Over the past few weeks, the Phoenix Suns seemed to have turned a corner when it comes to competitive play. On Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, that didn’t come to pass this time around. After a first quarter where they allowed 44 points — trust me, there’s more coming on that disturbing trend later on in this story — Phoenix was unable to make another rally attempt like they did versus Denver.
Not only did the Suns shoot the ball at a below-average rate throughout, but they allowed Philadelphia to impose their will in the paint led by a dominant outing from Joel Embiid.