5 takeaways from Phoenix Suns' ugly 32-point home loss to Atlanta Hawks

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The Suns trailed by as many as 43 in Wednesday's blowout loss to Atlanta.

Atlanta simply did whatever it wanted offensively in shooting 57.1% from the field .Then offensively, the Suns couldn’t make a shot and were sloppy with the ball. Phoenix committed 16 that led to 31 Atlanta points.The Hawks have too much talented to have a .500 record.Just two seasons ago, Atlanta reached the Eastern Conference finals before losing to the eventual NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks.They instead had to make their way out of the play-in only to earn them the eighth seed.

Atlanta had its way with Phoenix, but just gave up 139 points to the Knicks last month and 137 last week at Oklahoma City.Managing minutes The Suns are trying to manage the return of a player, who needs minutes to find a rhythm with his shot for the long haul. He’s played between 33 and 15 .

 

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