2009–10 Phoenix Suns season

Professional basketball season March 2026 March 2012 Phoenix Suns 2010 54 28 pacific 2nd 3rd Alvin Gentry Steve Kerr Steve Kerr Robert Sarver US Airways Center Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP KTAR Western Conference Finals(lost to Lakers 2–4) PHO 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.https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2009-10&SeasonType=Regular%20Season Offensive Rating NBA.com April 30, 2021 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 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 / TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker Roster Phoenix Suns 2009–10 17 Louis Amundson PF 6 9 238 1982-12-07 UNLV 10 Leandro Barbosa G 6 3 202 1982-11-28 Brazil 55 Earl Clark F 6 10 225 1988-01-17 Louisville 20 Jarron Collins C 6 11 249 1978-12-02 Stanford 2 Goran Dragić G 6 3 190 1986-05-06 Slovenia 3 Jared Dudley F 6 7 225 1985-07-10 Boston College 8 Channing Frye F/C 6 11 245 1983-05-17 Arizona 32 Taylor Griffin SF 6 7 238 1986-04-18 Oklahoma 33 Grant Hill SF 6 8 225 1972-10-05 Duke 21 Dwayne Jones basketball F/C 6 11 251 1983-06-09 St. Joseph's 15 Robin Lopez C 7 0 255 1988-04-01 Stanford 13 Steve Nash PG 6 3 178 1974-02-07 Santa Clara 23 Jason Richardson G/F 6 6 225 1981-01-20 Michigan State 1 Amar'e Stoudemire F/C 6 10 249 1982-11-16 Cypress Creek HS (FL) Alvin Gentry Bill Cartwright Igor Kokoškov Dan Majerle John Shumate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2010.html 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 PHX PHX Game log Phoenix Suns 2010 Phoenix Suns October yes 1 0 1 0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 28 | @ Clippers | 20091028 PHXLAC 109 97 | Steve Nash (24) | Grant Hill (13) | Steve Nash (8) | Staples Center15,974 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 30 | Golden State | 20091030 GSWPHX 123 101 | Leandro Barbosa (24) | Channing Frye, Louis Amundson (8) | Steve Nash (20) | US Airways Center18,422 | 2–0 Phoenix Suns November 5 0 7 3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | November 1 | Minnesota | 20091101 MINPHX 120 112 | Channing Frye (25) | Grant Hill (10) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center15,376 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 3 | @ Miami | 20091103 PHXMIA 104 96 | Steve Nash (30) | Grant Hill (12) | Steve Nash (8) | American Airlines Arena15,105 | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 4 | @ Orlando | 20091104 PHXORL 100 122 | Amar'e Stoudemire (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Goran Dragić (6) | Amway Arena17,461 | 4–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | November 6 | @ Boston | 20091106 PHXBOS 110 103 | Jason Richardson (34) | Jason Richardson (10) | Steve Nash (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 5–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 8 | @ Washington | 20091108 PHXWAS 102 90 | Jason Richardson (22) | Grant Hill (13) | Steve Nash (17) | Verizon Center14,143 | 6–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 20091109 PHXPHI 119 115 | Jason Richardson (29) | Grant Hill, Jason Richardson (8) | Steve Nash (20) | Wachovia Center10,205 | 7–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 11 | New Orleans | 20091111 NOHPHX 124 104 | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Goran Dragić (7) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center16,517 | 8–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 12 | @ Lakers | 20091112 PHXLAL 102 121 | Jared Dudley (14) | Louis Amundson (9) | Steve Nash (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 8–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 15 | Toronto | 20091115 TORPHX 101 100 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Jason Richardson (10) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center16,605 | 9–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 17 | @ Houston | 20091117 PHXHOU 111 105 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Grant Hill (7) | Steve Nash (16) | Toyota Center16,396 | 10–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 19 | @ New Orleans | 20091119 PHXNOH 103 110 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Channing Frye (10) | Steve Nash (10) | New Orleans Arena14,520 | 10–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 22 | Detroit | 20091122 DETPHX 117 97 | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Grant Hill (8) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 11–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | November 25 | Memphis | 20091125 MEMPHX 126 111 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Jason Richardson (5) | Steve Nash (16) | US Airways Center18,284 | 12–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 27 | @ Minnesota | 20091127 PHXMIN 120 95 | Jason Richardson (22) | Louis Amundson (8) | Steve Nash (11) | Target Center18,225 | 13–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 | November 29 | @ Toronto | 20091129 PHXTOR 113 94 | Jason Richardson (22) | Grant Hill (9) | Steve Nash (16) | Air Canada Centre17,721 | 14–3 Phoenix Suns December 7 2 0 7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 1 | @ New York | 20091201 PHXNYK 99 126 | Steve Nash (20) | Jared Dudley (7) | Steve Nash (8) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 14–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 2 | @ Cleveland | 20091202 PHXCLE 90 107 | Channing Frye (22) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Goran Dragic, Steve Nash (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 14–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 5 | Sacramento | 20091205 SACPHX 115 107 | Steve Nash (32) | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center17,747 | 15–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 6 | @ Lakers | 20091206 PHXLAL 88 108 | Amar'e Stoudemire (18) | Amar'e Stoudemire (9) | Steve Nash (10) | STAPLES Center18.997 | 15–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 8 | @ Dallas | 20091208 PHXDAL 101 102 | Steve Nash (27) | Channing Frye (9) | Steve Nash (8) | American Airlines Center19.857 | 15–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 11 | Orlando | 20091211 ORLPHX 106 103 | Amar'e Stoudemire (28) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Steve Nash (18) | US Airways Center18,216 | 16–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 