Bright Side Of The Sun Apr 14, 2021
Rapid Recap: Suns blast the Heat, 106-86 behind big bench contributions
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The starters struggled but the bench, along with Deandre Ayton, was excellent The Miami Heat got off to a hot start, but the Phoenix Suns pulled even and then ran away with it thanks to big contributions from the backups to win 106-86. Dario Saric, Cameron Johnson, Cameron Payne, Torrey Craig and Jevon Carter had 65 huge points, shooting about 67% from the field. Among the Suns starters, Deandre Ayton had an excellent game with 19 points, 13 rebounds and (I really think more than) 1 block and a couple of steals. We got early-season Suns...
Bright Side Of The Sun Apr 6, 2021
Locked On Suns Tuesday: Book continues hot scoring as Suns win sixth straight
The Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets to move to 35-14. Everything came together for the Phoenix Suns on Monday night as they beat Houston, 133-130, despite the Rockets’ hot shooting. We break it all down: Devin Booker scoring 30-plus for the fourth time in five games, Deandre Ayton completely owning Christian Wood, and the re-emergence of a healthy Cameron Johnson and what it means for the Suns’ rotation. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! Follow on Twitter: @LockedOnPHXSuns, @BrendonKleen14
Bright Side Of The Sun Apr 1, 2021
Torrey Craig playing big for Suns, wants to stay long term
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Suns wing might have a great future in Phoenix as a do-everything guy If Cameron Johnson was old enough to ride the Mayflower before his rookie season in the NBA, imagine how old Torrey Craig felt. New Suns wing Torrey Craig took a circuitous route to the NBA from South Carolina Upstate via Australia and New Zealand before finally landing with the Denver Nuggets for his rookie season at the old age of 27. Kinda sounds a little — or a lot — like former Sun P.J. Tucker, right? That was 2017. Just under four years later, he’s...
Bright Side Of The Sun Mar 31, 2021
Frank has been put in the tank — out for COVID protocols
Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Phoenix Suns big man Frank Kaminsky is out for COVID protocols. The Suns did not pick up any new big men either at the trade deadline or on the buyout market, and now they’re potentially going to pay for it. The Suns announced that Frank Kaminsky is out of tonight’s game, after also missing yesterday’s game, due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Meaning, he either tested positive for COVID or was recently in close contact with someone who tested positive. The last Suns player out for COVID protocols was Cameron Johnson, who...
