By rss@youtube.com (oowama) Haier Shooting Stars on All-Star Saturday from TNT. This year's Haier Shooting Stars features the Pistons, Lakers, Suns, and Spurs.This part includes the rest of the first round with the Suns followed by the Spurs. Suns-Leandro Barbosa, Dan Majerle, and Tangela Smith Spurs-Tim Duncan, D...

By rss@youtube.com (foxsportsarizona) While making an appearance at the Subway in the Arizona Center, Tony Parker talks to Brad Steinke about a variety of topics, including how his good friend Boris Diaw handled the trade to Charlotte. Author: foxsportsarizona Keywords: Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs Fox Sports Arizona

By rss@youtube.com (timaios1972) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is used to being in charge. On Sunday night, he took a charge. In the fourth quarter of the Spurs' 103-92 Game 2 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night, Robert Horry had so much momentum as he tried to save a ball on the sideline that he ran out of bo...

By rss@youtube.com (PhoenixSunsVideos) Postgame comments from Head Coach Terry Porter, Jason Richardson and Matt Barnes after the Suns loss to the Spurs on Thursday afternoon. Log onto Suns.com to view more video features: http://www.nba.com/suns/multimedia/Suns_Multimedia.html

By rss@youtube.com (PhoenixSunsVideos) When the Suns traded for Slovenian point guard Goran Dragic from the Spurs on draft night, they not only acquired a talented 22 year-old, but maybe their future playmaker. Check out video of him dazzling defenders in Europe. Keywords: goran dragic phoenix suns nba steve kerr general manag...

By rss@youtube.com (pennyccwnba) Phoenix took away Tony Parker's easy layups just like it wanted to. So he just made jump shot after jump shot after jump shot. The smooth San Antonio point guard burned the Suns for a career-high 41 points along with 12 assists and the Spurs rolled to a 115-99 victory Friday night to take a 3-0 se...

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By rss@youtube.com (PhoenixSunsVideos) Complete postgame coverage from both locker rooms after the Suns lost to the Spurs in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series. Hear from Steve Nash, Shaquille O'Neal, Amare Stoudemire, Tony Parker and more, following the dramatic double overtime thriller. Game 2 is in San Antonio on T...

Suns center Shaquille O'Neal talks about his transition playing in Phoenix, being on the receiving end of Steve Nash's assists and the team's looming playoff series against the Spurs.

By J.E. Skeets Co-runner-up, Stickus Maximus: Amar'e: "Um, are you sure this is how we're supposed to play defense?" Spurs Assistant Coach: "I'm wearing a Suns shirt, aren't I? Sure it is! You have to stay as FAR away from Duncan as possible, or else you'll foul him! And Coach yells when you foul, right?"

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The Suns gave up 56 percent shooting on field goals and were saved because the Clippers could shoot no better than on free throws. The Suns won last year's preseason opener on the road too against a better team, San Antonio, and in a tougher place (the Clippers almost filled the lower bowl!) a...

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By Kelly Dwyer Ron Artest(notes) also managed a nice Baron Davis impression, making six three-pointers in 24 attempts. How this tug of war plays out over the regular season could decide whether or not the Lakers win over 65 games. Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz

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By noreply@blogger.com (M. Haubs) We're taking Magic over Lakers. WEST 1. L.A. Lakers 2. Portland 3. San Antonio 4. Dallas 5. Denver 6. Utah 7. New Orleans 8. Phoenix First Round: Lakers over Suns, Blazers over Hornets, Spurs over Jazz, Mavs over Nuggets Conf. Semis: Lakers over Mavs, Spurs over Blazers Conf. Finals: Lakers over Spurs

By J.E. Skeets Want just a bold statement? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes his team is as good — nay, better — than the one that went to the NBA Finals in 2006. Today, it's the Lakers, Spurs, Nuggets, Jazz, Blazers, Rockets, Hornets, Mavs and, well, maybe the Suns.

