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| Suns try to stay hot against Seattle |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Phoenix Suns go for their sixth straight victory when they visit the Seattle SuperSonics tonight at KeyArena. This is the final meeting of the campaign between the squads. Phoenix is 3-0 against the SuperSonics this season and has won four in a row overall in the series. Phoenix snapped a two-game series road losing streak on November 1, 2007. The Suns wrap up a short two-game swing. Shaquille O'Neal had one of his stronger performances since joining the Suns with 16 points, |
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| Suns aim to set on Portland |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns attempt to extend their winning streak to five games, as they visit the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at the Rose Garden. All-Star Amare Stoudemire finished with a game-high 30 points and 10 rebounds to lift Phoenix to a convincing 127-99 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday at US Airways Center. Gordan Giricek scored 23 points off the bench for the Suns, who have won four games in a row and are just one game behind the Lakers for first place in the Pacific Divisio |
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| Jamison, Stoudemire earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison and Phoenix Suns big man Amare Stoudemire were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, for the period ending March 16. In the East, Jamison paced the Wizards to three wins while tallying 25.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game during the Wizards' undefeated run. The forward notched two double-doubles during the week, giving him 37 double-doubles on the season, which rank second in the Eastern Conference |
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| Raptors resume trek at Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/16/2008 |
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| homestand tonight versus Toronto and Golden State, and owns a 19-12 record at ARCO Arena this season. It has won four of six and nine of the last 12 games at home. The Kings had a two-game winning streak halted with Saturday's 127-99 setback to the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center, as Ron Artest scored 26 points, pulled down nine rebounds and collected five steals to lead the way. Kevin Martin added 16 points and Mikki Moore had 11 for the Kings, who lost for the fourth time in six tries. Kings forward Jo |
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| Warriors welcome Grizzlies to town |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Golden State Warriors will try to stay alive in the playoff hunt, as they host the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at ORACLE Arena. The Warriors had a three-game winning streak come to an end after Thursday's 123-115 setback to the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. Baron Davis dropped in 38 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors, who are two games behind Dallas for the seventh spot in the West. Monta Ellis totaled 23 points and Mickael Pietrus had 16 in defeat. Golden State will put its four-game home winning streak on the line tonight, and is 22-10 at ORACLE Arena this season. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies will try to put the brakes on a three-game skid when they wrap up their road trip on Saturday. The Grizzlies fell to 0-2 so far on the trek and 4-27 as the visitor this season following Wednesday's 108-86 setback to the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. Juan Navarro had 16 points and seven boards, while Mike Miller added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have lost 10 of 11 overall and 16 straight on the road. Hakim Warrick and Brian Cardinal scored 12 points apiece for Memphis. Memphis' last road victory was on January 2 at Indiana. In injury news for the Grizzlies, center Darko Milicic (foot) is questionable for Saturday's game. Saturday's matchup between Memphis and Golden State is the third of four meetings this season. The Warriors are scheduled to visit the Grizzlies at FedExForum on April 4. Golden State has won five straight after losing the last five matchups with Memphis, which has lost three in a row at Oakland. |
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| Suns conclude stand vs. Kings |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns shoot for their fourth straight win when they wrap up a five-game homestand this evening versus the Sacramento Kings at US Airways Center. The Suns are 3-1 so far on the stand and 24-10 as the host this season. They posted their third straight victory with a 123-115 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, as Amare Stoudemire scored 36 points and hauled in 11 rebounds to lead the way. Steve Nash added 21 points and 13 assists for the Suns, who are one game behind |
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| Stoudemire leads Suns over Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Amare Stoudemire scored 36 points and hauled in 11 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns in a 123-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Steve Nash added 21 points and 13 assists for the Suns, who remained one game behind idle New Orleans for the fifth spot in the Western Conference playoff chase. Raja Bell gave 18 points and Boris Diaw ended with 16. Leandro Barbosa tallied 14 points. "That was the key - to play with high intensity and a lot of energy," Stoudemire said. "I |
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| Spurs try to avenge recent loss to Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2008 |
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| nd after tonight's contest. The Nuggets will host Memphis, Toronto and Seattle during the upcoming homestand. San Antonio attempts to put the brakes on a two-game losing streak. On Sunday, Steve Nash scored 19 points and dished out 14 assists as the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Spurs, 94-87, at US Airways Center. Manu Ginobili finished with a game-high 22 points for the Spurs, who suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time since a three-game slide in late January. Tony Parker contributed 21 points |
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| Udrih's steady hands lift Kings over Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2008 |
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| ven rebounds for the Lakers, who saw their three-game win streak come to an end. Lamar Odom had 16 points and 10 boards for LA, which maintained its half-game lead over the Spurs for the best record in the Western Conference. San Antonio lost to the Phoenix Suns, 94-87, on Sunday. Trailing 112-111, the Lakers fed the ball to Bryant, who threw cross-court to Derek Fisher from wing-to-wing. Fisher passed on an open jumper, and threw down low to Gasol, who laid the go-ahead basket in off the glass, giving the |
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| Slumping Suns face test from surging Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
03/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns hope to avoid their longest home losing streak in four years when the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs invade the US Airways Center this afternoon. The slumping Suns actually haven't been winning much at any venue as of late. Phoenix enters today's showdown with losses in four of its last five games and have gone a surprising 3-6 since Shaquille O'Neal made his debut with the club on February 20. After dropping a 126-113 decision at Denver on Wednesday, the Suns |
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