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A four-game winning streak hasn't budged the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference standings, but it has kept them on pace with a slew of mediocre teams.
At 11-15, Phoenix is third-to-last in the Western Conference yet well above the Sacramento Kings (8-17) and New Orleans Hornets (5-20).
The Suns are a game behind the Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division. The Los Angeles Clippers lead the Pacific with a 19-6 start to the year, which is two games behind the NBA's best team record-wise, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The surprising Golden State Warriors are in fifth place in the conference at 17-9.
Phoenix finds itself stuck at the bottom of the conference with five teams holding records that are a single win or loss away from being .500. Minnesota and Houston -- the seventh and eighth seeds at this point -- are hovering around .500 records with Utah, Dallas and Portland.
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | L10 | STRK | |
| Clippers | 19 | 6 | .760 | 0.0 | 11-3 | 3-1 | 11-3 | 8-3 | 10-0 | W11 | |
| Warriors | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.5 | 7-7 | 2-3 | 7-3 | 10-6 | 7-3 | L1 | |
| Lakers | 12 | 14 | .462 | 7.5 | 7-10 | 3-2 | 8-6 | 4-8 | 4-6 | W3 | |
| Suns | 11 | 15 | .423 | 8.5 | 6-6 | 1-3 | 9-5 | 2-10 | 4-6 | W4 | |
| Kings | 8 | 17 | .320 | 11.0 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 7-7 | 1-10 | 4-6 | W1 | |