The Memphis series was no indication of this Suns season, but it was more representative of how the Suns competed over the past 12 games.
It also is a reminder of how many winning chances the Suns failed to close out this season.
The Suns are 5-7 in their past 12 games for modest improvement. Two of those wins came against Memphis before they were in position to hurt the Grizzlies’ playoff positioning again Monday night at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Much like the teams’ first meeting that ended on a Grizzlies half-court alley-oop, the Suns gave away a late lead Monday night to lose 103-97.