Phoenix Suns News

With their 118-102 victory over the Boston Celtics in the season finale, the Wizards matched the Brooklyn Nets at 44-38 and moved into the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference by virtue of winning the tiebreaker because of sweeping the regular season series, 3-0.

Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak during a press conference held at the Toyota Sports Center, El Segundo Calif., Friday, April 18, 2014.

School: ASU Started with Bonneville Phoenix: June 2013 Moved to Arizona: Summer of '93 -- right after Suns' run to the Finals Favorite sports memory: Staying up late to watch Jake Plummer and ASU shut out top-ranked Nebraska in '96 Favorite all-time athletes: Ben Wallace, Wayman Tisdale, Pat Tillman Favorite sports movies: Field of Dreams, White ... (more)

Apr 12, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Gerald Green is fouled by Dallas Mavericks guard Monta Ellis during the first half at the American Airlines Center.

No need to go too in depth on this one as New York gets the win due to the lack of playing time from Toronto's key players.

A team loaded with castoffs would tank the year to get a top draft pick. Then this scrappy, energetic squad started playing, and winning.

It's hardly a revelation that the Warriors face an awesome task trying to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference playoffs without center Andrew Bogut.

As it has been for the past three years, Pau Gasol visited the Lakers' training facility Thursday for what might have marked the final time.

The low point came on March 25 when the Blazers fell 95-85 at Orlando. The loss capped a 4-9 stretch for Portland.

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.

School: University of Arizona When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: Fall 2008, right before Cardinals Super Bowl run Favorite sports memory: Being at Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with my dad Favorite all-time athlete: Larry Centers Favorite sports movies: The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, Jerry Maguire Most crushing sports moment: Grew up in ... (more)

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.