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March 12, 2012
Phoenix Suns Upset the Memphis Grizzlies 98-91
Suddenly, the Suns are surging. But even with their fifth straight home win -- a 98-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies -- the Suns are still two games under .500 and several games back from 2.5 games out of the eighth seed in the NBA's Western Conference playoff picture.
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March 2, 2012
Phoenix Suns Maul Minnesota Timberwolves
The Phoenix Suns kicked off the second half of their season on a high note last night when they trumped the Minnesota Timberwolves en route to a 104-95 drubbing of the Twin Cities team at US Airways Center.Steve Nash fared far better during Thursday night's game then he did in his five minutes of me ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2012
Suns Lose To World Champ Mavs (Who Most Assuredly Won't Be Repeating)
So MVP Dirk Nowitzki is at some weight-loss farm near Dallas as his NBA world champion Mavericks try to pull it together in this strike-abbreviated season. Go figure, the desperately trying-to-pull-it-together Phoenix Suns visited Texas last night, and still lost a tough one to the Dirk-less ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Phoenix Suns Beaten By the Los Angeles Lakers as Kobe Bryant Has An Epic Night
There's a rule of thumb with the Phoenix Suns that's held true during the last couple of seasons: When they score more than 100 points, they typically winConversely, when the team fails to make the century mark, it results in a loss, much like last night's 99-83 defeat by the Los Angeles Lakers a ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Phoenix Suns Dog It in Nine-Point Road Loss to Dallas Mavericks
suns.com Steve Nash had a double/double against the Mavs. Alvin Gentry and Steve Nash complained about it in their post-game remarks. As usual, the coach and the veteran point guard were on the same page. The Suns didn't hustle as a team. Too many Suns played like old ladies. ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Phoenix Suns Destroyed By Philadelphia 76ers in 103-83 Drubbing
The Phoenix Suns' 103-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers last night was just plain horrible. Offensively, defensively, you name it.Steve Nash knew it. "That was about as bad of a game as I've had personally and team-wise also as well," he stated to the press afterwards. Head coach Alvin Gentry k ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Phoenix Suns Overcome Fatigue To Beat Toronto Raptors And Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive
nba.com/sunsAaron Brooks was a star last night.The Phoenix Suns kept their playoff hopes alive last night with a 114-106 victory over the terrible Toronto Raptors. For awhile, it looked like the Suns were going to let another home game against a lousy team slip away. Planet Orange played ti ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Channing Frye Out 2-3 Weeks; MRI Confirms Dislocated Shoulder
nba.com/suns Frye's injury is a significant blow to the Suns' playoff hopes.Phoenix Suns star Channing Frye will be out for the next two to three weeks with a dislocated right shoulder, confirmed by an MRI this morning. Frye has been a rock for the Suns this season, averaging 12.3 points ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Phoenix Suns Drop Last Contest Before All-Star Break to Dallas Mavericks; Fall to .500
nba.com/sunsIt was a good losing effort from the Suns last night.The Phoenix Suns scrapped and clawed, in the words of Head Coach Alvin Gentry, but just couldn't get the job done against the Dallas Mavericks in a 112-106 loss last night. Dallas came out swinging, taking an early lead in the firs ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Phoenix Suns Blow it Against Bobcats; Fall Further Behind in Playoff Standings
nba.com/sunsThe Suns' season is up in the air a month ahead of this year's trade deadline. The Phoenix Suns lost their third game in a row yesterday to the Charlotte Bobcats, getting outscored 114-107 by a team that's lost 25 of 44 games this season. Steve Nash played his heart out against the ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Phoenix Suns Stuffed By Portland Trailblazers For Third Straight Loss
nba.com/sunsGrant Hill gets double-teamed during the Phoenix Suns loss to Portland.Steve Nash and the rest of the Phoenix Suns lacked both heart and hustle this past weekend as they allowed a fired-up Portland Trailblazers team to completely dominate Friday night's game at US Airways Center. As a ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
