2009–10 Phoenix Suns season

2009–10 Phoenix Suns season
2009–10 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Alvin Gentry
General manager	Steve Kerr
President	Steve Kerr
Owner(s)	Robert Sarver
Arena	US Airways Center
Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific); Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Western Conference Finals; (lost to Lakers 2–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP
Radio	KTAR
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Phoenix Suns season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Head coach Alvin Gentry (who coached the Suns the final 31 games of the previous season) was looking to reinstill in the Suns their offensive tendencies of seasons past: using the strengths of Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire. A season-and-a-half experiment with Shaquille O'Neal ended in the summer before the season. With this subtraction and the retention of Jason Richardson, the Suns were primed for a return to the playoffs after a one-season absence. Phoenix would be the only team in the league to post a three-point field goal percentage of 40% or more while leading the NBA in scoring at 110 points per contest. They would return to the playoffs, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the First Round and sweeping the rivaled San Antonio Spurs in four games in the Semifinals. Returning to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in four seasons, the Suns met the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, but lost the series in six games to the defending and eventual NBA champions. The Suns had the best team offensive rating in the NBA.^[1]

Following the season, Stoudemire signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks, and General Manager Steve Kerr left to return as a commentator for TNT.

This would be the last time the Suns reached the playoffs until their 2020–21 season, ending the second-longest active NBA post-season appearance drought at that time.

Key dates

June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 8 – The free agency period started.

Offseason

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	14	Earl Clark	Forward	United States	Louisville
2	48	Taylor Griffin	Forward	United States	Oklahoma
2	57	Emir Preldžič	Forward	Slovenia / Turkey	Fenerbahçe Ülker

Roster

2009–10 Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PF	17	Amundson, Louis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1982-12-07	UNLV
G	10	Barbosa, Leandro	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1982-11-28	Brazil
F	55	Clark, Earl	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1988-01-17	Louisville
C	20	Collins, Jarron	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	1978-12-02	Stanford
G	2	Dragić, Goran	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986-05-06	Slovenia
F	3	Dudley, Jared	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1985-07-10	Boston College
F/C	8	Frye, Channing	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1983-05-17	Arizona
SF	32	Griffin, Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1986-04-18	Oklahoma
SF	33	Hill, Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1972-10-05	Duke
F/C	21	Jones, Dwayne	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1983-06-09	Saint Joseph's
C	15	Lopez, Robin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1988-04-01	Stanford
PG	13	Nash, Steve	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1974-02-07	Santa Clara
G/F	23	Richardson, Jason	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1981-01-20	Michigan State
F/C	1	Stoudemire, Amar'e	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	1982-11-16	Cypress Creek HS (FL)

Head coach

Alvin Gentry

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 5, 2010

Roster notes

Small forward Taylor Griffin only played 8 games and didn't play for the majority of the season and the playoffs.

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–4–0 (home: 1–2–0 ; road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 6	Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)	111–80	Phoenix Suns
2	October 10 (in Indian Wells, California)	Phoenix Suns	101–104	Golden State Warriors
3	October 12	Phoenix Suns	105–110	Oklahoma City Thunder
4	October 14	Phoenix Suns	110–104	Portland Trail Blazers
5	October 16	Philadelphia 76ers	115–113	Phoenix Suns
6	October 18 (in Monterrey, Mexico)	Philadelphia 76ers	94–116	Phoenix Suns
7	October 20	Sacramento Kings	143–127	Phoenix Suns
8	October 22 (in Vancouver, BC)	Portland Trail Blazers	93–113	Phoenix Suns

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	34–7	23–18	13–3
x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3	32–9	22–19	12–4
Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28	21–20	8–33	5–11
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31	18–23	8–33	5–11
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32	18–23	7–34	5–11

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	3–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	0–3	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	4–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–0	0–3	0–2
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	—	0–2	2–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	—	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	—	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–2	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0
Miami	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New Jersey	0–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–4
New Orleans	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	—	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	—	0–2	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
Oklahoma City	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	–	4–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	–	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	4–0	–	1–1	0–4	2–0
Toronto	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	2–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Game log

2009–10 game log

October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28	@ Clippers	W 109–97	Steve Nash (24)	Grant Hill (13)	Steve Nash (8)	Staples Center 15,974	1–0
2	October 30	Golden State	W 123–101	Leandro Barbosa (24)	Channing Frye, Louis Amundson (8)	Steve Nash (20)	US Airways Center 18,422	2–0

