Entries Tagged as 'Dallas Mavericks'

The final countdown

April 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Before the season I figured the Western Conference playoff picture would feature a bunched-up group of quality teams.
But never did I expect the Phoenix Suns to be tied with three other teams for the No. 2 seed in the West as we enter the final turn of the 2009-10 schedule.
The long and short of these [...]

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Tags: Dallas Mavericks · Denver Nuggets · Oklahoma City Thunder · Phoenix Suns · Portland Trail Blazers · San Antonio Spurs · Suns Analysis · Utah Jazz

Ranking the Suns’ playoff competition

March 24th, 2010 · 12 Comments

Only in the Western Conference would the playoff seeding be completely up in the air, aside from the No. 1 spot, with just about 10 games remaining for each team. The Phoenix Suns currently sit in fifth place, but they are within arm’s reach of the No. 2 seed (two games back) and are only [...]

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Tags: Dallas Mavericks · Denver Nuggets · Los Angeles Lakers · Oklahoma City Thunder · Phoenix Suns · Portland Trail Blazers · San Antonio Spurs · Suns Analysis · Utah Jazz

Mavericks 107, Suns 97 — Trade talk hangover

February 17th, 2010 · 4 Comments

A little less than a month ago, it was Amare Stoudemire who admitted that he allowed the constant trade speculation to affect his play. But after a day in which new variations to Amare trade rumors evolved seemingly every hour, it was the other Suns not named Amare that seemed caught up in STAT’s potential [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Dallas Mavericks · Jason Richardson · Phoenix Suns · Suns Recap · Suns Rumors

Preview: Suns (32-22) at Mavericks (32-21)

February 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Mavericks 107, Suns 97
Thumping Memphis last night was a very good way to come out of the All-Star break and start the second half of the season for the Suns. Tonight’s matchup against Dallas requires that the Suns stay up and perform well in the back-to-back.
The Suns are 4-8 in the second game of back-to-backs [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Dallas Mavericks · Phoenix Suns · Suns Preview

Suns 112, Mavericks 106 — TNT streak ends at 18

January 29th, 2010 · 25 Comments

PHOENIX — The streak is over.
The Suns finally won a game on TNT after losing 18 straight on the network. But much more important than breaking the streak was the Suns breaking their two-game losing streak (two is significant when you’ve gone 3-7 in your last 10), handing the Dallas Mavericks a 112-106 loss Thursday [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Bench · Dallas Mavericks · Defense · Phoenix Suns · Suns Recap

Suns-Mavericks pregame: Hill to start

January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

PHOENIX — The Suns’ efforts to end a two-game losing streak and improve their fortunes of late will include the presence of Grant Hill, who missed Tuesday’s game against Charlotte with a bruised heel.
“I think he would’ve gone the other night if we would’ve let him,” Suns coach Alvin Gentry said before the game.
Hill’s absence [...]

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Tags: Dallas Mavericks · Defense · Grant Hill · Phoenix Suns