Phoenix Most Hated Round 1: Spurs vs. Rockets, Popovich vs. Green, Manu vs. Paxson and Playoff losses vs. D-Backs color changes


By Greg Esposito
March 18th, 2010 11:42 AM
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San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets in Denver, Colorado
Tournament time is upon us and the first handful of opening round games in the "Phoenix's Most Hated" tournament are ready to kick off. We've got some big time Phoenix Suns playoff foes in our first match ups with the Team Region's No.2 seed San Antonio Spurs taking on the No.7 seed Houston Rockets. In the [...]

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Rumor: Amare Stoudemire was almost a Houston Rocket?


By Greg Esposito
February 19th, 2010 11:22 AM
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Just minutes before the NBA trade on Thursday, rumors emerged that the Phoenix Suns were attempting to pull off an 11th hour deal for Amare Stoudemire. At the time it was not known who the potential trade partner was. Late last night, the specifics emerged. According to ESPN's JA Adande, that team was the Houston Rockets. The deadline indeed passed at 3 p.m. Thursday [...]

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Five Unlikely Amare Stoudemire Trades That I Wish Would Happen


By Greg Esposito
January 26th, 2010 5:32 PM
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Phoenix Suns v Denver Nuggets
The weeks leading up to the NBA trade deadline is the most wonderful time of the year for wannabe general managers. While most of those mock GMs are focusing on deals that have a realistic chance of happening, I decided to fire up the old ESPN NBA Trade Machine to find deals I wish would happen but probably won't. Think of [...]

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Behind Enemy Lines: Previewing the Houston Rockets with HoustonRockets.com


By Greg Esposito
November 12th, 2008 3:23 PM
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We went behind enemy lines and caught up with the staff writer for HoustonRockets.com, Jason Friedman. Jason helps you get ready for the Suns game tonight by breaking down the Rockets. 1) How has Ron Artest acclimated himself to the team and how has the team received him? Jason Friedman HoustonRockets.com: Ron has been embraced by the team right from the start. He is a [...]

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Rockets “out-hustle” Suns 101-90. Phoenix now 6th in the West


By Steve Fan
April 12th, 2008 3:11 AM
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(Associated Press Photo) Tracy McGrady scored 22 points, added 7 assists and 6 rebounds to lead the Rockets past the Suns 101-90 on Friday night as Houston continued its amazing season without Yao Ming. Luis Scola had 19 points and 5 rebounds rebounds but it was the Rockets' reserves making the real difference. Five Houston bench players had more than 10 minutes in the game and Jackson, Novak, Landry, Hayes [...]

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Perfect STAT leads Suns past Rockets 122-113


By Steve Fan
March 23rd, 2008 3:40 AM
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Nash v. Rockets
(AP Photo/Matt York) Amarè Stoudemire scored 38 points, including a record 20-of-20 on free throws, as the Suns beat the Rockets 122-113 last night at the US Airways Center. STAT had one of his best games of the season, a game that also included 9-of-15 shooting from the field, 13 boards and 4 blocked shots. "Actually he would be the only one, no one else is going to [...]

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