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TV - CSN; Radio - WEEI-AM Team Leaders Scoring Bos: Pierce - 19.7 Suns: Steve Nash - 19.6 Rebounding Bos: Garnett - 7.5 Suns: Grant Hill - 8.8 Assists Bos: Rondo - 9.7 Suns: Nash - 10.8 Who'll go off: Ray Allen.

Suns General Manager Steve Kerr joined his team for its weeklong road trip that ended Monday night and liked what he saw, both on and off the court.

Some potential 2010 free agents can't stop talking about their intention to opt out and test the market July 1. . Others, like Amar'e Stoudemire , are in wait-and-see mode.

Coming off of a huge win in Boston, today's game against the Washington Wizards could have very well been one of those games that the Suns lose.

Suns rookie Earl Clark is on his first real NBA road trip and is enjoying a run of five stops in seven days more than his teammates.

Heading into the second game of this brutal five-game road trip, I was anxious to see how the red-hot Suns would perform against some of the NBA's elite.

Remember the face that former Suns forward Matt Barnes made when a 3-point shot went in and out? It said, "Just missed it." That expression would describe how he feels about watching the Suns winning and having fun while playing an uptempo style.

The Phoenix Suns enter the 2009-10 season with rebounding as their biggest challenge.

The Suns feel they can outshoot opponents, and they have the data to back it up.

The Phoenix Suns have exercised the club options for the 2010-11 season on the contracts of forward Jared Dudley and center Robin Lopez.

PHOENIX a ' Steve Nash scored 18 points and had the sixth 20-assist game of his career Friday night in Phoenix's 123-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors.

Previous week's games: 10/28/09 SUNS 109, Clippers 107 Upcoming games: 10/30/09 vs Golden State Warriors 11/01/09 vs Minnesota Timberwolves 11/03/09 @ Miami Heat 11/04/09 @ Orlando Magic Why was Steve Nash signed to a contract extension this past summer? Hea s clearly too old and has lost a step.

The athleticism and speed were back. The fundamental talent was back. Heck, even the hair was back.

They were called team options but really each Suns player left management little option with how to act on their contracts.

Phoenix Suns' GM Steve Kerr appeared for his weekly visit on Sports 620 KTAR's Doug and Wolf show on Wednesday morning to talk about the team's preparation for the season.

Robert Horry and Steve Nash scuffle after Horry's infamous decking of Nash on May 14, 2007.

Play head coach for a moment. With Jason Richardson suspended for the first two games for his driving convictions, who do you start against the Clippers and Warriors? The initial obvious answer seemed to be Leandro Barbosa , the backup two-guard and sixth man.

The TrueHoop Network has compiled a compelling season preview eBook, complete with front-of-the-book features and team-by-team previews.

The Phoenix Suns were awarded the rights to center Jarron Collins, who was waived last week by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Do the Suns' uniform numbers - and corresponding atomic numbers - fit the players? Uniform number Element Fit factor Amar'e Stoudemire 1 H The most abundant chemical element, as Amar'e must be for this Suns team to succeed.