This day in Suns history.

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4/4/85 - Alvan Adams recorded a 31p/13r/11a triple-double, but the #Suns, who led by 7p after 3Q, managed only 14p in the 4Q and lost to the Denver Nuggets 110-103. The loss dropped Phoenix to 33-44 after starting the season 5-0, the best start in franchise-history.

 

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4/4/70 - With a 112-102 victory over the LA Lakers, the Phoenix #Suns took a surprising 3-1 series lead in their first-ever playoffs. PHX opened the game up 19-2 and never trailed. Gail Goodrich: 34p/11a. Hawkins: 24p/13r/7a. Wilt Chamberlain: 29p/19r in 48min.

 

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4/5/22 - W/a 121-110 win over the purposefully LeBron-less Lakers, the Phoenix #Suns (70pts total in the 2Q/3Q) set the frach.-rec. for wins w/63 while also officially knocking LA out of the playoffs. Book: 32p/7r. DA: 22p/13r. CP3: 6p/12a. Russ: 29p. AD: 21p/13r.

 

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4/5/70 - One night after the Phoenix #Suns drubbed the Lakers in PHX, LA took Game 5 of the Suns' first-ever playoff series, 138-121 to pull to within 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Connie Hawkins: 28p/19r for PHX. Wilt Chamberlain: 36p/14r. Jerry West: 36p/18a.

 

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4/5/91 - Already missing KJ & Majerle, Phoenix only had nine available in Oakland, but then
@therealTC24 had to leave 11min due to back spasms, & despite Negel Knight's career-best efforts (22p/19a), the #Suns could not pull out a win at the Warriors, losing 118-101.

 

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4/5/19 - Josh Jackson (35p/9r/5a) nailed a 28ft 3 with 1:23 left in OT as the Phoenix #Suns outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 133-126 OT. Trailing 69-82 in the 3Q, PHX went on a 17-2 run to take a brief lead. Crawford: 28p/7a. Spalding: 21p/13r. Bender: 11p/10r/6a/7b.

 

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4/5/21 - W/11 A's (& 19p/5r/4s), Chris Paul became the 5th player in #NBA hist. w/500 career 10-assist games (behind Stockton, Magic, Kidd, Nash), but Phoenix needed Devin Booker's 18pts in the 4Q (36p/6r/6a) to lead the #Suns to a 133-130 win at HOU. DA: 27p/11r/2b.

 

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4/5/77 - John Drew (41p/12r) set the Coliseum rec. w/21 FTM's, while the Phoenix #Suns (32-47) snagged a franchise-record low 24 rebounds (a record that still stands), allowing the Hawks (31-49) to grab 55, yet held on to beat ATL 108-102. Ira Terrell PHX rec: 4B in the 1Q.

 

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4/6/94 - KJ shattered his own 5-yr-old franch.-rec. for assists w/25 (16p), (21 on 2/26/89) and
@DanMajerle
(21p) hit 3 3's in 1:07 in the 3Q, the 3rd his 173rd setting the #NBA season-rec. (he finished w/192), in a 107-95 win over the Spurs. Barkley: 21p/16r/7a.

 

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4/6/80 - The Phoenix #Suns took the First Round best-of-3 series 2-1 over the KC Kings with a 114-99 win in PHX (a non-sellout which was blacked out locally), to move onto the Semifinals v the Lakers. KC opened the game up 11p, but 19p/20r from Alvan Adams led the way.

 

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4/6/79 - The Phoenix #Suns won 50 games for the first time in franchise-history with a 118-117 victory over the San Diego Clippers when Alvan Adams (23p/16r) hit a layup w/20sec left. PHX had trailed by 18p in the 3Q. PHX lost final two games, but went to the WCF

 

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4/6/03 - Joe Johnson missed a wide-open potential game-winning 16 footer at the buzzer, forcing OT in which Kobe Bryant (26p/8r/7a) made a bucket with under 30sec remaining and Shaq blocked a STAT layup for a 115-113 Lakers win over the Phoenix #Suns. Marbury: 40p/8r/8a.

 

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4/6/87 - Off a long rebound from a Walter Davis (27p/5r) miss, Larry Nance (28p/20r) hit a hook shot at the buzzer to complete comeback and tie the game at 103. In OT, both Davis and Nance prevented the Dallas Mavericks from ever leading as the Phoenix #Suns won 118-110.

 

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4/7/70 - W/a 104-93 victory before 12,386 in Phoenix, the Lakers tied the #Suns' first-ever playoffs series 3-3 setting up Game 7 in LA 2 days later. LA outscored PHX by 11p in the 4Q. Paul Silas' 21r (w/13p), franchise-playoff record until Barkley on 6/5/93. Hawk: 24p. Wilt: 12p/26r/11a.

 

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4/7/81 - Following a First Round bye after a franchise-best 57-25 season, the Phoenix #Suns beat Cotton Fitzsimmons' 40-42 KC Kings, 102-80. The game was locally blacked out because it was not sold out 24hrs before. Davis/D. Johnson: 16p. Cook: 13p/12r. Truck: 10p/11r.

 

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4/7/69 - Following the infamous coin flip in which the Milwaukee Bucks received the 1st overall pick (Lew Alcindor), the Phoenix #Suns selected Neal Walk (20.7p/15.3r in 3yrs at Florida) 2nd overall, the #NBA Draft which was conducted by telephone with the league office.

 

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4/8/97 - With a 115-107 win (MIN), the #Suns clinched a playoff spot; first #NBA team in playoffs after losing at least their first 13 games. PHX finished year 40-29. Win was 10th straight: 1st team w/double-digit winning/losing streaks. Person: 7 3s. Kidd: 15p/10r/13a.

 

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4/8/80 - The Phoenix #Suns trailed by as many as 22p in the 4Q and fell to the LA Lakers 119-110 in Game 1 of the Semifinals. Mike Bratz scored a career-high 25p (off the bench) and drained 5-10 from beyond the arc in the loss. Magic: 13p/12r/16a. Kareem: 30p/12r/5b.

 

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4/8/81 - In Game 2 of the 1981 Semifinals v the Kansas City Kings, KC tied the best-of-7 series at 1 with a surprising 88-83 victory over the heavily favored Phoenix #Suns. Scott Wedman led KC with 24p/9r. Dennis Johnson was Phoenix's only double-digit scorer with 31p.

 

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4/9/70 - The Phoenix #Suns once led the series 3-1, but lost three straight vs the LA Lakers in their first-ever playoff appearance, Game 7 of the Semifinals, 129-94, in LA. Hawkins: 25p/15r. Silas: 10p/10r. Chamberlain: 30p/27r. Baylor: 25p/14r. West: 19p/15a.

 

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4/9/93 - The Phoenix #Suns set the franchise-record for wins with 58 when Danny Ainge (15p) nailed a 20-footer after a Charles Barkley miss with 2.7sec left to defeat Denver 98-97. Barkley: 6th triple-double with 26p/19r/12a. Majerle: 20p. Frank Johnson: 14p (bench).

 

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4/9/90 - The Phoenix #Suns won 119-115 (OT), their 51st, but their 61FTM's set an #NBA-record, 80FTA's were a franchise-record, and 52 Utah Jazz PF's (10 with 4+ PFs) was a Suns opponent-record. PHX shot 16 more FTs than FGs but blew an 8p lead with 54 sec in regulation.

 

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