Phoenix Suns Recap

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San Antonio Spurs 110, Phoenix Suns 106 — A sweet farewell?

April 26th, 2012 · 32 Comments

PHOENIX — The chants sprung up organically with about five and a half minutes left in a season and possibly a legendary Suns career, slowly building to a crescendo that resonated throughout US Airways Center.
“We want Steve, we want Steve, we want Steve!”
Fans leapt to their feet and even teammates Marcin Gortat and Shannon Brown [...]

Utah Jazz 100, Phoenix Suns 88 — Botched play-in game

April 25th, 2012 · 47 Comments

That’s it, that’s all folks.
Despite an improbable run to turn around what was once a 12-19 season, the Phoenix Suns’ playoff hopes are officially squashed after they fell to the Utah Jazz 100-88 in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night.
Thanks to a trio of monster double-doubles from Paul Milsap (26-15), Al Jefferson (18-16) and Derrick [...]

Denver Nuggets 118, Phoenix Suns 107 — Playoff hopes subluxed

April 21st, 2012 · 14 Comments

PHOENIX — For a half the Phoenix Suns were every bit the equal of the Denver Nuggets, going basket for basket with them in a back-and-forth opening 24 minutes that severely taxed the scoreboard operator’s trigger finger.
But after losing Channing Frye to a shoulder subluxation late in the first half, the Nuggets opened the second [...]

Phoenix Suns 93, Los Angeles Clippers 90 — Gut check

April 20th, 2012 · 41 Comments

PHOENIX — US Airways Center was sleepy.
It was a weird sight to see considering the Phoenix Suns had so much to fight for. The final playoff spot was on the line, and with the Houston Rockets inexplicably falling to the lowly New Orleans Hornets earlier in the night, a win would lock the Suns with [...]

Oklahoma City Thunder 109, Phoenix Suns 97 — Playoff push Hardened

April 19th, 2012 · 25 Comments

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns opened tonight’s game on fire, racing out to a very early 13-point advantage in which they seemingly could do no wrong.
Then James Harden checked in and restored order to your regularly scheduled Suns beat down.
Not long after the bearded one entered, the Thunder scored the final 16 points of the [...]

Phoenix Suns 125, Portland Trail Blazers 107 — Controlling their destiny

April 17th, 2012 · 43 Comments

PHOENIX — Tonight we learned what happens when a team in the midst of a massive tank job meets a team in desperate need of a win to vault into one of the top eight sought-after spots in the Western Conference.
With Nicolas Batum and Raymond Felton joining LaMarcus Aldridge on the list of unavailable Portland [...]