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Phoenix Suns punished in latest NBA power rankings

Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker (Photo by Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

It’s hard not to take the Phoenix Suns’ stunning 2020-21 season for granted. They just keep showing up and — for the most part — doing what’s expected of a title-contending team.

Their Tuesday night dismantling of the Miami Heat was the team’s seventh consecutive road victory, a run that fake contenders can not accomplish. But the home loss to Minnesota cost them in the NBA power rankings.

The national NBA industry long ago began to take seriously this Monty Williams-and-James Jones-built group, which now must decide on a trade-deadline approach.