For the second year in a row, the Phoenix Suns faced a come-to-Jesus moment heading into their Christmas Day matchup. Only this time, they met it head on and embraced the challenge, emerging with a 110-100 win over the Denver Nuggets.
It was a much-needed win that represented a breath of fresh air for the fanbase and a complete bounce-back from the Suns' first matchup with Denver just 48 hours earlier. Now the question is how a team that's gone 7-13 over their last 20 games can build on it to start rising back up the Western Conference standings.
Last season, a Luka Doncic butt-kicking on Christmas galvanized Phoenix into a 19-7 streak leading into the All-Star break. This season, the Suns w...