November: 12–3 (home: 5–0; road: 7–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	Minnesota	W 120–112	Channing Frye (25)	Grant Hill (10)	Steve Nash (14)	US Airways Center 15,376	3–0
4	November 3	@ Miami	W 104–96	Steve Nash (30)	Grant Hill (12)	Steve Nash (8)	American Airlines Arena 15,105	4–0
5	November 4	@ Orlando	L 100–122	Amar'e Stoudemire (25)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Goran Dragić (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	4–1
6	November 6	@ Boston	W 110–103	Jason Richardson (34)	Jason Richardson (10)	Steve Nash (12)	TD Garden 18,624	5–1
7	November 8	@ Washington	W 102–90	Jason Richardson (22)	Grant Hill (13)	Steve Nash (17)	Verizon Center 14,143	6–1
8	November 9	@ Philadelphia	W 119–115	Jason Richardson (29)	Grant Hill, Jason Richardson (8)	Steve Nash (20)	Wachovia Center 10,205	7–1
9	November 11	New Orleans	W 124–104	Amar'e Stoudemire (21)	Goran Dragić (7)	Steve Nash (10)	US Airways Center 16,517	8–1
10	November 12	@ Lakers	L 102–121	Jared Dudley (14)	Louis Amundson (9)	Steve Nash (5)	Staples Center 18,997	8–2
11	November 15	Toronto	W 101–100	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Jason Richardson (10)	Steve Nash (9)	US Airways Center 16,605	9–2
12	November 17	@ Houston	W 111–105	Amar'e Stoudemire (23)	Grant Hill (7)	Steve Nash (16)	Toyota Center 16,396	10–2
13	November 19	@ New Orleans	L 103–110	Amar'e Stoudemire (23)	Channing Frye (10)	Steve Nash (10)	New Orleans Arena 14,520	10–3
14	November 22	Detroit	W 117–97	Amar'e Stoudemire (21)	Grant Hill (8)	Steve Nash (9)	US Airways Center 18,422	11–3
15	November 25	Memphis	W 126–111	Amar'e Stoudemire (23)	Jason Richardson (5)	Steve Nash (16)	US Airways Center 18,284	12–3
16	November 27	@ Minnesota	W 120–95	Jason Richardson (22)	Louis Amundson (8)	Steve Nash (11)	Target Center 18,225	13–3
17	November 29	@ Toronto	W 113–94	Jason Richardson (22)	Grant Hill (9)	Steve Nash (16)	Air Canada Centre 17,721	14–3

December: 7–9 (home: 7–2; road: 0–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
18	December 1	@ New York	L 99–126	Steve Nash (20)	Jared Dudley (7)	Steve Nash (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	14–4
19	December 2	@ Cleveland	L 90–107	Channing Frye (22)	Amar'e Stoudemire (12)	Goran Dragic, Steve Nash (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	14–5
20	December 5	Sacramento	W 115–107	Steve Nash (32)	Amar'e Stoudemire (21)	Steve Nash (6)	US Airways Center 17,747	15–5
21	December 6	@ Lakers	L 88–108	Amar'e Stoudemire (18)	Amar'e Stoudemire (9)	Steve Nash (10)	STAPLES Center 18.997	15–6
22	December 8	@ Dallas	L 101–102	Steve Nash (27)	Channing Frye (9)	Steve Nash (8)	American Airlines Center 19.857	15–7
23	December 11	Orlando	W 106–103	Amar'e Stoudemire (28)	Amar'e Stoudemire (10)	Steve Nash (18)	US Airways Center 18,216	16–7
24	December 12	@ Denver	L 99–105	Steve Nash (28)	Louis Amundson (11)	Steve Nash (7)	Pepsi Center 19,155	16–8
25	December 15	San Antonio	W 116–104	Amar'e Stoudemire (28)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (13)	US Airways Center 17,964	17–8
26	December 17	@ Portland	L 102–105	Amar'e Stoudemire (27)	Amar'e Stoudemire (11)	Steve Nash (13)	Rose Garden 20,559	17–9
27	December 19	Washington	W 121–95	Amar'e Stoudemire (23)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (15)	US Airways Center 16,811	18–9
28	December 21	Cleveland	L 91–109	Steve Nash (18)	Amar'e Stoudemire (12)	Steve Nash (10)	US Airways Center 18,221	18–10
29	December 23	Oklahoma City	L 113–117	Amar'e Stoudemire (35)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (12)	US Airways Center 15,953	18–11
30	December 25	Clippers	W 124–93	Amar'e Stoudemire (26)	Louis Amundson (10)	Steve Nash (8)	US Airways Center 16,709	19–11
31	December 26	@ Golden State	L 127–132	Steve Nash (36)	Grant Hill, Amar'e Stoudemire (7)	Steve Nash (9)	Oracle Arena 19,550	19–12
32	December 28	Lakers	W 118–103	Amar'e Stoudemire (26)	Channing Frye (11)	Steve Nash (13)	US Airways Center 18,422	20–12
33	December 30	Boston	W 116–98	Channing Frye, Amar'e Stoudemire (26)	Channing Frye (10)	Steve Nash (8)	US Airways Center 18,422	21–12

