If the Phoenix Suns want to keep their championship hopes alive, they need to put together another two-game win streak against the Denver Nuggets. Before tackling the challenge of winning at Ball Arena, where the top-seeded Nuggets are 40-7 between the regular season and playoffs, the first step is bouncing back and protecting home court in Game 6. The Suns…
Facing a 2-0 series deficit, the absence of Chris Paul and the knowledge that no team in NBA playoff history had ever come back from being down 3-0, Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns played with desperation Friday night. In a 121-114 win in Game 3 of their second-round matchup with the Denver Nuggets, they unlocked a thrilling — albeit…
Game 3 is the make-or-break moment of the 2022-23 NBA season for the Phoenix Suns. A win against the Denver Nuggets Friday night injects new life into this second-round series, giving them a chance to even the score at home in Game 4. A loss drops them to a 3-0 deficit, which no team in NBA playoff history has ever…
The Phoenix Suns lost for the first time with Kevin Durant in the lineup Sunday night, and the timing was nothing less than inconvenient. Dropping Game 1 against the LA Clippers, the Suns lost home-court advantage of their first-round playoff series right off the bat, giving a team that’s missing its second-best player hope for a longer series. Excluding injury,…
PHNX Suns Podcast contributor and center for the Phoenix Suns, Jock Landale, joins the crew in studio today to talk all things Suns. What was the trade deadline like losing Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson but gaining Kevin Durant? What is the mood around the locker room and how excited are they for the remainder of the season? Jock also…
Against the Indiana Pacers last Saturday, Bismack Biyombo became just the 103rd player in NBA history to record 1,000 blocks for his career. It was a milestone that came and went with little fanfare, but his Phoenix Suns teammates were well aware of its significance. “I kept yelling ‘2,000’ from the bench,” Jock Landale said. “‘Cause he just got that…
After a year of waiting, rehabbing and working to get back, the last thing Dario Saric wanted to do was have to wait even more. But on a Phoenix Suns team that suddenly went three-deep at center, shaking off the rust and proving he was ready for big minutes would take time. For the first two and a half months…
The Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 134-105 Tuesday night in an unexpected beatdown of the defending NBA champions. While October wins mean very little in the grand scheme of things, it was a fun showdown between two teams that seemed to be on a Western Conference Finals collision course all of last year until the Suns failed to…...
For better or for worse, Cam Payne may be the barometer for how the Phoenix Suns’ bench unit fares in 2022-23. After an offseason that took a “run it back” approach outside of a few minor additions, there’s understandable concern about the Suns’ second unit — most of which stems from the backcourt, where Payne’s disappearing act in the playoffs…...
At Media Day last week, new arrival Jock Landale took to the podium for the first time as a member of the Phoenix Suns. The Australian’s message was simple: He wanted his Suns teammates to finally cave and try Vegemite, with Mikal Bridges being at the top of the list. “I love Vegemite, it’s a great spread for toast, but…...