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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 15, 2010
Suns-Lakers Schedule
The NBA released the complete schedule for the Western Conference Finals between Phoenix and the L.A. Lakers:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 10, 2010
Dragic, Suns put Spurs on brink of elimination
SAN ANTONIO — The Phoenix Suns are one win away from revenge.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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April 25, 2010
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