NBA Power Rankings week 10: OKC Thunder vault up ladder

Phoenix Suns:

Offense: (109.9)  10th
Defense: (110.7 ) 19th
Net: (minus -0.8) 16th

Games Week 10 (1-2): Won vs Kings 112-110, Lost to Nuggets: 111-113, Warriors: 96-105
Games Week 11 (4 games): Mon at Blazers | Weds at Lakers | Fri vs. Knicks | Sun vs. Grizz

The squad who burst into the conversation as a playoff candidate to start the season just as quickly faded into oblivion with the onset of December.

Over the course of the month, the Suns won four times versus sub .500 teams the Hornets, Pelicans, Wolves, and Kings. That three of those victories came in the initial nine days of the month prior to an eight-game losing streak only served to punctuate how far Phoenix fell and how abruptly.

While the excuses of health are fair there are other teams in worse shape missing core talents who are navigating tough schedules and winning so this speaks to the club still needing to learn how to win.

Week 11 offers opportunities since the Suns will play two higher seeds nursing key injuries (Blazers/Lakers) and two lower seeds they could defeat.