PHOENIX (AP) -If momentum means anything going into the postseason, the Phoenix Suns surely have it.
Disregarded at the beginning of the season as a borderline playoff contender at best, the Suns won 14 of their last 16 games, a run punctuated by back-to-back blowout wins at home over Denver and at Utah.
The victories earned the Suns the No. 3 seed in the West and a first-round matchup with the injury-ravaged Portland Trail Blazers. Game 1 is Sunday night in Phoenix.
Now, after a 54-28 regular season, comes the test of whether this combination of Steve Nash’s guile, Amare Stoudemire’s power and a band of long-range sharpshooters can succeed in the gritty world of postseason basketball.
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