While the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers are starting to separate themselves from the pack in the Eastern Conference, it’s truly wild out west. Just three games separate the third seed from the tenth seed in a big mushy middle for the Western Conference, with the Kings at the top and the Jazz at the bottom. If there’s one through line to this Toronto Raptors road trip, it’s that every win or loss is shaking things up for their opponent in a pretty significant way.
Enter the Phoenix Suns. Winners of five of their last six games, the Suns are one of the teams in that mish mash on an upward trajectory — albeit while sitting in play in position right now.