Babby gets 2-year extension as Suns president
PHOENIX Lon Babby has a new two-year contract to stay on as Suns president of basketball operations through 2014-15.
The team announced a contract extension on Tuesday.
Lon has led our front office during this important transition period for the organization and he has my full support as we continue to rebuild, said Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver.
Babby, 62, was named the...
Jazz pull away to deal Suns fourth straight loss
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Al Jefferson and Gordon Hayward scored 25 points apiece and the Utah Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns 103-88 on Wednesday night to stay within a game of the eighth-place Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference playoff battle.
Utah (36-36) used a 10-0 run to open the fourth quarter and led by as many as 19 while outscoring Phoenix 56-32 in the paint.
Jefferson...
Game 70 Recap: Nets 102, Suns 100. The One Where Joe Johnson's Absence Almost Cost Brooklyn a Win
Even an almost-triple-double by Goran Dragic couldn't get the Phoenix Suns a win tonight over the Nets
It was ugly, full of bad basketball, nerve-racking, and almost devastating. But, it was also a Nets win. This evening in Phoenix, at the US Airways Center on the ugly, redesigned Suns court, the Boys from Brooklyn barely held on to a late-game lead over...
Net result still positive in Suns' loss
PHOENIX Something refreshing occurred during another Phoenix Suns game that was staggering its way toward Groundhog Day sanctioning.
Yeah, the Suns did lose Sunday night to the 41-29 Brooklyn Nets, but the horror-show manner that defined the two previous home games was replaced by a pretty uplifting performance. Even though the outcome was positive for those with NBA Draft Lottery...
Net result still positive in Suns' loss
PHOENIX Something refreshing occurred during another Phoenix Suns game that was staggering its way toward Groundhog Day sanctioning.
Yeah, the Suns did lose Sunday night to the 41-29 Brooklyn Nets, but the horror-show manner that defined the two previous home games was replaced by a pretty uplifting performance. Even though the outcome was positive for those with NBA Draft Lottery...
Nets 102, Suns 100
Deron Williams had 21 points and 11 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets held on for a 102-100 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.
The Suns' Goran Dragic fell a rebound shy of his second career triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists and nine boards. He was a point short of his career scoring high.
Brook Lopez added 20 points, Kris Humphries 17 and C.J. Watson 14 for...
Rockets 111, Suns 81
Donatas Motiejunas scored a career-high 19 points to lead five Houston starters in double figures and the Rockets routed the Phoenix Suns 111-81 on Wednesday night.
James Harden scored 18 and Omer Asik had 14 for the Rockets, who stayed in the No. 7 spot in the Western Conference standings.
Wesley Johnson scored 10 of his 15 points in the first quarter for the Suns, who lost to...
Suns downed by Rockets in 30-point rout
HOUSTON (AP) -- Donatas Motiejunas scored a career-high 19 points to lead five Houston starters in double figures and the Rockets routed the Phoenix Suns 111-81 on Wednesday night.
James Harden scored 18 and Omer Asik had 14 for the Rockets, who stayed in the No. 7 spot in the Western Conference standings.
Wesley Johnson scored 10 of his 15 points in the first quarter for the Suns...
Kings 121, Suns 112
Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points and Tyreke Evans had 25 for the Sacramento Kings, who defeated the Phoenix Suns 121-112 on Friday night.
It was a rare win for the Kings (22-42), who had dropped nine of their previous 11 games and escaped the bottom of the Western Conference. Phoenix and New Orleans, both 21-41, now share the worst record in the West.
The Kings shot 55 percent and...
Suns trumped by Kings, move into last in West
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points and Tyreke Evans had 25 for the Sacramento Kings, who defeated the Phoenix Suns 121-112 on Friday night.
It was a rare win for the Kings (22-42), who had dropped nine of their previous 11 games and escaped the bottom of the Western Conference. Phoenix and New Orleans, both 21-41, now share the worst record in the West.
The...
Hawks' 4-game streak ends in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) -- Playing alongside that guy who looks just like him is making it easy for Marcus Morris to fit in with the Phoenix Suns in a hurry.
He matched his career high with four 3-pointers, in five attempts, and scored 16 points in his fifth game with Phoenix, helping the Suns win their third in a row with a 92-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Identical...
Suns 92, Hawks 87
Marcus Morris tied his career high with four 3-pointers, in five attempts, and scored 16 points in his fifth game with Phoenix, helping the Suns win their third in a row with a 92-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Twin brother Markieff Morris added 11 points as Phoenix snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak. Wesley Johnson scored 13 of his 15 points in the...
