Phoenix Suns 93, New Orleans Hornets 78
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns will hit the road for the first time this season in search of their offense and their first win of the season.
They will also get a shot at revenge in New Orleans after the Hornets knocked them off in the opener on Eric Gordon’s [...]

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PHOENIX — Eric Gordon showed the Phoenix Suns how badly they need a go-to player in New Orleans’ 85-84 victory over the Phoenix Suns tonight in US Airways Center.
Gordon drilled a 20-foot jumper over the outstretched arms of Jared Dudley with four seconds left that ended up being the game winner after Markieff Morris threw [...]

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New Orleans Hornets 85, Phoenix Suns 84
The New Orleans Hornets could be battling this season just to keep their heads above water and out of the cellar in the Western Conference.
But even after the Chris Paul trade rocked the roster from the year prior, the Hornets don’t think they should be counted out, and they’ll get [...]

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When the NBA lockout finally comes to an end (be it tomorrow, Christmas Day, or June 30, 2012) every team with playoff hopes will have to ask itself, “What is our team identity?”
For the Suns, identity has long been defined by their “Seven Seconds or Less” mentality. Put simply, “we will score so quickly, and [...]

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For the second straight season ValleyoftheSuns is participating in the NBA blog preview series organized by Celtics Blog’s Jeff Clark, as you most likely know from our Suns preview earlier this week.
As part of the project I will be posting links to team previews from other participating blogs to take a peak at the entire NBA [...]

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In a season gone sour, sometimes the little things are all there is left to enjoy.
For New Orleans, tonight’s 109-97 victory was about Willie Green canning his first 12 shots to help the Hornets keep pace with the Blazers and Grizzlies in the race for playoff seeding.
But for the Phoenix Suns, their biggest achievement came [...]

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