PHOENIX — Goran Dragic made a name for himself feasting on opposing bench units two years ago in US Airways Center.
The Dragon returned to the scene of the crime Thursday and pulled the trick once again, leading a Rockets bench that was the difference in Houston’s 96-89 win over the Suns as was so often [...]

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Houston Rockets 96, Phoenix Suns 89
The Phoenix Suns found confidence in most everything spanning their current three-game winning streak. Shots are falling thanks to strong cohesiveness in ball movement, the defense has been consistent, and Alvin Gentry has found a rotation that he just might stick to.
Coincidentally, that three-game winning streak was spurred by the [...]

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The Houston Rockets closed out the first quarter with a 17-6 run and never looked back in a sloppy, turnover-laden 99-81 victory over the Phoenix Suns at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Phoenix had its second-worst scoring output of the season Friday night, mustering only 81 points on 41 percent shooting. This was only slightly better than [...]

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Houston Rockets 99, Phoenix Suns 81
Like the Phoenix Suns, the Houston Rockets don’t get much notoriety. They lack a great deal of star power and aren’t on a hot streak. Even when they are, it’s not by way of Lob City-esque passing or anything that can be called spectacular.
But Kevin Martin’s awkward jump shot and [...]

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For the second straight season ValleyoftheSuns is participating in the NBA blog preview series organized by Celtics Blog’s Jeff Clark, as you most likely know from our Suns preview earlier this week.
As part of the project I will be posting links to team previews from other participating blogs to take a peak at the entire NBA [...]

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With Steve Nash and Channing Frye down for the count, Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry made it clear that for them to remain in the playoff race without 40 percent of their starting lineup, somebody needed to step up.
After three underwhelming quarters against the Rockets, Gentry finally got that elevated play from Vince Carter [...]

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