January: 7–9 (home: 5–4; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
34	January 2	Memphis	L 103–128	Amar'e Stoudemire (29)	Louis Amundson (7)	Steve Nash (13)	US Airways Center 17,135	21–13
35	January 5	@ Sacramento	W 113–109	Steve Nash (30)	Jason Richardson (9)	Steve Nash (12)	ARCO Arena 13,630	22–13
36	January 6	Houston	W 118–110	Steve Nash (26)	Amar'e Stoudemire (11)	Steve Nash (12)	US Airways Center 15,811	23–13
37	January 8	Miami	L 105–109	Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (18)	Amar'e Stoudemire (18)	Steve Nash (12)	US Airways Center 18,422	23–14
38	January 11	Milwaukee	W 105–101	Steve Nash (30)	Amar'e Stoudemire (10)	Steve Nash (11)	US Airways Center 15,116	24–14
39	January 13	@ Indiana	L 114–122	Amar'e Stoudemire (21)	Jason Richardson, Channing Frye (8)	Steve Nash (9)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,858	24–15
40	January 15	@ Atlanta	L 101–102	Amar'e Stoudemire (28)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (11)	Philips Arena 17,605	24–16
41	January 16	@ Charlotte	L 99–125	Amar'e Stoudemire (19)	Amar'e Stoudemire, Louis Amundson (7)	Steve Nash (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 17,574	24–17
42	January 18	@ Memphis	L 118–125	Steve Nash (22)	Amar'e Stoudemire (9)	Steve Nash (12)	FedExForum 18,119	24–18
43	January 20	New Jersey	W 118–94	Amar'e Stoudemire (27)	Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez, Jason Richardson (7)	Steve Nash (15)	US Airways Center 15,963	25–18
44	January 22	Chicago	L 104–115	Amar'e Stoudemire (23)	Channing Frye, Jason Richardson, Louis Amundson (8)	Steve Nash (7)	US Airways Center 18,422	25–19
45	January 23	Golden State	W 112–103	Steve Nash (23)	Robin Lopez, Louis Amundson (9)	Steve Nash (6)	US Airways Center 17,792	26–19
46	January 25	@ Utah	L 115–124	Goran Dragić (32)	Jason Richardson (6)	Steve Nash (15)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	26–20
47	January 26	Charlotte	L 109–114	Steve Nash (23)	Jared Dudley (10)	Steve Nash (9)	US Airways Center 15,722	26–21
48	January 28	Dallas	W 112–106	Amar'e Stoudemire (22)	Jared Dudley, Robin Lopez, Channing Frye (6)	Steve Nash (11)	US Airways Center 17,855	27–21
49	January 31	@ Houston	W 115–111	Amar'e Stoudemire (36)	Amar'e Stoudemire (11)	Steve Nash (16)	Toyota Center 17,165	28–21

