Despite Dillon Brooks Return The Phoenix Suns Fall To The Magic As Race For The 7th Seed Tightens Up
Phoenix Suns stumble in crucial loss to the Orlando Magic, igniting a heated battle for the West’s seventh seed. Can Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks, and Jalen Green build late-season chemistry in time to secure Phoenix’s playoff spot as the LA Clippers close the gap?
Benjamin Garcia breaks down the Suns’ struggles against Orlando’s length and athleticism, highlighting Brooks’ rough return, Green’s shooting woes, and ongoing rotation headaches. Key insights include why injuries aren’t an excuse, how Phoenix’s three-guard lineup could backfire against bigger NBA teams, and what this result means for the Suns’ playoff push. Hot topics: Ryan Dunn’s uncertain role, Grayson Allen’s reliability, and looming must-win games versus the Rockets, Lakers, and Thunder. Garcia explains why Suns fans shouldn’t panic yet—plus shoutouts for Amari Stoudemire’s Hall of Fame nod and Booker’s 18,000-point milestone. Can this roster get over its chemistry hurdles before it’s too late?
00:00 Suns Fall To Magic
03:42 Jalen Green’s chemistry in Phoenix
09:01 Suns fighting for seventh seed
10:36 Discussing Dylan Brooks’ performance
13:53 Player’s inconsistent performance tonight
16:33 Dillon Brooks’ intense return
25:22 Debating the guard rotation
27:30 Struggles with consistency and rotation
30:20 Closing thoughts
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23 Comments
that was ugly
pls stop with precedence (step Stephan a smith) you sound old broken record, everyone knows, you say it all the time, your not a fan boy, you keep it real blah blah get to your point bro
Omg we know everyone is injured, get to your point, stop defending your take every time
Thanks for watching the show fellas 😎 really thankful you all continue to support the show ❤
So close yet so PATHETIC. EPIC FAIL. Just give the Clippers the 7th seed. The Suns are GUTLESS GARBAGE.
Colin and Grayson were 4-16 from deep and we missed 8 free throws , kept letting them get points inside , defense was bad throughout game , committing dumb fouls, all them turnovers to start the game, absolutely terrible execution in crunch time again , I can name all types of reasons why we lost but those reasons stick out to me , everyone sees losses differently, all I know is ott gotta figure out end of games situations cause time is almost up of trying to figure that out.
Another thing I been saying this for awhile now but Colin needs to go back to bench , he’s better there, him and oso got a nice chemistry and he fits better with second unit .
Boy wonder can’t close out a game …
Grayson had 10 points in 32 minutes Green had 8 in 19 Green didn’t play the worst tonight
Devin Bricker strikes again and then idiOTT doesnt plan Khaman Maluach malpractice
Booker continues to pad his stats with another loss. Nothing new 😂
Clippers lost tonight so we caught a break.
Come on Ben Booker shot four 3 point baskets in the 4 quarter and made one and lost the ball 3 times boy wonder can’t close a game that should of been won but it also didn’t help that Ott keep Oso in the game when he wasn’t effective they just went into the paint and did what ever they wanted…
Here’s something else to look at , suns are 3-7 last ten games , playing the worst of the play in teams, and in last ten games they rank 26th in the clutch , the 27th and 28th team are tanking teams, also Memphis is 2-8 in last 10 games , just for some context to show how bad they have been.
That's a confidence killer out there. You started playing well in the last few games after your hamstring injury. Then the coach decided to play guys coming off injuries who played worse than you for the entire fourth quarter. The result: scoreless for 4 to 5 straight minutes in the fourth quarter.
I'd rather see Jalen (our 15th best player, as Ben tries to insinuate) empty the clip in those moments than live and die by Grayson and Brooks (our 2nd best player according to Ben). Grayson over JG, really? A 40th percentile defense among guards over JG's 70th percentile defense? A guy who chucked 10 threes over someone who can actually score in the clutch? The team didn't ran out of gas, Ott ran out of brains. Trade JG for Yuki Kawamura, and Manman for Aaron Holiday. Let Ott satisfy his small ball fetish.
This is Ott's fault. Where's Man Man when we're getting hammered in the paint? Why doesn't Ott play him? They keep giving the ball to Booker in the fourth quarter. That's five games lost because Booker can't do anything lately, and the biggest disaster is not playing Green in the fourth quarter. We want Man Man!
Garcia, you was talkin so much the last 2 days thinkin SUNS is 2026 already champion. Devin Booker always turns into rajon rondo in crunch time, im sick of it. but lets blame others en never booker again,
With ALL then injuries we've had this year…WE BETTER REST our top 5/6 guys after we lock up #7 play-in! Regular season wins will mean NOTHING after we lock in that 7 play-in spot! You ABSOLUETLY can't risk man injury in MEANINGLESS games!
YOU rest players when you are locked in a seed!!!!!!! If we can't win 1 game with 2 chances at home in the play-in…then we're just not good enough! Always choose health/REST when you can!
Ott is so quick to lose trust from young players like man man and Dunn. It seems like they cannot make any mistake. But when it comes to veterans like Grayson that hasn’t been shooting great, never available, Makes a ton of mistakes offensively and defensively, nothing happens 🤦🏻♂️
How do you say that the team is so “ small “ and you complain about it. But you rather play Grayson/ Goodie and not man man that is 7’2😂
Clippers Lost!!
27 here damn