Suns Face Big Test in San Antonio
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The Phoenix Suns have won 11 in a row, and 20 of 21. Their 24-3 record dwarfs the NBA competition.
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With the Lakers trading for Pau Gasol and the Spurs still plodding along, the high-octane Phoenix Suns have chosen to refuel with Shaquille O'Neal.
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The Phoenix Suns weren't as good as their record indicated. Tony Parker scored a season-high 29 points in just 30 minutes, and host San Antonio shot 52 percent in a 115-94 victory that ended Phoenix's 11-game winning streak and amplified the ongoing chatter over just how good the Suns really are.
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With Steve Nash out, Leandro Barbosa stepped in and delivered. Amare Stoudemire scored 36 points and Barbosa added 23 of his 25 after halftime to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 109-102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in overtime Tuesday night.
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Leandro Barbosa matched a career high with 32 points, sparking the Phoenix Suns past the Houston Rockets 103-82 in a National Basketball Association matchup here Monday.
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Shawn Marion scores a season-high 27 points, has six blocked shots and hits five of 20 Phoenix 3-pointers to lead the Suns in a 137-115 romp of the Nuggets Monday night.
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The Phoenix Suns added the Miami Heat to the growing list of NBA teams they have run past this season. Amare Stoudemire scored 34 points and the host Suns won their seventh straight, and 18th in 19 games, a 122-107 decision over the Heat last night.
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SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia 76ers appear to be taking the preseason more seriously than some of their opponents. The 76ers rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime before taking the lead
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The Phoenix Suns are Dirk Nowitzki&#039;s kind of opponent. They don&#039;t bang him. They don&#039;t bump him. They play the run-and-gun game that suits the 7-footer&#039;s skills.
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Despite having the best record out West, the Phoenix Suns needed a spark and it arrive Thursday afternoon in the form of Shaquille O'Neal.
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LAS VEGAS (Ticker) -- Brian Grant had his first big game for the Los Angeles Lakers, helping hand Phoenix Suns their first preseason loss.
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The Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets will play the first outdoor game in modern NBA history during the 2008-09 preseason. The exhibition game on Oct. 11 at the 16,000-seat Indian Wells Tennis Garden will be televised by TNT.
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It shapes up as a late-November treat: San Antonio at Utah, coming next week. The Spurs haven't lost on the road. The Jazz are nearly perfect no matter where they play.
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SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The Boston Celtics were hoping to end a long slide against the San Antonio Spurs, but Tony Parker ended those aspirations.
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Mom was right. Sometimes life isn't fair. As the Phoenix Suns share memories of the Colosseum in Rome and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich debates the relative merits of the best French wines in Paris, the Detroit Pistons will be preparing for a preseason game in Omaha, the Charlotte Hornets will be packing winter jackets for a game in ...
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PHOENIX -- After testing his sore right shoulder in practice on Monday, Phoenix point guard Steve Nash said he hopes to return to the lineup when the Suns visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.
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Hunger gets you only so far. It was the Mavericks, after finishing nine games ahead of the Spurs, who went out in the first round. The Suns, who finished three games ahead of the Spurs, went out in the second. And, yes, something did turn things around for the Spurs this year to get them where they are now -- three wins away from a fourth NBA championship in nine years.