Twenty-one hours. That’s it. That’s the grand total of joy Phoenix Suns fans have been allowed since Christmas Day. A measly 21 hours of post-victory bliss before the cold, hard reality of this season came crashing back down.
Yes, Phoenix managed to beat the Sixers on Monday night. A rare W in the wasteland of the 2024-25. But apparently, that sliver of competence was all they had in the tank. Because on the second night of a back-to-back, against the Charlotte Hornets — a team that had clawed together exactly one win since November 23 (you read that right, one win in 45 freaking days) — the Suns couldn’t seal the deal.