February: 9–3 (home: 4–1; road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
50	February 1	@ New Orleans	W 109–100	Amar'e Stoudemire (25)	Amar'e Stoudemire (12)	Steve Nash (12)	New Orleans Arena 13,874	29–21
51	February 3	@ Denver	W 109–97	Amar'e Stoudemire, Jason Richardson (20)	Amar'e Stoudemire (17)	Steve Nash (10)	Pepsi Center 19,155	30–21
52	February 5	@ Sacramento	W 114–102	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Amar'e Stoudemire (9)	Steve Nash (10)	ARCO Arena 14,922	31–21
53	February 10	Portland	L 101–108	Amar'e Stoudemire (24)	Amar'e Stoudemire (9)	Steve Nash (11)	US Airways Center 18,190	31–22
54	February 16	@ Memphis	W 109–95	Jason Richardson (27)	Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez (10)	Steve Nash (16)	FedExForum 11,508	32–22
55	February 17	@ Dallas	L 97–107	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (12)	American Airlines Center 19,974	32–23
56	February 19	Atlanta	W 88–80	Amar'e Stoudemire (22)	Robin Lopez (9)	Steve Nash (6)	US Airways Center 18,266	33–23
57	February 21	Sacramento	W 104–88	Jason Richardson (26)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (11)	US Airways Center 17,369	34–23
58	February 23	@ Oklahoma City	W 104–102	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Jason Richardson (13)	Goran Dragic (10)	Ford Center 18,203	35–23
59	February 24	Philadelphia	W 106–95	Jason Richardson (24)	Robin Lopez (10)	Steve Nash (13)	US Airways Center 17,765	36–23
60	February 26	Clippers	W 125–112	Robin Lopez (30)	Robin Lopez (12)	Steve Nash (11)	US Airways Center 18,043	37–23
61	February 28	@ San Antonio	L 110–113	Amar'e Stoudemire (41)	Amar'e Stoudemire (12)	Steve Nash (11)	AT&T Center 18,581	37–24

March: 12–2 (home: 7–2; road: 5–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
62	March 1	Denver	W 101–85	Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (19)	Amar'e Stoudemire (10)	Steve Nash (10)	US Airways Center 18,159	38–24
63	March 3	@ Clippers	W 127–101	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (15)	STAPLES Center 17,455	39–24
64	March 4	Utah	L 108–116	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez, Grant Hill, Jason Richardson (7)	Steve Nash (15)	US Airways Center 17,912	39–25
65	March 6	Indiana	W 113–105	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Jared Dudley (12)	Steve Nash, Grant Hill (5)	US Airways Center 18,180	40–25
66	March 12	Lakers	L 96–102	Amar'e Stoudemire (29)	Amar'e Stoudemire (16)	Steve Nash (8)	US Airways Center 18,422	40–26
67	March 14	New Orleans	W 120–106	Amar'e Stoudemire (36)	Amar'e Stoudemire (12)	Steve Nash (12)	US Airways Center 18,218	41–26
68	March 16	Minnesota	W 152–114	Jason Richardson (27)	Robin Lopez (9)	Steve Nash (14)	US Airways Center 18,179	42–26
69	March 19	Utah	W 110–100	Amar'e Stoudemire (44)	Robin Lopez (10)	Steve Nash (10)	US Airways Center 18,422	43–26
70	March 21	Portland	W 93–87	Amar'e Stoudemire (18)	Amar'e Stoudemire (14)	Steve Nash (8)	US Airways Center 18,422	44–26
71	March 22	@ Golden State	W 133–131	Amar'e Stoudemire (37)	Grant Hill (9)	Steve Nash (12)	Oracle Arena 18,722	45–26
72	March 26	New York	W 132–96	Amar'e Stoudemire, Leandro Barbosa (18)	Channing Frye (11)	Goran Dragic (10)	U.S. Airways Center 18,422	46–26
73	March 28	@ Minnesota	W 111–105	Amar'e Stoudemire (30)	Amar'e Stoudemire (17)	Steve Nash (11)	Target Center 16,668	47–26
74	March 30	@ Chicago	W 111–105	Jason Richardson (27)	Amar'e Stoudemire (11)	Steve Nash (10)	United Center 21,169	48–26
75	March 31	@ New Jersey	W 116–105	Steve Nash (24)	Steve Nash (7)	Steve Nash (14)	Izod Center 14,734	49–26

April: 5–2 (home: 3–0; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 2	@ Detroit	W 109–94	Amar'e Stoudemire (29)	Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill, Louis Amundson (6)	Grant Hill (8)	Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	50–26
77	April 3	@ Milwaukee	L 98–107	Amar'e Stoudemire (22)	Amar'e Stoudemire (8)	Goran Dragic (6)	Bradley Center 18,717	50–27
78	April 7	San Antonio	W 112–101	Amar'e Stoudemire (29)	Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (8)	Steve Nash (12)	US Airways Center 18,422	51–27
79	April 9	@ Oklahoma City	L 91–96	Amar'e Stoudemire (24)	Amar'e Stoudemire (15)	Steve Nash (12)	Ford Center 18,334	51–28
80	April 11	Houston	W 116–106	Amar'e Stoudemire (35)	Amar'e Stoudemire (13)	Steve Nash (11)	US Airways Center 18,422	52–28
81	April 13	Denver	W 123–101	Amar'e Stoudemire (26)	Amar'e Stoudemire, Channing Frye (8)	Steve Nash (10)	US Airways Center 18,422	53–28
82	April 14	@ Utah	W 100–86	Amar'e Stoudemire (20)	Amar'e Stoudemire (7)	Steve Nash (11)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	54–28

