Robin Lopez - Part 2

Entries Tagged as 'Robin Lopez'

3-on-3: The Robin Lopez contract situation

January 26th, 2012 · 24 Comments

While teams across the league went to great lengths to extend their 2008 draft picks, the Phoenix Suns decided to stand pat with Robin Lopez, opting instead to deal with his contract situation during the summer. At that time the Suns can extend a $4 million qualifying offer that would make Lopez a restricted free [...]

Robin Lopez suspended one game for bumping ref

January 25th, 2012 · 10 Comments

Suns center Robin Lopez was suspended today for one game without pay for making contact with an official in the second quarter of Phoenix’s loss to the Raptors on Tuesday night. Lopez will serve his suspension Friday night in Portland.
Lopez reacted viscerally to what he felt was a foul on Andrea Bargnani when Lopez received [...]

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Toronto Raptors 99, Phoenix Suns 96 — Road trip hangover

January 25th, 2012 · 48 Comments

PHOENIX — Much has changed about the Phoenix Suns since Steve Nash signed as a free agent before the 2004-05 season yet one constant had remained: the Suns always beat the Toronto Raptors.
Not anymore.
The Suns’ longest active winning streak over a single opponent was snapped Tuesday night in Toronto’s 99-96 victory after the Suns had [...]

Chicago Bulls 118, Phoenix Suns 97 — Defensive indifference

January 18th, 2012 · 59 Comments

The Phoenix Suns shot better than 50 percent, stayed close on the boards and received a superstar offensive performance from Steve Nash yet the Chicago Bulls still found a way to wallop them even with their All-Star point guard in street clothes.
The Suns managed to score 30 more points than the Bulls were allowing on [...]

New Orleans Hornets 85, Phoenix Suns 84 — No go-to player

December 26th, 2011 · 32 Comments

PHOENIX — Eric Gordon showed the Phoenix Suns how badly they need a go-to player in New Orleans’ 85-84 victory over the Phoenix Suns tonight in US Airways Center.
Gordon drilled a 20-foot jumper over the outstretched arms of Jared Dudley with four seconds left that ended up being the game winner after Markieff Morris threw [...]

Preview: New Orleans Hornets (0-0) at Phoenix Suns (0-0)

December 26th, 2011 · 8 Comments

New Orleans Hornets 85, Phoenix Suns 84
The New Orleans Hornets could be battling this season just to keep their heads above water and out of the cellar in the Western Conference.
But even after the Chris Paul trade rocked the roster from the year prior, the Hornets don’t think they should be counted out, and they’ll get [...]