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Chris Coduto-USA TODAY Sports The Phoenix Suns hope Warren can provide some creative scoring in the playoffs The Phoenix Suns finally won a game on Friday night, creating fourth quarter separation behind the offensive exploits of Terrence Ross and T.J. Warren, a pair of veterans added last month in a flurry of moves designed to give the Suns more scoring creativity outside of Devin Booker and Chris Paul. On Friday and Saturday, they delivered. First, they combined for 45 points off the bench in a loss to Sacramento that Warren and Ross made closer than the Suns deserved...

EPhoto by Kate Frese/NBAE via Phoenix got a much-needed win against a good team Saturday PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have skidded of late, but Saturday was an opportunity to get back on track. The Suns had lost three straight games and six of their last seven contests entering a home game Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, who are a very challenging opponent. It did not play All-Star guard James Harden due to an Achilles injury but still had MVP front-runner Joel Embiid, who posed a headache of a challenge since he averaged the second-most free-throw attempts...

The original Phoenix Suns post game podcast. Pop a teeth-cracking cold beverage with us and listen to a not too-serious-podcast dedicated to the Phoenix Suns, hosted by John (@DarthVoita) and Matthew (@MatthewLissy). A win! Suns beat Philly by 20 points, which has the guys talking about corn, the Outlet Boyz, JO in the starting lineup, and biting prostitutes. Click the Subscribe button. Click the bell to turn on notifications. Watch right here! Not much of a video person? Like to listen to your podcasts? Here is it is audio form: Follow John (@DarthVoita), Matthew...

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via TJ Warren and Terrence Ross had big performances Friday against the Kings The Phoenix Suns are shorthanded, just as they have been for much of the season. Phoenix will play its fourth straight game without starting center Deandre Ayton due to a hip injury. The Suns are also notably without Kevin Durant, who played three games with the team before he suffered a left ankle sprain in pregame warmups against the Oklahoma City Thunder two weeks ago. Ayton’s injury is not expected to be long-term while Durant may return Wednesday against...

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Join the conversation! Let’s go! Harden OUT. Embiid in. Ayton, Durant still OUT. Here’s the starting lineups.

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports The Suns will have to defend likely MVP winner Joel Embiid without their starting center What: Phoenix Suns (38-35) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (49-24) When: 7 p.m. AZ time Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona Watch: Bally Sports AZ Listen: 98.7 FM DraftKings Betting Lines: Suns (-1.5), over/under 225 The Phoenix Suns host the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday night at Footprint Center. The game will be televised by Bally Sports Arizona. This is the second game between the Suns and the 76ers this season. Philadelphia won the first meeting in a...

Photo by Christian Petersen/ When the West settles, the Suns are still likely to finish well I’m not going to be able to sleep tonight unless I work this out in my head and get it written down here. I hope this helps you too. What really are the Phoenix Suns chances of holding onto the 4th seed in the West come playoff time? Or are the scuffling Suns are on their way to missing the playoffs altogether? Forgive us if we are handling this playoff chase with the emotional intelligence of a puppy getting crate-trained for the first time. When does this madness end??!!?!...

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Kings take advantage of distracted Suns in third, ride momentum to finish line late A game there for the taking and nearly begging for the Phoenix Suns to shut the door early in the third quarter. But instead the Kings took full advantage of an emotional game and turned the tides. The Kings would get the crowd engaged with some third-quarter pyrotechnics, as their offense showed up to the party in abundance, and regained a lead late in the third that they would never relinquish. The Suns would struggle to keep their composure and focus...

The original Phoenix Suns post game podcast. Pop a teeth-cracking cold beverage with us and listen to a not too-serious-podcast dedicated to the Phoenix Suns, hosted by John (@DarthVoita) and Matthew (@MatthewLissy). Game One of a back-to-back comes against the Kings in Sac Town. Hopefully there is no lighting of the beam, and if there is, Matthew might have a lighting of the joint ceremony. Click the Subscribe button. Click the bell to turn on notifications. Watch right here! Not much of a video person? Like to listen to your podcasts? Here is it is audio form: Follow...

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Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Despite initial reports that he could miss “4-6 weeks”, Durant tracks to be back in about 3 weeks total Just over two weeks ago, after the Phoenix Suns had started the Kevin Durant era 3-0, the MVP candidate and 10-time All-Star turned his ankle in pregame warmups and hasn’t been seen in a Suns uniform since. One local report had Durant being out 4-6 weeks. National insiders said the return was targeted for three weeks. The Suns themselves issued a statement that he would be re-evaluated in three weeks, which usually means more time...

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports High-leverage showdown in Sacramento set for Friday night between the Suns and Kings What: Phoenix Suns (38-34) vs. Sacramento Kings (43-29) When: 8 p.m. AZ Time Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California Watch: Bally Sports AZ Listen: 98.7 FM This season’s series comes in at 2-1, in favor of the Suns. Both teams are top-4 in the Western Conference at the moment - with Sacramento third and Phoenix, five games behind them, in fourth - hosting a first-round playoff series. Sacramento is 4-3 over their last two weeks, with the...

Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports You won’t find any Phoenix Suns getting regular season awards this year Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week we ask questions of the most plugged-in Phoenix Suns fans and fans of all teams across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. It’s not 2022 anymore, Suns fans. Or 2021 either. In each of the last two years, Phoenix Suns players, coach and GM got big awards or at least finished among the top finalists for their outstanding performances for the best regular season team in the NBA from...

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Paul cannot be your No. 2 scorer anymore, or carry your playoff team to victories all by himself. But he’s still got the juice to win a title The Phoenix Suns have really good scorers on the roster. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant both give you 28+ points per game as two of the most lethal scorers on the planet. Deandre Ayton averages 18 points per game in his sleep, and can top 30 when properly motivated/fed. But what happens when some of those guys can’t play due to injury? Who else can score for this Suns team? Beyond those top...

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Phoenix gives up a season-high 46 free throw attempts. You don’t like to use the phrase, “must win” during the regular season, especially when your team enters with a game lead for the fourth seed. But knowing that the schedule that lies ahead for the Phoenix Suns, which Tankathon currently has ranked as the sixth hardest in the NBA, it felt like a must win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The Suns continued their road trip in the City of Angels, playing a LeBron-less Lakers team, and left with a loss. Game...