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Bright Side Baller: The key to the Suns winning? Fewer turnovers, smothering defense, pure joy

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The Phoenix Suns did it. They brought us joy on Christmas Day, something we’ve not experienced in 15 years. A win against the Denver Nuggets, doing so by a score of 110-100, was the perfect nightcap to a day of quality NBA basketball. It feels nice typing those words out. With ratings down nationally and the Suns struggling locally, it’s been a while since we’ve felt good about the sport we love.

This is the best we’ve seen the Suns play in three weeks.

— John Voita (@DarthVoita) December 26, 2024

The Suns won the game by doing something we’ve seen them struggle without throughout the first two months of the season: effort on defense.