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…
In an incredible playoff showdown featuring multiple superstars dropping gaudy stat lines, most headlines from the Phoenix Suns’ Game 4 win over the Denver Nuggets revolved around Devin Booker, Nikola Jokic or Kevin Durant. But here, Landry Shamet and Deandre Ayton deserve their time in the spotlight. In a clash of titans where Booker dropped 36 points on 14-of-18 shooting…
LOS ANGELES — After stealing two consecutive road games in their first-round playoff series, the Phoenix Suns are one win away from advancing to the conference semifinals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Facing a depleted LA Clippers team missing its two best players helps, but the Suns — who have only played 12 games with a healthy Kevin Durant –…
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 have reached the potential breaking point of their season. Coming off a 2021 NBA Finals run and a 64-win campaign that ended far sooner than anyone expected, the next few weeks could determine whether this group’s immediate title window remains propped open or is abruptly slammed shut. Lately, it’s appearing more like the latter. After starting with…
Christmas Day provided Arizona sports fans with not one, but two overtime losses, as the Phoenix Suns followed in the Cardinals’ footsteps during the NBA’s late-night game. In Sunday’s 128-125 road loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Suns fell to 19-15 on the season. The loss was twofold, as Devin Booker’s return from a groin injury only lasted about four…
There were a number of basketball-related takeaways that could be found in the Phoenix Suns’ 113-110 loss to the Washington Wizards Tuesday night. The main focus could’ve been Phoenix’s continued slippage on the defensive end, since the Suns gave up 25 points in the final 5:35 of game time and have ranked 24th in defensive rating in the month of…
Missing your two best players will force any team to rely on depth, but not all teams are capable of delivering when their roster is stretched thin. For the Phoenix Suns, the recent absences of Chris Paul and Devin Booker (not to mention Cam Johnson) have given Landry Shamet a golden opportunity to begin his redemption tour. So far, he’s…...
The Phoenix Suns’ second NBA Finals rematch of the 2021-22 season lost a bit of its luster without Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Cam Johnson on the court, but their absence didn’t stop it from being a phenomenal game. While the Suns came up short against the Milwaukee Bucks on the road, 132-122, the game was far closer than the…...
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