Defense Porous for Phoenix Suns in Preseason Opener

For a team that has said to have a new found emphasis on the defensive end of the court, the Suns sure didn’t show that in their 127-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets in their preseason opener on Tuesday night. Phoenix’s defense didn’t prevent the Nuggets from doing much of anything. Denver shot just under 53 percent from the field and had three quarters where they scored at least 30 points. In the second quarter, they managed to put a not too shabby 29 points on the scoreboard in 12 minutes. Every single Denver player, expect for rookie Jordan Hamilton scored. Five of those players scored in double figures. Ty Lawson led all scorers in the game with 21 points. The Nuggets starting point guard also had seven rebounds and dished out a pair of assists. Danilo Gallinari was next up with 15 points, rookie Kenneth Faried had 14, Al Harrington had 12 and Nene chipped in with 10. For as bad as they were on the defensive end, Suns fans can be happy with how well they played o...