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Phoenix Suns can base playoff hopes on a 16-6 lineup
11 hours ago - azcentral.com
... Suns can base playoff hopes on a - lineup There is a chance that the Western Conference playoffs will be made up entirely of teams with .-plus winning percentages. How do the Suns distinguish themselves in that bloated bunch, other than having the NBA's top offense - as they did entering the playoffs from to ? The team the Suns will be in the playoffs might be better than the seasonlong version that will ... Read More »
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The Suns just scored again ... and again ... and again ...
22 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com
... How'd they do it? percent shooting, made three-pointers, and as Kurt Rambis so eloquently put it: "Well, that's certainly what happens when you don't play any defense." Bingo. Not playing defense has been a pretty big theme in Minnesota. In fact, this is the second time this season that the team has broken their franchise record for points allowed in a single game. The first was against the Warriors in November when they gave up points. That's not a record you want to break too often. The point outburst is the most for the Suns in a year and a day. Last Mar. , the team ... Read More »
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Suicide lines: Barbosa's back; RJ rejoices; Jamison can' ...
1 day ago - sports.yahoo.com
... he has, but, regardless, Walsh is impressed with the young guard's play and poise. 'He carries himself like a veteran,' Walsh said. 'He doesn't act like a rookie.'" Ted Kulfan, Detroit News : "Finally a little bit of good news, maybe, for the Pistons. Rodney Stuckey (notes) might return to the team by the end of the week. Stuckey wasn't in uniform Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers . But Stuckey is expected to go a full practice Thursday -- coach John Kuester gave the Pistons Wednesday off -- and play in a game this weekend. 'Hopefully,' Kuester said of the possibility of Stuckey ... Read More »
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Suns Drop 152 Points on Timberwolves
1 day ago - nba.fanhouse.com
by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Suns, Timberwolves PHOENIX -- Coming into Tuesday's game against the Suns, the Timberwolves had lost nine straight games, and of their last . But perhaps due to the fact that four of Minnesota's wins on the season came against the likes of Dallas, Miami, Denver Read More »
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Suns Set New NBA Season High in Points in Rout Over T-Wolves
1 day ago - nba.com
... scoring in double figures on the night. With their nd win guaranteeing the franchise its sixth consecutive winning season, the Suns are also - (.) since the All-Star break, including - (.) at home. We wanted to come out aggressive, be ready and we really didnt want to play with this team, said Jason Richardson, who paced all scorers with a game-high points. This is a game we had to win, and we couldnt afford to lose. J-Rich was -of- from outside, and his three-pointer just seconds into the game gave him his ,th career point. It was just one of those nights, he ... Read More »
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Phoenix Suns' Amar'e Stoudemire back in shape
1 day ago - azcentral.com
... has lost about pounds and is down to , a more customary weight for him at this point of the season, and his body fat is about . percent. "I feel great," Stoudemire said. "Feel quick. Feel fast. Agile. With that being said, my basketball IQ is definitely improving. That's been helping my teammates. "Just the fact of me now getting in great shape allows me to really feel a lot better and quicker on the basketball court. This is my weight right here. You guys know every second half of the year, I turn it up a notch. Making the playoff push last year, I wasn't able to turn it up. I ... Read More »
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Nash, Suns hand Wolves embarrassing defeat
1 day ago - startribune.com
... his locomotive Suns provided the painful instruction on a night when Nash had of his assists by halftime ... and the Suns already had scored points by then. That's right: points in a half. And in a game. That's the most ever in a first half and in a game against a Timberwolves team, and we're talking about those Isaiah Rider-Tellis Frank-Bob McCann Wolves teams. The Suns' first-half points eclipsed the allowed Denver in and Golden State in . The total points eclipsed the allowed Golden State in and then again to the Warriors in November. ... Read More »
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Defense rests: Suns score 152 in rout of Wolves
1 day ago - sports.espn.go.com
... Timberwolves' Darko Milicic (), of Serbia, defends... / @UTA :pm/ @LAL :pm/ TOR :pm/ @CHA :pm/ @ORL :pm / UTA :pm/ POR :pm/ @GS :pm/ NY :pm/ @MIN :pm PHOENIX -- It's an NBA law of physics: Put the highest-scoring team in the league against arguably the worst defense and watch the scoreboard light up like the Fourth of July. Jason Richardson scored points and Amare Stoudemire , then sat with the rest of the Phoenix starters while the Suns' reserves finished off a - rout of Minnesota on Monday ... Read More »
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Phoenix Suns put up 152 points in win over Timberwolves
1 day ago - azcentral.com
... the game or made it a close one, but we had focus and got it done," said Suns forward Louis Amundson, who tied a career high with points in minutes. "That says a lot about our maturity at this point in the season." The Suns scored more points in three quarters () than any other NBA team scored in a game Tuesday night. The Suns remained in sixth place in the West but pulled within a half-game of Oklahoma City and a / games of Utah, which visits the Suns on Friday. The Suns, whose previous season-high points total was against Golden State and the Los Angeles Clippers, ... Read More »
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D-League Assignment: Earl Clark to Energy
2 days ago - nba.fanhouse.com
... They'll send their players down for a regularly timed interval, focused mostly on playing time. They've used this practice in the past with Alando Tucker and other rookies to limited success. For the Energy, this is a blessing and a curse. They get a player with legit NBA -talent to add to the team with the D-League's best record and a lock for the playoffs. But they also have to integrate a new player for a short period of time ho doesn't want to be there but is going to get time on the floor, while trying to A. win games and B. boost their own standings in the hopes of a callup. The ... Read More »
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Timberwolves-Suns Preview
2 days ago - sportingnews.com
... the form that helped him average . points over the last two seasons. Jefferson seems to be getting there, as he's averaged . points and . rebounds in his last five games. He's almost always looked good against Phoenix. His .-point average against the Suns is his highest against any team, and he's posted . points and . rebounds per game in his last nine in the series. ... Read More »
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Phoenix Suns on free-throw March
2 days ago - azcentral.com
... free-throw line. Amar'e Stoudemire scored points on free throws during the run, including -point plays off a reverse and a fast-break slam with a locomotive's inertia. Only Miami's Dwyane Wade has averaged more free-throw attempts per game (.) this month than has Stoudemire (.), and no team has gone to the line more than Phoenix, which is getting points per game there by making percent. The Suns host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Tuesday night. Superstar wing players usually are the ones getting double-digit free-throw tries regularly, but Stoudemire's perimeter shot ... Read More »
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Suns Try Their Hands as Next American Idols
2 days ago - blogs.suns.com
... through Kool & the Gangs performance of Ladies Night,? the Suns Goran Dragic, Robin Lopez, Earl Clark and Taylor Griffin stepped on stage to assist the band with their routine. The four players, who had reportedly practiced singing and dancing to the song, received mixed reviews from their fellow teammates and coaching staff. Although Grant Hill, who is married to a Grammy-nominated singer, said that he enjoyed Dragics performance the most. When probed about whether or not it was because Dragic owned it,? Hill responded, Yeah, if thats what you want to call it.? Gentry also wasnt ... Read More »
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Suns Assign Clark to Iowa of D-League
2 days ago - nba.com
... there and being able to play extended minutes, we thought that would be able to help him. He's got a real bright future here and we want to do everything we can to help him become a better player and we just thought at this time for him to go down and play, it might really help him and help our team down the road somewhere." The -, -pound Clark was selected by the Suns with the th overall pick (first round) of the NBA Draft and has appeared in games this season for Phoenix. Clark will spend his first stint in the D-League. The three-year standout at the University of ... Read More »