The 2021-22 Suns have now cemented themselves as the greatest Suns team in NBA regular season history. Our 63rd win this season came against the Lakers, which also kicked them out of the playoffs. Expect my bit on this game around the midway point of this podcast episode.
Before that, I talk about the two losses the Suns endured this past week vs the Grizzlies and the Thunder. As Memphis will come in as the 2nd seed in the West this season, losing this game was a fair disappointment; but I did want to bring up a few statistical anomalies that could possibly explain what made the Suns look so bad against an undermanned Grizzlies team. Against the Thunder, the team sustained very horrible shooting numbers, but there were a couple bright spots that I do discuss.
The Suns did run into another loss, this time against the Clippers who can possibly be the team to face the Suns in the first round. As the Suns begin to rest players, these games can be hard to analyze, but the Suns' bench unit tried their best, scoring tons of points in the 4th quarter and nearly overcoming a 26 point deficit after three quarters.
I also pointed out three things for fans to look at during the Suns final two games this season, mainly revolving around who needs to find their rhythm still.
This week, I also gave some time to the Devin Booker MVP and Mikal Bridges Defensive Player of the Year races. Both players are getting major endorsement out of the league's best players and most popular faces. I look at not only statistics, but the competition in these awards that will make things very difficult for voters.
Much like my episode last week, I wanted to provide you guys with a list of must-watch NBA games for the final weekend of the regular season. Stay tuned to end of episode for that but nonetheless here is the list:
Thursday - Bucks vs Celtics, 76ers vs Raptors, Spurs vs Timberwolves, Grizzlies vs Nuggets
Friday - Suns vs Jazz, Cavs vs Nets, Heat vs Hawks, Hornets vs Bulls
Saturday - Playoff teams play, but not really against each other.
Sunday - Final day of NBA regular season. Bucks will play vs Cavs.
The NBA Play-In tournament will run from April 12-15 next week. Hopefully by the time we reconvene on the Suns Mode podcast, next Thursday, The Suns should know who they need to prepare to face off against in the first round. The NBA playoffs will begin on April 16th. I will do my best to keep you guys updated, but the timeline might be a little bit weird. Be prepared to possibly see extra episodes of Suns Mode during playoff weekends.
Remember to spread love and #ValleyExcellence, and make sure to GET HYPED for some PLAYOFF NBA BASKETBALL! It's the best time of the damn year!
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