Suns Team Report
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:29 PST)

If the Suns were ever going to break the TNT curse—which had reached a ridiculous 15 games dating to the 2008 playoffs—this figured to be the night.

The Suns were coming off a big win in Houston and had just throttled the Hornets by 20 a week earlier in Phoenix. The Hornets were running a new system after firing Bryon Scott and have no one to turn to with Chris Paul sidelined by injury. Even TNT was at less than full strength with play-by-play man Kevin Harlan's voice reduced to a whisper by illness.

Was it enough? Not a chance. Call it the un-sweet 16.

Peja Stojakovic, who was 0-for-8 from 3-point range in Phoenix, hit 7 of 11 tries this time. The Hornets grabbed 56 rebounds, including 23 on the offensive glass to make up for a poor shooting night.

Behind the Box Score, where the Lakers can do this sitting down
(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:45 PST)
Los Angeles Lakers 108, Chicago 93 Joakim Noah: "To me, the most amazing thing about it is you're out...

Thursday's action on the boards
(Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:39:00 PST)
At least for one game, the New Orleans Hornets survived without Chris Paul.

NBA roundup: Sunday's action on the courts
(Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:36:00 PST)
The Toronto Raptors were one near miss away from beating the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns on their own court.

Kobe Bryant scores 29, Lakers roll to 6th straight win, 121-102 over Phoenix
(Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:10:00 PST)
LOS ANGELES - One moment after Steve Nash threw a pass into the stands in the third quarter, Lamar Odom found Kobe Bryant with an alley-oop pass for a behind-the-head dunk.

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(Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:15:22 PST)
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(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:28 PST)
San Antonio 131, Toronto 124 We had no idea what to expect heading into this game. San Antonio was without Tim...

NBA roundup: Monday's action on the courts
(Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:00 PST)
Steve Nash's decision to remain with the Phoenix Suns looks anything but crazy so far this season.

Phoenix forecast warming by the day
(Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:38:00 PST)
Despite last season's struggles, Steve Nash and Grant Hill both saw reason to commit to the Suns' future.

NBA roundup: Sunday's action on the courts
(Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:26:00 PST)
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