To this point, one of the defining moments of the Phoenix Suns’ magical 2013-14 season was a beaten and battered P.J. Tucker throwing his body around at both ends of the court in the team’s 122-115 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder last Sunday. Tucker, who was forced to play the final minutes of the […]
The Phoenix Suns vowed not to play to the level of their competition heading into Wednesday night’s road contest against the New Orleans Pelicans. Despite facing a Pelicans squad that was sans All-Star forward Anthony Davis (back spasms), that promise wasn’t completely kept. However, a late 15-6 spurt and 21 points off the bench from […]
When the Phoenix Suns acquired Miles Plumlee in a trade with the Indiana Pacers last year, it wasn’t clear what was expected from a second-year player with only 14 career games under his belt. Fast forward to the final week of the regular season, the 6-foot-11 center is a big reason why the Suns are […]
Every day, ArizonaSports.com asks 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. On Monday, we wanted to know: Will the Phoenix Suns get to 50 wins this season? Five games left. Forty-six wins. Will the Suns reach […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Teams, regardless of sport, want to be at their best down the stretch. The Phoenix Suns are no exception, and in fact they are adhering to that philosophy, winning eight of their last 10, including their two most recent games against Portland and Oklahoma City to vault to No. 8 in the […]
PHOENIX — They all said it. From the front office to the coaches to the players, the message was the same: The best Feb. 20 trade deadline move the Suns could make would be the move of welcoming back point guard Eric Bledsoe. And though they had to wait another three weeks before his actual […]
I already love the new NBA commissioner more than the old one. David Stern saved the NBA just as much as Magic and Larry did. He can never be underestimated for what he did for the game. Unfortunately for all basketball fans, Stern’s ego was out of control over the last 10 years and he […]
My colleague John Gambadoro posed an interesting question late last week. Essentially, he was asking what people would choose between the Phoenix Suns making the playoffs and likely losing in the first round or missing the postseason and earning a better draft pick. Unlike previous seasons when the Suns were a fringe playoff team, the […]
Toronto. D-League. Israel. Ukraine. Israel again. Greece. Italy. Puerto Rico. Germany. Next up was supposed to be Russia. Those plans were derailed. Although the list of Lance Blanks accomplishments is only barely longer than the list of great Wally Backman managerial decisions, the invitation in 2012 for P.J. Tucker to play on the Suns’ Summer […]
Maybe not a must win, but an important win — a key win. The Phoenix Suns (46-31) move back into the playoff picture, leapfrogging the Memphis Grizzlies (45-32) — which had lost earlier in the day — and into 8th place in the Western Conference with a 122-115 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder in […]
The Phoenix Suns continued their prolonged encore Sunday with a hard-fought, highlight-filled win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of a sellout crowd at US Airways Center. With Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and company in town, the challenge of capitalizing on an earlier loss by the Memphis Grizzlies looked tall, but Gerald Green, P.J. […]
The Phoenix Suns decided to redeem their late collapse against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday when they started the second half in Portland. It was a game of runs, as the Portland TrailBlazers found themselves holding a 10-point lead early in the second half. The Suns would have no more. They turned the tables, […]
For a good stretch, the Phoenix Suns were not looked at as a team with a particularly great front office. But the perception appears to be changing. ESPN did a series ranking the NBA’s owners, general managers and coaches, and the Suns fared pretty well. The rankings, which were done for owners, general managers and […]
PHOENIX — Contrary to popular belief, the Phoenix Suns’ season did not end at the conclusion of Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. That only appeared to be the case as the Suns coughed up a 17-point third quarter lead and lost 112-108. It was the largest blown lead of the season, and […]
We had quite a spirited debate about the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday’s edition of Burns and Gambo. It centered around the circumstances Phoenix would be facing if they make the playoffs and if they don’t. I think it’s safe to say the vast majority of us want to see the Suns rewarded for a very […]
Oh, what could have been. Again. For the second straight game, the Suns blow a golden opportunity to tighten their grasp on one of the final playoffs spots in the Western Conference. With Memphis losing at Minnesota and Dallas idle, the Suns momentarily enjoyed the view from seventh place; and with a 91-74 lead late […]
The Phoenix Suns on Wednesday found themselves with what may end up being a rare opportunity in their brutal closing stretch to the season. Los Angeles’ Danny Granger was ruled out for Wednesday’s game at U.S. Airways Center with a strained hamstring, and star forward Blake Griffin was a gametime decision and clearly hobbled. So, […]
The Phoenix Suns are right on the cusp of returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2010. While it would be an accomplishment way ahead of schedule, it would also greatly affect the Suns’ position in the first round of June’s NBA Draft. If the season ended today with the Suns out of […]
PHOENIX — Quick question: Does anyone know which Suns team will show up at US Airways Center to play the L.A. Clippers Wednesday night? Will it be the team that beat the Knicks by 24 points on March 28? Or will it be the team that lost to the Lakers by 16 points two days […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Now the real fun begins. Time to separate the contenders from the pretenders. Time for the Suns to decide whether or not they want to be a part of the postseason fun as an 82-game marathon comes down to an eight-game sprint. “We have to just embrace this moment,” Channing Frye said. […]
Goran Dragic has become the face of the Phoenix Suns, an electric point guard with an intense desire to win who plays all-out all the time. In the Valley of the Sun, his efforts rarely go unappreciated. But overseas, in his native Slovenia, it appears there is a different feeling toward the player. Slovenian comedian […]
I was asked an excellent question on Twitter Tuesday during the show by @ontherun81: Which team is driving me more crazy, the D-backs or the Suns? It’s far and away the Suns. I’m not panicked over the play of the D-backs. I’m not saying they’re 0-3 so the season is over. I am saying that […]
The Phoenix Suns were not supposed to lose to the Los Angeles Lakers. No, instead the Suns were supposed to continue their playoff push with a victory over their lottery-bound foe. But things don’t always happen the way they are supposed to, and the Suns ended up losing by a score of 115-99 in a […]
The Phoenix Suns are a work in progress. They need this year to get to next year because you need to go through the valley to get to the peak. The loss to the Lakers will stand as a great reminder to these young Suns. You could see this coming though, couldn’t you? The Suns […]
For the first time in a long time, the Phoenix Suns got a bit of help in the playoff race. The Golden State Warriors fell to the New York Knicks and the Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Portland Trail Blazers — giving the Suns a chance to close to within a half-game of Golden State […]
PHOENIX — Hockey players do it all the time. Basketball players not so much. Suns players, well, there has never really been a reason to. But this season is different. So, why not do something different? Why not pledge to not shave until the playoffs? “Sometimes you just got to not worry about how things […]
Before Friday’s game, Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek wasn’t sure if his team — a winner of five in a row — was playing its best. After the game and after a 112-88 home victory against the Knicks, he changed his tune, at least for one night. “I think overall, it was probably the […]
The Phoenix Suns have wrapped up the lone remaining easy stretch of their 2013-14 schedule, but boy, did they take advantage of it. Phoenix won seven of its final eight games against the weak Eastern Conference, capped off by a 112-88 dismantling of the New York Knicks on Friday at U.S. Airways Center. But now, […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Amar’e Stoudemire is back. Oh, he’s been back before. Last season he made the trip back to the Valley but did not suit up against his former team because of an injury. There is no injury keeping him sidelined now. In fact, Stoudemire is expected to make his 12th straight start for […]
The Phoenix Suns will host former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and current wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald during the team’s home games on March 28 and April 2, respectively. During the games, the two will live tweet, share photos and answer questions from fans via the Suns’ Twitter account @Suns. Warner will be tweeting Friday, […]