After an incredibly impressive defensive performance last night in New Orleans, the Phoenix Suns crash landed hard in Oklahoma City. Though the score ended up as only a 10-point differential, the game definitely looked and felt like a blowout.
Coming off their first win of the season, the Suns faced a back-to-back for the first time [...]

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Oklahoma City Thunder 107, Phoenix Suns 97
By beating the New Orleans Hornets and avoiding a three-game losing skid to begin their season, the Phoenix Suns showed that they’re nowhere close to going into panic mode.
But against the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in Oklahoma City, the Suns will need Friday’s effort and then some.
Phoenix’s first win [...]

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Last week we looked at Denver, Portland, New Orleans, and Memphis in terms of their team identity. You can read that column here. Today we’ll look at the rest of the Western Conference playoff teams and see what, if anything, they can contribute to the Phoenix Suns’ identity crisis.
Oklahoma City
The Thunder were last season’s team [...]

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PHOENIX — Only the Phoenix Suns could have another blown fourth quarter overshadowed by an altercation between the officials and their two backup point guards in the final minute of a blowout.
After the Suns once again played a solid first three quarters and then a horrendous fourth quarter to turn a close game into a [...]

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Oklahoma City Thunder 116, Phoenix Suns 98
Blame Steve Nash’s pelvic instability. Blame Channing Frye’s shoulder. Blame the roster turnover. Blame Vince Carter. Blame Robin Lopez.
There’s no shortage of players to point the finger at for the Phoenix Suns’ disappointing, playoff-less season.
But despite all of the trades, injuries and regression, this roster is surely talented enough [...]

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The Phoenix Suns did nearly everything physically possible to leave Oklahoma City with their sixth victory in seven games on Sunday night.
Vince Carter rose from the dead with 29 points, Phoenix drilled 14-of-31 three-point attempts, the bench combined for 60 points including 20 a piece from Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat, and Grant Hill forced [...]

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