On the surface, Week 12 of the 2023-24 season for the Phoenix Suns was a positive one. The team went 2-1, beating both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers while losing (badly) to the Los Angeles Clippers. That is what you are looking for at this point: winning weeks.
It’s like when a baseball team has a three-game series against a team. You don’t necessarily expect them to sweep their opponent, although it’d be nice. But if they can win two out of three, it was a winning series.