This isn't what the Suns had in mind when entering the postseason as the No. 1 overall seed.
Duane Rankin Arizona Republic PHOENIX — Rebounding, physicality and the third quarter have been a problem for the Phoenix Suns all series.
People are also reading… "We stay the course," former Arizona Wildcat Deandre Ayton said after Sunday's loss."It's the playoffs. Everybody is good. That's how it's supposed to go. Play hard and may the best team win. We're not really overwhelming ourselves with that. Pat on their backs for playing hard, but this is a series and this is the playoffs.The Suns regained homecourt advantage with Friday's 114-111 Game 3 win.
Williams admitted the Suns miss their three-time All-Star, who scored 31 points in the first half in that Game 2 loss, but Ayton isn't in a rush to see Booker return. The eighth-seeded Pelicans are the only team that entered the playoffs with a losing record, but they've more than held their own in making it essentially a best-of-3 series.
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