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Can Suns find composure to advance past Warriors? How much will it matter that the Suns enter Friday coming off the low point of its season while the Warriors have leapt to their high point?

Another play-in game to preview! arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Took a spill down that ladder of chaos last night: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Suns, Blazers get good injury news ahead of play-in matchup The Phoenix Suns' injury report for Tuesday's play-in showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers brought good news for both teams.

And a followup from today's practice: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Suns have to overcome stylistic mismatch for play-in vs. Blazers - Arizona Sports The Phoenix Suns begin the play-in tournament with the Portland Trail Blazers, a difficult stylistic matchup.

Hello! Pretty lackluster last two months but here's the play-in preview!

Lots to this matchup, and will share the postseason/playoff coverage throughout: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Suns wisely keep it quiet at trade deadline - Arizona Sports After this trade deadline and season comes the most difficult thing to do in the NBA, and the Phoenix Suns have been here before.

Column on a smart deadline from the Suns ahead of taking the most difficult step this summer: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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How Dillon Brooks pestered Oso Ighodaro into a breakout - Arizona Sports Dillon Brooks was thrilled, Oso Ighodaro was furious and the moment their Phoenix Suns teammates knew was coming had finally arrived.

I spoke with Oso Ighodaro to get the story behind Dillon Brooks making him snap, the constant badgering that started over the summer and what has led to his breakout role in this Suns season: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Suns find path to victory in Green's return - Arizona Sports It was the Phoenix Suns' sloppiest game in weeks and yet their highs soared enough for a win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Jalen Green's return

The Suns' first game at full strength was full of potential and previewed some difficult choices the inclusion of Jalen Green will create: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Jalen Green brings Suns vibes, now he must bring the balance Jalen Green is back and is taking on the unenviable task of blending right into a seamless team dynamic that has the Suns playing terrific basketball.

Jalen Green has a chance to thrive and reach his potential like all of his Suns teammates have done without him.

In his return on Tuesday, Green faces the difficult adjustment of fitting in for a team firing on all cylinders.

Column on that + rotation choices: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Can Suns work around Bradley Beal money at trade deadline? Bradley Beal's money on the books will make an impact as the Phoenix Suns approach the trade deadline with a competitive team.

There is a strong case for the Suns to be buyers this trade deadline, but this will be one of many upcoming transactional periods where they have to juggle their past errors financially: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Suns' special start reaches new peak in win over Thunder The Suns' unreal tenacity on Sunday night through their firmly-etched identity was given a big reward with a win-of-the-season result over the Thunder.

The list of Suns wins of the year keeps getting longer: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Episode 3 (VIDEO): Christmas Concerns for Suns & Ranking Potential Playoff Opponents (feat. Kellan Olson) | Suns After Dark: A Phoenix Suns Pod Site Get more from Suns After Dark: A Phoenix Suns Pod Site on Patreon

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In Episode 3, @kellanolson.bsky.social joins to discuss some Suns Christmas concerns, rank potential playoff opponents, and talk about our favorite watches of 2025, like Wake Up Dead Man and Pluribus!

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Chaos is a ladder: Suns benefit from havoc to beat Warriors Chaos is a ladder, one the Phoenix Suns keep inserting into games for better and for worse. It was the former on Thursday, a one-point win over the Warriors.

Always thought Littlefinger had a good philosophy on hoops: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Are extreme physical demands becoming too much for NBA? Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen gave his perspective on changing his body this offseason to accommodate the NBA's extreme demands.

As a guy who approached this year differently because of a strenuous possession-to-possession workload, I got Grayson Allen's take on the current conversations about soft-tissue injuries and potential schedule tweaks: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Suns find right energy in 2nd half to stay hot, get by Spurs Sunday's Phoenix Suns win epitomized the foundational progress the Suns have already made and a commitment to what their style of basketball has now become.

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Jordan Ott has Suns winning where everyone in NBA wants to It doesn't take long watching the Phoenix Suns to see how much buy-in they have for their head coach Jordan Ott and how he wants them to play basketball.

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Suns reach new form, bulldoze Pacers for 5th straight win The Phoenix Suns have rounded into form, ready just in time to show us what this season really has in store for us.

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Grayson Allen's 42 engulf Pelicans, Suns get 5th W in last 6 The Phoenix Suns have won five of their last six games, with the latest victory coming via a career-high 42 points for Grayson Allen.

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Jalen Green's debut leads Suns to win over Clippers Jalen Green ingratiated himself rather nicely during his Phoenix Suns debut, scoring 29 points in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers

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Bradley Beal reflects on failed time with Suns, what's next Bradley Beal said he didn't know what the story would be. But the former Phoenix Suns guard knew there was one to tell after his return to Phoenix on Thursday.

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Suns get back to struggle of early deficits in loss It's all about the margin for error and how much you nurture it when you're undermanned and at a talent disparity the way these Phoenix Suns are.

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Suns ace Wembanyama test, execute perfectly to beat Spurs Devin Booker and his Phoenix Suns masterfully dissected the San Antonio Spurs' hype machine led by Victor Wembanyama.

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Suns locate defensive footing to cruise by Jazz Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker says it all the time. Your defense sets up your offense, and then your offense sets up your defense.

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Devin Booker is at his worst when he's normally at his best Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has not quite looked like himself five games into the season, as he is getting off to uncharacteristically slow starts.

Some answers from Devin Booker on his uneven start and the numbers on how he bizarrely is struggling when he's normally at his best: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Sloppy Suns play led by Booker persists in loss to Grizzlies The Phoenix Suns aren't going to be able to establish anything in a new era if they continue playing a sloppy brand of basketball and continue to get unrecognizable performances from their star.

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Suns' escape attempts out of holes continue in loss to Jazz The Phoenix Suns have shown they've got something. They just have to channel it before they are down 20 in a ballgame.

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Suns' 1st-half woes continue in loss to Clippers Even when healthy, the Phoenix Suns are going to struggle scoring the ball all year long. What they can't do is defend the way they have through two games of the season.

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Suns find identity, 'wear-down effect' in opening win Resolve is a hell of a thing and the Phoenix Suns' efforts to use it as a way to make some amends for the last few years got off to a roaring start.

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Empire of the Suns: 3 questions to get us hyped for 2025-26 From the Phoenix Suns to the hopeful Atlanta Hawks, here's what we're excited to see in this 2025-26 NBA season.

Kevin and I keeping up with our tradition of writing about what we're excited to watch across the NBA: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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