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Bright Side Baller: Phoenix Suns’ age and fatigue catch up with them in loss to Portland

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John Voita is the Managing Editor of Bright Side of the Sun, co-host of the Suns JAM Session Podcast, and has been a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023.

Like Thanos, this one felt inevitable. The Phoenix Suns were outmatched from the jump. Outmuscled, outpaced, and outworked by the younger, longer Trail Blazers. Yeah, I get it’s the second night of a back-to-back, and sure, the Suns had just taken down the Warriors, giving us fans a little glimmer of hope—of faith even. But from the tip, you could sense the letdown creeping in.