PHOENIX — With the Phoenix Suns set to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7 p.m. MST in US Airways Center, head coach Alvin Gentry weighed in on Ricky Rubio’s injury, the recent play of Jared Dudley and Robin Lopez, his NCAA Tournament favorite, and Peyton Manning’s basketball skills.
A look at Minnesota without Rubio 
On Saturday [...]

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PHOENIX — Close your eyes and you could almost imagine being transported back to 2010, a better time for this franchise when a home game against the Lakers meant a battle between powerhouses.
For one of the first times this season, a special electricity ran through US Airways Center with a flock of Lakers fans in [...]

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The Sacramento Kings came into Saturday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns as one of the NBA’s hottest teams.
Winners of four of their last five with victories over the Thunder, Trail Blazers, Warriors and Hornets, the Kings’ offense was rolling, averaging 99.8 points per game during that stretch — good for fourth in the NBA.
The [...]

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Phoenix Suns 95, Charlotte Bobcats 89
Typically, this preview would focus on the statistical differentials between the teams in various advanced metrics — offensive rebound rate, effective field goal percentage and the other Four Factors — but this isn’t a typical game. This is a clash between a Suns team that can’t seem to find any [...]

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PHOENIX — Every time the Suns’ season seems to be careening toward a “wait til next year” cliff, they pull off a resounding victory over a likely playoff team.
After an uninspiring 2-4 start they whacked the Blazers. Then after five losses in a row they upset the Knicks and Celtics on the road. Now they [...]

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Steve Nash unveils “The Corn Chopper” aka the “most epic snowboard trick ever” in the heart of downtown Phoenix in his latest Vitaminwater video.

Nash, Dudley leading Tweeter of the Year race

@SteveNash and @JaredDudley619 are leading the way in the voting for HoopsHype’s Tweeter of the Year award for 2011.
As of this writing, Nash leads with [...]

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