By J.E. Skeets Want just a bold statement? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes his team is as good — nay, better — than the one that went to the NBA Finals in 2006. Today, it's the Lakers, Spurs, Nuggets, Jazz, Blazers, Rockets, Hornets, Mavs and, well, maybe the Suns.

By Michael Tiedemann 3rd - Utah Jazz 8th - New York Knicks 10th - Los Angeles Lakers 12th - Los Angeles Clippers 18th - Boston Celtics 21st - Phoenix Suns 26th - Detroit Pistons 28th - San Antonio Spurs Original Pick: Wayne Simien, F, Kansas New Pick: Ike Diogu, F, Arizona St. 30th - New York Knicks

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By Michael Tiedemann 1st - Cleveland Cavaliers 2nd - Detroit Pistons 6th - Los Angeles Clippers 9th - New York Knicks 16th - Boston Celtics 17th - Phoenix Suns 19th - Utah Jazz 20th - Boston Celtics 24th - Los Angeles Lakers 25th - Detroit Pistons 28th - San Antonio Spurs 29th - Dallas Mavericks

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By noreply@blogger.com (M. Haubs) The 2008 Playoffs went more according to form, with the best regular-season team, Boston (66-16), defeating the top seed in the West, L.A. (57-25), in the Finals, but many thought that the experience of Detroit (59-23) and San Antonio (56-26) would allow those teams to prevail in the Confe...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Spurs win division title from late Finley, Duncan heroics By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Leave it to the seasoned veterans to end the San Antonio Spurs' regular-season on a high note. ?? Michael Finley's buzzer-beating three-pointer sen...

By Kelly Dwyer Cleveland Cavaliers: 35-8, 89.4 possessions per game (25th), 113 points scored per 100 possessions (3rd), 101.2 points allowed per 100 possessions (2nd).  San Antonio Spurs: 30-14, 88.4 possessions per game (26th), 107.9 points scored per 100 possessions (13th), 104.7 points allowed per...

By J.E. Skeets 5. San Antonio Spurs — Fourth in D, but 14th in offense, and the lamer mark isn’t likely to get any better with guys like Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, and (sorry) Roger Mason Jr. contributing as little as they do offensively over about 75 combined minutes per game. [KD]

By Andrew Ungvari San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Phoenix Suns Suddenly, the Suns were no longer a lock to make the playoffs, so General Manager Steve Kerr acted quickly when he acquired Jason Richardson from the Charlotte Bobcats for Raja Bell, Boris Diaw, and Sean Singletary. Utah Jazz

The Lakers’ win marked the 1000th for coach Phil Jackson, the sixth NBA coach to reach that mark. The 63-year-old has a career record of 1000-423 in more ... Lakers-Celtics earns NBA its highest rating in four years The Canadian Press Year in Review: The Celtics return and the Suns fade Nationa...

The San Antonio Spurs will shoot for their fourth straight victory Christmas afternoon when they pay a visit to the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center.

The San Antonio Spurs will shoot for their fourth straight victory Christmas afternoon when they pay a visit to the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center.

By Carter . 1. Boston Celtics (25-2) 2. Cleveland Cavaliers (22-4) 3. Los Angeles Lakers (21-5) 8. Portland Trail Blazers (17-10) 10. San Antonio Spurs (16-10) 12. Phoenix Suns (16-11) 13. Dallas Mavericks (14-11) 14. Utah Jazz (17-12) 19. New York Knicks (11-15) 5. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 8. Joe Johnson (ATL)

