​The Phoenix Suns are very aware of Luka Doncic’s red-hot start to this season.“He’s on a tear,” Suns forward Ryan Dunn said.Leading the league in scoring, Doncic is averaging a career-high 38.6 points a game in leading the Los Angeles Lakers (11-2) to the NBA’s best record.The Suns (5-6) are the next team with the daunting task of slowing down the early MVP candidate in the 2 p.m. game Sunday, Nov. 15, at Mortgage Matchup Center to end a season-long, seven-game homestand.“Limit the free throw line as much as you can,” Dunn continued. “Limit his 3s as much as we can. He’s going to get to it regardless. He’s not going to have a 0-point night. I’m not going to say it but hopefully keep it to a low-scoring game. I’m not going to say what we want to keep him to but just trying to make it tough for him as much as we can. “Don’t try to worry about making home run plays against him, because that’s who he is. He’s going to be able to dissect and operate the offense. Making it tough and individually just trying to do what I’m supposed to do, and collectively, just make it tough for him.”Doncic is averaging an insane 41.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists in six games during the Lakers’ current seven-game winning streak.He missed their road win against the Detroit Pistons with low back tightness.The Lakers landed Doncic in a shocking trade before the 2025 trade deadline. This marks his third season with the Lakers, but first without LeBron James, who is now with the Philadelphia 76ers.This is now Doncic’s team.“I do think the shift and his role and responsibility, even with some of the roster changes,” Suns coach Jordan Ott said. “Not that he has a ball in his hands more, but he’s just a little bit into a place where it is his ball.”Doncic leads the NBA in made field goals per game (11.9), field goal attempts (24.4), 3-pointers made (5.5) and 3s attempted (13.4)”He’s got everything going,” Ott continued. “That is what makes him the toughest. It’s a 3-point line, and it’s the fouling, it’s the rim, and then he’s one of the elite passers in the league. He’s one those guys, if you give them a consistent look, he’s gonna figure it out. Plays at his own pace. It’s really hard. We talk about havoc and our pressure, that’s a tough one to pressure because his ability to draw fouls and pass and his size. So, yeah, he’s had a hot start to the year, but we’re going to need to (defend) collectively.”Looking at Doncic’s scoring pie, it’s 3s and free throws as he leads the NBA in 3-point attempts and made 3s and free throw attempts and made free throws.Out of his 425 points, 180 have come from the 3-point line (60-of-47) and 103 are on free throws on 119 attempts.So, 66.5% of Doncic’s points are on 3s and free throws. The Suns will look to reduce his free throw attempts, but they’re averaging 22 fouls a game.Phoenix is fifth in the league in forced turnovers at 17.4 a game and third in points off turnovers at 22.2. As great as Donci