PHOENIX — After being thoroughly dominated by the Los Angeles Lakers in Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Phoenix Suns were scrambling for answers. So badly that Suns head coach Alvin Gentry said he was open for suggestions, even from the media.
LA was dominating the paint and scoring at will to [...]

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PHOENIX — Here are a few noteworthy quotes and themes from the Los Angeles Lakers prior to Monday morning’s practice:
Phil Jackson on …
Shooting so many three-pointers: “There’s a reason why some guys are open and those guys that were open that took some of those shots have to figure out why they’re open, because they’re [...]

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The Phoenix Suns squashed the Los Angeles Lakers’ hopes of a Western Conference Finals sweep with a crucial Game 3 win. Baffling the Lakers with zone defense, the Suns defended their home court and avoided a 3-0 hole. As the Suns try to even the series before heading back to L.A., here’s what they’re saying [...]

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PHOENIX — It wouldn’t be a Phoenix Suns playoff series if Steve Nash didn’t suffer a facial injury. This time it’s his nose after Derek Fisher collided with Nash near the end of Game 3, but luckily for the two-time MVP and all of Planet Orange, Suns doctor Ryan Rehl confirmed that his nose [...]

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PHOENIX — After another defenseless first quarter in which the Lakers shredded Phoenix’s defense, the Suns had to do something — anything — to switch up the momentum.
So head coach Alvin Gentry dusted off the zone defense that the Suns have used in spots this season to varying degrees of success and despite another explosive [...]

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PHOENIX — One of the jokes around Suns Land throughout the end of the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs was that you’re in a heck of a lot of trouble if you’re counting on Robin Lopez to be your savior.
Since Lopez’s back injury offered such an ambiguous timetable, his health [...]

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