Lakers 105, Suns 92

 
 
 
 
 
Tonight’s showdown is as important as a game can be on Nov. 20, the biggest measuring stick game in a measuring stick week.
The Lakers have taken over the Pacific Division in the past year, but we don’t know if they are miles ahead of the Suns or just a few steps.
According to [...]

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Beat L A, beat L A, beat L A!
There’s no chant Phoenix fans enjoy more since we don’t have much experience with “We are the Champions.”
On that note, we hate the Lakers because they’ve won 14 championships while the Suns are still searching for that elusive first title, and their fans aren’t bashful to let [...]

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I almost wish Deron Williams and Mehmet Okur played tonight.
That way the Suns would have a good excuse for dropping a 109-97 decision in Utah.
There’s no question EnergySolutions Arena is an impossible place to play, with the Jazz racking up a league-best 37-4 record in their friendly confines last year and starting the year off [...]

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Jazz 109, Suns 97
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under normal circumstances, a game in Utah would be one of those contests in an 82-game season where you’d be ecstatic with a win but resigned to the fact that a loss is fairly likely.
But with the Jazz possibly missing chunks of their rotation like the Suns were Friday in Sacramento, this [...]

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Boom!
That’s either the sound of Shaq slamming Rodney Stuckey to the ground or the resonance of the Suns recording their first statement win of the season, 104-86 over the Pistons in a game that was as much a blowout as the final score suggests.
The Suns’ opening-night win in San Antonio lost some luster the way [...]

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Suns 104, Pistons 86

 
 
 
 
 
 
It’s only November, but the Suns will face a measuring stick week in the next seven days, starting with tonight’s showdown against the Pistons.
After 7-3 Detroit, the Suns face the Jazz (6-4), Lakers (7-1) and Blazers (6-4). All four should be playoff teams and all except the Blazers are legitimate championship contenders.
The [...]

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