Suns Bounce Back on Blazers: 97 -92

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Game reaction: Suns 97, Blazers 92
Published 3/5/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... Stalling the Suns' offense gave Portland the opportunity to rally, and it steadily climbed back into the game. The Blazers outscored Phoenix 40-19 over a 14-minute, 34-second stretch to pull within 83-81 with 7:41 remaining in the game. But once again, Portland could not find the nudge that could get it over the top. Kerry Eggers, Blazers' rally falls short. Blazer's Edge has a game recap , report and exclusive David Stern video. Bright Side of the Sun, also with a game recap. Arizona Republic, Suns' potential shows in 1st half of win. There's ...

Game Day Open Thread: Phoenix Suns at Portland Trailblazers
Published 3/18/2008 by TexSUN <info@brightsideofthesun.com> at Bright Side Of The Sun: Front Page Posts
Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trailblazers 44-22 35-32 7:30 PM Pacific / 10:30 PM Eastern ...

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 recurring ...