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Boston Celtics 115, Phoenix Suns 103 — Revenge best served cold

March 3rd, 2011 · 26 Comments

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are widely known around the NBA as the baddest team in the land, and the Phoenix Suns stared them right in the eye without flinching Wednesday night in the TD Garden.
They did so both on the scoreboard, where they brought a 29-point second-half lead all the way down to eight [...]

Preview: Phoenix Suns (31-27) at Boston Celtics (43-15)

March 2nd, 2011 · 6 Comments

Boston Celtics 115, Phoenix Suns 103
When the Boston Celtics sauntered into US Airways Center back on Jan. 28, the Suns’ season seemed to be circling the drain.
Phoenix had lost three in a row in depressing fashion following a five-game winning streak that seemed to save their season and with tough home games against the Celtics, [...]

Phoenix Suns played best defense of Nash Era vs. Boston

February 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment

Upon further review, the Suns’ defensive lockdown of the Boston Celtics Friday night was the team’s best defensive effort of the Steve Nash Era, according to research done by ESPN Stats and Info at my request.
I previously reported that the Suns posted an off the charts defensive efficiency of 71.7. ESPN Stats and Info uses [...]

Mickael Pietrus rejoins rotation to give Grant Hill rest

January 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments

PHOENIX — Going into the season, Alvin Gentry expected to require the services of Grant Hill for something like 20-25 minutes per contest.
Instead he has played 30.4 minutes per game, including an average of 37.8 per game during the final four games of the Suns five-game win streak (he missed the first with a sprained [...]

Phoenix Suns 88, Boston Celtics 71 — Everything goes right

January 29th, 2011 · 44 Comments

PHOENIX — Nothing about Friday’s 88-71 victory over the Boston Celtics was typical of the Phoenix Suns basketball team we’ve seen all season.
The Suns blew out the Eastern Conference’s best team Friday night and held a comfortable working margin all game after dropping three in a row to mediocre East squads from Charlotte and Philly [...]

Preview: Boston Celtics (35-10) at Phoenix Suns (20-24)

January 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Phoenix Suns 88, Boston Celtics 71
PHOENIX — Lately, the Phoenix Suns have not been taking care of business against teams that they should. They might try taking a cue from the Boston Celtics.
The current Eastern Conference leader has gone 20-5 against teams below .500. In most years, the Suns wouldn’t fall into that category.
Friday’s game [...]