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Phoenix Suns Hang Tough Against San Antonio Spurs Until Crunch Time, Lose

Good ballgame to watch last night down at the US Airways Center, but San Antonio's veteran stars proved too much in the end, as the Spurs pulled away late from the Phoenix Suns to win 107-100. ​The Suns dropped to 25-25 with the loss, which came after they were leading (shades of the re ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Bring Winning -- Yes, Winning -- Streak to Four With Weekend Wins Over Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets

​By turning a two-game win streak into a four-game win streak with a pair of wins over the weekend, the Phoenix Suns are currently half a game back of the last playoff spot in the Western Conference, and one game over .500.The Suns' win on Friday night wasn't too unexpected -- Jared Dudley brought ... More >>

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.

Legging Behind

Phoenix Suns Beaten By Houston Rockets as Steve Nash is Named to the All-Star Team

​Yesterday had both its highs and lows for the Phoenix Suns. First the good news: Steve Nash was named to this year's NBA All-Star team as a reserve on Thursday, which shouldn't come as a surprise based on his outstanding play thus far in the season (including leading the league in assists). A ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Phoenix Suns Lose Home Opener Against New Orleans Hornets Thanks to Last-Second Flub

nba.com/sunsMarkieff Morris flubbed a last-second shot at victory for the Phoenix Suns last night.​The Phoenix Suns are going to need plenty of work this year if they hope to be competitive. Look no further than Monday night's season-opening 85-84 defeat by the New Orleans Hornets at US Airways Ce ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Close Out Season With 106-103 Win Over San Antonio Spurs, Can Now Go Home And Wonder Where Team Went Wrong

nba.com/sunsFans went home with a consolation victory over the hated Spurs.​The Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs to close out their season on Fan Appreciation Night yesterday, 106-103, but in true 2010 Suns fashion almost blew the game. Los Suns unleashed a 43-27 shellacking on the San ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Might As Well Skip Last Two Games After Awful Weekend Against New Orleans Hornets and Dallas Mavericks

nba.com/sunsJust another one of those weekends.​The NBA season might not be officially over yet for the Phoenix Suns but they're playing like it, losing to the New Orleans Hornets Friday night, 109-97, and getting erased by the Dallas Mavericks 115-90. Friday night's game wasn't so bad, on p ... More >>

Phoenix Suns' Friday Night Win Against Los Angeles Clippers An April Fool's Joke As San Antonio Spurs Snuff Out Suns' Playoff Chances

nba.com/sunsMen against boys.​The Phoenix Suns kept their fading playoff hopes alive against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday night before having them snuffed out for good by the San Antonio Spurs Sunday morning. Friday's 111-98 win against the Clippers was almost a cruel April Fool's Day pran ... More >>

Lazy First Quarter and Bad Defense Dooms Phoenix Suns in 95-93 'Thriller' Against Houston Rockets

nba.com/sunsVince Carter put up a great effort in last night's loss to the Rockets.​The Phoenix Suns' game last night was a thriller -- for the last few minutes or so, anyway. The rest of the 95-93 loss to the Houston Rockets was another listless effort from a bad team that looks less like a c ... More >>

Goran Dragic Shipped Off by Phoenix Suns for Ball-Hogging, Brick-Shooting Houston Rockets PG Aaron Brooks

active.com Yeah, that Aaron Brooks​The Phoenix Suns' front office was hinting at bringing in some big name players as the trade deadline approached Thursday, but all they ended up with was a point guard shooting 34.6 percent from the field and barely 6 feet tall. The Suns announced their a ... More >>

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 >>

Phoenix Suns Follow Stellar Game Against Boston With Embarrassing Game Against New Orleans. Wednesday Night: Milwaukee Bucks

nba.com/suns Steve Nash leads the league in double-doubles with 26. ​After an agonizing three-game stretch against the bottom-dwelling Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Bobcats, the Phoenix Suns needed a big performance this weekend -- and they got it, in one game, anyway ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Have Much to Prove Against Celtics and Hornets This Weekend

nba.com/sunsTonight's game is a statement game for the Suns against Boston.​The Phoenix Suns have a tough couple of games ahead of them this weekend as they're scheduled to face a Boston Celtics team tonight that's considered by some to be the best in the league and a very good New Orleans squad o ... More >>

Poke the Bear

The Suns take on Memphis

Setting Sun: Steve Nash's Quitting the Phoenix Suns to Enter Canadian Politics

Phoenix Suns Nipped By Hated San Antonio Spurs In Playoff-Like Battle

It's so early in the season for us to call the Phoenix Suns 112-110 loss last night to their arch-rival San Antonio Spurs last night a game with "playoff-like intensity," but it was.​Both teams fought as if the game really meant something, not just one of 82 regular season games before the real se ... 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 -- Cinco de Mayo: Is it a Legit Holiday in U.S. Or Has it Lost its Meaning and Become Just Another Excuse to Get Bombed?

www.wondercomments.com​Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo, so if you're reading this, there's a good chance you're hung-over. If that's the case, grab yourself some aspirin and take our poll. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Fend of San Antonio Spurs Rallies to Win Game One; Game Two: Tomorrow Night in Phoenix

www.usaplayers.com Steve Nash scored 33 points last night, despite playing with a sore hip.​Steve Nash has a sore hip? Could've fooled us, and just about anyone else who watched last night's Phoenix Suns playoff game against the Sun-slaying San Antonio Spurs. The Suns ended their game one ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Controversial 2008 Decision to Dump Shawn Marion? Priceless

As the Phoenix Suns steel themselves for what promises to be a killer best-of-seven series against longtime nemesis San Antonio, The Matrix, a.k.a. Shawn Marion, pops into our sports-addled head.   ​Once an almost-superstar with the Suns, and now relegated to a glorified journeyman role ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Beat Portland In Game Six to Win First-Round Series 4-2. Showdown With Hated Men in Black Begins Monday Night

nba.com The lights-out offense of Jason Richardson pushed the Suns past the stubborn Blazers in the first-round. He had 28 points and five threes last night in Portland.​Steve Nash played his worst game of the season and was still the hero of the Phoenix Suns' 99-90 victory over the tenaci ... More >>

NBA Playoffs: Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs (Game 1)

NBA Playoffs: Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs (Game 2)

Phoenix Suns Control Hated Men in Black 112-101; In Three-Way Tie for Second in West. Next Game: At Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday Night

nba.com Starting-point-guard-of-the-future Goran Dragic sealed the deal for the Suns against the San Antonio Spurs.​Sticky-fingered Slovenian Goran Dragic made us forget about Steve Nash in the fourth quarter of the Phoenix Suns' solid victory over the feared-and-loathed San Antonio S ... More >>

Slam Punked

Suns and Spurs continue potentially dying rivalry

Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Hornets

Social Insecurity

An awkward reunion for the Phoenix Suns

Goliath vs. David

Jeer an underdog at US Airways

Spurs of the Moment

We still loathe these guys, even without Bowen and Horry

Motown Modown

Suns take on the other team that raises our hackles

Kobe: Doin' Work

Overtime Flies

Suns, Mavs aren’t the same, but hey, it’s still Suns-Mavs

Ghosts of Christmas Past

Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets

Bad News Bears

We heart Memphis. We hate the Griz.

Phoenix Suns Season Opener Viewing Party

Tall Tale

NBA Western Conference Playoffs, Round One, Game Four: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns

Phoenix, We Have a Problem

Dallas in Wonderland

Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Hornets

Tim Dunkin'

Remember the Alamodome

Valley of the Suns

Nash and Co. pump up the drama heading into the '07-'08 season