PHOENIX — He may be older, but Manu Ginobili can still take over a game, especially against the Phoenix Suns. The 36-year-old veteran scored 11 points in a 15-4 fourth-quarter run by the San Antonio Spurs to end the Suns’ season-best five-game winning streak, 108-101. Ginobili, off the bench, scored a game-high 24 points to […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Catching an NBA team without its superstar does not equate to catching a break. Just ask the Phoenix Suns. Earlier this season, the Suns visited a Memphis team minus big men Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph. No problem, right? Correct. For Memphis. The Grizzlies, behind Jon Leuer’s career-high 23 points and double-doubles […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Winning helps. So too does having playmakers. The first of those qualities was infrequent, while the second was lacking last season. This season, the Phoenix Suns (14-9) do not have a problem with either, at least early on. Goran Dragic is one of the few holdovers from a year ago. The sixth-year […]
When the Phoenix Suns shipped starting center Marcin Gortat to the Washington Wizards right before the season began, most fans and NBA experts assumed it was the team waving a white flag and positioning itself for a high pick in the 2014 draft. However, Suns general manager Ryan McDonough had a trick up his sleeve […]
Perhaps you’ve heard: The Phoenix Suns are on a five-game winning streak and are currently tied for the sixth spot in the Western Conference playoff race with a 14-9 record. The competitive Suns have surprised just about everyone at this point in the season, and local sports personalities can sing their praises until they’re blue […]
You didn’t have to look very hard to find a prediction that said the Phoenix Suns were going to struggle this season. After winning 25 games the season before, the team was expected to be as bad — and possibly worse — as it began a new era with Ryan McDonough as general manager and […]
Eric Bledsoe scored a career-high. Goran Dragic flirted with a career-high. But it was Miles Plumlee who stole the show, helping the Suns win their season-high fourth straight, beating the Sacramento Kings 116-107 in front of 14,128 at US Airways Center. Plumlee sparked a 14-0 third quarter run, racing back on defense to block a […]
Before the 2013-14 season began, the date everyone had highlighted as the most important for the Phoenix Suns was June 26. The 2014 NBA Draft. After spending the offseason shipping out veteran pieces — Caron Butler, Jared Dudley, Luis Scola, Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown — for cap flexibility and draft assets, the perception was that […]
PHOENIX — This is not how Alex Len anticipated spending his rookie season. Rather than practicing and playing, the Phoenix Suns big man is sitting and watching. Len, the team’s first round pick — drafted fifth overall — missed his 11th straight game Friday because of continuing soreness in his left ankle. The good news, […]
PHOENIX — Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The Phoenix Suns have been fooled twice by the Sacramento Kings, accounting for a third of their win total. “We owe them,” forward Marcus Morris said. “We got to get them,” guard Eric Bledsoe added. A fourth quarter collapse cost the […]
When the Phoenix Suns traded for Marcus Morris in February of last season, many questioned the player’s fit on the roster, given his twin brother’s presence in the Valley. Did the Suns really need identical players on the team together? And at first, it looked as if the whole thing was a mistake. Marcus and […]
The Phoenix Suns’ success this season is a surprise to plenty of people. But don’t put Suns’ GM Ryan McDonough in that group. “I’m not surprised, but I’m happy with how quick the group has come together,” McDonough told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns & Gambo Wednesday. “Getting guys to buy into their roles, balance their […]
Through the early part of the season, Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe is looking like he’ll pan out to be the star the franchise expected him to be. Basketball experts are taking notice, and Bledsoe has earned a spot in ESPN.com’s “2013-14 NBA Under-25 rankings,” an Insider piece released Wednesday. The sports empire ranked the […]
The last time the Phoenix Suns won on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers back on Nov. 14, 2010, Goran Dragic was a role player, Eric Bledsoe was a Clipper and the Morris Twins were still Jayhawks at the collegiate level. Flash forward to Tuesday night, and the quartet was largely responsible for erasing […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Since Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker held James Harden to 14 points last week, more than 10 points below his season average, the Houston Rockets star (and former ASU Sun Devil) has scored 34 and 27 points. Since Tucker contained Rudy Gay to 17 points on 6-of-15 shooting, the Toronto Raptors star […]
