New Year. New Suns? Nope!
The Phoenix Suns visited the New York Knicks for an afternoon affair in NYC and carried into 2023 the sub-par play they ended 2022 with. Phoenix didn’t give themselves a chance in this one, opening the game with their worst first quarter of the season. They scored 11 points in the first, allowed an 18-0 run in the second, and never got closer than 18 points. Then they lost.
Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson combined for 52 points for the Knickerbockers. The five starters for the Suns combined for 43 points.