It’s official, and it might be considered a best-case scenario. The Phoenix Suns announced on Tuesday that Boston Celtics assistant general manager Ryan McDonough is their new GM. John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 620 reports that McDonough will sign a four-year contract after becoming the favorite out of a list of finalists that included Milwaukee [...]

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Time: 7:00 pm MST TV: FSAZ After an anticlimactic trade deadline, the Phoenix Suns will get back to business tonight as they host the Boston Celtics. The Celtics lost All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo four weeks ago today. In the immediate aftermath of Rondo’s ACL injury, Boston reeled off seven wins in a row, their [...]

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The Phoenix Suns switched up the script a bit, yet the ending remained the same. As has been the case in nearly every game this season, the Suns played some quality stretches of basketball but enough inconsistency persisted for the Celtics to win rather easily, 87-79. This included a monster 17-0 third quarter run after Boston [...]

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Last season Mickael Pietrus struggled to make much of an impact for a lottery Phoenix Suns team. This postseason he was the only reserve the Boston Celtics trusted with regular rotation minutes (once Avery Bradley went down and Ray Allen returned to the first unit at least), as the Celtics came a game short of [...]

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On a night of ugly basketball, the Suns were able to apply just enough lipstick to be the prettiest belle at the ball. Though the Suns set their season high in turnovers, they defeated Boston 79-71 on the fourth night of a five-game road trip for Phoenix. Marcin Gortat (24) and Jared Dudley (12) led [...]

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Phoenix Suns 79, Boston Celtics 71 Stability is the reason the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns have remained perennial playoff contenders. It’s also a painful reminder that all good things come to an end. The Suns, with dinosaurs in Steve Nash (37 years old) and Grant Hill (39), are off to a rough 5-9 [...]

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