Phoenix Suns Lose Two of Three During Thanksgiving Weekend, Including Double-Overtime Loss to Chicago Bulls
Steve Nash has been working through the pain, but just can't carry the Phoenix Suns all by himself.Steve Nash is hurting right now, badly. Back and heel issues are ailing the aging Phoenix Suns superstar, who's already plagued by lingering groin problems. And it's affecting his play. Nash battl ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Phoenix Suns Topple the Lakers and Usurped the Kings This Weekend
www.suns.com/getty imagesWhy is this man smiling?: Alvin Gentry has to happy to beat the Lakers on the road.The Phoenix Suns put up 40 three-point attempts, and sank 22 of them, Sunday night in Los Angeles as the Suns upset the first-place Lakers 121-116. Turns out the 22 treys is one off an NBA ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Phoenix Suns Bounce Back from Opening-Night Loss to Knock Out Rival Utah Jazz
www.nba.com/sunsHakim Warrick: The new guy scores 18 off the bench for the Suns.Of course, that sense of doom regarding the 2010-11 season that pervaded Suns Nation after the team's Tuesday's opening-night drubbing was a bit premature. On Thursday, the Phoenix Suns bounced back to beat the Utah J ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
Phoenix Suns Now 2-2 With Lakers in Western Conference Finals on Bench's 54-Point Performance. Most Important Game Since Charles Barkley Era on Thursday Night in L.A.
suns.com (L-R) Goran Dragic, Lou Amundson, Jared Dudley, and Channing Frye (suns.com)"All we've done is earn ourselves a great opportunity," Steve Nash told reporters, after the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-106 at US Airways Center last night. "We can't be ... More >>
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May 10, 2010
Phoenix Suns Sweep Men in Black Over Weekend. Looks Like They'll Face Fearsome Los Angeles Lakers in Western Conference Finals
nba.com Steve Nash looks better here, before his right eye swelled nearly shut after a collision with Tim Duncan's elbow. Nash still took over the game in the fourth quarter. At the end of the Suns' game yesterday against San Antonio, Spurs great David Robinson ran onto the ... More >>
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April 26, 2010
Phoenix Suns Lose Momentum in Road Loss to Portland Trail Blazers. Now It's Desperation Time in Game Five Here Tonight
nba.com Steve Nash played his worst game in months in the second loss to Portland. Will he return to dominance tonight?Brandon Roy was the difference. That and uninspired play by the hottest team in the NBA at the end of the regular season. But this is the playoffs, and Roy, who had kne ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
Suns Only Home Team to Lose First NBA Playoff Game; Portland Trail Blazers Handle Phoenix 105-100. Next Game Tuesday Night
nba.com Leandro Barbosa was a positive note in the Suns' loss, hitting five of five shots in the first half, including three treys.It's not the end of the world. Each NBA playoff series is a best-of-seven, and we've seen many teams lose the first game and go on to take the series. ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
Phoenix Suns Punctuate Regular Season with Drubbing of Utah Jazz
www.nba.com/sunsAmar'e Stoudemire: 20 points in the season finale.Heading into Sunday night's first-round playoff opener against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Phoenix Suns look like a team that's going to be tough to beat. Against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in a game that had big seeding implic ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
Phoenix Suns Destroy Denver Nuggets to Assure Home-Court Advantage In First Round of Playoffs. If Suns Beat Utah Tonight, They Finish Third in West
phoenixsuns.com With assists from Goran Dragic, Lou Amundson was a dunking machine in the Suns' beat-down of the Nuggets. The Phoenix Suns blasted out to an 18-2 lead over the Denver Nuggets early in the first quarter of last night's game against the Denver Nuggets, and they nev ... More >>
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March 29, 2010
Phoenix Suns Beat Two Terrible Teams Over Weekend; Center Robin Lopez Out for at Least Four More Games
