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Despite coach's modesty, Suns are Gentry's team

Alvin Gentry jokes that when he's ticked off at Steve Nash, he yells at Lou Amundson.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 15, 2010

Bynum: Knee getting worse

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Andrew Bynum says his injured knee gradually is getting worse, although the Los Angeles Lakers' starting center plans to keep playing on his swelling leg in the Western Conference finals.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 15, 2010

Suns chuckle at Jackson's comments

The Phoenix Suns have reacted with a collective smirk to Phil Jackson's suggestion that Steve Nash travels with the basketball. Nash even had a subtle retort worthy of Jackson himself.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 15, 2010

Suns-Lakers Schedule

The NBA released the complete schedule for the Western Conference Finals between Phoenix and the L.A. Lakers:
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 13, 2010

GM Kerr goes from idiot to genius

Not long ago, Steve Kerr would spend sleepless nights recalling how great that NBA analyst job was at TNT.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 13, 2010

Lakers saved their best for playoffs

LOS ANGELES — Just a couple of weeks ago, the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be losing their grip on the conference they've dominated for nearly three years.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 12, 2010

76ers meet with Majerle about coaching vacancy

PHILADELPHIA — Phoenix Suns assistant Dan Majerle and Portland Trail Blazers assistant Monty Williams have met with the Philadelphia 76ers to discuss the team's vacant coaching job.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 11, 2010

Nash expects swollen eye to subside in a week

SAN ANTONIO — By the time the Phoenix Suns open the Western Conference finals, Steve Nash figures he'll see out of his swollen and stitched-up right eye again. Tim Duncan gave him quite a pop.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 10, 2010

Suns sweep Spurs to reach West finals

SAN ANTONIO — The Phoenix Suns swept away seven years of bad playoff memories brought by the San Antonio Spurs.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 10, 2010

Dragic, Suns put Spurs on brink of elimination

SAN ANTONIO — The Phoenix Suns are one win away from revenge.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 08, 2010

Down 0-2, Spurs face key game vs Suns

SAN ANTONIO — Before the Spurs finished off the Dallas Mavericks, coach Gregg Popovich confronted George Hill before Game 6.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 07, 2010

Nash, Stoudemire named All-NBA second team

The Suns' Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire were named to the All-NBA Second Team.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 06, 2010

Stoudemire leads 'Los Suns' over Spurs, 110-102

Los Suns ganaron. That means the Suns won. Amare Stoudemire had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Channing Frye made 5 of 6 3-pointers, and Phoenix, wearing its orange "Los Suns" jerseys in part to protest Arizona's new anti-immigration law, pulled away for a 110-102 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals...
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 06, 2010

Suns to wear 'Los Suns' jerseys for Game 2

The Phoenix Suns will wear "Los Suns" on their jerseys in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, owner Robert Sarver said, "to honor our Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation." The decision to wear the jerseys on the Cinco de Mayo holiday stems from a law passed by the Arizona Legislature...
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 04, 2010

Confident Spurs: Mistakes can be fixed for Game 2

The San Antonio Spurs need only look back a few days for a reminder that a Game 1 playoff loss in Phoenix is not the end of the world. "Honestly we'd love to have got that one to kind of get them on their heels," Tim Duncan said after the Spurs practiced on Tuesday, "but we still have an opportunity to steal homecourt here tomorrow, and we're going to...
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 04, 2010

Nash, Suns finally beat Spurs in a Game 1, 111-102

There would be no Game 1 heartbreak for Phoenix against the San Antonio Spurs. Not this time.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 04, 2010

Diamondbacks beat Astros 9-1 to snap 3-game skid

HOUSTON — After he labored through almost 60 pitches in the first two innings against the Houston Astros on Monday night it was difficult to imagine Cesar Valdez would stick around long enough to earn a win in his major league debut.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 04, 2010

Suns recent playoff history haunted by San Antonio

Demons lurk for the Phoenix Suns in their upcoming playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  May 02, 2010

Lucky 7? Spurs comfortable as seventh seed

SAN ANTONIO — Calling the Spurs perhaps the best No. 7 seed in NBA history is growing into a fashionable opinion.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  April 30, 2010

Suns top Blazers 99-90 and move on to face Spurs

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jason Richardson wanted to be the wild card in the playoffs for the Phoenix Suns. So while the Portland Trail Blazers were focused on Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash, Richardson came up big for the third time in the first-round series, scoring 28 points in a 99-90 Game 6 victory Thursday night.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  April 30, 2010

Tempe key for Suns, Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. — A blast-right-by-them style has served the Suns well against the Trail Blazers.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  April 28, 2010

Can Brandon Roy save the Blazers?

PORTLAND, Ore. — While Brandon Roy's return may have given the Trail Blazers reason to hope, the Phoenix Suns have the more tangible advantage in their first-round playoff series: a 3-2 edge.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  April 27, 2010

Frye, Dudley lead Suns past Blazers in Game 5

When the Phoenix Suns win in this playoff series, they win by a mile.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  April 27, 2010

Suns' Grant Hill wins NBA sportsmanship award

Grant Hill of the Phoenix Suns has won the Joe Dumars Trophy for outstanding sportsmanship in the 2009-10 season in a vote by NBA players.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  April 27, 2010

Blazers, Roy look to keep brakes on against Suns

Maybe it was all the emotion pumped into the Portland Trail Blazers by the surprise return of Brandon Roy. Perhaps it was the inexplicable failure of the Suns to stick with their highly successful aggressive style.
Via East Valley Tribune  |  April 25, 2010
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