PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ bench has been building leads and making comebacks all season.
But this was the Western Conference Finals, a time when the stars usually shine, not an occasion that usually ends with an entire bench unit being interviewed by Craig Sager.
On a night that appeared to be the Suns’ signature three-point shooting [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are in a zone, a zone that has changed the complexion of the Western Conference Finals.
While that statement certainly could refer to their stellar shooting, I am of course talking about the zone defense that has made things a bit uncomfortable for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Now it would be remiss [...]

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PHOENIX — In this video blog, Michael Schwartz discusses the contributions of the Suns’ bench in their Game 4 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

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PHOENIX — As I was walking toward US Airways Center before Game 4, I noticed a small pro-SB 1070 rally going on outside the main entrance to the arena.
The following video shows some of the action, and it includes interviews with people on both sides of the issue. I look forward to reading your comments, [...]

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Western Conference Finals Game 4

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Suns 115, Lakers 106

PHOENIX — The No. 1 goal for any NBA playoff team is to protect home court.
The Lakers grabbed hold of the Western Conference Finals early on in LA by protecting home court with two dominating wins, causing the national media to begin salivating over a potential Lakers/Celtics [...]

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PHOENIX — Last night when I wrote my piece on Robin Lopez, I joked about how the Suns thought they’d be in trouble if they relied on Robin Lopez to be their savior.
Well, after taking a look at Wayne Winston’s numbers, that isn’t so far from the truth.
Amare had his 42 points, sure, but Lopez [...]

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