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We Hate Los Angeles: Six Songs As the Coyotes Prep to Take on the Kings

By now, your Facebook feed is swelling with posts with posts from brand-new hockey fans, folks saying "Go 'Yotes" when they didn't give the slightest damn two weeks ago. But that's an awful cynical way to look at it, isn't it? On Tuesday night, the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Predators and advanced to ... More >>

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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 >>

Clock Management Issues and Brain Farts Doom Phoenix Suns in Triple Overtime Loss To Los Angeles Lakers

nba.com/sunsIt's all fun and games until the team loses.​The Phoenix Suns put up a tremendous effort in triple overtime against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers last night -- except for the final moments of the game, when it mattered most. Planet Orange kept it close in regulation, ... More >>

Jared Dudley and the Phoenix Suns Stay Tough, But Can't Topple the Los Angeles Lakers

nba.com/sunsJared Dudley led the Phoenix Suns with 21 points during last night's defeat by the Los Angeles Lakers.​The final minutes of last night's game pitting the Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Lakers at US Airways Center were pulse-pounding and exciting, but Planet Orange ultimately lost ... More >>

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Suns try to ditch their average play against Kobe and crew

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 >>

Phoenix Suns Provide A Valiant Effort, But Lose to Los Angeles Lakers Nonetheless

​The Los Angeles Lakers both demonstrated their dominance over the NBA's Western Conference and proved why they're the Phoenix Suns' biggest rivals by defeating Steve Nash and his crew 114-106 on Friday night during the Purple and Orange Gang's home opener at US Airways Center. But while the Suns ... More >>

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Phoenix Suns Should Let Amar'e Stoudemire Go, and Go After a Big-Name Free Agent (Like Dirk Nowitzki)

Let's face it: Amar'e Stoudemire's no maximum-dollar player, like. (say...) Kobe Bryant.​It's over, and nobody wants a reccap of the Suns' 111-103 elimination loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals Saturday night. But since we've reported every Suns game this s ... More >>

Morning Poll: Can the Phoenix Suns Win in Los Angeles?

www.spineaz.com​Game five of the NBA Western Conference Finals are tonight in Los Angeles and, for the Phoenix Suns, the game has been called the most important game since the Charles Barkley era. The Suns and the Lakers are tied at two in the series and in order for the Suns to m ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Lets Los Angeles Mayor Off the Hook for Joe Arpaio and J.D. Hayworth in NBA Playoff Bet

www.phoenix.gov Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon​Arizona had a lot more riding on this season's Western Conference Finals than mere pride -- until Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon decided to show his hand today, that is.Gordon and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have spent the past week one-upping ... More >>

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 >>

Morning Poll: Can the Phoenix Suns Rally to Beat the Los Angeles Lakers?

​The Phoenix Suns got a new lease on life last night, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-109 in game three of the Western Conference Finals. The Suns trailed the Lakers 2-0 in the series after dropping the first two games in La-La Land and there was little hope Steve Nash and c ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Bounce Back to Beat Los Angeles Lakers With 42-Point Game From Amar'e Stoudemire

www.nba.com Amar'e Stoudemire defied the critics with 42 points in the Suns 119-108 win over the Lakers last night.​During the course of this year's NBA playoffs, Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has come away from several games looking more like a hockey player than a Canadian-born hoo ... More >>

Morning Poll: Are the Phoenix Suns Done?

www.suns.com Not lookin' so hot, fellas.​The Phoenix Suns lost game two of the Western Conference Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers last night, and, as in game one of the series, Kobe Bryant's gettin' all Kobe Bryant on the Suns defense -- if not scoring 40 points in a game, getting the bal ... More >>

Suns in 0-2 Hole After Lakers Run Wild -- Again

Getty ImagesGrant Hill: 23 points in a losing effort.​Well, it was fun while it lasted. From February through the end of the regular season, the Phoenix Suns were one of the most consistently solid teams in the NBA, then they made quick work of playoff foes the Portland Trail Blazers and San Anton ... More >>

"Los Suns" Forward Jared Dudley Doesn't Like SB 1070 -- Ya Know, That Bill "the Mayor" Signed...Yeah

www.nba.com Phoenix Suns civically challenged forward Jared Dudley.​Reason number eight-billion why professional athletes should just shut the fuck up about politics and play sports: Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley. In between games one and two of the Western Conference Finals, Dudl ... More >>

Antonio Villaraigosa Says Los Angeles Will Take Joe Arpaio If Suns Best Lakers

L.A.'s resident Mayor-comedian, Antonio VillaraigosaFinally, a way to get rid of Maricopa County's geriatric gendarme Sheriff Joe, and he doesn't even have to get indicted by the feds! Though that would still be pretty sweet.In a message to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon publicized today, La-la Land Mayo ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Robin Lopez's Return to Action Enough to Contain the Los Angeles Lakers' Big Men

www.fanster.com Is Robin Lopez enough to move the Suns past the Lakers?​Robin Lopez, the Phoenix Suns' 7-foot center, is likely to return to action against the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA's Western Conference Finals tonight after suffering a back injury in March. The Suns are o ... More >>

