Suns’ Season Is One for the Books
From almost certain lottery team to playoff dark horse, the Phoenix Suns have made one of the most remarkable one-season transformations in NBA history.
The Suns, who lost their first 13 games, now have a 10-game winning streak. That’s two NBA record-book notations in one sentence--worst start by an eventual playoff team, and the only squad to have double-digit losing and winning streaks in a season.
“It’s been kind of up-and-down around here, but we’ve gone from where the name tags were being changed every two months to where we’re solid and playing with a lot of confidence,” said Jason Kidd, the former Dallas guard who sat out 21 games after breaking his collarbone in his first game with the Suns.
When the Suns were 14 games below .500 at the All-Star break, veteran Kevin Johnson predicted they would break even.
“I never thought we would not make the playoffs,” he said. “I thought we would be .500, and if you’re .500 that’s almost automatic.”
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