Locked On Suns - Daily Podcast On The Phoenix Suns

Resiliency is the word of the day after the Phoenix Suns won yet another slugfest, adjusting to a cold night from Devin Booker and pulling away in Philadelphia anyway. The Suns will have to stay resilient with Jae Crowder out with an ankle injury, but was Cam Johnson ready for the starting spot anyway? And finally, we look forward to the playoffs with the results from a Twitter poll about the Suns' potential first-round opponent.

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Dave King of Bright Side of the Sun and the Suns Solar Panel joins the show to dive into the big question on many Suns fans' minds: Will this last? We sift through James Jones' quick success as GM, how Monty Williams brought everything together, and why this young supporting cast has the Suns set up for future success better than ever before. But of course, much of the conversation centers around whether Robert Sarver has changed face and will continue to empower the Suns organization.

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The Phoenix Suns just won the Game of the Year, beating Milwaukee 128-127 in a wild overtime game featuring multiple injuries, questionable foul calls, and huge performances from every Suns star. Relive Deandre Ayton's incredible two-way play (and shoulder injury), Devin Booker stepping up in the clutch, Mikal Bridges' two huge threes, and Chris Paul topping Magic Johnson on the all-time NBA assist leaderboard. Watch out Utah, the Suns are coming for the one-seed.

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Brandon Duenas of Bright Side of the Sun and Zona Hoops joins the show as he does every Monday to analyze how injuries to Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray affect the Suns' chances in the Western Conference. Then we break down the Suns' upcoming five-game swing along the East Coast, including the record they should shoot for to keep pace in the standings and our predictions game by game (remember: Devin Booker always plays well in Philly!)

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After the Phoenix Suns' 122-114 win over the Sacramento Kings, we dive into how the Suns finally fully solved Sacramento's smaller, more versatile system and punished the Kings. We saw Phoenix go small with Torrey Craig at center as well as using Deandre Ayton to punish mismatches, and it led to a big Suns win. We also discuss Cam Johnson's continued growth and how much better Dario Saric has been at home this season.

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Nekias Duncan of Basketball News joins the show to discuss his recent article on the impact of Chris Paul on the Phoenix Suns this season as well as Paul's free agency decision and how it could help the Suns continue to build out a championship roster. We close by discussing potential Suns playoff matchups, what we learned from the Jazz/Clippers back to back last week, and why Nekias is so bullish on the Suns in the postseason.

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After a 106-86 beatdown of the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, we break down everything that went into another Suns' win, including a huge bench performance led by Cam Johnson and Cam Payne, as well as the continued confidence of Deandre Ayton. To close, a look at why the Suns' playoff rotation looks to be getting bigger and Jevon Carter playing like he's in the Bubble again.

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After a 126-120 victory by the Phoenix Suns over the Rockets at home, dive back into the key stretch of the game when Deandre Ayton iced the game for the Suns as well as thoughts on why the Suns' 25 three-pointer night is a good sign for the playoffs. We also re-evaluate Deandre Ayton's low free-throw rate and why it might not matter. Finally, hear from Monty Williams about the Suns' bench success and what the second unit needs to do to stay consistent.

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Brandon Duenas of Bright Side of the Sun and Zona Hoops joins the show as he does every Monday to help give out grades for every top Phoenix Suns player for the post-All Star break portion of the season, as well as for Monty Williams and James Jones. Is the Chris Paul MVP hype legit? Can Deandre Ayton keep up the aggressiveness we've seen this month? And what's up with the bench? We dig into all of it as we fill out our report cards.

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The Western Conference standings continue to be in flux, and the Suns' win streak finally came to an end against a hungry Clippers squad, 113-103, on Thursday. Devin Booker continued his strong scoring, Deandre Ayton stayed aggressive, and Mikal Bridges bounced back. But the Clippers clearly affected the Suns' rhythm, which begs the question of why we didn't see more small ball with Torrey Craig on the floor to counter Los Angeles. Did the Clippers just want this one more?

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