PHOENIX — Through two and a half quarters, the Phoenix Suns seemed to be cruising to an easy win on their third consecutive game night behind some torrid shooting and a zone they mixed in to throw off Atlanta’s offense.
The Suns’ zone worked well enough that the Hawks decided to give it a try as [...]

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Atlanta Hawks 101, Phoenix Suns 99
Both the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns are coming off losses last night, and each of their excuses come with shaking heads.
“We got to the rim,” Hawks guard Jeff Teague told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after the Hawks’ loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. “That’s what we wanted to do. But we couldn’t [...]

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There are many reasons why the Phoenix Suns’ offense has slipped from the heights of the elite all the way down to the bottom third of the league, but Channing Frye’s struggles have played a major role.
The Suns’ sharpshooter entered the day hitting 34.7 percent of his shots and 29.1 percent of his long balls, [...]

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Phoenix Suns 99, Atlanta Hawks 90
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns continue their five-game, seven-day road trip with a visit to Atlanta to face the Hawks.
Well, that’s technically not true since the Suns’ game Saturday night took place in the friendly confines of downtown Phoenix, but it feels that way nonetheless after the Suns spent less [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ bench played such a stellar second quarter that it rivaled any of their efforts from a year ago.
After Atlanta opened the quarter with a bucket to tie the game, they decimated a shorthanded Hawks lineup heavy on starters by ballooning the lead up to 18 points at its peak as [...]

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Phoenix Suns 105, Atlanta Hawks 97
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have 28 games to play themselves into the playoffs, something they believe they can do.
It all starts Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks, the first of 15 games against winning teams before the season ends.
It’s also the Suns’ last taste of home for a while, [...]

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