Stephen’s Study: Suns offense stagnates in loss to Los Angeles

Ancillary efforts from Josh Okogie and Terrence Ross were timely, however, a late 10-2 third-quarter run from the Clippers, where the Phoenix Suns offensive flow that had surfaced dissipated, is where the game was determined. The Suns would punch back in the fourth, but could not bring it within a possession the rest of the way.

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1.) Stagnant Offense

The Suns saw a frigid 91.9 offensive rating in the half-court last night. Relative to the season as a whole, that mark places 32nd percentile.

The Clippers defense is, frequently, a riddle to solve as is. Add to that the infusion of new pieces into the mix, and you can start to see how this could become an uphill…