Phoenix Suns: Top 5 moments in team history
#1 Barkley’s Playoff Game-Winner
Earlier, this list featured dramatic playoff game-tying shots that, while they sent the game into overtime, still came in games the Phoenix Suns ultimately lost.
Not for #1 on this list.
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One of the greatest to ever lace up for the Suns and that year’s MVP, Charles Barkley, hit a game-winner in the 1993 Western Conference Semi-Finals.
This wasn’t a falling-out-bounds-heave like Rex Chapman and it didn’t get coined a clever pun like the shot heard round the world. It was a relatively benign dribble-dribble-dribble pull-up at the top of the key from 20 feet, but it sealed not only the game but also the series against the evil San Antonio Spurs.
Not only was it a dramatic game-winner in the final seconds, he hit it over David Robinson who he had been battling with all series long.
It capped off a tremendous game for the Round Mount of Rebound, as he finished with 28 points, 21 rebounds, and two blocks, and was the most celebratory moment in Phoenix Suns history.
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I’m sure you probably disagree with one, two, or five of these moments. As I said, there is far from a consensus on this amongst the fanbase. Hopefully, some better moments are to some for the Suns so we all can finally get some no-brainers on this list.