Seeding games power ranking: OKC Thunder defense bolsters their position

AUGUST 09: Terrance Ferguson #23, Darius Bazley #7, Chris Paul #3, Devon Hall #14, and Luguentz Dort #5 of the OKC Thunder celebrate after defeating the Washington Wizards (Photo by Kim Klement - Pool/Getty Images)
AUGUST 09: Terrance Ferguson #23, Darius Bazley #7, Chris Paul #3, Devon Hall #14, and Luguentz Dort #5 of the OKC Thunder celebrate after defeating the Washington Wizards (Photo by Kim Klement - Pool/Getty Images) /
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OKC Thunder – bubble award stats to ponder Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns against the Toronto Raptors Fred VanVleet. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

Phoenix Suns:

Devin Booker will enter this offseason with a different perspective and hopefully his entire team will be motivated to carry over this style of play into next season.

Phoenix played the sixth most difficult strength of seeding game schedule with a cumulative opponent win total of 307.

Despite going unbeaten in the bubble they failed to reach the play-in and they don’t get the top seed on this power ranking because five of their eight games featured two or more core players not participating.

That doesn’t take away from what the Blazers accomplished or the manner in which they played and competed.

After going 8-0 remember to bet on the Suns early next season since they’ll be invested in not taking games for granted and keeping the reputation they built in the bubble.

Seeding Game Results:

Suns 125 – Wizards 112
Suns 117 – Mavericks 115
Suns 117 – Clippers 115
Suns 114 – Pacers 99
Suns 119 –  Heat 112
Suns 128 – OKC Thunder 101
Suns 130 – 76ers 117
Suns 128 – Mavericks