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Beating The Buzzers

Phoenix Suns Take Care of Portland Trail Blazers, Move Into Playoff Spot (for Now)

If the season had ended last night, the Phoenix Suns would be headed to the playoffs as the eighth seed in the West after an easy 125-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.The performance from the Suns starters made the victory very unsurprising: 20 points and 10 rebounds from center Marcin Gortat ... 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 >>

Tough Luck

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Easy Does it For Phoenix Suns Against Golden State Warriors; Suns Face Real Test Tonight

nba.com/sunsSuns reach .500. Will consistency follow?​The Phoenix Suns reached .500 for the first time since December 19 yesterday, beating the hapless Golden State Warriors 112-88 at the US Airways Arena. Planet Orange opened up a can of whoopass on the Warriors right from the beginning, at one ... 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 >>

Phoenix Suns Mauled By Charlotte Bobcats For Third Straight Loss. Up Next: Houston Rockets

Things haven't been going well for the Phoenix Suns, to say the least. They've lost five of their last 10 games, including Saturday night's 123-105 drubbing at the hands of the Charlotte Bobcats, and have amassed a paltry 6-7 record overall. Setting aside a pair of unexpected wins over Los Ange ... More >>

LeBron James and the Miami Heat Slaughter a Hobbled Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns

Chris Bosh​Miami only had a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter last night against the surging Phoenix Suns, winners of three straight games, but the Heat didn't look back after that. Arguably, the entire second half was garbage time for LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chri ... 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 >>

Phoenix Suns Center Robin Lopez Invited to Team USA Basketball Camp

nba.com Robin Lopez​Phoenix Suns center Robin Lopez is getting an opportunity to shine. Lopez, who will be entering his third year in the league this fall, has been invited to Team USA's training camp next week in Las Vegas. Team USA will play in the world championships in Turkey from Augu ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Take Two Big Men In 2010 NBA Draft

strotty.wordpress.com Gani Lawal​Without a first-round pick in last night's 2010 NBA Draft, many wondered what direction the Suns would go. With forward Amar'e Stoudemire probably on his way out of town, the Suns made their choices clear by bulking up with two big men. Gani Lawal out of Ge ... More >>

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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 >>

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: 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Suns Rebound from Tough Loss to Wallop the West's Second-Best Team; Next Up: At L.A. Clippers

www.nba.com/sunsGoran Dragic: Spurred a huge second quarter off the bench.​Look at the list of players who didn't score a single point in the second quarter of Monday night's  Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets game: Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups. Each a superstar; ... More >>

Amar'e Stoudemire Trade Talk Swirls, as Phoenix Suns Drop Road Game to Dallas Mavericks; Up Next: Atlanta Hawks

Amar'e Stoudemire: 30 points in his possible Suns finale. ​If the Phoenix Suns' game Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks was the last game with Amar'e Stoudemire in a Suns uniform, at least the All-Star went out with a bang. Stoudemire scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the ... More >>

Suns Win Third in Row by Beating New Orleans on Road; Up Next: Denver Nuggets

www.nba.com/suns Amar'e Stoudemire: Slams home another good game. ​For now, at least, Amar'e Stoudemire doesn't look like a defensive liability, and the Phoenix Suns played like they give a damn as they endured the second game of a four-game road swing in New Orleans, posting a 109-100 ... More >>

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 >>

Phoenix Suns Avoid Losing To Hapless New Jersey Nets. Up Next: Chicago Bulls on Friday

Goran Dragic's third-quarter performance helped the Suns dispatch the New Jersey Nets last night.​As woeful as the Phoenix Suns' fortunes have been over the past few weeks -- losing four straight games, staging repeated scoring collapses, etc. -- the subpar squad has at least one saving grace. At ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 Trounce Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors Over the Weekend. Up Next: The Ailing New York Knicks on Tuesday

Jason Richardson posted back-to-back 22 point performances this weekend against the Timberwolves and Raptors.​Steve Nash left a rather interesting tweet on his Twitter account over the weekend, and it was directed towards pal and Toronto Raptors star Chris Bosh.It simply stated, "see u above the r ... More >>

