PHOENIX– Back-to-backs in the NBA aren't easy, just ask the Phoenix Suns . After they fell 130-112 to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, it was a long 24 hours before that.

For starters, the Suns played in Oklahoma City against the Thunder on Friday, and then traveled back to Phoenix at 2:00 a.m. the next morning for Saturday's contest.

In the first half against Denver, the Suns' competitiveness resulted in a 63-60 deficit at the end of the second quarter. But as soon as the second half began, that's when everything corroded.

Denver started hitting its shots, courtesy of Tim Hardaway Jr., but they simply had more juice than Phoenix, which was impressive, considering they were also coming off a back-to-back.

In that second half, the Suns were outscored 77-52. Much of it had to do with

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