Suns 119, Trail Blazers 90

PHOENIX – The Blazers landed the first punch.
Now it’s the Suns’ turn to counter.
If not, this could be the last game US Airways Center hosts all season.
Yes, Game 2 is that desperate of a situation with the Suns facing two games against Portland’s raucous crowd later this week. And [...]

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PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns center Robin Lopez will be evaluated Monday by Dr. Christopher Huston, a spine disorder specialist, after which time the Suns will have a better handle on when or if Lopez will return this season from a bulging disk injury in his back.
“He’s making some progress, but we have to assume that he’s not going [...]

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Suns 112, Spurs 101
Let’s just say ESPN made a really good decision making the final tilt of the regular season between the Suns and Spurs a nationally-televised affair.
Like every other game the rest of the year, this game is HUGE. And it’s not just because the visitors will be wearing silver and black (although that [...]

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PHOENIX — In many respects Friday’s game against the Lakers felt like a playoff game. Heck, that notion was even written on the whiteboard in the Suns’ locker room before the game.
With Los Angeles being in town on a Friday night, the fans were jacked up during pregame introductions and the Suns started the game [...]

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PHOENIX — With an accident on the 51 on my way to the game tonight, I almost felt like I was stuck on an LA freeway. As I arrived to my usual parking garage I noticed parking was about double what it normally is. And as I walked to the stadium I noticed a disturbingly [...]

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I’m often asked on Daily Dime Live chats about what trade the Suns need to make to vault them to contender status.
This one isn’t it, but the Suns did save a few more dollars by jettisoning seldom-used guard Alando Tucker to Minnesota with a conditional second-rounder and cash for Jason Hart, whose non-guaranteed contract was [...]

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