suns.com The Suns were without Robin Lopez's might in the middle in last night's narrow win over the Timberwolves.Friday's home game against Coach Mike D'Antoni's New York Knicks and yesterday's road contest against Coach Kurt Rambis' Minnesota Timberwolves both looked lik ... More >>
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March 23, 2010
Phoenix Suns Escape Golden State with Win After 264-Point Shootout
www.nba.com/sunsAmar'e Stoudemire: Another huge night.The NBA's top two scoring teams did exactly what was expected of them Monday night in Oakland, where the Phoenix Suns escaped with a 133-131 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Suns moved to 19 games over .500 win and maintained their hold ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Suns Drop Two Western Conference Playoff Contenders This Weekend at Home
www.nba.com/sunsJason Richardson: Big night on Sunday.The Phoenix Suns didn't seem to hit too many baskets on Sunday night (looks weird to see a double-digit score beside their name, doesn't it?) but they stepped up their defense enough to knock off the Portland Trail Blazers 93-87. It was the fo ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Phoenix Suns Score Most Points in NBA this Season, Scorching Minnesota Timberwolves 152-114
suns.com Scrapper Lou Amundson equals his NBA career high with 20 points off the bench against Minnesota.Finally, the Phoenix Suns open up a serious can of whup-ass on a bad team. Fact is, the Minnesota Timberwolves are the worst team in the NBA's Western Conference, at 14-54. And who w ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
In Seventh Loss in Past Nine Games, Phoenix Suns Wimp Out to Charlotte. Next Up: Mavs Thursday Night
The Bobcats' Stephen Jackson lit up the Suns last night.Finally, it's official: The Suns suck. With that strong start, we wanted to believe. Oh, how we wanted to believe! But after heart-breaking back-to-back losses to Utah Monday night and Charlotte last night, we're giving u ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
Suns Split Weekend Series at Home Against Bulls and Warriors; Up Next: Utah Jazz Tonight
www.nba.com/sunsGrant Hill: 13 first-half points on Saturday night.Somehow, some way the Phoenix Suns avoided a total disaster this weekend at US Airways Center. Instead, their two-game series was just a partial disaster. Sure, the team beat the Golden State Warriors, barely, on Saturday night, b ... More >>
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January 19, 2010
Amid Amar'e Trade Speculation, Phoenix Suns Lose Fourth in Row. Next up: New Jersey on Wednesday
nba.com Robin Lopez had the game of his short NBA career in the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.We wouldn't want to be Suns Coach Alvin Gentry. Amar'e Stoudemire trade talk has bubbled up again. The wheels have come off his team. And he's gotta do something to fix it. The Sun ... More >>
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January 18, 2010
After Two Tough Road Losses, the Suns Don't Appear to Have Much Going for Them Right Now; Next Up: A Day Game in Memphis Today
www.nba.com/sunsSteve Nash: A rough weekend on the road.The Phoenix Suns are not a very good basketball team right now. And it was a particularly dismal weekend on the road for Alvin Gentry's squad, whose impressive start to the season (they went 14-3) has been all but squandered in recent weeks. ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
Suns Do What They Do Best and Lose Big Lead, but Still Manage to Win Against Lowly Bucks. Gentry Explodes!
wikipedia commons Coach Alvin Gentry was livid over his team's play against Milwaukee.When haven't the Phoenix Suns blown a double-digit advantage in a game this season? Damned if we can remember.Often they've blown a big lead and lost, as they did Friday night at US Airways Center. After ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Motown Modown
Suns take on the other team that raises our hackles
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November 17, 2009
The NBA's Best -- aka Your Phoenix Suns -- Take on the Houston Rockets, Sans Two Superstars
PG Aaron Brooks poured in a career-high 33 against the Lakers Sunday night. No Yao Ming or Tracy McGrady? No worries for the Houston Rockets on Sunday night when they took down the reigning-champeen Los Angeles Lakers, 101-91, at Staples Center. Without Ming, who is done for the season, an ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
Foul Play: Remembering Horry/Nash as Fun 'n' Gun Phoenix Suns Open New Season in L.A.