It Was a Good Old-Fashioned Beat-Down, and (Damn!) it Was the Suns Doin' the Beatin'. Next Up: the Lakers Tonight.

suns.com Lou Amundson's in-your-face block in the second quarter was symbolic of the whipping the Suns gave the Hornets.​Man, we've waited a long time for this! The Phoenix Suns dominated Chris Paul and New Orleans from the start at US Airways Center last night and wound up blowing ou ... More >>

Hot Links: ASU Suicide, Jarron Collins, and Phoenix Coyotes

​Arizona Superintendent of Schools Tom Horne says the state faces teacher layoffs on a large-scale next year because of the state's budget woes. Horne said the situation is "much grimmer" than Arizona residents realize...The male graduate student who committed suicide in a professor's office at AS ... More >>

Championship Rally for Phoenix Mercury Tonight at US Airways Center, After They Win Their Second WNBA Title 94-86 Friday Night

Phoenix Mercury players pose with fans, and their two championship trophies.​How big of a deal was Friday's WNBA championship game in Phoenix? Well, consider this: the only other time a basketball team's won a championship in this city, it was the Boston Celtics beating the Phoenix Suns on ... More >>

Hot Links: BB Guns, Robin Lopez's Foot, and a Miracle Baby

​Two juveniles were arrested by Phoenix police for allegedly shooting at traffic signs and speed enforcement cameras with BB guns. DPS officers stopped a black Volvo after reports of shots fired on eastbound Interstate 10 and took a male and a female into custody. There were reportedly five ju ... More >>

The Big Cactus Becomes the Big Abandoned Steel Mill. Good for Cleveland, but It Leaves Us with Zilch

www.nba.com O'Neal and King James reunited on the same team, this time for what the Cavs hope is a championship season.So what's Shaq gonna be called now that he's no longer the Big Cactus? Maybe the Big Abandoned Steel Mill or the Big Mistake By the Lake. Actually, O'Neal's trade loo ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

On the Eve of the NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix Suns Players Show Off Their Tattoo Canvases

American Idol Gets All Southwest On Your Ass

So last night marked the return of the out-of-control musical delusionfest known as American Idol. And the first episode of the eighth season featured summer auditions that took place RIGHT HERE IN PHOENIX!!! Oh my God, the excitement was just too much! How exciting was it going to be to see watch ... More >>

After Two Games Out of the Lineup, Shaq Comes Back With a Vengeance in Suns Win Over D'Antoni's Knicks

Here's an idea: play Shaquille O'Neal every third game. The other idea would be to play him only against Milwaukee (he scored 27 and 35 points in two games against the Bucks this season), but that wouldn't be cost-effective for a guy making $20 million a year. After missing two games because of a f ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Suns Trade Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to Charlotte for Slam-Dunk Champ Jason Richardson, Et Al

Finally, the Suns got rid of tentative Boris Diaw -- then they threw in defensive-minded Raja Bell for good mearure. At least, these were the name players the team jettisoned to acquire talented two-guard Jason Richardson (pictured after a dunk) from the Charlotte Bobcats. The 6 ... More >>

Phoenix Suns, Without Nash and O'Neal, Look Promising in a Road Loss to Talented New Orleans

As bizzare as it may seem, we were thrilled by the Phoenix Suns' road loss to the New Orleans Hornets 104-91. Playing without Shaquille O'Neal (resting, as usual, on the first of back-to-back games) and Steve Nash (flu-like symptons), the Suns looked much better Wednesday night again ... More >>

Steve Nash Booed: Phoenix Suns Lose to Two Mediocre Opponents Over the Weekend

Two loses to two terrible-to-mediocre teams in the past two games. In fact, the Phoenix Suns are 2-2 against such opponents in the past four games. Did we mention that Amare Stoudemire got two technical fouls, the latter of which put him in the locker room and pretty much assured a S ... More >>