Alvin Gentry

...the Suns (10-3) just their third loss of the season. "They were embarrassed by the way they performed at our place," Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry told reporters. "You knew they were going to play better here. "No doubt in my mind." The...

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...assists for the Suns, who have won 11 in a row against Toronto. </p><p>"A good win for us against a quality team," Suns head coach Alvin Gentry said. "They present so many problems for you. I thought after the first quarter we were going to...

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...on a driving layup and added the winning free throw off a Jose Calderon foul on the play. "Steve's play was a big play," Suns coach Alvin Gentry told reporters. "But overall I thought we just found a way to grind it out. It's the third game...

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...are 18-3 at home since Alvin Gentry became coach. "A good win for us against a quality team," Gentry said. "They present so many problems for you. I thought after the first quarter we were going to have to score 120 points to win." Steve...

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...least 100 points in every game this season and they have scored at least 100 in 30 straight home games. They also are 18-3 at home since Alvin Gentry became coach. Steve Nash had 23 points and nine assists, and Channing Frye added 20,...

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...points for Phoenix, which had a four-game winning streak come to an end. </p><p>"It was a tough matchup all around," Suns head coach Alvin Gentry said. "They took us out of almost everything we tried to do. They're a great basketball team.

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Jackson cautioned the Lakers against trying to go too fast for their own good, lest they wilt under the pressure. Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry had no such concerns about playing at a high tempo against the Lakers. The Suns were coming...

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...by 26. NOTES: Lakers coach Phil Jackson earned his 1,048th victory, tying Charlotte's Larry Brown for fifth-most in NBA history. ... Alvin Gentry and Jackson both expressed surprise at New Orleans coach Byron Scott's firing earlier in the...

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...like that... especially against a team as good as that." After missing the playoffs, the Suns have enjoyed a new beginning under coach Alvin Gentry, who took over for the sacked Terry Porter in the middle of last season. Under Gentry,...

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...but good shots. He has given point guard Steve Nash complete autonomy to run the offense, and Gentry simplified everything on offense and defense. Gentry has been the head coach in Miami, Detroit and for the Clippers. He was named interim...

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