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) The acquisition of O'Neal last year cured the Suns' size problems in the paint and gave them at least the theoretical possibility of beating the Spurs in a playoff series. I don't really expect the Suns to win the West but if their players stop whining and start playing defense then they could be a tough out come playoff time. They certainly have enough talent on their roster to make some noise but Amare Stoudemire needs to stop talking about being the man and start grabbing more rebounds and playing defense, while Steve Nash needs to stop talking wistfully about the good old days with Mike D'Antoni (when the Suns never once made it to the NBA Finals) and he needs to show that he really can, in fact, make players better by finding ways to bring out t...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) The Phoenix Suns successfully opened the Terry Porter era with a 103-98 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, their main nemesis for the past several seasons. Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points on 8-11 shooting and added eight rebounds, Leandro Barbosa added 18 points off of the bench and Shaquille O'Neal controlled the paint with 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Steve Nash had 13 points and 13 assists. The Spurs--playing without injured starters Manu Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto--were led by Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, each of whom scored 32 points. Roger Mason (12 points) was the only other Spur who scored in double figures.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Zei_Zao_LS) Expectations for the season: I'm expecting an 82-0 record, Amare to be the MVP, Terry Porter to be the COY, Leandro to be the 6th Man of the Year again, Robin Lopez to be the ROY, and a quick 16 game playoff run that ends with a Suns championship.

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By (author unknown) Most did not realize the Suns had traded for Slovenian point guard Goran Dragic in the second round. The trade was made just a couple picks before San Antonio's 45th pick, which the Spurs used to take Dragic on Phoenix's behalf in exchange for the No. 48 pick (the Suns took Malik Hairston on San...

By noreply@blogger.com (Hersey) I'll write a profile of whomever the Suns draft. Let's get some talent Steve Kerr! 15 Robin Lopez, Center, Stanford, 7', 255 lbs. 45 Goran Dragic, Point Guard, Union Olimpija (Slovenia), 6' 4", 180 lbs. (acquired from San Antonio Spurs for rights to #48 Malik Hairston)

Phoenix once again tapping into Spurs' bench for expertise.

By Eric Satterwhite 27. New Orleans Hornets Richard Hendrix 6′9″ Power Forward Alabama - The resurgent Hornets, after a season of unparalleled playoff success, are finding the rode to the Western Conference Finals met with the physical play of the defending World Champion San Antonio Spurs. The lithe Horne...

By David Friedman 1) The Celtics employed essentially the same defense that the San Antonio Spurs used against Cleveland in the 2007 NBA Finals: they built a wall around the paint by trapping James aggressively after every pick and roll that involved him and they sent waves of defenders in his direction an...

By David Friedman Don't interpret this post to be some kind of eulogy for the Spurs. This is not the time for that--yet. Although history shows that teams that win the first two games of a playoff series at home virtually always win the series, the veteran-laden defending champions should not be counted out. Th...

Ask yourself this: if the Hornets cruise past the Spurs, with the Lakers/Jazz and then Celtics/Pistons left to beat ... are they home free? No, my friend, they are not. Which makes this that delightful rarity: a season when the real NBA Finals will be ... the real NBA Finals.

In the Phoenix series, San Antonio seemed to get every break in crunch time. Every desperation shot fell, the Suns made crucial turnovers like it was their job and Shaq missed almost all of his hack-a-shaq free throws. I began to wonder whether it was the Suns imploding or the Spurs getting lu...

By David Friedman West scored 11 points in the third quarter as the Hornets took a 74-66 lead. Michael Finley opened the fourth quarter with a three pointer to make the score 74-69 but New Orleans steadily pulled away after that. The Spurs' quarter by quarter scoring went 27-22-17-16 while the Hornets scored...

Suns.com Newsroom Notes: Suns Face Offseason Questions Suns.com - May 2, 2008 By Brad G. Faye, Suns.com Following their Game 5 elimination in San Antonio, the Phoenix Suns were back at the US Airways Center on Wednesday morning ...

