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Jules Tompkins

Slow start vs. Cavs dooms Suns in Bledsoe’s return: By The Numbers

That 37-point first quarter by the Cleveland Cavaliers — yeah, that really put a damper on the narrative so many wanted: Phoenix Suns star guard Eric Bledsoe returns from a meniscus injury after missing 33 games, revives the team and fuels a run into the playoffs. Kyrie Irving and Spencer Hawes weren’t going to contribute […]
10 years ago
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Adam Green

Former Suns executive Griffin not surprised by team’s success

For 17 seasons, David Griffin was a part of the Phoenix Suns organization, rising from the ranks of an intern in 1993 to the vice president of basketball operations when he left in 2010. Now the interim general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he has a unique perspective on what’s happening in the Valley. A […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Suspension ‘puts a little wrinkle’ in Phoenix Suns’ game plan vs. Cleveland

PHOENIX — The Suns will unveil their sixth different starting lineup this season with Marcus Morris getting the start at small forward Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yes, the change is out of necessity, but, no, it has nothing to do with the team’s recent play. Phoenix has lost two straight and three of four […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Phoenix Suns set to welcome back Eric Bledsoe

PHOENIX — “Yes, he’s playing.” And with that, before the question could be asked, head coach Jeff Hornacek ended any and all suspense with the announcement point guard Eric Bledsoe will return Wednesday night when the Suns host the Cleveland Cavaliers. “We’ll bring him off the bench,” Hornacek said. “We went over some plays today […]
10 years ago
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Andrew Gilstrap

After grueling stretch, Phoenix Suns hope to make up ground in March

The Phoenix Suns have been on track for the majority of 2013-14 to make the Western Conference Playoffs. Unfortunately, after losing three out of their last four games, they currently find themselves a half-game behind the surging Memphis Grizzlies for the final spot in the West. The last four contests — two versus the Los […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Phoenix Suns’ P.J. Tucker suspended by the NBA

Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker was handed a one-game suspension Tuesday by NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn. Tucker got tangled up with Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin about midway through the fourth quarter of the Suns’ 112-105 loss Monday night. While the players were on the floor, Tucker threw an elbow. He […]
10 years ago
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Doug Franz

What do you want to be, Eric Bledsoe?

On Wednesday night, Eric Bledsoe steps on the fulcrum of his professional career and of the Suns season. It’s really up to him where it goes. Eric Bledsoe returns from midseason surgery against the Cleveland Cavaliers at a desperate moment for Phoenix’s playoff chances. Currently in ninth place of an eight-team race, the Suns need […]
10 years ago
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Andrew Gilstrap

Coach Jeff Hornacek: Suns ‘need to get out of their comfort zone’ after recent losses

Although the Phoenix Suns re-energized their season last Thursday with a home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, a team which came into town with the Western Conference’s best record, Jeff Hornacek’s club has dropped three of its last four games, all against playoff-contending opponents. The Suns have fallen to 36-27 after back-to-back road losses […]
10 years ago
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Dave Dulberg

Griffin, Clippers top Suns in testy divisional affair: By the Numbers

Sunday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors was painful for the Phoenix Suns because they held a second half advantage before watching the game and the win slip through their fingertips. At the Staples Center Monday night, the Suns never had that luxury of owning a sizable advantage. In fact outside of a brief 6-4 […]
10 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

Hornacek: Suns ‘have got to be tougher’

Jeff Hornacek isn’t a Phoenix Suns fan. He’s not satisfied with the surprising success of the team to date. As head coach, he wants more. He made that clear following Sunday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Suns led by as many as 12 in the first half of play at Oracle Arena, but […]
10 years ago
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Dave Dulberg

More third quarter struggles thwart Suns’ attempt to win at Golden State: By the Numbers

Over the course of the last week, the Phoenix Suns have had a love-hate relationship with the third quarter. Tuesday night, the Suns lost an 11-point advance, as the Clippers reeled off a 37-18 in the 12 minutes directly following halftime. The 19-point turnaround paved the way to a 104-96 victory. Thursday night, Phoenix flipped […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Phoenix Suns’ Eric Bledsoe: ‘I’m ready to go’

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Suns insisted, no matter how many times they were asked, it was never a matter of if point guard Eric Bledsoe would return, but when the injured starter would return this season. Well, the “when” is soon — as in as soon as the team returns from its upcoming road trip. […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Suns’ Dragic credits new team mindset for success

After two 40-point performances from two different Phoenix Suns’ players in the last week, the team earned victories in three games out of its four-game home stand, including a win Thursday night against the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder. Starting point guard Goran Dragic had one of those 40-point games against the New Orleans Pelicans […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Former D-League coach praises work ethic of Suns’ Gerald Green

In December 2011, Gerald Green was a lost NBA player without a team. That was until a phone call by former NBA D-League coach Eric Musselman that convinced Green to sign with his NBA developmental team, the Los Angeles D-Fenders. Musselman, the current ASU Associate coach, recalled his experience coaching the former D-League all-star Friday […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Suns center Alex Len keeping close tabs on Ukraine, honors country with special message

Alex Len will be making his second career start Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he’ll also be making a subtle statement in the process. Len, a native of the Ukraine, has recently added a special message to his purple and orange gameday Nikes: #Pray For Ukraine. The rookie center’s homeland has been rocked […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Suns Strokes: Green engineers second-half comeback in thrilling win over Thunder

