Entries Tagged as 'Denver Nuggets'

Denver Nuggets 118, Phoenix Suns 98 — Unmerciful end

April 17th, 2013 · 17 Comments

It’s over.
The 2012-13 abomination in Suns history ended Wednesday night with the same mix that got Phoenix to such historic lows in the first place.
There was the lack of star power when the game mattered, followed by encouraging numbers by young players and bench warmers in meaningless minutes.
There was the Suns’ new offensive identity: ugly. [...]

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Tags: Denver Nuggets · Phoenix Suns Recap

Preview: Phoenix Suns (25-56) at Denver Nuggets (56-25)

April 17th, 2013 · 17 Comments

Time: 5 p.m. MST
TV: FSAZ
And then there was one.
It’s strange to think that not too long ago regular season finales held tremendous value for the Phoenix Suns. Either there was a high playoff seed or franchise-record win total up for grabs.
Neither will be true this year, but this much is known: Wednesday’s contest against the [...]

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Denver Nuggets 108, Phoenix Suns 93 — Inside out

March 11th, 2013 · 23 Comments

PHOENIX – The Suns own the worst three-point defense in the league. The Denver Nuggets didn’t do much with it.
It didn’t matter.
Corey Brewer scored 20 points, and outside of a Ty Lawson three-pointer in the final seconds, the Nuggets went 2-of-11 from long-range on Monday night in a 108-93 win against the Suns at [...]

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Preview: Denver Nuggets (42-22) at Phoenix Suns (22-41)

March 11th, 2013 · 18 Comments

Time: 7 p.m. MST
TV: FSAZ
When the Phoenix Suns lost center Marcin Gortat to a foot sprain against the Toronto Raptors two games ago, the offense sputtered. To be fair, expecting a refurbished offensive gameplan to come midgame from a coaching staff that in its own way lost depth and continuity – when Alvin Gentry, Dan [...]

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Tags: Denver Nuggets · Hamed Haddadi · Phoenix Suns Preview

Phoenix Suns 110, Denver Nuggets 100 — Nightmare matchup no longer

November 13th, 2012 · 15 Comments

PHOENIX — As the Phoenix Suns grew older the past two seasons, the lightning quick Denver Nuggets turned into a nightmare matchup for the team.
As such the Suns entered tonight’s contest against Denver having lost six in a row to the Nuggets by a combined 15.3 points per game dating back to November of 2010. [...]

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Tags: Denver Nuggets · Markieff Morris · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap

Preview: Denver Nuggets (4-3) at Phoenix Suns (3-4)

November 12th, 2012 · 7 Comments

Phoenix Suns 110, Denver Nuggets 100
In a game between two teams that in recent years have been the speed burners of the NBA, poor shooting has so far been the lingering problem for each. Monday night’s game between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns in US Airways Center will be about which team can [...]

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