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What We Learned From #SunsAt76ers

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After a slightly frisky start, the Suns put to rest any question as to whether they would keep Philadelphia winless.

The 122-96 victory gave Phoenix its first three-game winning streak of the season, proof that the road trip out East has in fact helped the team gel just as they hoped it would. Isaiah Thomas broke out of a mini-slump by leading the Suns with 23 points, spear-heading a second-quarter run that broke the game open for good.

What can Phoenix take away from such a lopsided win? A couple things, at least:

4. Shallow opponents can't keep up

The Sixers actually did a pretty good job keeping pace with the Suns...until their reserves entered the game.

Once that happened, Gerald Green and Isaiah Thomas had a field day, hitting jumper after jumper. Their combination of talent and chemistry was simply too much for the inexperienced Sixers, who allowed the duo a combined 28 points on 10-of-10 shooting in the first half.

Thomas and Green were the biggest factor behind Phoenix outscoring Philadelphia 41-17 in the second quarter.

3. An aggressive Bledsoe is scary

Even though Phoenix led by 67-44 at the half, Eric Bledsoe looked as though he still had something to prove. It might have been "I can do anything." That's what it looked like, anyway, as he ripped off seven points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal in 8:12 of game time.

Drives to the rim, poking the ball loose, everything was working due to Bledsoe's constant energy. When he's in fifth gear, so are the Suns.

2. Phoenix kept its foot on the gas

There was a point early in the fourth quarter where it looked like the Suns might allow Philadelphia a window of hope. The Sixers had cut a 34-point lead down to 20.

Instead three Phoenix reserves — T.J. Warren, Anthony Tolliver and Archie Goodwin — accounted for a 6-0 run to put the game firmly in their control.

1. The Suns valued the game

A victory over winless Philadelphia isn't a huge deal at face value, but there was great value in seeing ice packs on all the Suns starters throughout the fourth quarter.

Phoenix plays a feisty Indiana team tomorrow night on the road. In the midst of such a long road trip and heading into the second night of a back-to-back, nothing could have done the Suns more good than a blowout that allowed its rotation players plenty of rest. Credit them for realizing that...and taking advantage.