PHOENIX — Before the Suns took to the floor for a final time this season on Wednesday night, head coach Alvin Gentry joked that he’s been an interim coach before, he’s just never been one three times in one season.
That statement sums up why the Phoenix Suns will be watching everybody else start their postseason [...]

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There’s a reason they call this time of year March Madness.
The Suns and Lakers played a game as wild as anything we saw in the NCAA Tournament this weekend, with the Lakers finally prevailing 139-137 in triple overtime of a contest neither team deserved to lose.
In a game of twists and turns, this one turned [...]

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PHOENIX — Last season the Phoenix Suns’ bench developed into one of the most devastating aspects of a Western Conference finalist, and with an 11-deep roster this year that bench chemistry must be recaptured for the Suns to make a run.
But while the unit drips of potential, it will take time to click, especially after [...]

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Suns 121, Lakers 116
PHOENIX — An NBA schedule cannot get much more difficult than the gauntlet the Phoenix Suns will face the next five days.
Starting with tonight’s showdown against the Lakers in Staples Center, the Suns face a four games in five days stretch that also includes a home game against Denver and back-to-back roadies [...]

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(Video by ValleyoftheSuns’ Mike Schmitz)
When Steve Nash finished off a nifty three-point play with 5:43 remaining in the game to put Phoenix up three, the Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers appeared to be headed to a classic opening-night finish.
I’m not sure what exactly happened next, but it certainly wasn’t Phoenix Suns basketball as we [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns will eventually shoot the ball.
Or at least that’s the mantra they keep repeating after surviving another poor shooting performance to defeat the even more inept Golden State Warriors, 92-87.
This was far from your typical Suns-Warriors shootout with the Suns shooting 37.8 percent from the field and 20.8 percent from three [...]

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