2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

The Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the first round. They swept the San Antonio Spurs in four games in the Western Conference semifinals, defeating them for the second time in 10 years, after having been eliminated by them in recent seasons four times in five playoff series. The Suns would face the Pacific division-winners Los Angeles Lakers, also the West's top seed, in the Western Conference finals, but lose the series in six games.

Game log

2010 playoff game log

First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 18	Portland	L 100–105	Steve Nash (25)	Jason Richardson (10)	Steve Nash (9)	US Airways Center 18,422	0–1
2	April 20	Portland	W 119–90	Jason Richardson (29)	Grant Hill (8)	Steve Nash (16)	US Airways Center 18,422	1–1
3	April 22	@ Portland	W 108–89	Jason Richardson (42)	Jason Richardson (8)	Steve Nash (10)	Rose Garden 20,271	2–1
4	April 24	@ Portland	L 87–96	Amar'e Stoudemire (26)	Grant Hill (12)	Steve Nash (8)	Rose Garden 20,151	2–2
5	April 26	Portland	W 107–88	Channing Frye (20)	Channing Frye, Jason Richardson (8)	Steve Nash (10)	US Airways Center 18,422	3–2
6	April 29	@ Portland	W 99–90	Jason Richardson (28)	Grant Hill (12)	Steve Nash (6)	Rose Garden 20,313	4–2

Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 3	San Antonio	W 111–102	Steve Nash (33)	Amar'e Stoudemire (13)	Steve Nash (10)	US Airways Center 18,422	1–0
2	May 5	San Antonio	W 110–102	Amar'e Stoudemire (23)	Amar'e Stoudemire (11)	Steve Nash (6)	US Airways Center 18,422	2–0
3	May 7	@ San Antonio	W 110–96	Goran Dragić (26)	Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire (8)	Steve Nash (6)	AT&T Center 18,581	3–0
4	May 9	@ San Antonio	W 107–101	Amar'e Stoudemire (29)	Jason Richardson (8)	Steve Nash (9)	AT&T Center 18,581	4–0

Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 17	@ L.A. Lakers	L 107–128	Amar'e Stoudemire (23)	Louis Amundson, Robin Lopez, Jason Richardson (6)	Steve Nash (13)	Staples Center 18,997	0–1
2	May 19	@ L.A. Lakers	L 112–124	Jason Richardson (27)	Robin Lopez, Amar'e Stoudemire (6)	Steve Nash (15)	Staples Center 18,997	0–2
3	May 23	L.A. Lakers	W 118–109	Amar'e Stoudemire (42)	Amar'e Stoudemire (11)	Steve Nash (15)	US Airways Center 18,422	1–2
4	May 25	L.A. Lakers	W 115–106	Amar'e Stoudemire (21)	Amar'e Stoudemire (8)	Goran Dragić, Steve Nash (8)	US Airways Center 18,422	2–2
5	May 27	@ L.A. Lakers	L 101–103	Steve Nash (29)	Channing Frye (11)	Steve Nash (10)	Staples Center 18,997	2–3
6	May 29	L.A. Lakers	L 103–111	Amar'e Stoudemire (27)	Channing Frye (13)	Steve Nash (9)	US Airways Center 18,422	2–4

2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Louis Amundson	79	0	14.8	.551	.000	.545	4.4	0.4	.3	.9	4.7
Leandro Barbosa	44	5	17.9	.425	.324	.877	1.6	1.5	.5	.3	9.5
Earl Clark	51	0	7.5	.371	.400	.722	1.2	0.4	.1	.3	2.7
Jarron Collins	34	10	7.7	.387	.	.400	1.8	0.2	.1	.1	1.0
Jared Dudley	82	1	24.3	.459	.458	.754	3.4	1.4	1.0	.2	8.2
Goran Dragić	80	2	18.0	.452	.394	.736	2.1	3.0	.6	.1	7.9
Channing Frye	81	41	27.0	.451	.439	.810	5.3	1.4	.8	.9	11.2
Taylor Griffin	8	0	4.0	.400	.000	.500	0.3	0.1	.0	.3	1.3
Grant Hill	81	81	30.0	.478	.438	.817	5.5	2.4	.7	.4	11.3
Dwayne Jones	2	0	3.5	.	.	.	1.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0
Robin Lopez	51	31	19.3	.588†	.	.704	4.9	0.1	.2	1.0+	8.4
Steve Nash	81	81	32.8	.507	.426	.938	3.3	11.0	.5	.1	16.5
Jason Richardson	79	76	31.5	.474	.393	.739	5.1	1.8	.8	.4	15.7
Amar'e Stoudemire	82	82	34.6	.557†	.167	.771	8.9	1.0	0.6	1.0+	23.1
Alando Tucker*	11	0	6.5	.433	.143	.762	0.6	0.3	.0	.0	3.9

