Steve Nash’s odyssey for a championship is well known in these parts, but let’s not forget about his old running mate Shawn Marion’s quest now that the Matrix is four wins away from becoming an NBA champion.
Marion combined with Nash and Amare Stoudemire to form a devastating Big Three that perfectly fit Mike D’Antoni’s style, [...]

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The Suns’ season ended exactly two weeks ago at home against Dallas.
Or at least that’s when the team mailed in the rest of its schedule.
14 days later, it seems only fitting Phoenix would be dismantled by the playoff bound Mavericks in the Lone Star State.
The Suns were flat in all aspects Sunday afternoon, losing 115-90 to [...]

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Dallas Mavericks 115, Phoenix Suns 90
With the postseason out of the question, is there really much left to play for? Is it worth it to keep running the starters out there and playing them 30 or more minutes, risking injury?
Ask Suns coach Alvin Gentry or any player on the team and you’d almost certainly get [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have been fighting an uphill battle since the season tipped off, trying to integrate a constant flow of new players while battling to create separation from a .500 mark that has never escaped them.
After the Suns’ 91-83 loss to the Dallas Mavericks even the Suns players were resigned to the [...]

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Dallas Mavericks 91, Phoenix Suns 83
PHOENIX — If you take any stock in the Hollinger Playoff Odds, the Suns’ season did indeed suffer a slow and painful death on Friday night against New Orleans.
By the end of the night their 6.2 percent chance of a playoff miracle had turned into a 1.7 percent no chance [...]

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PHOENIX — The final buzzer of Thursday night’s game marked the beginning of a quick break for the Phoenix Suns as the NBA heads into the All-Star break.
However, it also marked the continuance of the Suns’ struggles in the fourth quarter, a place where they can’t seem to catch a break.
After playing the Mavericks close [...]

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