News Category: Phoenix Suns

Suns look to improve playoff positioning vs. Spurs

The Phoenix Suns have to make hay while they can in a bid to move up the standings, beginning Saturday with the first of two games in three nights against the host San Antonio Spurs. The Suns (41-29) are in a virtual tie with the Dallas Mavericks for sixth place in the Western Conference with 12 games to play. Phoenix would lose the tiebreaker with Dallas and has the toughest remaining schedule in the West,

After latest milestone, Kevin Durant leads Suns vs. Hawks

Kevin Durant continues to rack up accomplishments, and the end of his career is nowhere in sight. Durant will show up to the arena as the eighth-leading scorer in NBA history when the Phoenix Suns host the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. Durant scored 22 points in Phoenix’s 115-102 home victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday to pass Shaquille O’Neal (28,596) on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Durant’s total sits at 28,610. “Teammates throughout

Sixers, Suns meet in battle for playoff position

Two teams looking to avoid their conferences’ play-in tournaments meet when the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Teams in seventh through 10th place in compete in the tournament. Philadelphia (38-30) holds the sixth seed in the East, while Phoenix (39-29) sits in eighth place in the West. The Sixers are beginning a four-game West Coast trip after posting a 98-91 home win over the Miami Heat on Monday. Tyrese Maxey had 30

Defensive-minded Bucks intend to get Suns stuck in ‘mud’

The Phoenix Suns will try to close out a winning Eastern Conference road swing when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Milwaukee, which is 2-3 since March 6, seeks consecutive wins for the first time since it won its sixth straight game on March 4. Forward Khris Middleton is set to return from a left ankle sprain as the Bucks try to get back on track. On Thursday, the Bucks (43-24) rallied to outscore

Suns look to heat up in road encounter vs. Hornets

The Phoenix Suns have lofty aspirations and a desire to be compared to the best teams in the league. That didn’t go well when the Suns made a stop in Boston on Phoenix’s current four-game road trip. Phoenix (38-28) is presented a chance to rebound in the second game of a back-to-back against the Charlotte Hornets (17-49) on Friday night. The Suns fell for the second time in three games with a 127-112 setback to

With Devin Booker back, Suns out to avenge loss to Celtics

The Boston Celtics earned a 117-107 road victory against the Phoenix Suns last Saturday, but the Suns will have a much different look for the rematch Thursday in Boston. Guard Devin Booker didn’t play in the loss to Boston because of an ankle injury, but he returned Monday and scored 27 points to help Phoenix beat host Cleveland 117-111. Booker added a team-high seven assists along with six rebounds. “Even if you miss one game

Suns begin road trip against short-handed Cavs

One game after facing the Eastern Conference’s first-place team, the Phoenix Suns open a four-game road swing on Monday visiting the East’s current No. 3, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Phoenix lost 117-107 to the Boston Celtics on Saturday despite 45 points from Kevin Durant. The Suns finished a seven-game stretch, during which they played six home games, at 4-3 after the loss. They played the last four games of that stretch without Devin Booker. Suns coach

Celtics look to get back on track against Suns

The Phoenix Suns will attempt to hand the visiting Boston Celtics their third consecutive loss when the teams meet Saturday night. Boston’s 11-game winning streak came to an end when the Celtics squandered a 22-point fourth-quarter lead in a 105-104 loss at Cleveland on Tuesday. After that, the Celtics suffered a 115-109 loss at Denver on Thursday. Jaylen Brown had 41 points and 14 rebounds against Denver, but was 7 of 14 from the free-throw

Suns look for repeat performance vs. struggling Raptors

The Phoenix Suns, fresh off a scintillating win, will now look to avoid a letdown against one of the NBA’s weaker teams. After taking down the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, the Suns aim for another victory when they host the beleaguered Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. Phoenix sits in the sixth position in the Western Conference but is just a half-game ahead of the Sacramento Kings, who hold the top play-in spot.

Suns, trying to build momentum, go up against Nuggets

The Phoenix Suns felt they had found the missing piece for a title run when they traded for Bradley Beal in the offseason, but their version of a Big Three has constantly been hampered by injuries. Despite playing the past two games, Beal has missed 29 this season, and now fellow star guard Devin Booker is dealing with an ankle strain sustained Saturday that will keep him out for at least a week. It has