PHOENIX — After a stretch of eight games in 12 days followed by three games in a four-day period, Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek decided his team needed a break. They would not practice Saturday or Sunday, giving players a rare weekend off from basketball. “I don’t know when was the last time we […]
It wasn’t pretty on the eyes, but it counts in the win column as the Phoenix Suns pulled out a 106-97 win against the Raptors at the US Airways Center. Phoenix used a 13-5 run to start the fourth quarter, which gave them a 15-point lead and they were able to hold on down the […]
The Phoenix Suns’ surprising season doesn’t seem to be slowing down, if Wednesday night’s 97-88 win over the Houston Rockets can serve as any kind of evidence. At 10-9, the Suns are just outside of playoff contention and surprising most. They’re 8-7 against the deep Western Conference, 5-6 on the road and, according to Lon […]
Dan Majerle’s departure from the Phoenix Suns was a bit abrupt, to say the least. A member of the team’s Ring of Honor who played eight seasons in the Valley and was an assistant coach for another five, “Thunder Dan” was very much an integral part of the Suns organization and culture. So, when the […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Phoenix Suns will attempt to roll out their dual point guard backcourt once again this week. That is, if the two of them, Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic, can stay out of harm’s way — or better yet, P.J. Tucker’s way. “P.J. about ran into Goran today on a cut,” head […]
PHOENIX — For a team with 10 new faces and a roster that is the second-most inexperienced in the NBA, the Suns, who were not expected to win much, won more than they lost through the first month of the season. Their 9-8 record is ninth-best in the Western Conference; though if they resided in […]
If Jeff Hornacek had been told that in his first month as a head coach he’d finish 9-8 despite leading a roster filled with eight new faces, he’d probably have been pretty pleased. And while that might still be the case, it was hard to glean as much from the Phoenix Suns head coach, after […]
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns failed to get the win Saturday night against a hapless 3-15 Utah Jazz team. The Jazz beat the Suns 112-104 on a night where Phoenix was flat out taken advantage of at US Airways Center. Trey Burke led the Jazz in scoring with 20 points, while also grabbing six rebounds. […]
On the night before Thanksgiving, we give thanks. For Goran Dragic. For Channing Frye. For a Suns win. They beat the Trail Blazers 120-106 in front of 12,731 at US Airways Center Wednesday, snapping the Trail Blazers’ 11-game winning streak. Dragic tied a season-high with 31 points. Frye set a season-high with 25. The two […]
PHOENIX — Another day, another game missed by Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe. He dressed but wasn’t expected to play when the Suns hosted the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday. For those keeping track, that’s six straight games he’s been sidelined because of a bruised shin. “We wish he was back,” head coach Jeff Hornacek […]
The Phoenix Suns announced Tuesday they will be offering fans discounted prices on Friday, Nov. 29, on tickets for all December home games. The team said fans can visit Suns.com/BlackFriday at any point in the day to get discounts on tickets. The discount rates change throughout the day. Fans who log in between 6:00 a.m. […]
The Suns returned to Phoenix early Tuesday morning after a three-game Eastern Conference road trip. Despite losing in Miami 107-92 Monday night, the team won two out of the three games and currently sits with an even 7-7 record. The Suns’ start to the season hasn’t been earth-shattering, but they’ve been competing at a higher […]
Goran Dragic is an overachiever. He tries too hard and he never lets up. He doesn’t hesitate to sacrifice his body just to win a game. At least that’s what his boss says about him. Dragic, 27, plays with a determination and hunger that can, at times, seem scarce and latent in the landscape of […]
“Los Suns” will play again. The NBA is celebrating Latin culture and its influence on the league during the 2013-14 season, and once again, the Suns will participate. Thursday, March 6 when the Suns host the Oklahoma City Thunder, 5,000 fans will receive a “Los Suns” t-shirt compliments of the Arizona Lottery in celebration of […]
