from three (league average is 36.5), and the trio has 8.0 estimated wins while the rest of the roster has 4.1.