Beating the easy teams isn’t so easy for the Phoenix Suns anymore

Holden Sherman is a Senior Staff Writer for Bright Side of the Sun and is a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023, covering Suns games on the East Coast.

As the Phoenix Suns entered the second night of a back-to-back coming off of a solid win against the Philadelphia 76ers, the burden on them for their losing streak was somewhat lifted. Sure, in these days of Phoenix basketball, nothing is ever relaxing. A combination of the countless blown fourth-quarter leads, mind-boggling turnovers, and lousy effort has translated to harsh criticism and bad losses.

Nonetheless, Bradley Beal was superb in his first game off the bench, and despite Devin Booker struggling to score, the team put…