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The Phoenix Suns are out of the NBA Playoffs far earlier than anyone expected after being upset by the Denver Nuggets and two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. While Jokic played an incredible series and helped by a strong supporting cast, part of the Suns issues boiled down to injuries. future Hall of Fame point guard Chris […]

The Denver Nuggets eliminated the Phoenix Suns in six games, even giving them quite the beating in Game 6. Phoenix came into the playoffs with lofty expectations after acquiring superstar Kevin Durant at the trade deadline. In that deal, Phoenix sent away Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson, two young forwards that played pivotal roles for […]

It’s a sad day to be a Phoenix Suns fan. Perhaps it’s even more depressing to be the team’s owner right now after investing billions of dollars in an investment that has not paid off as expected. This has to be the case for team owner Mat Ishbia, who just watched his Suns eliminated in […]

Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has led the team to one of its most successful stretches in franchise history. Since Williams was hired by the Suns prior to the 2019-20 season, they had an 8-0 stretch in the NBA bubble, reached the 2021 NBA Finals and achieved a franchise-best 64 wins last season. But the […]

In just his second NBA season in 2021, Deandre Ayton proved to be a massive X-factor for the Phoenix Suns and was one of the main reasons why they found themselves in the NBA Finals. Just two years later, Ayton’s time in Phoenix is very much in question after another disappointing playoff flameout. Losing in […]

The Phoenix Suns got everything they could out of Cameron Payne in their season-ending 125-100 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. But Payne, who had a playoff career-high 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting, said he could have emptied more from his tank if the team’s season continued. Cameron […]

Chris Paul knows a thing or two about bitter postseason defeats during an 18-year NBA career that spans across five different franchises. In the last two years alone, he has witnessed his Phoenix Suns get walloped at home with their season on the line. This time, though, he watched helplessly from the bench (groin injury). […]

The Phoenix Suns‘ stunning playoff exit at the expense of the Denver Nuggets has become quite the stir. After acquiring Kevin Durant at the trade deadline, the Suns were widely picked as the favorites to win the Western Conference. A day after getting eliminated, many players spoke to the media. However, Suns guard Devin Booker […]

The Phoenix Suns were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal on Thursday night, and the rumor mill has already begun to churn on the future of Deandre Ayton with the franchise. The 24-year-old made it clear that he wants to remain in Arizona. “I love Phoenix, man,” Ayton […]

The Phoenix Suns are about to go through a long, drama-filled offseason following a loss to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Playoffs. One question mark is the future of Deandre Ayton, and the other is what is going to happen with Chris Paul. However, the veteran point guard was clearly bothered by the constant […]

Chris Paul made a brutally honest admission on his groin injury following the Phoenix Suns’ elimination from the NBA playoffs, per Duane Rankin. Paul reportedly said he was “close” to returning from the injury prior to Phoenix’s Game 6 defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. The Suns certainly could have used CP3 late […]

Rumor has it, the Chicago Bulls are looking to make some serious changes to their player personnel this coming summer, and a recent report by one NBA insider suggests that they could be willing to pair star centerpiece Zach LaVine with a recently eliminated rising star talent. When sitting down with an anonymous GM, Heavy […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the favorite to land Chris Paul following the Phoenix Suns elimination from the NBA playoffs, per sportsbetting.ag. The Lakers lead the odds for CP3 at +300. The Minnesota Timberwolves are second at +400, with a potential reunion with the Los Angeles Clippers checking in at +600. It should be noted […]

The fates of the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns seem like they’ll be intertwined for years to come. This intertwinement began in 2004, when the Mavs let Steve Nash walk for nothing in free agency, and it continued in 2018, when the Suns drafted Deandre Ayton first overall instead of pairing Devin Booker with […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams is about to find out just how tolerant new owner Mat Ishbia is when it comes to suffering another devastating NBA Playoffs loss at home. For the second straight year, the Footprint Center cleared out early and in despair after the Denver Nuggets unceremoniously dispatched of the undermanned Phoenix […]

The Phoenix Suns season came to an end on Thursday as the Denver Nuggets eliminated them from the playoffs. As a result, Deandre Ayton’s name is circulating even more among trade circles. One team that makes sense for Ayton is the Chicago Bulls, although it will depend on how the NBA Draft Lottery shakes out, […]

For the second-straight season, the Phoenix Suns saw their campaign come to a bitter end in the second round of the playoffs, as they fell to the Denver Nuggets in Thursday’s Game 6 by a final score of 125-100. Perhaps the biggest issue for the ball club in their series was lacking health, as they […]

The Phoenix Suns season is over after a humiliating defeat on their home floor. The tune is a bit different this time, though, as the all-in push for Kevin Durant was expected to help get them back over the hump. While Durant and Devin Booker will have a few more years to figure things out […]

