PHOENIX — Goran Dragic was supposed to be the heir to Steve Nash’s throne.
For two-and-a-half seasons the innocent kid from Slovenia brought a breath of fresh air to US Airways Center and wanted nothing more than to one day take the torch from Nash and become Phoenix’s floor general.
“That was my wish to be the [...]

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PHOENIX — It took 22-and-a-half years, but Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris finally got a taste of what it’s like to play against each other in a competitive game.
With 3:21 left in the first quarter of Sunday’s game between the Suns and Rockets, Markieff Morris checked in for Channing Frye. Less than three minutes later [...]

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PHOENIX — For 18 minutes and 31 seconds on Sunday night, Michael Redd stepped in the time machine.
The wear and tear on his surgically repaired knees vanished. The 185 games he missed over the course of the last three seasons became a distant memory.
Michael Redd was Michael Redd again.
His left-handed, high-release jump shot didn’t miss [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have a chance to pull within a half-game of the Houston Rockets for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot when the two teams clash tonight in US Airways Center.
Here are a few pregame notes and quotes before the two teams tip off at 6 p.m.:
Martin out, Camby will [...]

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 Phoenix Suns 91, Los Angeles Clippers 87
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have enjoyed the friendly confines of US Airways Center since the All-Star break.
Fresh off a 120-11 home win against the Utah Jazz, the Suns are 6-2 since the break, having played seven of those eight games at home. During that stretch they’ve played only one [...]

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PHOENIX — For five consecutive games in US Airways Center, the Phoenix Suns looked like the 1985-86 Boston Celtics.
As the Western Conference hierarchy continued to take form Phoenix worked its way into the playoff picture and won games by way of crisp rotations, hard closeouts, solid interior defense, and relentless rebounding.
Over the course of their first five [...]

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