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• Suns 114, Nets 86: Nets’ Numbers Don’t Add Up to Much Against the Suns

  The Nets’ frontcourt was pitted against the indomitable pillars Shaquille O’Neal and Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns in a sobering loss at the Izod Center. Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:29 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New Jersey Nets, O'Neal, Shaquille, Phoenix Suns

• After a Life Spent Together, Twins End Up on Opposite Sides

  In the first meeting of what could biannually cycle itself for the next decade or so, the twin 7-foot centers Brook and Robin Lopez, will be on opposing N.B.A. teams. Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 10:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New Jersey Nets, Phoenix Suns, Lopez, Robin, Twins

• D’Antoni’s Offense Already Has Some Knicks Running

  Having been on the wrong end of the Suns’ warp-speed attack, the Knicks have been granted the chance to adopt it — if their lungs and legs can handle the burden. Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 9:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Curry, Eddy, D'Antoni, Mike

• D’Antoni Moves Slowly Toward Decision

  Ten days after reports surfaced that Mike D’Antoni and the Suns would part ways, his path out of Phoenix remains unclear. Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 9:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, D'Antoni, Mike, Chicago Bulls

• D’Antoni Awaits Offers From Knicks and Bulls

  Mike D’Antoni apparently has irreconcilable differences with the Phoenix Suns and could be ready to switch teams by early next week. Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, D'Antoni, Mike, Carlisle, Rick, Chicago Bulls

• D’Antoni May Be in Running to Be the Knicks’ Coach

  The innovative coach Mike D’Antoni and the Phoenix Suns appear to be moving toward a divorce, and it could be only a matter of days before he lands in New York or Chicago. Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 8:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, D'Antoni, Mike

• N.B.A. Teams’ Flashy Trades Give Way to Less Brilliant Play

  The Mavericks’ acquisition of Jason Kidd and the Suns’ trade for Shaquille O’Neal were justifiable at the time. But the headlines of mid-February have now become the headaches of late April. Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 2:26 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Kidd, Jason, Dallas Mavericks, O'Neal, Shaquille, Phoenix Suns

• Suns 105, Spurs 86: In Making Up for Lost Games, O’Neal Lifts Suns

  In the Suns’ victory Sunday to stave off elimination, Shaquille O’Neal set the tone in the same way that Tony Parker had for the Spurs on Friday in their Game 3 rout. Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, O'Neal, Shaquille, Phoenix Suns

• Teams’ Flashy Trades Give Way to Less Brilliant Play

  The Mavericks’ acquisition of Jason Kidd and the Suns’ trade for Shaquille O’Neal were justifiable at the time. But the headlines of mid-February have now become the headaches of late April. Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Kidd, Jason, Dallas Mavericks, O'Neal, Shaquille, Phoenix Suns

• Suns 105, Spurs 86: Suns Stay Alive After Routing Spurs

  Boris Diaw had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in one of the best playoff performances of his career as the Phoenix Suns avoided elimination on Sunday. Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Diaw, Boris

• Suns’ Spirits, and Hopes, Are Fading

  Tony Parker finished with a career-high 41 points to all but close the Suns’ coffin. But his starring performance was a symptom of the Suns’ malaise, not the source. Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 12:15 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Parker, Tony

• Spurs 115, Suns 99: Suns Have No Answers for Parker or the Spurs

  Tony Parker finished with a career-high 41 points to all but close the Suns’ coffin. But his starring performance was a symptom of the Suns’ malaise, not the source. Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Parker, Tony

• Spurs 115, Suns 99: Experiment by Suns Works Out Well for Spurs

  In Game 3 of the Suns’ first-round playoff series against the Spurs, Tony Parker exploded for a career-high 41 points to lead San Antonio to a 115-99 victory. Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 4:48 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Athletics and Sports, O'Neal, Shaquille, Phoenix Suns, National Basketball Association, Parker, Tony, Marion, Shawn

• Spurs 117, Suns 115: Ginóbili Helps Spurs Slip Past the Suns

  The first game of a best-of-seven series lived up to its billing as San Antonio rallied from a 16-point deficit in the first half to defeat Phoenix in double overtime. Posted Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Playoff Games, Ginobili, Manu

• Spurs 117, Suns 115: Inside And Out, The Spurs Prevail

  The first game of a best-of-seven series lived up to its billing as San Antonio rallied from a 16-point deficit in the first half to defeat Phoenix in double overtime. Posted Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Playoff Games, Ginobili, Manu