Tue Dec 23 vs LA Lakers 132-108 WIN!
Fri Dec 26 @ NO Pelicans 115-108 WIN!
Sat Dec 27 @ NO Pelicans 123-114 WIN!
This Week's Games
Mon Dec 29th @ Wizards at 5:00PM MST/7:00PM EST on Suns Live, Arizona's Family 3TV/Arizona's Family Sports
Weds, Dec 31st @ Cleveland at 1:30PM MST/3:30PM EST on Suns Live, Arizona's Family 3TV/Arizona's Family Sports/ NBATV
Fri, Jan 2nd vs Sacramento at 7:00PM MST/9:00PM EST on Suns Live, Arizona's Family 3TV/Arizona's Family Sports
Sun, Jan 4th vs Thunder at 6:00PM MST/8:00PM EST on Suns Live, Arizona's Family 3TV/Arizona's Family Sports
Suns Stories
5 Stats I like about the Phoenix Suns
https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/suns ... -turnovers
Rex Chapman returns to broadcasting with the Phoenix Suns
https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wild ... enix-suns/
One of Jordan Ott's favorite players bursts straight back into Suns' rotation
https://valleyofthesuns.com/one-jordan- ... ion-livers
NBA Power Rankings
https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2025-26-week-11
ClutchPoints’ 2025-26 NBA Power Rankings Week 10: Spurs dethrone Thunder, Lakers continue to fall#10 Phoenix Suns
Last Week:10
Record: 18-13
OffRtg: 114.7 (13) DefRtg: 113.5 (10) NetRtg: +1.3 (14) Pace: 99.9 (21)
The Suns are hovering just outside the top six in the West, having won three straight games, including a thrashing of the Dončić-less Lakers on Tuesday.
Three takeaways
The Suns made some big defensive plays down the stretch of their first of two wins in New Orleans over the weekend. Mark Williams picked Derik Queen’s pocket, Ryan Dunn blocked a Zion Williamson layup for the lead, and then Dunn deflected a Jordan Poole pass in the final minute. Phoenix is averaging 10.8 steals per 100 possessions, the highest rate for any team in the last 23 seasons.
Overall, the Suns now rank as the league’s most improved defensive team, having allowed 4.2 fewer points per 100 possessions than they did last season. A lot of that improvement is the league’s biggest jump in opponent turnover rate, but they’ve also seen significant drops in both opponent 3-point rate and opponent 3-point percentage.
The Suns haven’t been as good an offensive team as they were last season, but their game against the Lakers was an opportunity for them to break out of a little offensive slump, and their 132 points on 95 possessions were their best offensive performance of the season. It came with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting from Dillon Brooks, who continues to register the highest true shooting percentage of his career (56.8%) while having seen the league’s biggest jump in usage rate (from 17.6% to 28%) among 316 players who’ve played at least 200 minutes in each of the last two seasons.
Coming up: The Suns are the only team that hasn’t played in an Eastern Conference arena, and they’ve played just two total games against the East thus far. They’ll double that total in the next three days, finishing their four-game trip with visits to Washington and Cleveland. Their game in D.C. on Monday (for which Williams is suspended) will be their second rest-advantage game of the season.
Week 11: @ WAS, @ CLE, vs. SAC, vs. OKC
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9. Phoenix Suns (+4)
2025-26 Record: 18-13 | Last Week's Schedule: vs. LAL (W24), at NOP (W7), at NOP (W9)
Upcoming Week's Schedule: at WAS (12/29), at CLE (12/31), vs. SAC (1/2), vs. OKC (1/4)
With their big win over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns have jumped into the top 10 of the NBA power rankings and are riding high now that Devin Booker is back on the court. Since returning from injury, Booker has averaged 26.8 points per game and has scored at least 21 points in six straight games.
Over their last six games, with Booker back on the court, Phoenix ranks 11th in offensive rating and fourth in defensive rating. While Booker masks a lot of this team's offensive problems, the Suns have proven to be a tough defensive team every night. That is why they have been the biggest surprise in the West this season.
