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| Nash paces Suns past Bobcats |
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02/25/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Steve Nash had 22 points and five assists to lead the Phoenix Suns past the Charlotte Bobcats, 112-102, at US Airways Center. Shaquille O'Neal and Jason Richardson scored 20 points apiece, with O'Neal adding 11 rebounds for the Suns, who have won four of their last five games overall. Leandro Barbosa and Matt Barnes scored 17 and 14, respectively, in the win. "I'm not really impressed with beating teams we're supposed to beat - we've got to beat the good teams that we have to |
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| Suns, Bobcats square off in the desert |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns hope to get back on the winning track Tuesday when they welcome the Charlotte Bobcats to town for the finale of a three-game homestand. The Suns faltered in their last outing on Sunday when Boston's Rajon Rondo shined in Kevin Garnett's absence, scoring a career-high 32 points, dishing out 10 assists and grabbing six rebounds in the Celtics' 128-108 win over Phoenix, as new Suns head coach Alvin Gentry suffered his first loss since taking over for Terry Porter. Boston sh |
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| Gentry's Suns welcome Celtics to town |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns interim head coach Alvin Gentry is off to a hot start in the desert and will try to guide the team to a fourth consecutive win tonight versus the Boston Celtics at US Airways Center. Gentry is 3-0 since taking over for Terry Porter and the Suns have responded in a big way by scoring no less than 140 points in each of the last three games. Gentry won his debut on Tuesday in a 140-100 pounding of the Clippers before a 142-119 victory the following night in the back end of a ho |
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| Blazers try to extend home win streak vs. Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2009 |
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| . Center Greg Oden missed Friday's game with a chip fracture in his left patella and is questionable versus the Clippers. Meanwhile, Los Angeles has dropped two in a row and three of its last four games, including Wednesday's 142-119 decision to the Phoenix Suns in the back end of a home-and-home series at Staples Center. Al Thornton scored a team-high 33 points for the Clippers, who were without Zach Randolph. Randolph was suspended for two games after punching Phoenix' Louis Amundson on Tuesday. Eric Gord |
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| Suns' Stoudemire undergoes eye surgery, likely out eight weeks |
NBA Basketball |
02/21/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns will likely be without Amare Stoudemire for eight weeks after the All-Star forward underwent successful eye surgery on Friday. Dr. Pravin Dugel performed the procedure to repair a partially detached retina in Stoudemire's right eye. The doctor indicated that recovering from such a surgery varies on a case-by-case basis, though the forward's return to physical activity is estimated to be eight weeks. "We are very glad to hear that Amare should have a 100 perce |
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| Fahrenheit 140: Suns burn bright behind Barbosa's career night |
NBA Basketball |
02/21/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Leandro Barbosa scored a career-high 41 points and the Phoenix Suns, despite being without All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire for at least the next two months, pulled off a rare offensive feat with a 140-118 blowout of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Stoudemire underwent successful eye surgery on Friday to repair a partially detached retina and he's expected to be out for about eight weeks. But that didn't stop the Suns from scoring at least 140 points for a third straight game, th |
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| Suns burn Clippers, again |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Amare Stoudemire had 42 points and 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns swept a home-and-home series with the Clippers by routing Los Angeles, 142-116, at Staples Center. New Suns head coach Alvin Gentry improved to 2-0 since taking over for Terry Porter, albeit both wins have come against the Clippers, who have the third- worst record in the NBA at 13-42. The Suns have recorded their two highest offensive outputs of the season in the past two games, as the team crushed LA, |
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| Suns suspend Jason Richardson |
NBA Basketball |
02/16/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns have suspended guard Jason Richardson for one game without pay, just one day after he was arrested on allegations he was driving 90 mph in a 35 mph with his three-year-old son unrestrained in his vehicle's back seat. Richardson, who is third on the Suns at 15.6 points per game, was arrested and booked into the Scottsdale City Jail Sunday night, according to the Arizona Republic. The newspaper reports police first clocked Richardson traveling at 67 mph in a 40 |
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| Suns fire Porter; name Gentry interim coach |
NBA Basketball |
02/16/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns became the eighth NBA team to make a coaching change this season, firing Terry Porter and replacing him with assistant Alvin Gentry on an interim basis. Porter was in his first season with the Suns, who are 28-23 at the All-Star break. However, the record is currently not good enough for a playoff spot in the competitive Western Conference, as Phoenix is currently one game behind Utah for the eighth and final postseason berth. "I hired Terry because I believe |
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| Reunited and it feels so good: Kobe, Shaq share All-Star MVP honors |
NBA Basketball |
02/16/2009 |
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| namic duo played together for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996-2004, winning three championships until O'Neal was dealt to Miami. Last February, three days after the All-Star contest, O'Neal was traded back to the Western Conference as he joined the Phoenix Suns. The two were named as co-MVPs of the All-Star Game, with each garnering a third MVP honor for the contest. "I'm just happy to be here, it's probably my last one," said O'Neal. "At 36, I'm just glad the coaches voted me in. I'm just happy Kobe was l |
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