As the NBA season enters its final stretch, internal turbulence continues to plague the Phoenix Suns. BD Cricket Match sources report that the team has recently slipped into another slump, again hovering on the edge of the play-in zone. The Suns’ issues this year boil down to three major problems. First, they lack a true point guard, leaving their offense without a reliable playmaker to dictate tempo. This has led to repeated late-game collapses where leads evaporate in the fourth quarter.

Second, the Suns’ “Big Three” have rarely been healthy at the same time. Just as Bradley Beal returned from injury, Devin Booker went down with a sprained right ankle. Off the court, Booker’s rekindled relationship with Kendall Jenner has stirred additional distractions. Third, Jusuf Nurkić—acquired in the blockbuster trade for Deandre Ayton—has struggled to find his fit. His slower style often clashes with the perimeter-heavy approach of Phoenix’s stars, forcing coach Frank Vogel to bench him in favor of smaller, quicker lineups.

But against the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the Suns delivered their most encouraging performance of the season. When they traded Ayton for Nurkić last summer, the Nuggets were the team Phoenix had in mind as their biggest obstacle. In their first meeting this season, Nurkić gave Nikola Jokić all he could handle on both ends of the floor, visibly wearing down Denver’s MVP. And in this game, he did it again.

During Denver’s recent six-game win streak, Jokić had dominated inside and orchestrated the offense with surgical precision. Even elite defenders like Anthony Davis had no answers. But this time, Nurkić’s physicality pushed Jokić out of his comfort zone. The reigning MVP was forced to drift to the perimeter, hitting two rare threes just to get going. In the second quarter, Denver’s ball movement stalled, and Phoenix capitalized with a blistering run.

To be fair, neither Kevin Durant nor Beal was efficient offensively—both struggled with their shooting. However, the Suns’ role players stepped up in a big way, particularly Grayson Allen, who caught fire from deep. He hit his first eight three-point attempts, giving Phoenix the edge it needed to survive Denver’s inevitable rally.

BD Cricket Match analysts noted the Nuggets’ championship resilience. Despite struggling, they clawed back and even took a brief lead in the final seconds of regulation. But the Suns had answers. Thanks to the return of key role players, Durant and Beal had enough breathing room to reset and respond. Durant drilled a cold-blooded three to force overtime, and in the extra frame, he and Beal scored all five of Phoenix’s clutch baskets to seal the win.

This victory may be the Suns’ most significant of the season. BD Cricket Match reports that the game felt like a validation of everything the front office envisioned when they restructured the roster last summer. After months of turmoil, this win could mark a turning point. If they can build on this momentum, it might just spark the playoff run they’ve been waiting for.