Trailing 55-51 after an uninspiring first half in which the ageless Marcus Camby waltzed through the lane for 18 rebounds, the Phoenix Suns knew they had 24 minutes left to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Turns out they only needed 12.
The Suns played their quarter of the season in the third, outscoring the Rockets 30-14 to [...]

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Phoenix Suns 112, Houston Rockets 105
The Phoenix Suns’ loss in Denver last Friday severely crippled their playoff hopes.
A loss tonight in Houston would serve as their knockout punch for all intents and purposes with the Suns trailing the Rockets and Nuggets by two games for a playoff spot entering play tonight.
If the Suns drop tonight’s [...]

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PHOENIX — It took 22-and-a-half years, but Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris finally got a taste of what it’s like to play against each other in a competitive game.
With 3:21 left in the first quarter of Sunday’s game between the Suns and Rockets, Markieff Morris checked in for Channing Frye. Less than three minutes later [...]

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PHOENIX — For 18 minutes and 31 seconds on Sunday night, Michael Redd stepped in the time machine.
The wear and tear on his surgically repaired knees vanished. The 185 games he missed over the course of the last three seasons became a distant memory.
Michael Redd was Michael Redd again.
His left-handed, high-release jump shot didn’t miss [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have a chance to pull within a half-game of the Houston Rockets for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot when the two teams clash tonight in US Airways Center.
Here are a few pregame notes and quotes before the two teams tip off at 6 p.m.:
Martin out, Camby will [...]

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