Suns smash Mavs in Rivals Week
The Mavericks fans had the Luka-Booker memes locked and loaded as the Mavs pulled up by 16 in the 2nd quarter. Then the cardiac Suns pulled out the defibrillator for the third time in the past 8 days and completely flipped the script, going on a 42-9 run and rolling to a 132-109 victory, their […]
Suns stun Kings 119-117
Many fans had turned the game off by the time the Suns were down 22 with 8:10 remaining. Then Frank Vogel went small with KD at center flanked by four shooters: Booker, Beal, Allen, Gordon. The Suns finished on a 32-8 run, capping off one of the greatest comebacks in NBA history. The Suns had […]
Bol and Beal brilliant in blowout over Blazers
Year of the Dragon or Year of the Bol? On New Year’s Day 2024, it looked like the latter as Bol Bol played his best game as a Sun in the 109-88 victory. Bol fell one rebound short of a dou-bol dou-bol with 11 points and 9 rebounds in 20 minutes. He had numerous scintillating […]
Suns recapture the magic in blowout win vs the Rockets
The Suns heard the noise coming from the fans, the media, and former players. They tuned it out, playing one of their best games of the season, blitzing their way to a 129-113 victory. Nearly everyone played well, but two vets led the way. The first was Kevin Durant, who looked like the new point […]
Luka the Grinch as Mavs demoralize Suns on Christmas
Twas the night of Christmas, when all through the Footprint not a fan was cheering. They sat stone-faced as Luka dropped 50 points with 15 assists in a 128-114 drubbing, as Phoenix melted down again in the 4th quarter. Though there were signs of life in the third quarter and the Suns even took the […]
Suns squeak past Warriors in Beal’s Return
Bradley Beal was back. He hit the first bucket of the game, a three-pointer, and looked healthy and spry throughout, helping the Suns overcome late miscues and escape with a 119-116 win. The game had an ejection, an extended Bol Bol sighting, and almost as many storylines as the last time the two teams played. […]
Lakers are Suns Kryptonite as They Advance in the IST
The Lakers might be the Suns kryptonite, defeating them for the third time already this season, and it certainly was a Crypto night in LA as the Suns lost to the Lakers 106-103 in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament. The Lakers didn’t win this game, though. The Suns put it up for grabs in […]
RECAP: Suns fall to Raptors as Book hurt
Raptors 112, Suns 105 The Reaper was back, but Kevin Durant’s return to the lineup wasn’t enough tonight. The shorthanded Suns, missing Beal (back), Grayson Allen (sick), and Nassir Little (birth of daughter), didn’t have quite enough juice to defeat the Raptors tonight, even though it was the Raptors getting in late after playing on the […]
