2009–10 Phoenix Suns season

2009–10 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
General managerSteve Kerr
PresidentSteve Kerr
Owner(s)Robert Sarver
ArenaUS Airways Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Arizona, KUTP
RadioKTAR
< 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

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 2009 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 		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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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
 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
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

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

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

  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.