Entries Tagged as 'Rebounding'

Heartbreak in LA: Ron Artest’s buzzer beater finishes Phoenix Suns in crushing Game 5 defeat

May 28th, 2010 · 41 Comments

It’s kind of ironic that one of the Suns’ core defensive strategies is to force Ron Artest to shoot the basketball.
It worked when Artest hoisted up a pair of bricks with the Lakers up three with a minute left, but with Grant Hill and Steve Nash draped all over Kobe Bryant on his last-second fadeaway [...]

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Tags: Jason Richardson · Los Angeles Lakers · Phoenix Suns · Playoffs · Rebounding · Steve Nash · Suns Recap

Second-chance points, turnovers doom Suns

May 27th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Nothing demoralizes a team more than second-chance points, and the Phoenix Suns learned that the hardest way possible tonight when Ron Artest snared a Kobe Bryant air ball and finished the game winner at the buzzer to hand the Lakers a pivotal 3-2 lead in the Western Conference Finals.
The Suns played perfect defense on Kobe, [...]

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Tags: Los Angeles Lakers · Phoenix Suns · Playoffs · Rebounding · Turnovers

The Phoenix Suns’ bench mob drives Game 4 victory

May 26th, 2010 · 26 Comments

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ bench has been building leads and making comebacks all season.
But this was the Western Conference Finals, a time when the stars usually shine, not an occasion that usually ends with an entire bench unit being interviewed by Craig Sager.
On a night that appeared to be the Suns’ signature three-point shooting [...]

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Tags: Bench · Channing Frye · Goran Dragic · Los Angeles Lakers · Phoenix Suns · Playoffs · Rebounding · Suns Recap

Phoenix Suns practice notes: Amare Stoudemire responds to defensive criticism

May 21st, 2010 · 8 Comments

PHOENIX — After observing the last 15 minutes of practice today, the Phoenix Suns looked like the team with a 2-0 series lead heading into Game 3, rather than the squad scrambling for answers against a seemingly unbeatable Lakers team.
There were smiles scattered across the court as the team wrapped up practice with a half-court [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Defense · Los Angeles Lakers · Phoenix Suns · Playoffs · Rebounding · Suns News

Lamar Odom: The ultimate game changer

May 17th, 2010 · 24 Comments

There’s no question that Kobe Bryant kept the Phoenix Suns teetering backward and finally delivered the knockout punch with 26 second-half points (40 total) in tonight’s Western Conference Finals series opener.
But although Kobe had a special night offensively, no Los Angeles Laker changed the complexion of the game more than Lamar Odom.
The Suns looked crisp [...]

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Tags: Bench · Channing Frye · Defense · Los Angeles Lakers · Phoenix Suns · Playoffs · Rebounding · Suns Analysis · Three-Pointers

Opponent Analysis: The Los Angeles Lakers

May 15th, 2010 · 11 Comments

PHOENIX — Kobe Bryant, two seven-foot starters, arguably the league’s best coach (unless you ask Steve Nash), the triangle offense and one of the most versatile players in the NBA coming off the bench.
It is no secret why the Los Angeles Lakers are the reigning champs.
“It’s a huge, huge task for us to beat these [...]

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Tags: Los Angeles Lakers · Phoenix Suns · Playoffs · Rebounding · Suns Analysis · Three-Pointers