After dominating the Timberwolves during the regular season, the Suns find themselves in a precarious position. They are down 0-2 in the series against the top defense in the NBA. What’s the saying? “Defense wins championships”? Phoenix possesses one of the greatest scoring trios this league has ever seen, but the Wolves’ defense is winning.
The first two games of the series were eerily similar. The Suns struggled but survived through the first two-and-a-half quarters. The physicality caught up to them, they petered out at the end and lost both by double digits.
And now, the Suns limp home.