By David Friedman The stat "gurus" need to answer two questions: (1) When is the last time Bryant had eight points in a playoff game? (2) Does Bryant have enough talent around him for his team to win a playoff game if he plays that badly? In case you are wondering, the answer to the first question is June 16, 2000 in the NBA Finals; Bryant's Lakers lost to the Indiana Pacers in that game five before clinching their first championship in game six (when Bryant had 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists). Bryant sprained his ankle in game two of that series, sat out the Lakers' game three loss, saved the Lakers with his great play in a game four overtime win after Shaquille O'Neal fouled out and then had the subpar game five before bouncing back in game six.   [read the full post]

Suns need to keep within themselves this last 6:43. Again, if the Suns play smart, there will be a game 6. Good to see LB hit a corner pocket three (see, Tom Leander, I watch) and the Suns now take the lead, 36-34 almost 4 minutes into the second.

By Ryan But not as painful as Suns-Spurs last year. First, Steve Nash was bloodied and forced to miss substantial time in the closing minutes of a Game 1 loss at home. Then, after scrapping to knot the series at 2-2, the Suns were hit with arguably one of the most unfair penalties in recent sports. As the...

By Matt Moore 3. Liberty, Bell: Speaking of Raja Bell, he actually decided to rise to life in Game 4. It's pretty simple, really. The Phoenix Suns cannot win tonight without Raja Bell playing well. His shooting is too important for them to spread the defense and create lanes for Nash and Amare Stoudemire. If h...

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By David Friedman The Phoenix Suns raced out to a 34-13 first quarter lead and never looked back, beating the San Antonio Spurs 105-86 in game four of their first round playoff series. The Spurs still enjoy a 3-1 lead and can close out the Suns with a victory in San Antonio on Tuesday night. Despite the large margin of victory, history suggests that this was almost certainly too little, too late for the Suns: no NBA team has ever recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a best of seven series and, barring injury to a key player, the defending champion Spurs do not seem likely to be the first team to squander such a lead. The box score numbers from this game are more than a little peculiar: both teams shot worse than .430 from the field, Amare Stoudemire only scored seven points...   [read the full post]

Also, Boris Diaw had 10 points and Leandro Barbosa added eight in the first half. If two out the three players (Diaw, Bell, LB) score 15 or more points, the Suns are 17-2. So with the combination of Bell scoring over 20 and Diaw having scored over 15, the Suns have a double-whammy. Go Suns!

By Matt Moore 2. Which One Goes Off: Game 1: Tim Duncan. Game 2: Manu Ginobili. Game 3: Tony Parker. How about Game 4: Fabricio Oberto? Or Bruce Bowen? Which player for the Spurs are the Suns going to let torch them this time? The Suns have been completely unable to do anything defensively, and now they're turn...

By noreply@blogger.com (Zei_Zao_LS) This is only being run on Amare and Shaq, but primarily Amare and primarily with Michael Finley, but it's how Michael Finley has gotten basically every point he's had in the series. Finley will come off of a screen (or moving screen) from Kurt Thomas or Fabricio Oberto while Raja or Leandro c...

Spurs-Suns Pointers  GA - Apr 27, 2008 The fans at US Airways Center will be treated to a playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns when they take their seats on Sunday. ...

Suns Head Coach Mike D’Antoni said he didn’t have any answers after Game 3. He said that he hasn’t seen a team play that well and that perfectly-played game has left the Suns down 3-0 to their nemesis. So while San Antonio is the first team in the 2008 NBA Playoffs to take a 3-0 advantage, where do...

Leandro Barbosa is going to start in place of Grant Hill, who is laboring with a strained groin. Coach Mike D’Antoni considered starting Boris Diaw, but if one of his bigs got tired, he wanted to be able to sub in Boris to provide some relief.

By Matt Moore 4. Confidence Kills: There's absolutely no panic in Phoenix. None. Whatsoever. Not a bit. Nope. No, you didn't see Steve Nash walking off the floor with that look on his face. You know that look. The John Stockton face. The Patrick Ewing face. The "I just can't beat these guys" face. But you didn't see th...