Suns win 3rd straight, snap Hawks' streak
PHOENIX (AP) -- Marcus Morris tied his career high with four 3-pointers, in five attempts, and scored 16 points in his fifth game with Phoenix, helping the Suns win their third in a row with a 92-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Twin brother Markieff added 11 points as Phoenix snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak. Wesley Johnson scored 13 of his 15 points...
Wesley Johnson Hits Game-Tying 3, Suns Upset Spurs In OT
Lost in one of the craziest NBA nights of the season, was the Suns pulling off the upset in San Antonio. The Spurs, who had just returned from their 25-day Rodeo Road Trip, hand’t played in their home arena since February 2nd, but they didn’t close out the game and the Suns took full advantage.
With 3.7 seconds left and the Spurs up 3, Manu Ginobili had the chance to put the...
Suns hand Spurs third loss at home
Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Wesley Johnson hit a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to force overtime and the Phoenix Suns beat San Antonio 105-101 Wednesday night to snap the Spurs' 18-game home winning streak.
Luis Scola added 15 points and Goran Dragic had 13 points and 13 assists for Phoenix, which snapped a six-game losing streak against San Antonio...
Suns end Spurs' 18-game home win streak
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Wesley Johnson hit a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to force overtime and the Phoenix Suns beat San Antonio 105-101 Wednesday night to snap the Spurs' 18-game home winning streak.
Luis Scola added 15 points and Goran Dragic had 13 points and 13 assists for Phoenix, which snapped a six-game losing streak...
O’Neal, Suns defeat Spurs in return home
“I think overall we made a lot of mental errors,” said San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich after his number-one seeded Spurs fell to the team that ranked last in the Western Conference coming into Wednesday, the Phoenix Suns, 105-101 in overtime.
Popovich said one of the Spurs’ biggest mental collapses came with 3.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Then, the...
Suns survive OT for win over Wolves
PHOENIX (AP) -- Season-lows seemed to come every quarter. So did missed shots, passes sailing into the stands, grimaces from coaches.
Phoenix came up with just enough plays to pull it out, ending a momentum-swinging game between two of the NBA's worst teams.
Marcin Gortat hit big shots at the end of regulation and overtime, helping the Suns end a three-game losing streak with...
Suns survive OT for win over Wolves
PHOENIX (AP) -- Season-lows seemed to come every quarter. So did missed shots, passes sailing into the stands, grimaces from coaches.
Phoenix came up with just enough plays to pull it out, ending a momentum-swinging game between two of the NBA's worst teams.
Marcin Gortat hit big shots at the end of regulation and overtime, helping the Suns end a three-game losing streak with...
Derrick Williams and the curious case of the T-Wolves lottery picks curse
Over his last 3 games Derrick Williams is averaging just 22.3 mpg but has managed 16.3 ppg/6 rpg/1.3 3pm over that span. Hey, that’s pretty good! Do I think he can continue this pace? Meh, I’m not so optimistic but right now he’s only 22% owned in Yahoo! leagues and that’s far, far too low for someone with his upside. I’d love to see Derrick break the curse of the T-Wolves...
Suns Decline $5.4M Option For 13-14 On Wesley Johnson
The Suns told Wesley Johnson that they are interested in re-signing Johnson in the offseason.
Phoenix uprising requires a dragon
PHOENIX As well-meaning league observers begin punching the Phoenix Suns' third consecutive ticket to the NBA Draft Lottery, local watchdogs continue sniffing for revival signs.
One enormously popular touchstone (appropriately so) has been identified by the Michael Beasley X-Factor Crowd. We're also pretty fond of the Luis Scola Low-Post Option Coalition and the Wesley...
Phoenix uprising requires a dragon
PHOENIX As well-meaning league observers begin punching the Phoenix Suns' third consecutive ticket to the NBA Draft Lottery, local watchdogs continue sniffing for revival signs.
One enormously popular touchstone (appropriately so) has been identified by the Michael Beasley X-Factor Crowd. We're also pretty fond of the Luis Scola Low-Post Option Coalition and the Wesley...
NBA Team Previews Power Rankings Countdown: #24 Phoenix Suns
Group 3: the Interchangeable Sure-Fire Lottery Teams
#24.Phoenix Suns
I.Last Season in Review
The Suns did, well, Suns things. In traditional fashion, Phoenix was an elite offensive team, because any team with Nash on the roster is going to be an elite offensive team, even if the team is largely comprised of scrubs. Phoenix finished top 10 in both offensive efficiency and shooting...
Remodeled Suns look to surprise in post-Nash era
Meet the Phoenix Suns. Introductions certainly are necessary. This team has undergone an extreme personnel makeover in the aftermath of Steve Nash's departure to the hated Lakers.
Five players return from last year, and only two - center Marcin Gortat and guard Jared Dudley - figure to start.
The newcomers include a pair of former high draft picks, Michael Beasley and Wesley...
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