The TrailBlazers must hate coming to Phoenix. They had lost their last five games at U.S. Airways by an average of 23.5 points per game and this one sure wasn’t pretty. The Blazers starting five outscored the Suns’ bench by only one point. The Suns had a lot of energy last night and their defense was pretty good. They held Portland to 32 first half points and the Blazers needed the Suns to empty out their bench to get some offense going to reach 87 points by the end of the game.

Jumaine Jones was impressive. He gave a lot of effort on D and got some rebounds. He also made 3-5 three pointers. I think he solidified his spot in the rotation with that performance. Most of the bench players had a chance to play. Marks looked pretty bad, but with the Suns’ last possession he threw down a monster dunk. Banks looked better than usual with three assists and making his only 3-point attempt, but only played three minutes.

Marion was definitely the player of the game last night. He was 10-16 from the field for 23 points and got two steals and blocks. He also got 8 rebounds and he had some amazing fastbreak dunks.

After losing to Washington and ending their winning streak, the Suns enjoyed their break and came back on fire. They seem very ready to start a new and even longer one to take control of the West.

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