Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

Suns Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

For the second straight week, the Suns come home for a Saturday game trying to salvage a split after putting up a half-hearted effort on the road.

Last week, it was a 38-point beat-down in Portland in which the Suns failed to put forth the kind of effort coach Alvin Gentry expects, no matter the opponent or situation. And it happened again Friday in Houston when the same Suns team that had its offense humming in New Orleans was back to its old hiccupping ways against the Rockets.

Eight decent minutes to start the game, and that was it.

The Suns’ starters had Phoenix down by 10 after one period. By halftime, it was 20. Gentry had seen enough by then, playing out the string with his reserves in a 99-81 loss on the hope that his team will put forth a better effort…

Friday’s National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Martin, Lowry lead Rockets past Suns 99-81 (AP)

The Houston Rockets got the confidence-building win they needed before heading on the road for their next six games. Kevin Martin scored 16 points, Kyle Lowry had eight rebounds and nine assists, and the Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 99-81 on Friday night. Chase Budinger added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who got another strong effort from their reserves to beat the Suns for only the…

Karl Malone had to buy a scalped ticket to see his former team play (Yahoo! Sports)

There’s quite a bit to Gordon Monson’s column revisiting of the end of the Jerry Sloan era in Utah, none more surprising than the claim from Jazz legend Karl Malone that Malone had to pay for a ticket from a … Continue reading →

Nash sets Suns’ assist record (Yahoo! Sports)

When he was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in 1996, Steve Nash was the No. 3 point guard behind Kevin Johnson and Jason Kidd. Wednesday night in New Orleans, the two-time former MVP officially became first string and did so in record-breaking fashion.

NBA Capsules: Nash sets Suns assist record (The Canadian Press)

NEW ORLEANS – Steve Nash made Phoenix Suns history for his ability to put his teammates in position to score.

Nash leads Suns past Hornets, 120-103 (AP)

Steve Nash made Phoenix Suns history for his ability to put his teammates in position to score. Yet it was Nash’s ability to hit his own shots that sank the hapless New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. “I guess it’s very ironic,” said Nash, who scored a season high 30 points to go with 10 assists in the Suns 120-103 victory over New Orleans.