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A home game against the Sacramento Kings in the 2006–07 NBA season

The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Suns began playing in the NBA as an expansion team in the 1968–69 NBA season. In their inaugural season, the Suns posted a win–loss record of 16–66.[1] They participated in the playoffs only once in their first seven years.[2]

In the 1975–76 season, a rookie Alvan Adams helped the team reach its first NBA Finals, which they lost to the Boston Celtics 4–2.[3] Charles Barkley and Steve Nash won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award while playing for the Suns.[4] Barkley led the Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls.[2] After signing with the Suns in 2004,[5] Nash led the team to three straight division titles.[2]

The Suns franchise has the NBA's fourth-best all-time winning percentage,[6] winning 56% of its games, as of the end of the 2010–11 season.[2] In forty-three years, they have made the playoffs twenty-nine times, posted nineteen seasons of fifty or more wins, appeared nine times in the Western Conference Finals, and advanced to the NBA Finals in 1976 and 1993.[2] As a result, based on their all-time win–loss percentage, the Suns are the franchise with the most wins to have never won an NBA championship.[7]

Contents

[edit] Table key

Steve Nash won two MVP awards as a member of the Suns.[4]
AMVP All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COY Coach of the Year
Finish Final position in league or division standings
GB Games behind first-place team in division[a]
Losses Number of regular season losses
EOY Executive of the Year
JWKC J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship
MVP Most Valuable Player
ROY Rookie of the Year
SMOY Sixth Man of the Year
Wins Number of regular season wins
Win% Winning percentage

[edit] Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2010–11 season.

Conference champions * Division champions ^ Playoff berth ¤
Season Conference Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Playoffs Awards[4]
1968–69 — Western 7th 16 66 .195 &1000000000000003900000039 Did not reach the Playoffs
1969–70 — Western 3rd ¤ 39 43 .476 &100000000000000090000009 Lost Western Division Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–3[8]
1970–71 Western Midwest 3rd 48 34 .585 &1000000000000001800000018 Did not reach the Playoffs
1971–72 Western Midwest 3rd 49 33 .598 &1000000000000001400000014 Did not reach the Playoffs
1972–73 Western Pacific 3rd 38 44 .463 &1000000000000002200000022 Did not reach the Playoffs
1973–74 Western Pacific 4th 30 52 .366 &1000000000000001700000017 Did not reach the Playoffs
1974–75 Western Pacific 4th 32 50 .390 &1000000000000001600000016 Did not reach the Playoffs
1975–76 Western * Pacific 3rd ¤ 42 40 .512 &1000000000000001700000017 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 4–2
Won Conference Finals vs. Golden State Warriors, 4–3
Lost NBA Finals to Boston Celtics, 4–2[9]		 Alvan Adams (ROY)
Jerry Colangelo (EOY)
1976–77 Western Pacific 5th 34 48 .415 &1000000000000001900000019 Did not reach the Playoffs
1977–78 Western Pacific 2nd ¤ 49 33 .598 &100000000000000090000009 Lost First Round to Milwaukee Bucks, 2–0[10] Walter Davis (ROY)
1978–79 Western Pacific 2nd ¤ 50 32 .610 &100000000000000020000002 Won First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 2–1
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Kansas City Kings, 4–1
Lost Conference Finals to Seattle SuperSonics, 4–3[11]
1979–80 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 55 27 .671 &100000000000000050000005 Won First Round vs. Kansas City Kings, 2–1
Lost Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[12]
1980–81 Western Pacific ^ 1st ¤ 57 25 .695 &10000000000000000000000— Lost Conference Semifinals to Kansas City Kings, 4–3[13] Jerry Colangelo (EOY)
1981–82 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 46 36 .561 &1000000000000001100000011 Won First Round vs. Denver Nuggets, 2–1
Lost Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0[14]
1982–83 Western Pacific 2nd ¤ 53 29 .646 &100000000000000050000005 Lost First Round to Denver Nuggets, 2–1[15]
1983–84 Western Pacific 4th ¤ 41 41 .500 &1000000000000001300000013 Won First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 3–2
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Utah Jazz, 4–2
Lost Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–2[16]
1984–85 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 36 46 .439 &1000000000000002600000026 Lost First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 3–0[17]
1985–86 Western Pacific 3rd 32 50 .390 &1000000000000003000000030 Did not reach the Playoffs
1986–87 Western Pacific 5th 36 46 .439 &1000000000000002900000029 Did not reach the Playoffs
1987–88 Western Pacific 4th 28 54 .341 &1000000000000003400000034 Did not reach the Playoffs
1988–89 Western Pacific 2nd ¤ 55 27 .671 &100000000000000020000002 Won First Round vs. Denver Nuggets, 3–0
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Golden State Warriors, 4–1
Lost Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0[18]		 Kevin Johnson (MIP)
Cotton Fitzsimmons (COY)
Eddie Johnson (SMOY)
Jerry Colangelo (EOY)
1989–90 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 54 28 .659 &100000000000000090000009 Won First Round vs. Utah Jazz, 3–2
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1
Lost Conference Finals to Portland Trail Blazers, 4–2[19]
1990–91 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 55 27 .671 &100000000000000080000008 Lost First Round to Utah Jazz, 3–1[20] Kevin Johnson (JWKC)
1991–92 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 53 29 .646 &100000000000000040000004 Won First Round vs. San Antonio Spurs, 3–0
Lost Conference Semifinals to Portland Trail Blazers, 4–1[21]
1992–93 Western * Pacific ^ 1st ¤ 62 20 .756 &10000000000000000000000— Won First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 3–2
Won Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4–2
Won Conference Finals vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 4–3
Lost NBA Finals to Chicago Bulls, 4–2[22]		 Charles Barkley (MVP)
Jerry Colangelo (EOY)
1993–94 Western Pacific 2nd ¤ 56 26 .683 &100000000000000070000007 Won First Round vs. Golden State Warriors, 3–0
Lost Conference Semifinals to Houston Rockets, 4–3[23]
1994–95 Western Pacific ^ 1st ¤ 59 23 .720 &10000000000000000000000— Won First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 3–0
Lost Conference Semifinals to Houston Rockets, 4–3[24]
1995–96 Western Pacific 4th ¤ 41 41 .500 &1000000000000002300000023 Lost First Round to San Antonio Spurs, 3–1[25]
1996–97 Western Pacific 4th ¤ 40 42 .488 &1000000000000001700000017 Lost First Round to Seattle SuperSonics, 3–2[26]
1997–98 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 56 26 .683 &100000000000000050000005 Lost First Round to San Antonio Spurs, 3–1[27] Danny Manning (SMOY)
1998–99[b] Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 27 23 .540 &100000000000000080000008 Lost First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 3–0[28]
1999–00 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 53 29 .646 &1000000000000001400000014 Won First Round vs. San Antonio Spurs, 3–1
Lost Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[29]		 Rodney Rogers (SMOY)
2000–01 Western Pacific 3rd ¤ 51 31 .623 &100000000000000050000005 Lost First Round to Sacramento Kings, 3–1[30]
2001–02 Western Pacific 6th 36 46 .439 &1000000000000002500000025 Did not reach the Playoffs
2002–03 Western Pacific 4th ¤ 44 38 .537 &1000000000000001500000015 Lost First Round to San Antonio Spurs, 4–2[31] Amar'e Stoudemire (ROY)
2003–04 Western Pacific 6th 29 53 .354 &1000000000000002700000027 Did not reach the Playoffs
2004–05 Western Pacific ^ 1st ¤ 62 20 .756 &10000000000000000000000— Won First Round vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 4–0
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4–2
Lost Conference Finals to San Antonio Spurs, 4–1[32]		 Steve Nash (MVP)
Mike D'Antoni (COY)
Bryan Colangelo (EOY)
2005–06 Western Pacific ^ 1st ¤ 54 28 .659 &10000000000000000000000— Won First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–3
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 4–3
Lost Conference Finals to Dallas Mavericks, 4–2[33]		 Steve Nash (MVP)
Boris Diaw (MIP)
2006–07 Western Pacific ^ 1st ¤ 61 21 .744 &10000000000000000000000— Won First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1
Lost Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs, 4–2[34]		 Leandro Barbosa (SMOY)
Steve Nash (JWKC)
2007–08 Western Pacific 2nd ¤ 55 27 .671 &100000000000000020000002 Lost First Round to San Antonio Spurs, 4–1[35] Grant Hill (SPOR)
2008–09 Western Pacific 2nd 46 36 .561 &1000000000000001900000019 Did not reach the Playoffs Shaquille O'Neal (AMVP)
2009–10 Western Pacific 2nd ¤ 54 28 .659 &100000000000000030000003 Won First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 4–2
Won Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4–0
Lost Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–2[36]		 Grant Hill (SPOR)
2010–11 Western Pacific 2nd 40 42 .488 &1000000000000001700000017 Did not reach the Playoffs