By mblake@azsportshub.com (azsportshub.com) Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)Yet another riveting edition of “In the Zona” talking Arizona sports. This week Matt and Troy talk Suns basketball and hash out whether the Suns have what it takes to take own the mighty Spurs. 3 and Out:

Spurs beat Phoenix for 2-0 lead  Jamaica - Apr 23, 2008 AP TONY PARKER scored 32 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-96 victory over Phoenix in Game Two on Tuesday night after the Suns gave away another ... Hornets sting Mavericks Vancouver Sun Dallas Morning News - Guardian

Arizona Diamondbacks best Suns, Coyotes, Cardinals in fan survey Bizjournals.com, NC - Apr 23, 2008 The Phoenix Suns ranked 28th, and the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes came in at 38th. The Indianapolis Colts ranked No. 1 on the survey, followed by the San Antonio ...

Who will find the weakness in their armor? I'm hoping Grant Hill has a little "Magic" left in him tonight... Saturday, April 22, 2008 7:00 pm Dan Hilton There are three minutes left in the 1st quarter and the Suns are up 26-12. Amare Stoudemire only has one foul and Shaq has none.

The playoff history of the Phoenix Suns is an entertaining, yet ultimately unfulfilling tale. While their rivals in San Antonio and Los Angeles have celebrated numerous championships, the Suns have an empty trophy case and have redefined the sentiment “what might have been.”

Suns vs. Spurs Bullets ESPN - Apr 21, 2008 They won't play well in Phoenix. Greatness finds a way. 'I'm not going to change my game,' O'Neal said after Game 1 of Suns-Spurs, 'so hopefully they let me ...

Daniel Banks) In my introductory blog for Suns.com, I explained that I spent the past four seasons working for the San Antonio Spurs before making the switch last summer. I admit it wasn't an easy thing watching the Suns and Spurs play each other during the regular season. I was like a mother wa...

By David Friedman With O'Neal back in the paint for the closing couple minutes, the Suns took a 93-90 lead. They got a stop and had possession of the ball with :44 left. One more score would have all but clinched the game. Instead, Steve Nash dribbled around but never created a good shot for himself or a teammate, resulting in a shot clock violation. Then the Suns had a defensive breakdown, enabling Michael Finley to hit the tying three pointer. Even after that, the Suns had the ball with 15 seconds remaining but they did not get a shot off until Leandro Barbosa made an off balance fling with one second left. Steve Nash's numbers the past few seasons are wonderful but MVPs and legends are supposed to be made in these kind of moments; he runs the show and he simply has to make...   [read the full post]

Well, the Suns are back out and Linton Johnson has joined me on the bench. I told him that our fans on PlanetOrange.net were excited when the Suns re-signed him for the postseason. Brian Skinner) shouldn’t have gotten two free throws with that goatee. He should have to forfeit one of the free thr...

Finley was a rookie with the Suns that season, while I was in the early stages of being an NBA fan. The Suns were the most entertaining team in the league that 1995-96 season, boasting a great combination of veterans (Barkley, Johnson) and rising, young stars (Finley, Wesley Person).

By Matt Moore 2. Double-Trouble: Both teams feature superstars that almost demand double teams. Unfortunately, both teams also feature shooters that can burn you once you bring the double. For San Antonio, Shaquille O'Neal brings a whole new issue, because while he doesn't always demand the double, A...

So we have the featured bout of the night.  In the orange corner, the challenger, scoring more points than Brad Pitt on a first date… the Phoenix Suns. And in the silver corner, the champion, hated by grandmothers and puppies everywhere, the San Antonio Spurs…

One difference in this season's NBA playoffs  TX - Apr 18, 2008 In 2007, the Western Conference’s two best teams, the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns, met in the second round. The winner went on to claim the NBA ... NBA Playoffs: Defense rules Covers

By Leitch Over the next few days, Basket Bawful and Free Darko will be previewing each NBA Playoff series. Basket Bawful looks at the Western Conference today, finishing with the series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns, which begins Saturday.

