Marcin Gortat has long been known as the best backup center in the NBA, and he’s finally starting to show that he would not be a bad option as a starting center either.
Yet although his situation has completely changed from his time in Orlando, in actuality it would still be accurate to refer to Gortat [...]

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For much of Saturday night’s matchup with the Detroit Pistons, the Suns looked like a team that had flown in late the night before to play the second game of a back-to-back.
That was because they had, but the Pistons had also done the same and looked it.
It wasn’t a pretty game by any means, but [...]

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Time: 5:30 p.m. MST
TV: My45

Good teams beat who they’re supposed to beat.
No, defeating the likes of Cleveland and Washington won’t impress anyone, but losing to them sure would do some damage.
Just 10 days ago the Suns found themselves six games under .500 and on the heels of an embarrassing 132-98 loss to Denver.
Now, with a [...]

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On a night in which millions celebrated a new year, the Phoenix Suns turned over a new leaf and held the Detroit Pistons to a remarkable 75 points en route to an easy 92-75 win Friday night.
“It was a much needed win for us; I thought we were aggressive from the start,” Suns coach Alvin Gentry told [...]

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Phoenix Suns 92, Detroit Pistons 75
PHOENIX — Marcin Gortat punctuated one of his poignant quotes after Wednesday’s defensive shellacking at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers by remarking that things can’t get any worse.
We will find out if they actually can when the Suns take on the woeful Detroit Pistons Friday night to close out [...]

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NBA bloggers take a shot at the Central Division in this week’s capsules:
Bucks: Brew Hoop | NBAMate | SBNation Recap
Bulls: Blog-A-Bull | SBNation Recap
Cavs: Fear The Sword | WaitingForNextYear
Pacers: Indy Cornrows
Pistons: DetroitBadBoys | Need4Sheed.com | SB Nation Detroit |
Recaps: All Previews

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