The Phoenix Suns are set to embark on an incredibly tough stretch of games that will tell us all we'll need to know about this team.

There are unintended consequences when your team starts rolling. The haters come out of the woodwork, loud, breathless, trying to discount every bucket, every run, every win. In the case of the Phoenix Suns, that script is alive and well.

The Phoenix Suns (8-6) head to the Moda Center to take on the Portland Trail Blazers (6-7) on NBC and Peacock at 11 PM Eastern. Phoenix had its five-game winning streak snapped in a two-point loss on Sunday to Atlanta (124-122). The Suns started the season 0-4, then proceeded to win eight of the next 10 games.

The Jalen Green era of Phoenix Suns basketball isn't off to the best start. The prized trade acquisition from the Houston Rockets in the offseason will be re-evaluated in four-to-six weeks for a right hamstring strain, per ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania.

The Trail Blazers recalled rookie center Yang Hansen from G League Remix ahead of Tuesday’s Trail Blazers vs Suns game in Portland.