Robert Horry and Steve Nash scuffle after Horry's infamous decking of Nash on May 14, 2007. The play sent the Suns into a tailspin they're still trying to recover from. Suppose for a sec that Robert Horry, on the morning of May 14, 2007, had looked in the mirror and said, "Today, I'm not go ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Phoenix Suns Finish Season With Second-Best Record of Any Team Not Making the Playoffs in NBA History
www.nba.com For the first time in his career, Grant Hill played in all 82 regular-season games. He had 27 points against Golden State last night.The Suns set in the West on Wednesday evening. And they dropped below the horizion with a purple and orange glow, beating the Golden Stat ... More >>
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April 9, 2009
Phoenix Suns Win Impressively Over New Orleans, but Get Knocked Out of the Playoffs
The Phoenix Suns were impressive against a good team Wednesday night, beating the New Orleans Hornets 105-100 on sterling play by their team leaders. www.nba.com Why's GM Steve Kerr smiling? The Suns didn't make the playoffs for the first time in the Nash era.But it doesn't matter. The ... More >>
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April 6, 2009
Wilting Phoenix Suns Scorch Kings and Get Scorched by Dallas Over the Weekend
www.nba.com Dirk & Steve: Germany dominates Canada Sunday afternoon.They're not statistically out of it, but the Phoenix Suns have hoisted the white flag. The good news is that that they destroyed the Sacramento Kings Friday night at US Airways Center, 139-111. But the disturbingly& ... More >>
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April 2, 2009
Phoenix Suns Still (Barely) Alive in the Playoff Race After 114-109 Win Over Tough Houston Rockets
www.nba.com It was a battle of the behemoths at US Airways Center.The most lopsided statistic in the Phoenix Suns' 5-point victory over the powerhouse Houston Rockets Wednesday night was fast-break points. The Suns had 18 and the Rockets had 4. It was run-and-gun bas ... More >>
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March 26, 2009
Phoenix Suns Gut Out Another Big Win Against a Good Team Wednesday Night to Go 6 in a Row. Next Up: the Trail Blazers Tonight
www.suns.com "Lightening" Lou Amundson gives Phoenix the edge.Deeee-Fence! We never thought we'd be saying this, but the Phoenix Suns won the last two games against tough Western Conference foes with solid D, and now find themselves on a 6-game winning streak. Of course, this ... More >>
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March 13, 2009
Phoenix Suns Can Possibly Enjoy Some Fun Times for a Change in Cupcake City This Weekend
www.nba.comNenad Krstic of the Oklahoma City Thunder What do the Phoenix Suns have left to play for, following their epic, disheartening, and potentially playoff killing losing streak? If the Suns catch fire and the Mavs majorly choke, perhaps a postseason berth, a not-impossible-but-improbable sc ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
Phoenix Suns Continue Skid, Losing to D. Wade and the Miami Heat, 135-129
allposters.com Those were the days, my friend. Shaq and D. Wade after their 2006 NBA titleTwo of Shaquille O'Neal's old teams on the road in two nights. Two losses. Tuesday night, it was to the Orlando Magic, and Wednesday it was to Dwayne Wade, Shaq's brother in arms in the 2006 NBA ch ... More >>
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March 2, 2009
Shaq Has His Biggest Weekend Since He was With L.A., as the Phoenix Suns Crush Toronto and Beat the Lakers
Shaq played like he was this kid's age over the weekend.What a weekend for Planet Orange, and its largest inhabitant! We're beginning to think of the Phoenix Suns as a planet again, after back-to-back victories against the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Lakers at US Airway ... More >>
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February 26, 2009
Beat L.A.: Potential First-Round NBA Playoff Preview Tonight at Staples Center
www.nba.comKobe Bryant With a 4-1 record in the Alvin Gentry era, the Phoenix Suns are winning the games they're supposed to win. However, they're still faltering against the NBA's elite, evident by Sunday's ass-whopping against the defending champion Boston Celtics. But that's ok. The reason Terr ... More >>
