PHOENIX — When the Suns blew a lead to the Jazz in late January, I counted the points as the advantage expanded, waiting to see how high the lead would get before the Suns would inevitably blow it.
But that was then when the Suns had coughed up 11 double-digit leads and dropped six such games [...]

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PHOENIX — Goran Dragic will miss tonight’s game with a sprained right ankle, and with Leandro Barbosa already out that means Steve Nash will be the team’s only option at the point guard spot.
“We pay Nash a lot of money, he can go 48 minutes,” head coach Alvin Gentry joked.
In all seriousness that means Grant [...]

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Jazz 116, Suns 108
It always seems to come down to the Jazz.
A common late-season opponent for the Suns, the Jazz have been pesky recently.  They essentially ended the Suns’ season late last March and topped the Suns earlier this season during the infamous stretch of blown leads.
This meeting will be the first of three to [...]

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It’s been said all season long: When the Suns rebound, defend and knock down shots they’re as lethal as any team in the NBA. After a mediocre first half, the Suns rallied together and mastered those three things en route to a 127-101 win over the Clippers in the Staples Center, a week after defeating [...]

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Suns 127, Clippers 101

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have been inconsistent in almost all realms this season.
They started 14-3, slugged through a pair of 7-9 months and have now won 12 of 15 including their last two wins in January.
But the one thing they have consistently done is beat the bottom feeders [...]

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PHOENIX — Excruciating losses to the Spurs are still commonplace, but times are a changing for the Phoenix Suns.
Playing an offensive powerhouse like the Denver Nuggets, the old Phoenix Suns would have needed a monster offensive effort from their starters to grab a win.
Instead it was defense and a stellar performance from their bench that [...]

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