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Phoenix Suns 102, Portland Trail Blazers 77
The team with the best record in the Western Conference comes to Phoenix this evening, and the Suns’ defense will have its hands full.
It used to be that the Suns could be counted on to play at a breakneck pace and to do so effectively, but — so far [...]

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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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PHOENIX — All the talk of rock bottom and blowing this thing up is missing one key fact. After Friday’s 115-111 victory over Portland, the Suns trail the Blazers by a mere one game in the loss column and two games overall for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Despite winning consecutive [...]

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PHOENIX — In this video blog, ValleyoftheSuns’ Michael Schwartz and ArizonaSports.com’s Adam Green break down the Suns’ 115-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, look ahead to the upcoming road trip and debate where tonight’s victory puts the Suns.

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Phoenix Suns 115, Portland Trail Blazers 111
Approaching the midway point of the season, the Phoenix Suns sit in 11thplace in the West, three games out of the eighth and final playoff spot.
Who currently holds that precarious position?
Well, that’d be the Suns’ opponent Friday night, the Portland Trail Blazers.
“We have to start playing like it means something,” Suns [...]

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