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February 23, 2009
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Suns Blow Out the Thunder and Get Dominated by the Celtics Over the Weekend
The good, of course, were Rajon Rondo (pictured) and the mighty Boston Celtics, who came into US Airways Center Sunday Afternoon and took care of business, 128-108, against the Phoenix Suns. The bad were the Oklahoma City Thunder, who got dominated by the Suns here Friday night, ... More >>
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February 20, 2009
On the Run: Fast-Moving Phoenix Suns Host OKC Tonight and the Boston Celtics Sunday
More impressive than the 140 or more points scored in each of the Phoenix Suns' dominating victories over the Los Angeles Clippers is this quote by Clippers guard Eric Gordon, which followed the second game of the Alvin Gentry era. "They are going to be a really hard team to beat now that they are ... More >>
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February 20, 2009
Phoenix Suns' Amar'e Stoudemire Undergoes Eye Surgery; Probably Out for Rest of the Regular Season
Just when things were beginning to look up for the Phoenix Suns. The team announced that power forward Amar'e Stoudemire -- on the trading block until he stepped up his game after a recent coaching change -- underwent surgery today for a "partially detached re ... More >>
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February 19, 2009
Amar'e Stoudemire Scores 42 in Phoenix Suns' Second-Night-in-a-Row Rout of Clippers
The once-again run-and-gun Phoenix Suns looked great again Wednesday night, scoring 140 points or more for the second game in a row against the dog-ass Los Angeles Clippers. This time, the score was 142-119, and supposedly on-the-trading-block Amar'e Stoudemire scored 42 points of that and ... More >>
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February 19, 2009
Okay, Stoudemire's Staying With the Phoenix Suns, and so's Shaq -- at Least for the Remainder of the Season
The NBA trade deadline passed at 1 p.m. today with no Phoenix Suns players moved -- not even Amar'e Stoudemire (whose departure seemed all but a done deal last week). Suns brass had been admitting for a month that they were entertaining trade offers for every member of the team e ... More >>
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February 18, 2009
Looking Like the Suns of Old After the Coaching Change, Phoenix Blows Out the Hapless L.A. Clippers
It was a game in which Goran Dragic slam-dunked. Goran who? You know, the highly touted backup point guard whom fired Suns Coach Terry Porter used to ream a new one from the sidelines everytime he made a blunder. The Slovenian rookie (pictured) played with reckless ab ... More >>
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February 17, 2009
Breakneck Mountain: Phoenix Suns to Revive the Seven-and-Shoot Tonight Against Clippers Tuesday and Wednesday
This just in from Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver and general manager Steve Kerr: Oops. Our bad. Terry Porter, we hardly knew ye. Here's a sack full of cash to salve your wounds. Amar'e -- ha ha. Those trade rumors? We were just kidding. Ya know we love ya, ya big lug. The rest of you guys, run li ... More >>
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February 16, 2009
Hot Links: Obama Coming to Mesa; Terry Porter Out as Suns Coach; Taser Wins Patent Lawsuit
President Obama's putting Mesa on the map -- for a few days, anyway -- with his planned Wednesday visit to a high school, and hundreds of people camp out for a chance to see him. We figured as much: Sources report that Terry Porter is history as the Phoenix Suns ... More >>
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February 16, 2009
Good Riddance: Terry Porter's Officially Fired, but Could it be Shaq Who Now Goes Instead of Amar'e?
Well, it's official. Phoenix Suns head coach Terry Porter was fired today and replaced (on an interim basis) with long-time Phoenix assistant and former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Alvin Gentry (pictured). "I hired Terry because I believed he would be able to provide the balance o ... More >>
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