News Category: Phoenix Suns

Versatile Timberwolves aim to go up 2-0 against Suns

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch fully understood that his initial game plan for beating the Phoenix Suns in the playoffs would have a short shelf life. It worked in Game 1. That doesn’t mean the same plan will work in Game 2. “I’m sure they’re going to be making adjustments,” Finch said, “as are we.” The Timberwolves will try to seize a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series when they tip off

Timberwolves not sweating recent woes against Suns

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert isn’t putting a lot of stock in his team’s regular-season performance against the Phoenix Suns. The Timberwolves, who lost all three meetings with Phoenix, are eager to wipe the slate clean when they tip off a first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Suns on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. Although it struggled against Phoenix, Minnesota still managed to put together its best regular season in 20 years. The Timberwolves grabbed

Timberwolves, Suns duel in search of better positioning

The Minnesota Timberwolves will battle for a top playoff seed in the Western Conference when they tip off against the Phoenix Suns in the regular-season finale Sunday in Minneapolis. Minnesota (56-25) is in a three-way tie with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets for the best record in the conference with one game to go. They could finish with the No. 1, 2 or 3 seed depending on the results of Sunday’s games.

Suns look to atone for sluggish start vs. undermanned Clippers

After the Phoenix Suns’ embarrassing first-half performance in an eventual loss to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, Phoenix will not have to wait long for a rematch. And they’ll face an undermanned Clippers team to boot. The Suns scored just 10 first-quarter points and 33 in the first half of a 105-92 defeat. Phoenix looked nothing like a team desperate to gain one of six guaranteed Western Conference playoff spots. The Suns and

Trying to avoid falling into play-in, Suns clash with Clippers

The host Phoenix Suns will attempt to maintain their hold on a top-six seed in the Western Conference when they take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. Phoenix (46-32) has the same record as the Pelicans but sits just above the play-in line, as the Suns hold the tiebreaker against New Orleans. Meanwhile, Los Angeles (50-28) enters Tuesday’s contest riding a three-game winning streak, a run that has the Clippers sitting in fourth

Devin Booker hopes to stay hot as Suns take on Wolves

Devin Booker aims to continue his prolific scoring spree when the Phoenix Suns host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night in a pivotal contest for both teams. The shooting guard scored 92 points over the past two games to help the Suns (45-31) move up to No. 6 spot in the Western Conference playoff race entering Thursday night’s play. A sixth-place finish — or higher — would avoid the play-in round. Booker poured in 52

Challenging closing slates figure big for both Suns and Pelicans

The Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans are both down to their final eight games of the regular season. They’ll face each other twice in important games down the stretch, beginning with a meeting on Monday night in New Orleans, with the possibility of going up or down in the Western Conference postseason seedings. The fifth-place Pelicans (45-29) have a two-game lead over the seventh-place Suns (43-31) with Dallas squeezed in between. New Orleans

Hot-shooting Thunder, Suns look to improve playoff positioning

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Phoenix Suns have been two of the best shooting teams in the NBA this season. They meet Friday night in Oklahoma City with the hopes of helping their playoff positions. The Suns (43-30) enter Friday’s action a half-game behind Dallas for the No. 6 spot in the Western Conference. “We know what’s at stake,” Phoenix coach Frank Vogel said. “We know how many games we have left. We know

Nuggets cruising despite injuries, host Suns next

The Denver Nuggets are 15-2 since the All-Star break and have risen to the top spot in the Western Conference. One of those two losses came at home to the Phoenix Suns three weeks ago, which ended a six-game winning streak. Phoenix (42-30) has a chance to end another streak by the reigning champions – this time a four-game run — when it visits Denver (51-21) on Wednesday night. The Suns are coming off a

Suns face Spurs again before tough closing schedule

The Phoenix Suns look to stay above the Western Conference play-in line when they visit the San Antonio Spurs on Monday in the second of two games in three nights between the teams. The Suns (42-29) easily won the first game of the set 131-106 Saturday as Devin Booker (32 points) and Kevin Durant (25) combined for 57 points in just three quarters. Phoenix led throughout and by as many as 32 points while winning