The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Suns began play as an expansion team in 1968. The franchise owns the NBA’s fourth-best all-time winning percentage, winning 55 percent of its games, as of the end of the 2012, their 44th season of play.
In forty-four years of play, the Suns have made the playoffs twenty-nine times, posted nineteen seasons of 50 or more wins, made nine trips to the Western Conference Finals, and advanced to the NBA Finals in 1976 and 1993. As a result, based on their all-time win-loss percentage, the Suns are the winningest professional franchise to have never won an NBA Championship.
The Suns were one of two expansion teams (the other being the Milwaukee Bucks) to join the NBA at the start of the 1968, and they were the first team in NBA history to play their inaugural season in the expansion process. They received a $2 million entry fee, which was a record at the time. The Suns were originally assigned to the Western Division, where they posted a record of 36 wins and 46 losses.
In 1974, the Suns relocated from their original home arena, the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, to the then-Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum (now Talking Stick Resort Arena).
The Suns’ less successful period began in the late 1980s, after they missed the playoffs for three consecutive seasons. They posted average records over the next few years, culminating in a return to the playoffs in 1996. In 2000, they brought in nine-time NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway, but he was unable to lift the Suns past the first round of the playoffs.
How to watch Phoenix Suns Games Online
If you are looking to watch Phoenix Suns games online, you have a few options. One is to find a reputable website like NBA BEAST that streams NBA games live. Another option is to use an app like NBA League Pass, which allows you to watch any out-of-market game live or on demand. Finally, you can also find individual game tickets on sites like StubHub.
No matter which option you choose, you can be sure to catch all the action of Phoenix Suns basketball this season!