In a game where the Phoenix Suns had a +5 advantage — up 68-63 at the half — and a 2-point edge heading into the final period, seeing them lose and lose by a wide margin is far from ideal. But that’s what they did two nights ago at the hands of the New York Knicks.
In tandem with the offense hitting a snag in the second half, specifically with a fourth-quarter rating of 95.8, the Suns saw their two-possession lead usurped, and reach a deficit as large as 20.
They wouldn’t climb to closer than 16 the rest of the way.