Preview: Phoenix Suns (23-54) at Houston Rockets (43-34)

April 9th, 2013 · 14 Comments

Time: 5 p.m. MST
TV: FSAZ
PHOENIX — Luis Scola will be at the center of attention when the Phoenix Suns take on the Houston Rockets Tuesday night at the Toyota Center, but it has little to do with the forward’s return to the city he called home for five seasons.
When asked by reporters to assess what [...]

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Sacramento Kings 117, Phoenix Suns 103 — Going through the motions

March 28th, 2013 · 42 Comments

PHOENIX — Goran Dragic knifed through the lane uncontested for easy bucket after easy bucket. He even settled for several jump shots outside the lane and hit those as well.
Unfortunately, Dragic’s 20-plus-point performance came in warm-ups, as the Phoenix Suns decided to rest their starting point guard for the second consecutive night. With Dragic and [...]

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Sacramento Kings (26-46) at Phoenix Suns (23-49)

March 28th, 2013 · 8 Comments

Sacramento Kings 117, Phoenix Suns 103
PHOENIX — With 10 games to go and little to play for, the Phoenix Suns have definitely reached the “to win or not to win” zone. The Suns enter play Thursday night with the worst record in the Western Conference and the fourth-worst record in the league.
Based on how they’ve played [...]

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Phoenix Suns 99, Los Angeles Lakers 76 — Hollywood twist

March 18th, 2013 · 25 Comments

PHOENIX — More than an hour before Monday night’s contest against the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns interim coach Lindsey Hunter delivered a rather reflective pre-game media session in which he stressed the importance of having his team finish the season strong. He spoke of privilege over right, sprinting to the finish line and seizing [...]

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Pre-Game Notes: Los Angeles Lakers (36-32) at Phoenix Suns (22-45)

March 18th, 2013 · 2 Comments

PHOENIX — Steve Nash is set to make his second return to the Valley Monday night as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, and while the build up might not have been what it was back on January 30, the two-time MVP still spoke in front of a throng of reporters before tip-off. Nash [...]

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Preview: Phoenix Suns (19-39) at San Antonio Spurs (45-13)

February 27th, 2013 · 1 Comment

Time: 6:30 p.m. MST
TV: FSAZ
Winning typically cures all in the NBA, except when you’re a team 20 games below .500 and forced to play the second game of a back-to-back on the road against the the league’s best team less than 24 hours after an overtime contest.
Those are the circumstances facing Lindsey Hunter and the [...]

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