The Phoenix Suns’ start to the season in the month of October mostly went as expected. They literally won every game they were favored to win and lost all they were under dogs in. 2-4 to start the season,
the Valley enters its first full month of the 2025-26 campaign not whole with Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks still out with hamstring and core injuries respectively.
Here’s a peek at the Suns’ schedule this month.
Staying mostly in division
- Sunday, November 2nd vs San Antonio Spurs
- Tuesday, November 4th @ Golden State Warriors
- Thursday, November 6th vs Los Angeles Clippers
- Saturday, November 8th @ Los Angeles Clippers
Outside of the Spurs, the Suns will play three-straight games against their Pacific Division foes. As of publishing, the Spurs remain one of only two teams in the Western Conference still undefeated. The Warriors and Clippers, while not undefeated, are looked at as some of the top teams in the conference and both are above .500 and in the top-eight of playoff seeding to start the season.
The Suns will get two shots at revenge against the Clippers after they dominated them in their second game of the season.
Games against struggling teams
- Monday, November 10th vs New Orleans Pelicans
- Wednesday, November 12th @ Dallas Mavericks
- Thursday, November 13th vs Indiana Pacers
- Sunday, November 16th vs Atlanta Hawks
- Tuesday, November 18th @ Portland Trailblazers
The Pelicans remain one of the few winless teams left in the league. Many people are continuing to question their decision to give up full control over their first-round pick in this year’s upcoming draft. Speaking of the draft, the Suns will get their first look at the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, when they face the Maverickss. Cooper Flagg is off to a strong to his career, putting up historic numbers for an 18-year-old.
Just like the Mavericks and Pelicans, the Pacers and Hawks and have struggled out the gate due to various injuries and team growing pains. The Suns will get one of their best chances to work their way up the standings with this stretch early in the season. The Trail Blazers have had the strongest start to the year for all these teams, but their head coach Chauncey Billups remains away from the team after a federal investigation opened up with his name involved.
NBA Cup games and KD’s return
- Friday, November 21st vs Minnesota Timberwolves*
- Sunday, November 23rd vs San Antonio Spurs
- Monday, November 24th vs Houston Rockets
- Wednesday, November 26th @ Sacramento Kings*
- Friday, November 28th @ Oklahoma City Thunder*
- Saturday, November 29th vs Denver Nuggets
(*=NBA Cup Games)
After their first NBA Cup game of the month and another look at the Spurs, the Suns mini home stand will conclude with the much-awaited return of Kevin Durant to Phoenix. Durant played three years in the Valley, and led the team in scoring in two of his three seasons, helped them win a playoff series in 2023 and reach the playoffs in 2023 and 2024. After his return, the Valley will finish up their NBA Cup play with games against the Kings and the defending champion Thunder before ending the month, hosting the Denver Nuggets.
How do you think the Suns will do with their mostly Western Conference schedule in November?
