Contrary to popular belief, I can admit when I’m wrong. I thought the Phoenix Suns would come into this one fired up and ready to prove that they are still the class of the Western Conference. It didn’t go quite that way, as the Suns came out very flat in a game that somehow turned into an entertaining tale of two very different halves and an opening night victory for the Suns.
Head coach Monty Williams made some second half adjustments after a 17-point deficit — playing his starters as many minutes as possible, and then making the tough decision to keep Chris Paul out of the game the last six minutes because Point Book was getting the Suns the much-needed lead.