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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

N.B.A. Roundup: Nowitzki’s 32 Help Mavs’ Playoff Plans

Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points and the visiting Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit for a crucial 105-98 victory against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 2:32 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Nowitzki, Dirk

In West, a Slip Can Send a Top Team Tumbling

Nine Western Conference teams are locked in a freakishly tight race that Commissioner David Stern breathlessly called “the most exciting race we’ve ever had in the history” of the N.B.A.

Posted Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: National Basketball Assn, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Stern, David

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