Mike Budenholzer Makes Sincere Assertion After Knicks-Suns Sport

Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns hosted the New York Knicks in Arizona.

The Suns misplaced by a rating of 138-122.

They’re now in the course of a five-game dropping streak (and nonetheless taking part in with out Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal).

After the most recent loss, head coach Mike Budenholzer met with the media (h/t Duane Rankin of azcentral).

Budenholzer: “Now we have a gaggle that’s going to remain collectively… Shedding is hard. This league is hard. Now we have to battle to get there; we’ve to battle our method by way of… Our group’s competitiveness is in fine condition place once we had been successful, and I’ll nonetheless say the identical factor now as we wrestle.

The Suns are the seventh seed within the Western Convention with a 9-7 report of their first 16 video games (they’re 5-3 at residence in Arizona).

By way of NBA Outsider: “Suns with Kevin Durant: 8-1, T-1st place within the West

Suns with out Kevin Durant: 1-6, fallen to eighth place within the West”

Suns with Kevin Durant: 8-1, T-1st place within the West

Suns with out Kevin Durant: 1-6, fell to eighth place within the West

– Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 21, 2024

The excellent news for the Suns is that they’ll have the subsequent 5 days off.

They will not play their subsequent recreation till Tuesday evening, once they keep residence to host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Budenholzer is in his first season on the helm of the Suns.

The 2-time NBA Coach of the 12 months additionally coached the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks.

Throughout the 2021 season, he helped lead the Bucks to the NBA championship (in opposition to the Suns).