Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 9:00 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted February 9, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 The Phoenix Suns came out flat during a loss to the Houston Rockets last week. They haven't suffered another defeat since then. The Suns will try to add to their longest win streak of the season in Thursday night's rematch with the Rockets at the U.S. Airways Center. Phoenix (11-14) trailed by 20 points at halftime Friday in Houston en route to a 99-81 defeat but has bounced back with three consecutive victories. In their latest win, the Suns blew a 21-point lead in the second half Tuesday in Milwaukee but Steve Nash's layup with five seconds left gave them a 107-105 win. That victory was the fifth game in the first seven days of this month for the Suns, tying them with Oklahoma City and Utah for the most in the league over that span. "We were able to grind it out. It was a pretty formidable win under pretty formidable circumstances," said Nash, who had 18 points and 11 assists on his 38th birthday. Nash scored just six points in last week's loss at the Toyota Center while the Rockets (15-11) had seven players in double figures, led by Kevin Martin with 16. Houston had 50 points from its bench in that win and a season-high 66 - two shy of matching the best effort in the NBA this season - during a 103-96 victory in Portland on Wednesday. "That's always a good thing, whenever the second unit can give the starters a rest when we have a game the next day," said forward Patrick Patterson, who had 11 points in nearly 24 minutes. "I think each person should be pleased with their play, and overall this was a team win." Reserve forward Chase Budinger had a season-best 22 points and the Rockets might need to rely on their depth again in Phoenix, where they've lost four straight. Starting point guard Kyle Lowry injured his right arm late in the third quarter against the Blazers and his status is unknown for Thursday's game. Lowry, averaging 14.8 points this season, scored 32 during the previous game in Phoenix on March 8.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/preview/NBA_20120209_HOU@PHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 The Suns have been winning lately, ad a win here pretty much puts them in the discussion to chase for the 8 seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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