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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Oklahoma City Thunder 122, Phoenix Suns 118
The Phoenix Suns said after the All-Star break that they weren’t worrying about anybody but themselves.
They said it didn’t matter who they were playing, where they were playing or how they got wins. All that matters, they said, was playing their way into the playoffs in the final 28 [...]

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PHOENIX — With 3:49 remaining in the third quarter, Vince Carter drained his fifth three-pointer of the game to give him 30 points as he appeared to be on his way to his signature game in a Phoenix uniform.
But Carter scored just three more points in the fourth quarter on 1-for-7 shooting as the Suns [...]

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