PHOENIX — For years the words “defense,” “rebounding” and “Phoenix Suns” couldn’t possibly be used in the same sentence with accuracy unless words like “bad,” “terrible” or “awful” were also thrown into the mix. But while a 104-88 win over the 18-win Sacramento Kings doesn’t exactly change that, the Suns are quickly proving that they [...]

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PHOENIX — Here are a couple of notes and quotes courtesy of Alvin Gentry’s office an hour before game time:

Steve Nash will be a game-time decision. Alvin Gentry on Nash’s status: “He’s going to see, it will be a game-time decision. He’s feeling pretty good right now so we’ll just have to see what happens [...]

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Suns 104, Kings 88
A meeting with the mediocre awful Sacramento Kings couldn’t come at a more perfect time.
Steve Nash is aching with back and abdominal pain (he didn’t practice Saturday but will likely play Sunday), so it’s a good chance for him to decrease his minutes for at least one game.
Amare Stoudemire is playing his [...]

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When I left US Airways Center back on Jan. 26, I wondered if the Suns would dig themselves an insurmountable hole in an incredibly bunched up Western Conference by the All-Star break.
After heartbreaking losses against Utah and Charlotte to cap a stretch of seven defeats in nine games, the Suns had moved to the bottom [...]

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Suns 114, Kings 102
Four in a row? All against winning teams? And three straight on the road?
Did I sleepwalk my way into a Delorean with Marty McFly and take a trip back to November?
Although that would be interesting, it seems I have in fact not gone back in time.
Great Scott! That means the Suns are [...]

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No one said it would be easy, but the Suns captured their first road win since Nov. 29 tonight as they gutted out a win in Sacramento, holding off the Kings, 113-109.
Prior to tonight, the Suns had lost consecutive road games to the Knicks, Cavs, Lakers, Mavs, Nuggets, Trail Blazers and Warriors.
The seven-game road losing streak [...]

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