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Phoenix Suns 81, Los Angeles Clippers 78 — Winning ugly

March 3rd, 2012 · 8 Comments

PHOENIX — Ever since training camp head coach Alvin Gentry has preached that the Suns must improve enough defensively to survive cold shooting nights.
The Suns are four games below .500 because that hasn’t happened often enough this season, but on Friday night their defense lifted Phoenix to an 81-78 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers [...]

Preview: Los Angeles Clippers (21-12) at Phoenix Suns (15-20)

March 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments

Phoenix Suns 81, Los Angeles Clippers 78
PHOENIX — Upsets will become the name of the game if the Phoenix Suns hope to put together any semblance of a winning streak.
They started the second half of the season with a inspiring win over the then-18-18 Minnesota Timberwolves last night and hope that builds into momentum with [...]

Phoenix Suns 111, Los Angeles Clippers 98 — A rare win sans Nash

April 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns won a game without Steve Nash in convincing fashion, and no, that’s not an April Fools joke.
Sure, it was just the Los Angeles Clippers, a squad the Suns have now beaten in 11 of their last 12 meetings, but Phoenix’s sound 111-98 victory represented the first time the Suns have [...]

Preview: Los Angeles Clippers (29-46) at Phoenix Suns (36-38)

April 1st, 2011 · 15 Comments

Phoenix Suns 111, Los Angeles Clippers 98
PHOENIX — With the Phoenix Suns mired in a four-game losing streak that has dropped them 5 1/2 games out of a playoff spot and caused the Hollinger Playoff Odds to decrease their chances of reaching the postseason to an honest 0 percent, it begs the question how much [...]

Phoenix Suns 108, Los Angeles Clippers 99 — Bench save

March 20th, 2011 · 20 Comments

Nursing a three-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, I wondered how long Alvin Gentry would wait to re-insert Steve Nash into a game his team couldn’t lose as it clings to playoff hopes that took a major hit during last week’s four-game losing streak.
But the only tough decision Gentry ended up facing this fourth [...]

Preview: Phoenix Suns (34-33) at Los Angeles Clippers (27-43)

March 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Phoenix Suns 108, Los Angeles Clippers 99
Just 15 games remain between the Suns and either an extra long offseason or an improbable playoff run.
That’s 15 games to make or break the entire season.
Friday started Phoenix off on the right foot.
A couple days after Steve Nash made his return, Channing Frye came back from a separated shoulder to [...]