The strange, long NBA season presents opportunities and challenges simply by nature of where games are played. Playing in the West (and the Pacific Division), the Suns always have one of the more difficult schedules in the NBA. This year is no exception.
To make matters worse, the Suns have not been a consistently good home team all season, meaning the supposed advantage of playing at Talking Stick Resort Arena has not done them any favors. An 11-18 home record makes the Suns the third-worst home team in the West, a huge reason they are behind in the standings despite the eighth-best average point differential in the conference at minus-0.