By David Friedman Western Conference First Round 1 L.A Lakers (57-25) vs. #8 Denver (50-32) Denver can win if...Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony both get hot in the same game and/or the Lakers suffer an injury to Kobe Bryant or Pau Gasol. 2 New Orleans (56-26) vs. #7 Dallas Mavericks (51-31) Dallas will win because...the Mavericks are loaded with playoff veterans who keenly understand the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 3 San Antonio (56-26) vs. #6 Phoenix (55-27) Season series: Phoenix, 3-1 San Antonio will win if...the Spurs get Shaquille O'Neal and/or Amare Stoudemire in foul trouble, thus weakening the Suns inside. Tim Duncan must have a huge series in the paint and not settle for jumpers. 4 Utah (54-28) vs. #5 Houston (55-27)   [read the full post]

Well, this is what we've all been waiting for - the playoffs. Unlike the past few seasons though, we're not in a position to look very far ahead. After what has arguably been the most competitive conference race in the history of the NBA, the West's matchups look positively scary.

By D.K. Wilson The likeliest teams to advance to the Finals from the Western Conference are the Lakers, defending champion San Antonio, Phoenix and Dallas. At the moment Dallas is seventh, the Suns are sixth, and the Spurs are third. And it’s not as if it is impossible for three of the other four teams, New O...

By Brett Edwards Phoenix Can Win If: Shaq can stay out of foul trouble, and the Suns can use him to let Amare continue to get loose. Stoudemire has been an absolute beast since Shaq's arrival, mainly because for some inexplicable reason teams still prefer to double team the Big Cactus instead of Stoudemire. W...

By Tom Ziller Most folks only give championship credence to the Celtics, Spurs, Lakers, Suns, and Pistons. You might be able to find someone who thinks Dallas can win it all. Maybe some seamheads (like John Hollinger) will pick Utah. But only the grandmothers of Tyson Chandler and Rashard Lewis are betti...

By David Friedman Regardless of what the standings say or what certain "experts" declare, the two strongest and most well rounded teams in the West are the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns--and on Wednesday the Suns demolished the Spurs 96-79 in San Antonio. This is the Suns' second win in a row versus the Spurs since acquiring Shaquille O'Neal and just their third win in San Antonio in their last 15 tries. Amare Stoudemire finished with 21 points and four rebounds, leading a parade of six Phoenix players who scored in double figures, including Shaquille O'Neal (16 points on 7-9 shooting plus nine rebounds in just 24 minutes), Leandro Barbosa (14 points) and Steve Nash (12 points, 10 assists, five rebounds). Tim Duncan (23 points, 10 rebounds), Tony Pa...   [read the full post]

By Atma Brother ONE For Warriors fans it was one of those nights. Take your pick of evils: Getting blown out by the San Antonio Spurs.Slipping down to the 9th spot with tonight's Nuggets win against the Suns in Denver. Check out Nuggets Slip Past Suns (126-120) [Bright Side of the Sun] and Pickaxe and Roll for more....

By Lang Whitaker Tonight: Phoenix at Denver Tomorrow night: Golden State at Dallas Thursday night: Houston at Portland Friday night: San Antonio at Utah, and Dallas at Lakers Sunday: Daytime ABC doubleheader of Golden State at New Orleans, plus Dallas at Phoenix

