Suns Tied for Top Record in NBA
Phoenix won it's 15th straight game last night (over the Knicks) to reach 34-8. Combine that with Dallas' loss to the Chicago Bulls tonight, and the Suns are now tied w/ the Mavs for the league's best record (Mavs are 35-9). The official NBA standings will most likely show that the teams are tied, but Phoenix will have the edge with one less loss.
The Suns struggled against the Knicks last night, allowing Eddy Curry to score 21 points in the first 15 minutes of the game. Fortunately, Curry was a no-show the rest of the game and Phoenix was able to catch-up and take the lead before halftime.
Steve Nash finished the game w/ 14 assists and 20 points, while Amare Stoudemire led the team in scoring (30 pts), despite getting in foul trouble early in the game and playing reduced minutes.
The Phoenix Suns have been getting top billing around the league lately, including being featured on 3/4 of the New York Times sports page this week. If you haven't seen a Suns game yet, you're missing out on the most entertaining team in the league. Compare it to watching a boring ass Sonics-Grizzlies game and you'll be glad you watched the Suns. After watching them, all of the other teams will look like they're in slow motion.
In Amare news... NBA analyst Charlie Rosen put up a story on FoxSports about how Stoudemire gets all of his points from Nash - well no duh!! Everyone on the Suns benefits from Nash's play, including Amare. STAT is still recovering from last season's knee surgery, but he's getting better every game he plays. Fortunately, the Suns don't need him to be the Amare of the 2004-2005 playoffs, they just need him to play a little defense, score, and pull down about 10 rebounds a game; that's enough to get the Suns to the NBA Finals.
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NBA Rumors & News
- Timberwolves axe head coach Dwane Casey after 20-20 record.... Seriously, do you really thing any other coach could've done that well w/ the sorry team Minnesota puts on the floor every night? Besides KG and Ricky Davis, the team is pretty weak. The Western Conference is awfully tough - the Wolves would lead the Atlantic Division by 3 games w/ that record.
- Gilbert Arenas named All-Star starter - A late surge of fan voting will put Arenas in the game as a starter. His ballots eclipsed Vince Carter; also a deserving All-Star (but not a starter). The Eastern Conference starters, pending injuries, will be: Shaquille O'neal, Chris Bosh, Lebron James, Gilbert Arenas and Dwyane Wade. Shaq has played a total of 5 games now... he doesn't deserve to play in the All-Star game, let alone start - this is what's wrong w/ All-Star voting. (Buy NBA All-Star apparel & merchandise)
- Western Conference All-Stars - Yao Ming (injured), Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant. Seriously, where's Steve Nash in this mix? I wouldn't be surprised if Mike D'Antoni (coach of the West) moves Duncan over to center and inserts Nash in the point guard spot. Recent Western Conference switchover, Allen Iverson just missed out on starting, but he would've started in the Eastern Conference ahead of Gilbert Arenas had he still been w/ the 76ers. (Buy NBA All-Star T-shirts & Jerseys)