Phoenix Suns News

John Wall talks as fast as he plays. That makes him entertaining to be around, even when the ball gets thrown out of bounds or when the sentences come out a bit funky.

Trail Blazers ' center Robin Lopez has recorded 29 double-doubles, made a mockery of the franchise's "center curse" and become a linchpin to the team's unexpected success during his first season in Portland.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant embraces teammate Caron Butler, left, after the Thunder defeated the Detroit Pistons in an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

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Archie Goodwin scored 12 of his career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Sacramento Kings 104-99 Wednesday night in the season finale for both teams.

The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers have vastly different reasons to be glad the regular season is over.

Bradley Beal scored 27 points and Washington clinched the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 118-102 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

The Los Angeles Lakers invested $48.5 million in Kobe Bryant before the 35-year-old had a chance to prove his torn Achilles hadn't effectively ended his run as an elite-level player.

Stephen Curry and David Lee are among the Warriors who will not play against Denver in the regular-season finale Wednesday, with the team already having clinched the No.

And despite a fourth straight non-playoff season, the Phoenix Suns own the fifth-best record in the NBA since the start of the 2004-05 season, which also marked the start of Robert Sarver's tenure as managing partner.

Many of the Phoenix Suns players set personal milestones in a year they might finish with the most wins by a non-playoff team in league history, since instituting a 16-team playoff format.

The Phoenix Suns ' expectation-defying campaign won't end with a playoff berth, but nobody associated with the upstart club will be disappointed for long.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 16 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 109-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

But Channing Frye overcame even greater odds to have what he's referred to several times as "the funnest year I've ever had."

The award is presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association and honors an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community.

Put an NBA fanatic six months removed from technology of any kind in US Airways Arena for Monday's manic, must-see matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns , the conclusion would've been swift and certain: In a way - one that can ring torturously true only for those who endure the pain of a decisive postseason loss - it was.

Zach Randolph had a season-high 32 as Memphis clinched a playoff berth in the Western Conference with a 97-91 win over Phoenix.

Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker was awarded the team's Majerle Hustle Award on Monday in a pregame presentation prior to Phoenix's home finale.

Alec Burks scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 21 points for Utah. Enes Kanter had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Trey Burke chipped in 17 for the Jazz, who have lost 10 of 11 games.

Washington Wizards forward Trevor Booker, left, Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem, middle, and Wizaards center Marcin Gortat, from Poland, go for a rebound in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, April 14, 2014, in Washington.