Coming off a 125-107 shellacking in Game 1 of their second-round series against the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns have a lot to prove in Game 2. They took a shot to the jaw in Friday’s opener, and while it’s too soon to declare Game 2 a “must-win” game, another loss in that fashion would sow seeds of doubt that…
After a gentleman’s sweep of the shorthanded LA Clippers in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Phoenix Suns are in a familiar position: facing the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. Unlike that 2021 sweep, however, the Suns will be starting this series off on the road, which is a first for this team in the…
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,…
The Phoenix Suns begin their journey through the 2023 NBA Playoffs with Game 1 against the LA Clippers on Sunday. While Phoenix should be favored in this first-round series, the Clippers are no pushover — even without Paul George. Over the last week, we’ve examined keys to the matchup, the Suns’ biggest playoff concerns and Deandre Ayton being an X-factor…
The Phoenix Suns enter the 2023 NBA Playoffs with considerable talent, but undeniable question marks. Their 45-37 record is misleading because of all the time key players have missed from injury, as well as the fact that they added Kevin Durant late in the season. However, even with KD, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton comprising 80 percent of…...
The Phoenix Suns have a top-four that’s more stacked than any other team in the NBA. Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Deandre Ayton form an undeniably potent, star-studded core. Come playoff time, the sheer firepower of that foursome will help mitigate concerns about the team’s overall depth, let alone who becomes the fifth starter/closer. However, over this prolonged…
The Phoenix Suns are in a unique position: They’re quite possibly the only NBA title contender that doesn’t have its starting five set in stone yet. Everyone knows that as soon as he’s healthy, Kevin Durant will assume his rightful place in the Suns’ starting lineup alongside Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton. But who will claim that fifth…
December hasn’t been kind to the Phoenix Suns, but amidst their 5-9 record and mounting injury woes, Josh Okogie sure has been. In fact, he’s been nothing short of an X-factor handily exceeding his contract value during one of the team’s most trying stretches of the season. Landing in Phoenix on a veteran minimum deal, Okogie’s first brush with free…...
One play early in the Boston Celtics’ beatdown of the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night spoke volumes about the game as a whole. In the first quarter, Grant Williams drove the lane, forcibly bodied Deandre Ayton to free himself up, and sunk a little floater right over the top. This was long before the score got out of hand, and DA…
Joining a completely new NBA environment after spending four years in the same place requires an adjustment. That’s especially true for Josh Okogie, who went from playing consistent minutes during his time on non-contending Minnesota Timberwolves teams to struggling for playing time on a Phoenix Suns squad with title aspirations. Now in his fifth NBA season, Okogie is averaging career-lows…
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