The Phoenix Suns found themselves in a peculiar situation - matched up with a scrappy Dallas squad - where familiarity rings abundantly. Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic would exit around three minutes into the contest with a sprained ankle, which would throw the Suns initial gameplan and approach over the top rope. That would induce a period of adjustment to the Doncic-less team they were facing, pinning the Suns behind essentially the rest of the way, and eventually coming up short.
Let’s focus on some of those problems.
1.) Scheme vs Effort, Competing, Attention to Detail
I like to come into games with questions as to what the Suns would do should different as situations present themselves, based on what the opponent brings to the matchup.