Many teams will enter the NBA offseason with questions regarding what their roster will look like, but the Phoenix Suns have some major decisions to make regarding the future of veteran point guard Chris Paul. Losing to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals this season, Paul missed the team’s final four games due […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns looked poised for a deep postseason run after the 13-time NBA All-Star was acquired at the NBA Trade Deadline, but they were unable to withstand the potent Denver Nuggets offense, losing in six games in the Western Conference semifinal. “It sucked. It was a bad feeling,” Durant said after […]

The Phoenix Suns entered the 2023 NBA playoffs with high hopes. In fact, the Suns have not known hope like this in quite a while, as the addition of Kevin Durant has made them one of the favorites to win it all, even if it came at the expense of their depth. However, the more […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker had a terrific postseason. The eighth-year player averaged 33.7 points, 7.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds in 11 games and became the first player since Michael Jordan to have at least 295 points through eight playoff contests. But Booker played through pain. That was evident in the Suns’ 125-100 loss to […]

Even in the face of defeat, Kevin Durant took time to praise his “all-time” opponent Nikola Jokic. After Jokic’s Denver Nuggets eliminated Durant’s Phoenix Suns from the playoffs with a Game 6 thumping, KD lauded the two-time MVP’s abilities. “I always knew how great he was,” Durant said. “He’ll go down as one of the […]

Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams took accountability for the team’s 125-100 loss in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets. Williams, who has been one of the NBA’s best leadership examples in his time as Phoenix’s coach, accepted criticism for the Suns’ 44 points allowed in the first quarter, […]

The 2022-23 season was an abject disaster for Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. That’s simply the truth; missing the playoffs is inexcusable, especially after they made the Western Conference Finals last year. Nevertheless, as the old adage goes, “misery loves company”. And boy oh boy, did the Phoenix Suns’ Game 6 demise against the […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns just suffered a devastating season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. It came in embarrassing fashion as well, with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets completely blowing out the Suns en route to a series-clinching 1251-100 victory in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round encounter. Oh, and […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are getting destroyed on the mean streets of Twitter right now. This isn’t at all surprising after the Suns suffered an embarrassing season-ending blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. To make matters worse, Phoenix was playing on their own home […]

The Phoenix Suns‘ season could not have ended in more disappointing fashion. This was after they were utterly dominated by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round matchup. The Suns came into this one looking to defend their home court with the hope of forcing a Game 7 […]

Time is a flat circle. As much as it evokes dread, history does tend to repeat itself. And now, 360 days after the Phoenix Suns’ inexplicable Game 7 collapse against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2022 NBA playoffs, which happened at home no less, they find themselves in familiar territory despite adding one of the […]

The Phoenix Suns will have two new faces in their starting lineup in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets at home Thursday night. Starters in Game 6. pic.twitter.com/108tV5I96v — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) May 12, 2023 Deandre Ayton is out with a rib contusion, so Jock Landale will start at center. […]

Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has discussed a potential change in role for Kevin Durant in their win-or-go-home Game 6 with the Denver Nuggets. Deandre Ayton will miss the pivotal clash as a result of a rib contusion, leaving a hole in the center position for the Suns. Jock Landale is one player who could […]

It can’t be a coincidence that the Phoenix Suns have won two out of the three games against the Denver Nuggets with Chris Paul out of the lineup due to a groin injury. In fact, one might even argue that the Suns have been playing better basketball without their star point guard in the mix. […]

Phoenix Suns guard Landry Shamet is expected to start in the team’s Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals, via Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s John Gambadoro. Shamet, who has been the Suns‘ first player off the bench for most of these playoffs, will get a bigger role since center Deandre Ayton […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is out for the team’s second-round Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night in Phoenix due to a rib contusion. Ayton suffered the injury in the first half of the Suns’ 118-102 loss to the Nuggets in Game 5 Tuesday. He told AZCentral’s Dana Scott his collision with […]

The Phoenix Suns will try to starve off elimination on Thursday night against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets without Deandre Ayton in the mix. This is after the Suns ruled out their starting center due to a rib injury that apparently, could be a lot more concerning than initially anticipated. At this point, it […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Thursday night as the Denver Nuggets visit the Phoenix Suns for Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals! The Nuggets find themselves in a prime position to close out the Suns needing just one win to advance to the Western Conference Finals! Consequently, FanDuel has us covered with same-game parlay […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton put together a fine performance in Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets. Ayton scored 14 points — on 7-for-12 shooting from the field — grabbed nine rebounds, came up with two steals, and blocked one shot in a game the Suns went on to lose by a final score […]

Every NBA team’s goal is to win a championship. However, getting to the NBA playoffs is just the first step towards that journey. Unfortunately, even some of the best NBA teams have failed to make the postseason. For this piece, let’s take a look at the 10 best NBA teams to miss the playoffs. 10. […]

Jamal Murray has been having a terrific series for the Denver Nuggets against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals and Denver is one win away from advancing to the Western Conference Finals. However, they may have to try and win Game 6 in Phoenix without Murray on Thursday night, as the Nuggets’ guard […]