Phoenix Suns 102, Los Angeles Lakers 90
The Phoenix Suns lately haven’t had a tad bit of the Los Angeles Lakers’  Kryptonite.
The Lakers’ size is too much to handle, their firepower too much to overcome and even when things aren’t going right, stopping Kobe Bryant has been impossible for Phoenix, who has lost to the Lakers [...]

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For the Phoenix Suns and their limited roster to hang with Western Conference playoff teams, they need to be nearly flawless in all aspects of the game.
Shots have to fall, defensive rotations must be crisp, and Suns bigs need to keep the opposition off the glass while anchoring the paint defensively.
Phoenix did none of that [...]

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Los Angeles Lakers 111, Phoenix Suns 99
PHOENIX – Fresh off a disastrous start to their week with three losses in three days — two in games Phoenix held double-digit second-half leads — the week gets no easier as the Suns open a home-and-home series with the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in Staples Center.
The Lakers — [...]

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In advance of this weekend’s home-and-home series with the Los Angeles Lakers, Valley of the Suns exchanged questions with ESPN Land O’ Lakers writer Brian Kamenetzky. Here’s what he had to say:
Ryan Weisert: Since it would be far too broad a question to ask “What’s wrong with Metta World Peace?” I’ll just ask  what seems [...]

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After the Phoenix Suns collapsed against the Los Angeles Lakers down the stretch of Tuesday night’s contest, I wanted to rewatch those final six minutes and see where the Suns went wrong.
I looked at every possession, both offensively and defensively, to get a better look at what led to Phoenix’s demise. Here’s a play-by-play breakdown of [...]

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