The Phoenix Suns are within the thick of one of many tightest playoff battles that the NBA at present has to supply. They’re one of many groups bunched up in the midst of the Western Convention standings, battling with 5 groups that need to fill three spots so as to keep away from the Play-In Event forward of the postseason.
Suns Have Hardest Remaining Schedule By A Lengthy Shot
The Spurs have gained 16 video games this season.
Three of San Antonio’s 16 wins are in opposition to the Phoenix Suns, one in every of them coming with out Victor Wembanyama 😲 pic.twitter.com/dkzmrri6hq
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 26, 2024
Issues will definitely get fascinating down the stretch with video games changing into so significant, and Phoenix is in for one of many hardest attainable stretches imaginable.
It’s dangerous sufficient {that a} staff battling for playoff place has the hardest remaining schedule within the league. It’s even worse when you think about that they’ve the toughest street by fairly an extended shot. The ten opponents that stay have a mean profitable share of 64.7% up to now this 12 months, which is effectively above Phoenix’s profitable share for the season.
Every one of many ten remaining opponents at present has a greater report than the 42-30 Phoenix Suns, and all are at present sitting throughout the top-6 of their respective conferences. Six of the ten will likely be performed on the street, with the primary three video games coming away from residence in opposition to the Nuggets, Thunder, and Pelicans.
Each Remaining Opponent Is A High-6 Crew
Suns remaining schedule (10 video games):
NuggetsThunderPelicans (2x)CavaliersTimberwolves (2x)Clippers (2x)Kings
What number of video games are they profitable and what seed will they end with? pic.twitter.com/UP5ydENnrk
— Booker Muse (@DevinBookerMuse) March 26, 2024
With their loss to the Spurs on Monday mixed with victories by the Kings and Mavericks, the Suns dropped from sixth place within the West all the best way all the way down to eighth in a single evening. Each the Kings and Mavericks have similar 42–29 information and are every a half-game up on Phoenix. Sacramento and Dallas will face off in opposition to each other twice this week, and the outcomes from these video games will definitely have an effect on the Suns within the standings.
The upcoming schedule makes Monday evening’s loss to San Antonio a lot worse. It was to be the ultimate “simple” sport on their remaining schedule, and the Spurs introduced even much less of a menace with out the companies of the injured Victor Wembanyama. However Jeremy Sochan and Devin Vassell picked up the slack and have been capable of overcome a 12.5 level underdog unfold so as to stun the Suns and win outright.
