Last season rushed to the Finals of the Sun, although the finals lost 2-4 to the Bucks, but the baptism of this Finals, indeed let the Phoenix full of the staff get a great boost, this season after the renewal of the core control Paul, the Sun also want to launch another attack towards the championship, "big three" continue to call, the Sun also successfully squeezed out the Golden State Warriors in the middle of the season, became the top team in the league, as of now, the Suns temporarily ranked first in the league with a record of 51 wins and 12 losses, It's eight wins ahead of the second-place Grizzlies, and the Heat, who are no. 1 in the East, are currently in fourth place in the league with 43 wins and 22 losses, so as long as the Suns can maintain their current ranking status, it is not too cool to sit on absolute home advantage in the playoffs.
In the last game against the Knicks, the Suns, in the absence of Paul (thumb injury) and Booker (triggering the health and safety agreement to isolate the two cores of the backcourt), actually relied on a group of role players to lead the team, vividly erased the 14-point disadvantage, relying on Cameron Johnson's three-point shooting, 115-114 thrilling opponents, to achieve a wave of two consecutive wins. It's true that this Suns are indeed a team led by Booker and Paul at the moment, but as mentioned earlier, with the baptism of last year's finals, the whole team has become more mature and knows when it is necessary to step forward to help the team.
At present, the Sun occupies an absolute dominant advantage, facing the second Grizzlies in the West, leading by 8 wins, even if Paul is injured with a high probability of regular season reimbursement, but after Booker lifts the isolation, the Sun can still maintain a strong competitiveness, and then the opponent strength of the Sun is uneven, and in addition to the Bucks, Heat, 76ers, Warriors, the strength of the rest of the team is not too much of a threat to the Sun, as long as there is no longer the previous large-scale main injury, isolation, It is still very likely that the Suns will stabilize the top position at the end of the regular season.
After last year's regrets, the Suns' goal this season will definitely be the Finals stage, and this season, after the league completely opened the stadium to fans, the importance of home advantage to a team's victory or defeat is absolutely self-evident. If the Sun "luckily" rushed out of the West again this season and once again entered the Finals stage, then with the blessing of the top position in the league, the Sun will also have an extra home advantage in the Finals, but don't underestimate this home field, really want to drag the game into the seventh, this home field will definitely play a vital role in the trend of the game.
Since Paul's injury, the Suns have achieved 3 wins and 2 losses, but considering the 3 games won, the opponents are not too strong (respectively, the Thunder, Blazers, Knicks), and the next showdown with the Bucks, Heat, these powerful teams, is the real "touchstone", although tomorrow and the Bucks, Booker and Johnson can not play, but this is not a bad thing for the Suns, appropriately let go of some games that do not have too many chances of winning, so as to grasp the game that should be won later, is a wise choice.
Regardless of whether the Suns can finally retain their top position in the league, I believe that their ultimate goal will be the championship, "from where to fall and where to get up", with last year's failure, can the Suns successfully avenge this season, the first crown in the history of the Dream Team? Let's wait and see.