#Pelicans upset Suns who lose Devin Booker

#Pelicans upset Suns who lose Devin Booker

“Pelicans upset Suns who lose Devin Booker” PHOENIX — Brandon Ingram’s rolling, Devin Booker’s hurting and the New Orleans Pelicans made it clear that this first-round playoff series will be a fight for the top-seeded Phoenix Suns. Ingram had a fantastic all-around game with 37 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Pelicans…

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#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll

#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll

“#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll” The annual slate of Christmas games always is one of the first-half highlights of every NBA season, a marquee viewing event for fans and a privilege for the league’s coaches and players who get to participate.  The league-wide COVID-19 outbreak has ravaged multiple rosters and knocked…

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#Suns slip past Clippers in defensive slugfest

#Suns slip past Clippers in defensive slugfest

“#Suns slip past Clippers in defensive slugfest” LOS ANGELES — It may not be “Suns in four,” but “Suns in five” is still in play. Devin Booker scored 25 points before fouling out in the final minute, Chris Paul made clutch free throws on a night everyone was missing and the Suns escaped with an…

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#Suns-Clippers playoff thriller nearly ruined by Scott Foster

#Suns-Clippers playoff thriller nearly ruined by Scott Foster

“#Suns-Clippers playoff thriller nearly ruined by Scott Foster” Even during a thrilling Game 2 finish between the Suns and Clippers, Scott Foster managed to make the game about himself. The mercurial official became a highly visible part of the Western Conference Finals showdown, which the Suns won 104-103 on a last-second alley-oop. The last minute…

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#Suns whip Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets to grab 3-0 series lead

#Suns whip Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets to grab 3-0 series lead

“#Suns whip Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets to grab 3-0 series lead” DENVER — Deandre Ayton scrutinized the box score and couldn’t believe his eyes as he read Nikola Jokic’s stat line: 32 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists. “That’s insane. That’s the MVP,” Ayton said after the Phoenix Suns overcame the Joker’s historic triple-double to thump Denver…

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#LeBron bolts early as Lakers get destroyed by Suns

#LeBron bolts early as Lakers get destroyed by Suns

“#LeBron bolts early as Lakers get destroyed by Suns” PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns made LeBron James look away. Riding an orange wave of support in the desert, the Suns sent the four-time league MVP to the locker room early and took control of their first-round playoff series with a 115-85 dismantling of the Los…

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