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
+ – Minimum 70 games played or 100 blocks.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Louis Amundson	16	0	12.1	.528†	.	.429	3.5	0.1	.4	.4	2.9
Leandro Barbosa	16	0	15.6	.417	.343	.708	1.3	1.3	.3	.1	7.2
Earl Clark	3	0	4.3	.333	.	1.000^	0.7	0.3	.3	.0	1.3
Jarron Collins	11	10	10.5	.333	.	1.000^	1.5	0.0	.1	.1	1.1
Goran Dragić	16	0	14.8	.430	.325	.742	1.8	2.3	.3	.1	7.6
Jared Dudley	16	0	23.6	.465	.424	.607	3.8	1.8	1.1	.4	7.6
Channing Frye	16	0	27.2	.364	.349	.938^	5.6	0.9	.8	.6	8.2
Grant Hill	16	16	28.3	.480	.188	.868	5.8	2.3	.8	.6	9.6
Dwayne Jones	2	0	5.0	.500	.	.750	2.5	.0	.0	.0	2.5
Robin Lopez	6	6	17.3	.543†	.	1.000^	4.0	.0	.3	.2	7.8
Steve Nash	16	16	33.7	.518	.380	.893	3.3	10.1	.3	.1	17.8
Jason Richardson	16	16	33.3	.502	.475	.759	5.4	1.1	1.1	.3	19.8
Amar'e Stoudemire	16	16	36.5	.519†	.000	.754	6.6	1.1	.7	1.5	22.2

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Alvin Gentry (West Coach of the Month – November 2009)
Alvin Gentry (West Coach of the Month – March 2010)
Amar'e Stoudemire (West Player of the Month – March 2010)

All-Star

Nash and Stoudemire were selected to play in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Additionally, Nash was the 2010 Skills Challenge winner in the event held during All-Star Weekend.

Season

Nash and Stoudemire were named to the All-NBA Second Team.^[2]
Nash led the league in two statistical categories: assists per game (11.0) and free throw percentage (93.8%).

Milestones

On January 16, 2010, Stoudemire scored his 10,000th career point in a loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.^[3]
On January 26, 2010, Nash became the eighth player in NBA history to surpass 8,000 assists in the Suns' loss to the Utah Jazz.^[4]

Injuries and surgeries

Robin Lopez broke his ankle near the end of the season. This resulted in them wanting Jarron Collins and later, Dwayne Jones.

Transactions

Trades

June
June 25, 2009	To Cleveland Cavaliers Shaquille O'Neal	To Phoenix Suns Ben Wallace Sasha Pavlovic Second round pick in the 2010 NBA draft $500,000
June 26, 2009	To Phoenix Suns Cash considerations	To Cleveland Cavaliers Rights to Emir Preldžič (57th overall in 2009 NBA draft)

Free agents

Additions

On July 11, the Suns re-signed Grant Hill and Louis Amundson. On July 13, the Suns signed a two-year contract with former University of Arizona center Channing Frye.^[5]

References

^ "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
^ "Suns vs. Bobcats - Game Recap - January 16, 2010 - ESPN". Archived from the original on November 23, 2020.
^ "Suns vs. Jazz - Game Recap - January 25, 2010 - ESPN". Archived from the original on August 25, 2016.
^ "Suns reach two-year agreement with Frye". NBA. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.

External links

[1] "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[2] "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

[3] "Suns vs. Bobcats - Game Recap - January 16, 2010 - ESPN". Archived from the original on November 23, 2020.

[4] "Suns vs. Jazz - Game Recap - January 25, 2010 - ESPN". Archived from the original on August 25, 2016.

[5] "Suns reach two-year agreement with Frye". NBA. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.

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