PHOENIX — TNT would like a do-over, please. While the nation was forced to watch the ‘Battle of L.A.’ between the Clippers and Lakers, those inside US Airways Center were treated to a performance — actually several performances — that they won’t soon forget. Gerald Green scored 30 of his career-high 41 points in the […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Green, Suns storm past Thunder in statement victory: By the Numbers

Without their starting center and battling a host of backcourt injuries, the Phoenix Suns looked to be fighting a losing battle before they even took the court against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. But since when has that been an issue for this year’s Suns? Gerald Green scored a career-high 41 points while Markieff […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Phoenix Suns hope Eric Bledsoe ‘ready to go’ next week

PHOENIX — There appears to be light at the end of the tunnel for point guard Eric Bledsoe. His long road back from knee surgery is nearing a conclusion. Having played five-on-five three times in five days without complication, aside from the anticipated muscle soreness due to a lack of inactivity, Bledsoe is expected to […]
10 years ago
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Andrew Gilstrap

Newly signed center Shavlik Randolph has close ties to Suns GM, players

Seemingly out of nowhere, the Phoenix Suns tinkered with their frontline last weekend by adding power forward/center Shavlik Randolph and dropping Ukrainian big man Slava Kravtsov. On the surface it was a puzzling move: Waiving the little-used Kravtsov in favor of a player who’s been near the end of the bench most of his NBA […]
10 years ago
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Andrew Gilstrap

Phoenix Suns center Miles Plumlee to miss second straight game

Phoenix Suns center Miles Plumlee sprained his right knee in practice last week and played through the pain — up until missing his first game of the season Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Head coach Jeff Hornacek confirmed Thursday that the Suns center will also miss the team’s evening matchup with the Oklahoma City […]
10 years ago
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Dave Dulberg

Suns GM Ryan McDonough: We’ll play Eric Bledsoe when he can help us win, not for sake of playing him

The Phoenix Suns hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but appear to be limping into the home stretch rather than racing down it. Goran Dragic recently missed time with a sprained right ankle. Miles Plumlee sat out for the first time all season Tuesday night with a sprained right knee. […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Phoenix Suns look to ‘just try to contain’ Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant

PHOENIX — There may be some debate as to who is the best player in the game, but there can be no debate as to who is the best player in the Western Conference. It’s Kevin Durant. And he’ll be in town Thursday. “Obviously Durant is a handful,” head coach Jeff Hornacek said. That’s putting […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Suns guard Leandro Barbosa suffers left hand fracture, no timetable for return

Brought in back in January to provide some offensive firepower given the absence of Eric Bledsoe, veteran guard Leandro Barbosa has unfortunately battled injury throughout his return to Phoenix. In mid-January, the ‘Brazilian Blur’ missed two games due to a shoulder injury. At the end of last month, he sat out another four games because […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Suns Strokes: Third-quarter woes plague Phoenix in loss to division-leading Los Angeles

PHOENIX — Well, the issues in the first quarter have been solved, if at least for one game. Now, a new issue: The third quarter. With a 12-point lead three minutes into the second half, the Suns suddenly went cold, missing nine of 14 shots. Even worse, they got sloppy with the basketball, turning it […]
10 years ago
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Dave Dulberg

Suns falter in second half, lose to Clippers: By the Numbers

Fresh off a pair of home wins over the New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks, the Phoenix Suns were humbled by the division-leading Los Angeles Clippers, suffering a 104-96 loss. The Suns took a nine-point advantage into halftime, however the Clippers outscored the home squad 60-43 over the final two quarters en route to the […]
10 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Suns’ Hornacek: Gerald Green will get ‘plenty of minutes’ when Bledsoe returns

Virtually everything surrounding the Phoenix Suns has been a surprise during the 2013-14 season. The fact that they’re a playoff-caliber team after being picked to finish last in the Western Conference. The fact that they’ve accomplished this with a rookie GM and head coach at the helm. The continued improvement of point guard Goran Dragic. […]
10 years ago
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Doug Franz

Final stretch for Phoenix Suns

Here we go! Tuesday night begins the final exams for the Phoenix Suns season. Clippers…Thunder…Warriors…Clippers. The Suns still have stretches of five of six on the road and a separate trip of four of five on the road coming in the next month. A geographically-ignorant schedule maker granted Phoenix a mid-March back-to-back between teams that […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

A good sign, Phoenix Suns’ Eric Bledsoe is sore

PHOENIX — The meeting was brief, but it included all the key players, including president of basketball operations Lon Babby, general manager Ryan McDonough, head coach Jeff Hornacek and head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson. The subject of the meeting, just prior to the end of shootaround, was point guard Eric Bledsoe. “We were discussing how […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports

The Pulse: Suns will fall just short of 50 wins

Every day, we at ArizonaSports.com ask our readers a question. It’s the Sanderson Ford Poll Question of the Day, and it can be found midway down the right side of our home page. Monday, we asked if the Suns would reach the 50-win mark this season. A total of 680 votes were submitted, and while […]
10 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Where’s the defense? Phoenix Suns ‘not satisfied’ with recent play

PHOENIX — They say offense wins games, but defense wins championships. If that’s true, then the Suns, the fifth-highest scoring team in the league, should be able to win enough games to squeeze themselves into an opening round playoff matchup against one of the upper-echelon teams in the Western Conference. But then that’s where this […]
10 years ago