[edit] All-time records

Statistic Wins Losses Win%
Regular season record (1968–2011) 1,954 1,540 .559
Postseason record (1968–2011) 133 141 .485
All-time regular and post-season record (1968–2011) 2,087 1,681 .554

[edit] Notes

  • a This is determined by adding the absolute difference in wins between the leading team and the team of interest to the absolute difference in losses between the two teams, and dividing by two.
  • b Because of a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.[37]

[edit] References

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NBA season-by-season team history
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlantic Central Southeast Northwest Pacific Southwest
Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Dallas Mavericks
New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers Charlotte Bobcats Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Clippers Houston Rockets
New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Miami Heat Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies
Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers Orlando Magic Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns New Orleans Hornets
Toronto Raptors Milwaukee Bucks Washington Wizards Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs
Founded in 1968 • Based in Phoenix, Arizona
The Franchise
Arenas
D-League Affiliate
Culture & Lore
Ring of Honor & Retired Numbers
5 · 6 · 7 · 9 · 24 · 33 · 34 · 42 · 44 · 832 · Jerry Colangelo · Joe Proski
Hall of Famers
Key Personnel
Owner: Robert Sarver · President and CEO: Rick Welts · General Manager: Lance Blanks · Head Coach: Alvin Gentry · Voice of the Suns: Al McCoy
Head Coaches
Kerr • Colangelo • Fitzsimmons • van Breda Kolff • Colangelo • MacLeod • Van Arsdale • Wetzel • Fitzsimmons • Westphal • Fitzsimmons • Ainge • Skiles • Johnson • D'Antoni • Porter • Gentry
Western Conference
Championships (2)
1976 • 1993
Pacific Division
Championships (6)
1981 • 1993 • 1995 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007
Media
TV: FS Arizona • My 45 • Radio: Arizona Sports • Announcers: Gary Bender • Tom Leander • Scott Williams • Eddie Johnson • Al McCoy • Tim Kempton
Phoenix Suns seasons
1960s 1968–69
1970s 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
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