Miami Heat 95, Phoenix Suns 83
PHOENIX — It’s curtains up time for the new-look Suns.
After all the talk and speculation since the blockbuster six-player trade with the Magic was announced Saturday, Phoenix will finally get to see what it acquired out on the floor.
Newcomers Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat will make their debuts Thursday night against [...]

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There will be nights like this.
With the Suns playing extreme small ball with Hedo Turkoglu and Channing Frye as their post players, there will be nights when Phoenix’s shot is off and the team can’t make up for it in other areas of the game. That’s especially the case when the opponent boasts LeBron James, [...]

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Heat 123, Suns 96
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat enter tonight’s showdown in South Beach in the same place in the standings at 6-4, but how the teams feel about their first 10 games is about as different as their offseasons.
The Suns come into this one having won three in a row and [...]

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Yesterday, we unveiled our cufflinks giveaway, in which you can win free Phoenix Suns cufflinks by guessing how many treys the Suns drill tonight in Miami.
Now we’re giving you the chance to actually go to that ESPN-televised matchup against the Heat if you can, you know, take your talents to South Beach tonight, and with [...]

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NBA bloggers prognosticate the Miami Heat and the rest of the Southeast Division in this week’s capsules:
Bobcats: Rufus on Fire | SBN Recap
Hawks: Peachtree Hoops
Heat: Peninsula Is Mightier | SportsAgentBlog.com
Magic: Orlando Pinstriped Post | Magic Basketball | Orlando Magic Daily | Orlando Sports Central
Wizards: Bullets Forever | Truth About It | SBN Recap
All Recaps

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A couple thoughts on Le Decision:
It’s very possible that this was pre-ordained since the 2008 Olympics and everything else has been some giant charade, but you’ve got to wonder if LeBron winning a title in Cleveland would have changed things.
And you’ve got to wonder if Cleveland pulling the trigger on an Amare Stoudemire trade would [...]

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