By FLCeltsFan In the last two games, the Celtics have made a huge statement. Both the Suns and Hornets were teams that beat the Celtics on the road and both may be teams that we could see in the finals. The Celtics used big 3rd quarters in both games to earn blow out wins. With the win tonight over the Hornets, the Celtics have now beaten every team in the league. Message Sent: The Celtics are for real and will be a force to contend with in the playoffs. With this win, the Celtics have now beaten every team in the league at least once. They also have earned the biggest one season turn around in Celtics team history. They have swept the Lakers, Rockets, Spurs and Mavericks. They have answered every challenge this season as a team and individually. With nothing left to prove in...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman The Rockets were playing their fourth game in five nights and each of those games were against quality teams. This is what is known in NBA circles as a "scheduling loss"--a tough game at the end of a brutal road trip. Nevertheless, we still learned some useful things about both teams. The Suns are a load to handle now. They own the longest current winning streak in the NBA (seven games) and they have the fifth best record in the NBA. The team that some "experts" said might not make the playoffs in the wake of the Shaquille O'Neal trade only trails the Lakers by one game for the top spot in the Western Conference. Most significantly, the Suns have recently beaten several teams that have winning records, including Boston, San Antonio, Golden State and H...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman The new-look Phoenix Suns are riding a four game winning streak that began with their impressive 94-87 win over the San Antonio Spurs last Sunday. Two of the other victories were against sub-.500 teams (Memphis, Sacramento) but on Thursday the Suns beat the Golden State Warriors, a team that had defeated them in both of their previous encounters this season. Prior to Thursday's game, TNT's Charles Barkley said that Shaquille O'Neal would likely not have much impact on the result because Golden State would force the Suns to play small-ball. The two teams that made it to the Western Conference Finals last year--San Antonio and Utah--are often thought of as half court teams but they both showed the ability to successfully play at different s...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman The teams exchanged some missed shots and turnovers before Nash's pullup three pointer pulled the Suns to within 85-83. Marion often had the job of guarding point guard Tony Parker during key possessions but now that task falls to Hill, who blocked Parker's jumper on the next possession. Stoudemire tied the game with a jumper and after Duncan missed another shot in the paint it was the Suns' turn to make a strategic move. Instead of screening for Nash and letting him get trapped, the Suns had Nash set a middle screen for Stoudemire, who drove to the hoop and got fouled. He split the free throws to put the Suns up one. Earlier in the game, Van Gundy mentioned that Nash, like John Stockton, is an excellent screener but he also pointed out that referees...   [read the full post]

By Brett Edwards Amare should have spun baseline there on Duncan, misses an impossible turn-around in Timmy's face. Grant Hill gives the Suns the lead, completing a 6-0 run. Suns' starters right the ship for now, but against the likes of Kurt Thomas and Michael Finley for the Spurs.

By David Friedman In order to objectively evaluate the deal in which the Phoenix Suns sent Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal, it is first essential to understand one thing: the Suns were not going to win an NBA title the way that their roster was constructed prior to this trade. Over the past few years, a lot of myths have developed around this team; one of the most popular ones is that were it not for the one game suspensions of Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw during last year's playoffs the Suns would have rolled to the championship. To use legal terminology, that assumes several facts that are not in evidence, namely that the Suns would not only have won game five versus the Spurs if those players had played but that t...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman For several seasons, Phoenix Coach Mike D'Antoni has tried to convince the world that the Suns could win an NBA championship without a dominant post player and without having the best player in the game (Steve Nash may have convinced the writers that he was the best player in the NBA but that was never the case and he was never the best player on the court when the Suns got eliminated twice by Tim Duncan's Spurs and once by Dirk Nowitzki's Mavericks). Historically, championship teams have been anchored by a great post player; the Jordan-Pippen Bulls were a notable exception and there have been a few other teams that won a title as an ensemble cast that neither had a dominant post player nor the best player in the league--but the Bulls and those o...   [read the full post]

1st in the Pacific Division (3.5 games ahead of the Lakers)1st in the Western Conference (tied with the New Orleans Hornets)3rd best record in the NBABut if you look at the rest of the standings in the Western Conference, things look a little scarier:

By David Friedman Kevin Garnett's minutes and production have dipped but his Celtics keep right on rolling, maintaining a 70-win pace. Kobe Bryant moved a little bit closer to LeBron James in the race for the scoring title--or, more precisely, James slipped back toward Bryant, whose average has stayed around the 27 ppg mark for most of the season. Dwight Howard continues to put up Moses Malone-sized double doubles, while Steve Nash is on track to join Bob Cousy and John Stockton as winners of four straight assists titles. 1) Boston Celtics, 20-2 2) San Antonio Spurs, 18-5 3-4) Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, 17-7 5) Orlando Magic, 17-8 23) Jason Kidd, NJN 8.7 rpg 35) Shaquille O'Neal, MIA 7.7 rpg 50) Kobe Bryant, LAL 6.1 rpg   [read the full post]

