If these two preseason games are any indication of what the regular season is going to be like, it is going to be a long season for Suns fans. Phoenix had a better defensive effort, but their woeful shooting caused the Suns to drop their second straight and last preseason game to the Nuggets, 110-85.
The Suns got off to a slow start right out of the gates scoring only 16 points in the first 12 minutes of the game. The home team followed that up with a 34-point in the second quarterback, but only put 35 points on the scoreboard during the entire second half. Phoenix shot under 37 percent from the field and went 7-of-23 from three-point range.
Turnovers were a real killer for the Suns as well as they had 19 miscues on the night. Steve Nash and Ronnie Price combined for 10 of those while eight other Suns had at least one turnover.
There were for four lone bright spots for the Suns offensively.
Jared Dudley led his team in scoring with 17 points, which included making five of his six s...
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PLAYERS:
Steve Nash,
Ronnie Price,
Jared Dudley,
Hakim Warrick,
Shannon Brown,
Markieff Morris,
Rudy Fernandez,
Al Harrington,
Ty Lawson
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets
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