Report: Hornacek in negotiations to coach Suns
Phoenix Suns President of Basketball Operations said that the Suns had lost their way recently, and had not properly respected their rich history in recent years. They may be correcting that...
Last Game
| Final - 4.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 98 |
| Denver Nuggets | 35 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 118 |
Stories
2012-13 Player Review: Diante Garrett
Diante Garrett is the epitome of a a player teeter-tottering between playing at the NBA level and working in an insurance office. What should the grading criteria be for a young fringe player?
Mock Draft: What each top 5 team needs, incl Suns
The 2013 NBA Draft is still just over four weeks away. While NCAA games have been over for two months and the annual Draft Combine is in the books, we just figured out the draft order. Now the...
Pacific Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
56 | 26 | .682 | 0 | Lost 4 |
|
Golden State
|
47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | Lost 2 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
45 | 37 | .548 | 11 | Lost 4 |
|
Sacramento
|
28 | 54 | .341 | 28 | Lost 4 |
|
Phoenix
|
25 | 57 | .304 | 31 | Lost 1 |
(updated 5.26.2013 at 2:19 AM EDT)
Ceballos, Big-O down Sonics in 93 WCF Opener!
Since the current iteration of the Phoenix Suns is on vacation during these playoffs, we at Bright Side thought it would be fun to relive the Suns' exciting 1993 playoff run with recaps of each...
Around the League: Suns, Pelicans, Kings.
Now that we have a draft order it's time to go around the league with each team as we head into the season of the draft, trades, and free agency. We'll start with the bottom of the Western Conference: the Suns, Pelicans, and Kings.
2013 Playoff Predictions: Second round standings
The second round of the playoffs has concluded and a small group has gained separation from the rest of the huddled masses. Read on to see the luminaries that lead and the lunkheads (like me) that lag behind.
Suns to interview Bickerstaff, Clifford
The Phoenix Suns will begin to interview head coaching candidates outside of the organization, and those included are Lakers assistant Steve Clifford and Rockets assistant J.B. Bickerstaff.
Should the Pistons trade down or out?
The Pistons didn't get lucky in the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery -- should the team consider swapping its pick for multiple lower-end picks or stay where they are?
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10VIDEO: McDonough Is Ready To Get To Work
The question now becomes: Who will be available for the Phoenix Suns with the No. 5 Overall Pick? It is not a drastic difference from where they were at No. 4, but one slot could mean the player you absolutely love and the player you really like...
Suns 5th, but that 30th pick is key to success
In a draft devoid of that next great superstar, it's not the end of the world to pick 5th. The 5th pick has less pressure to excel than the top 1 or 2, for both the team and the player, and yet...
2013 NBA Draft Lottery Results: Suns get No. 5
The lottery results are in and the Suns will be drafting at No. 5.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | loss 85 - 87 | coverage |
| November | |||
| Detroit | Friday, November 02 2012 | win 92 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Sunday, November 04 2012 | loss 94 - 115 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Monday, November 05 2012 | loss 99 - 124 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | win 117 - 110 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 107 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Saturday, November 10 2012 | loss 81 - 94 | coverage |
| Denver | Monday, November 12 2012 | win 110 - 100 | coverage |
| Chicago | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | loss 106 - 112 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 102 - 114 | coverage |
| Miami | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 88 - 97 | coverage |
| Portland | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 114 - 87 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 111 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Sunday, November 25 2012 | loss 101 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | win 91 - 78 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 77 - 117 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Friday, November 30 2012 | loss 97 - 101 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ New York | Sunday, December 02 2012 | loss 99 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | loss 98 - 108 | coverage |
| Dallas | Thursday, December 06 2012 | loss 94 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 99 - 117 | coverage |
| Orlando | Sunday, December 09 2012 | loss 90 - 98 | coverage |
| Memphis | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 82 - 80 | coverage |
| Utah | Friday, December 14 2012 | win 99 - 84 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Monday, December 17 2012 | win 101 - 90 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 121 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 93 - 96 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Sunday, December 23 2012 | loss 77 - 103 | coverage |
| New York | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | loss 97 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Friday, December 28 2012 | loss 91 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 107 - 111 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Monday, December 31 2012 | loss 96 - 114 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Philadelphia | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 95 - 89 | coverage |
| Utah | Friday, January 04 2013 | loss 80 - 87 | coverage |
| Memphis | Sunday, January 06 2013 | loss 81 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Tuesday, January 08 2013 | loss 99 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 79 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 79 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 97 - 81 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Monday, January 14 2013 | loss 90 - 102 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Thursday, January 17 2013 | loss 94 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 106 - 96 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Thursday, January 24 2013 | win 93 - 88 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 99 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Sunday, January 27 2013 | loss 95 - 110 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 92 - 86 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Dallas | Friday, February 01 2013 | loss 99 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 93 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 96 - 90 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 84 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Friday, February 08 2013 | loss 96 - 127 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 69 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | loss 85 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 102 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 98 - 108 | coverage |
| Boston | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 88 - 113 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Sunday, February 24 2013 | loss 87 - 97 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | win 84 - 83 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 105 - 101 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Atlanta | Friday, March 01 2013 | win 92 - 87 | coverage |
| Toronto | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 71 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Friday, March 08 2013 | loss 112 - 121 | coverage |
| Houston | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 107 - 105 | coverage |
| Denver | Monday, March 11 2013 | loss 93 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | loss 81 - 111 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 94 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Saturday, March 16 2013 | loss 105 - 127 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Monday, March 18 2013 | win 99 - 76 | coverage |
| Washington | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | loss 79 - 88 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 86 - 117 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Sunday, March 24 2013 | loss 100 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 88 - 103 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Thursday, March 28 2013 | loss 103 - 117 | coverage |
| Indiana | Saturday, March 30 2013 | loss 104 - 112 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | loss 101 - 126 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, April 05 2013 | loss 107 - 111 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Sunday, April 07 2013 | loss 92 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | loss 98 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | win 102 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Saturday, April 13 2013 | loss 93 - 105 | coverage |
| Houston | Monday, April 15 2013 | win 119 - 112 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 98 - 118 | coverage |
Roster
Phoenix Suns Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
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Stats
Phoenix Suns Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Goran Dragic | 77 | 33.5 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 44.3 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 31.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 74.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 14.7 |
| Luis Scola | 82 | 26.6 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 78.7 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 12.8 |
| Marcin Gortat | 61 | 30.7 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 65.2 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
| Jared Dudley | 79 | 27.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 46.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 39.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 79.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| Shannon Brown | 59 | 23.8 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 42.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 27.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 78.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| Michael Beasley | 75 | 20.7 | 4.1 | 10.2 | 40.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 74.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| Jermaine O`Neal | 55 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 83.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| Markieff Morris | 82 | 22.4 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 40.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 33.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 73.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
| Wesley Johnson | 50 | 19.0 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 40.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 32.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 77.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| Marcus Morris | 77 | 19.8 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 42.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 36.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 56.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 7.7 |
| P.J. Tucker | 79 | 24.2 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 47.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 74.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| Kendall Marshall | 48 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 37.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 31.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 57.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Hamed Haddadi | 30 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 51.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| Diante Garrett | 19 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 32.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 20.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
