Nash's 17 assists help

by Brett PollakoffFiled under: 76ers, SunsBe honest: you didn't think that after eight games were played in this young NBA season that we'd be talking about the Phoenix Suns as one of the best teams in the league. But after Monday night's come-from-behind win in Philadelphia to finish a five-game road trip at 4-1, that's exactly where we find ourselves.Behind 21 points and 20 assists...

                                R.I.P. licked fingers.  R.I.P. Kelly Leak.  R.I.P. Karen Allen [the chick from "Scrooged"]. Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash showed up at a basketball camp with a shaved dome.  No hair.  No greasy hair.  No annoyingly greasy hair. One of Steve Nash's signature moves is his "lick the fingers and come the hair to the...

Phoenix at Philadelphia We know what kind of year Steve Nash(notes) is having (around 18 per game, 12 assists), and we're aware of what kind of year his Phoenix Suns are enjoying. You're probably aware that the Philadelphia 76ers are a .500 team, that Sam Dalembert tries a lot of shots that he probably shouldn't, and that Elton Brand(notes) is looking more and more like Sharone Wright...

Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.

If you’re an all-star, middle of the pack guy or just a scrub. The best way to stay in the league past your prime or to enhance your numbers is to play with Steve “freakin” Nash. Last night, the now 7-1 Phoenix Suns racked up another win in Philly and Steve Nash was down right evil tallying 20 [...]

Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA — Steve Nash tied his season-high with 20 assists and scored 21 points, Jason Richardson added 29 points, and the Suns beat the 76ers 119-115 on Monday night.

Sometimes 146 -- as in points given up -- really is the lonliest number.The Philadelphia 76ers: The Sixers got what seemed like a pretty favorable matchup last night: the Suns on the second game of back-to-backs at the tail end of a five-game Eastern Conference road trip. Phill even built what looked like a reasonably comfortable 12-point halftime after the Suns came out flat for...

by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Bulls, Cavaliers, Celtics, Hawks, Lakers, Magic, Mavericks, Nuggets, Suns, Trail Blazers, NBA Power Rankings We're just eight games into the season, but there's no doubt who the surprise team is at this point. The Phoenix Suns are off to a 7-1 start, and have road wins over two of the three remaining one-loss teams. They've done it with...

For the first time in quite a while....there are a multitude of MVP candidates and most have a realistic shot at winning the thing.  While there are about 10 candidates [Elton Brand, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker are others] there is only six guys who look to have a shot at bringing home the hardware.                                 �...

Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill and Amar'e Stoudemire represent the Phoenix Suns on the ballot.

Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.

The Knicks’ boss agrees with the rest of the universe that he screwed up the Brandon Jennings draft pick in spectacular fashion, and Brandon still can’t believe he didn’t end up in NY: “Knicks president Donnie Walsh made a damning statement Friday, saying he didn’t ‘have a good enough feel’ for Jennings’ game. Jennings leapt from high...

The Washington Wizards were unable to break out of the funk that has plagued them the past week and suffered their fourth straight loss Sunday, falling 102-90 to the visiting Phoenix Suns. The Wizards put on a better showing than they did in Friday's blowout loss at Indiana but were unable to overcome 17 turnovers, a second-quarter cold spell, a weak third quarter and poor shooting...