After inserting Kevin Durant back into the lineup two games ago and (not surprisingly) winning both, the Phoenix Suns aim to get back on a winning track to close out the year.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!In NBA.com’s latest weekly power rankings, the Suns were ranked dead in the middle of the league at 15th after week 8 following a 2-0 record against the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers, jumping up one spot from 16th the week prior.
Phoenix was “urgent” to get back to winning after a 14-game stretch filled with injuries to key players like, Durant and Bradley Beal, and two different losing streaks that gave them a 4-10 record in that span. The stretch moved them from being tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with an 8-1 record to now being 14-11 and climbing back up the stacked west standings.
The Suns play at home against the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in week nine. As we are a week removed from the quarter mark of the season, let’s see where Phoenix ranks in various team stats around the league:
Phoenix Suns Team Rankings:
- Offensive Rating — 114.6 (9th)
- Defensive Rating — 114.9 (21st)
- Net Rating — -0.3 (16th)
- Win Percentage — .560 (T-11th)
- Field Goal % — 47.1% (10th)
- 3-PT Attempts — 39.6 (8th)
- 3-PT % — 38.3% (6th)
- Effective FG% — 56.0% (8th)
- Free Throw Attempt Rate — 0.268 (7th)
- Turnover Ratio — 14.0 (9th)
- Assist Percentage — 67.1% (8th)
Takeaways from Suns’ hard-fought, 116-109 victory over Trail Blazers
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Reporter Connor Moreno covers the Phoenix Suns for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @cmorenosports, and on Bluesky, @cloading.bsky.social
