Game 68 Recap: Portland 98, Phoenix 111

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Suns Take Care of Business Against Blazers (111-98)
Published 3/19/2008 by TexSUN <info@brightsideofthesun.com> at Bright Side Of The Sun: Front Page Posts
As mentioned in the game thread and its comments, this game was kind of a measuring stick. When the Suns played the Blazers a couple of weeks ago, they were in the midst of that infamous post-trade slump. With both that game and this one being on the road, on the front end of a back-to-back, and after two day's rest, you really couldn't get a better apples-to-apples comparison than this. So what did we learn? Offensively, the Suns are still at their best when they're playing small. Most of the runs that broke this game open were made while Shaq and sometimes even Amare were on the bench. This has been a ...

Games #68/#69/#70 - Suns & Clippers
Published 3/24/2008 by Houston at The Inferno
... he was never Option 1 for the Blazers while Zach Randolph was still around. But Roy is the lead player now, and he’ll need to play through the tough matchups with players like Raja Bell and Bruce Bowen as the Blazers rise over the next few years. He’ll get it figured out, but for now - its games like these that remind you he’s still just an NBA sophomore. The game links: ESPN Box Score AP via ESPN The Oregonian Blazer’s Edge Mike Barrett’s Blog Game #69 ...