By David Friedman 1) Boston Celtics, 14-2 2) San Antonio Spurs, 15-3 3) Orlando Magic, 15-4 4) Phoenix Suns, 13-4 5) Utah Jazz, 13-5 Maybe Jason Kidd will actually push Steve Nash for the assists title after all, though I suspect that Nash will get some separation by putting up some 18 or 20 assist games, particularly when some weaker Eastern Conference teams venture west and arrive in Phoenix to play their fourth game in five days. Paul and Williams will always be linked together and not too long from now they may very well be annually fighting for the top two spots. How about that point guard rotation in Toronto, with both players ranking in the top ten in the league in assists? Calderon and Ford are playing virtually the same number of minutes.   [read the full post]

By John Faherty Riding emotion and a raucous crowd, the Phoenix Suns played hard, but awkwardly, for the entire game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

The NBA goofed Tuesday by suspending Amar Stoudemire and Boris Diaw for tonights Game 5. The league erred by relying on the language of the law instead of the spirit of it.

Associated Press - May 12, 2007 11:23 PM ET Tim Duncan's 33 points and 19 rebounds powered the San Antonio Spurs to a 108 to 101 victory over the Phoenix Suns and a 2 to 1 lead in the...

Associated Press - May 12, 2007 11:23 PM ET Tim Duncan's 33 points and 19 rebounds powered the San Antonio Spurs to a 108 to 101 victory over the Phoenix Suns and a 2 to 1 lead in the...

By Paul Coro Phoenix has a challenge heading into tonight's Game 3 of its conference semifinals matchup vs. the Spurs.

The Spurs have limited the Suns longrange shooting in this Western Conference semifinal series, but the Suns can always just dump it inside to Amar Stoudemire, whos among the leagues best at converting threepoint plays.

The Suns got even in more than just their Western Conference semifinal series in Tuesday nights 10181 victory against the San Antonio Spurs at US Airways Center.

By Jason P. Skoda Tony Parker might have tumbled to the court when he and Steve Nash butted heads, but the Spurs point guard continued to leave a bruise on the Suns at US Airways Center.

The San Antonio Spurs left the Phœnix Suns bloodied and beaten in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The San Antonio Spurs left the Phoenix Suns bloodied and beaten in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

With the Suns preparing to face the Spurs, fans need to be ready to dish the dirt about San Antonio. But, it could be a challenge.

Everything the Suns had shored up recently on offense unraveled Thursday night against San Antonio like a jersey caught on a spur. San Antonio denied Phoenix its comfort zone, holding the Suns to one of their worst offensive games in a 9285 Spurs victory

By Paul Coro Leandro Barbosa just keeps breaking out. The Sixth Man of the Year has been the Suns' top scorer of late, putting him back in the starting lineup to ensure a high-tempo pace for big games such as tonight's against San Antonio.

TNT's Steve Kerr discusses three potential playoff first-round matchups. First matchup is the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets followed by the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat. Lastly, is the Los Angeles Lakers take on the San Antonio Spurs.

Sports Network) - The Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns are the talk of the Western Conference. After all, they do own the top records in the league and the leading candidates for MVP are on their teams, Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and Phoenix' Steve Nash.

By chris Look out Western Conference, there's a new sheriff in town (actually an eighth-seed deputy hopeful, but who's counting). Photo from espn.com. With the Clippers’ loss to San Antonio Tuesday night, your Golden State Warriors are just 0.5 games, that’s one-half of one game, out of the playoff...

While discussing NBA title contenders, don't forget to include the Spurs in the conversation with the Mavericks and Suns.