PHOENIX — With memories of home losses to the Nets, Cavs, Raptors, Warriors and of course these very same New Orleans Hornets fresh in their minds, the Suns knew they absolutely have to take care of business tonight against the lowly, beat-up Hornets.
Against many teams the Suns would not be able to get away with [...]

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Phoenix Suns 92, New Orleans Hornets 75
There isn’t much working in the Phoenix Suns’ favor right about now.
They’re losers of two straight and four of their last six, they remain 2 1/2 games out of the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot with only 15 games remaining, and they play seven of their next [...]

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For the past two-plus decades the Phoenix Suns franchise has been defined by superlative point guard play.
From the great Kevin Johnson to Jason Kidd to Stephon Marbury and of course Steve Nash, the Suns have always reaped the benefits of having an elite player running the point for them, with the torch being passed from [...]

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Phoenix Suns 120, New Orleans Hornets 103
PHOENIX — There’s not much time to put filmwork into footwork this lockout-shortened season. Rest is more important than continuity in a way, and because of it a struggling team like the Phoenix Suns has little time to rework problems big or small.
They can only look at themselves in [...]

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It came against a New Orleans Hornets squad missing its leading scorer that won’t remind anybody of the Seven Seconds or Less Suns even at full strength following the Chris Paul trade.
But for the Phoenix Suns – the Phoenix Suns – to hold an NBA opponent to 28.9 percent shooting for an entire game is quite [...]

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