Phoenix Suns 107, Milwaukee Bucks 105 — Birthday boy big shot

February 7th, 2012 · 11 Comments

The Milwaukee Bucks were on their way to spoiling Michael Redd’s homecoming and blowing out Steve Nash’s birthday candles early.
But after the Suns blew a 21-point second-half lead, the 38-year-old birthday boy saved the day as he banked home a six-foot runner with five seconds remaining to give the Suns a 107-105 advantage.
Phoenix then double-teamed [...]

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Preview: Phoenix Suns (10-14) at Milwaukee Bucks (10-13)

February 7th, 2012 · 5 Comments

Phoenix Suns 107, Milwaukee Bucks 105
Through 24 games the Phoenix Suns have been the model of inconsistency.
Only the Suns, Nets, Raptors, Cavs, Pistons, Wizards, Bobcats, Hornets and Warriors have yet to engineer a three-game win streak — not exactly the best teams to be associated with. But all of that can change tonight at 6 p.m. MST [...]

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Tags: Michael Redd · Milwaukee Bucks · Phoenix Suns · Steve Nash

How the Phoenix Suns shut down Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony

January 19th, 2012 · 12 Comments

It’s no surprise to see Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony have inefficient shooting nights.
Even Spike Lee would admit that STAT (40.8 FG%) and Melo (41.1 FG%) are high-volume chuckers with awful shot selection.
But it was somewhat shocking to see a Phoenix Suns team that just allowed 118 points to the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls hold [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Defense · Grant Hill · Marcin Gortat · New York Knicks · Phoenix Suns

Breaking down the Phoenix Suns’ late-game struggles against the Los Angeles Lakers

January 11th, 2012 · 11 Comments

After the Phoenix Suns collapsed against the Los Angeles Lakers down the stretch of Tuesday night’s contest, I wanted to rewatch those final six minutes and see where the Suns went wrong.
I looked at every possession, both offensively and defensively, to get a better look at what led to Phoenix’s demise. Here’s a play-by-play breakdown of [...]

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Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix Suns 83 — Same old Suns

January 11th, 2012 · 18 Comments

Six minutes and 13 seconds.
That’s how long the Phoenix Suns went without a basket to close out Tuesday night’s 99-83 loss to the Lakers in Staples Center.
Phoenix played the Lakers to a near stalemate for three and half quarters, withstanding Kobe’s eventual 48-point onslaught with solid team defense and big-time games from Marcin Gortat and [...]

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Tags: Channing Frye · Marcin Gortat · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Shannon Brown

Steve Nash back to MVP form for the Phoenix Suns

January 7th, 2012 · 11 Comments

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