Suns won to the Celtics but lost to the Pistons

 

The Suns had a difficult test on Friday night against the Celtics, probably the most powerful team in the East, and they knew they had the virtues to come up with the victory, and so they did. This is the first time the Celtics are down by 3 losses in a row in the whole season.

With a 85-77 score that represented just fine the defensive play from both teams, though the Suns were the only ones who managed to control its adversary, since they only allowed 77 points from Boston.

Amare Stoudemire guided Phoenix with 28 points and was praised by Shaq:

"Amare Stoudemire is the best big man in the game right now -- period, bar none, I didn't know he was that good. But talking to him and watching him play, he's the best big man in the game at 25, and I mean that. I'm not just saying that to pump him up.'' O'Neal said.

Consistency is what is lacking the Suns, since they lost 116-86 to another Eastern conference team, the Pistons, and with this victory, Detroit is finishing with a 11-game winning streak by Phoenix against Eastern Conference teams, this is only their third lost in 25 matches against the East.

So, it seems like the Suns are a powerful entity, but they are surely lacking that strength that can give them a certain degree of security, but that’s the way it goes in the NBA, every single team, whether having a good or a bad season is a potential contender every single match.