Phil Jackson's Asinine, Nativist Remarks About Los Suns and SB 1070

from AltoArizona.comSay it ain't so, Phil...Is Lakers head coach Phil Jackson -- generally known for his lefty ways -- a nativist as well?That's the only conclusion one can draw from his recent statements to ESPN in support of SB 1070, a law sponsored by neo-Nazi hugging Mexican-hater, state Senator ... More >>

Robin Lopez Scrimmages With Suns; 7-Footer Getting Ready to Play Against Los Angeles Lakers

www.fanster.com Phoenix Suns big-man Robin Lopez.​ The basketball gods seem to like Phoenix.It's reported that Phoenix Suns big-man Robin Lopez will play -- in some capacity -- in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, beginning Monday at 6 p ... More >>

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 >>

Morning Poll: Can the Phoenix Suns Handle the Los Angeles Lakers After Sweeping San Antonio Spurs?

Can Steve Nash and the Suns beat Kobe Bryant and the Lakers?​We know the Los Angeles Lakers won't officially be the Phoenix Suns opponent in the next round of the NBA playoffs until they beat the Utah Jazz one more time -- which will likely happen tonight -- but, if history tells us anythin ... More >>

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 >>

Suns Knock Off Hornets After Dropping a Tough One to the Lakers

www.nba.com/sunsSteve Nash: Played in his 1,000th game on Sunday.​The Phoenix Suns are 2-2 on their seven-game homestand and now find themselves with the sixth seed in the Western Conference playoffs after splitting a pair of weekend games. After six days, the Suns jumped out of seven-point first- ... More >>

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Phoenix Suns Get Sweet Revenge With Dominanting Win Over the Los Angeles Lakers. Up Next: Boston Celtics on Wednesday

Dudley scored 19 points in Phoenix's rout of the Lakers last night.​So this it feels like when the shoe is on the other foot. Having already suffered two humiliating and lopsided losses to the Los Angeles Lakers this season, the Suns got to a chance to experience what it's like to dish out a mass ... More >>

Suns Survive Sacramento Kings, Get Destroyed By Los Angeles Lakers In Weekend Action. Up Next: Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday

www.nba.comKobe Bryant continued to make the Phoenix Suns his personal bitches last night. The Phoenix Suns have developed two rather distinct personalities so into the 2009-2010 season. There's the straight ballers that dismantle feeble opponents and occasionally squeak out tough, hard fought win ... More >>

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 >>

Phoenix Suns Stomped by Los Angeles Lakers in Lopsided Loss. Next Up: Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

www.nba.comKobe Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers proved why they're the defending NBA champions in last night's defeat of the Phoenix Suns.​Welcome back to reality, Phoenix Suns fans. After your team amassed a surprising 8-1 record over the past two weeks (including spectacular wins ... More >>

Forget the Alamo: Arizona Cardinals Must Whup Hubris and the Houston Texans to Salvage Their Season

If Beanie can hold on to the ball, expect a breakout day for the rookie RB against the Texans.​ Three years ago, Suns fans considered Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers their personal bitches. Two years ago, D-Backers openly lampooned the hapless, pre-Joe Torre L.A. Dodgers. Last year, Arizon ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Phoenix Suns Hold Off Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and the Charlotte Hornets 112-102

There were hugs all around, before Tuesday night's game got started and after the final buzzer. Raja Bell and Boris Diaw seemed happy to be back home in Phoenix, even if they are now starters for head coach Larry Brown's Charlotte Bobcats. So much so that they were the high scorers in ... More >>

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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Glad Tidings, Our Ass: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns on Christmas

Anyone else miss the good ol' days, when the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs were locked in a bitter struggle for ideological supremacy (and home-court advantage in the playoffs)? When the Lakers and Hornets were laughable, and the thought of a return to form for the Boston Celtics was like some ... More >>

Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Temporarily Depleted by the Monster Trade, Suns Still Give Lakers All They Can Handle in L.A.

Down three players, the Phoenix Suns played toe to toe with the Los Angeles Lakers for four quarters before losing 115-110 at Staples Center. With the usual assortment of show-biz types in attendance Wednesday night, the Suns, with just eight players available, looked much better ... More >>

Return of the Joker: Shaq-Less Suns at L.A. Lakers Tonight

98-119. 115-122. 106-98. 124-130. 92-105. Alas, these are not Steve Kerr's winning lottery numbers. They're actually grim statistics reflecting an alarming trend: the full-on revival of the Los Angeles Lakers as a major pain in the Phoenix Suns' butt. And they may be an even bigger pain in th ... More >>

Glad You're Sitting Down: Shaq Almost Scores His Age, Proving He Can Still Do It -- Against Milwaukee

It was his first 30-point game since March 9, 2007 when he was with the Miami Heat. In fact, 36-year-old Shaquille O'Neal scored 35 points against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night to lead the Suns to a 125-110 victory, the team's largest point total of the year. We'd say t ... More >>

Pray for a Miracle: Lakers at Suns Tonight

We were listening to a sports-radio roundtable recently, and the panelists were picking their faves to win the NBA title. Boston again. Good bet. San Antonio. Yeah, but only if Manu Ginobli gets healthy and back to full speed. New Orleans. With Chris Paul in charge, check. Here’s where it gets ... More >>

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