12 | @ Denver | 20091212 PHXDEN 99 105 | Steve Nash (28) | Louis Amundson (11) | Steve Nash (7) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 16–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 | December 15 | San Antonio | 20091215 SASPHX 116 104 | Amar'e Stoudemire (28) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center17,964 | 17–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 17 | @ Portland | 200912 PHXPOR 102 105 | Amar'e Stoudemire (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (13) | Rose Garden20,559 | 17–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 | December 19 | Washington | 200912 WASPHX 121 95 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center16,811 | 18–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 21 | Cleveland | 200912 CLEPHX 91 109 | Steve Nash (18) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,221 | 18–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 23 | Oklahoma City | 20091223 OKCPHX 113 117 | Amar'e Stoudemire (35) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center15,953 | 18–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 25 | Clippers | 20091225 LACPHX 124 93 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Louis Amundson (10) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center16,709 | 19–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 26 | @ Golden State | 20091226 PHXGSW 127 132 | Steve Nash (36) | Grant Hill, Amar'e Stoudemire (7) | Steve Nash (9) | Oracle Arena19,550 | 19–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | December 28 | Lakers | 20091228 LALPHX 118 103 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center18,422 | 20–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | December 30 | Boston | 20091230 BOSPHX 116 98 | Channing Frye, Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Channing Frye (10) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 21–12 Phoenix Suns January 5 4 2 5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 2 | Memphis | 20100102 MEMPHX 103 128 | Amar'e Stoudemire (29) | Louis Amundson (7) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center17,135 | 21–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 5 | @ Sacramento | 20100105 PHXSAC 113 109 | Steve Nash (30) | Jason Richardson (9) | Steve Nash (12) | ARCO Arena13,630 | 22–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 6 | Houston | 20100106 HOUPHX 118 110 | Steve Nash (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center15,811 | 23–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 8 | Miami | 20100108 MIAPHX 105 109 | Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (18) | Amar'e Stoudemire (18) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center18,422 | 23–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 | January 11 | Milwaukee | 20100111 MILPHX 105 101 | Steve Nash (30) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center 15,116 | 24–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 13 | @ Indiana | 20100113 PHXIND 114 122 | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Jason Richardson, Channing Frye (8) | Steve Nash (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,858 | 24–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 15 | @ Atlanta | 20100115 PHXATL 101 102 | Amar'e Stoudemire (28) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (11) | Philips Arena17,605 | 24–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 16 | @ Charlotte | 20100116 PHXCHA 99 125 | Amar'e Stoudemire (19) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Louis Amundson (7) | Steve Nash (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,574 | 24–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 18 | @ Memphis | 20100118 PHXMEM 118 125 | Steve Nash (22) | Amar'e Stoudemire (9) | Steve Nash (12) | FedExForum18,119 | 24–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 20 | New Jersey | 20100120 NJNPHX 118 94 | Amar'e Stoudemire (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez, Jason Richardson (7) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center15,963 | 25–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 22 | Chicago | 20100122 CHIPHX 104 115 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Channing Frye, Jason Richardson, Louis Amundson (8) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center18,422 | 25–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 23 | Golden State | 20100123 GSWPHX 112 103 | Steve Nash (23) | Robin Lopez, Louis Amundson (9) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center17,792 | 26–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 25 | @ Utah | 20100125 PHXUTA 115 124 | Goran Dragić (32) | Jason Richardson (6) | Steve Nash (15) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 26–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | January 26 | Charlotte | 20100126 CHAPHX 109 114 | Steve Nash (23) | Jared Dudley (10) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center15,722 | 26–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 | January 28 | Dallas | 20100128 DALPHX 112 106 | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Jared Dudley, Robin Lopez, Channing Frye (6) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center17,855 | 27–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 | January 31 | @ Houston | 20100131 PHXHOU 115 111 | Amar'e Stoudemire (36) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (16) | Toyota Center17,165 | 28–21 Phoenix Suns February 4 1 5 2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 1 | @ New Orleans | 20100201 NOHPHX 109 100 | Amar'e Stoudemire (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Steve Nash (12) | New Orleans Arena13,874 | 29–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 | February 3 | @ Denver | 20100203 PHXDEN 109 97 | Amar'e Stoudemire, Jason Richardson (20) | Amar'e Stoudemire (17) | Steve Nash (10) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 30–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 5 | @ Sacramento | 20100205 PHXSAC 114 102 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Amar'e Stoudemire (9) | Steve Nash (10) | ARCO Arena14,922 | 31–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 10 | Portland | 20100210 PORPHX 101 108 | Amar'e Stoudemire (24) | Amar'e Stoudemire (9) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,190 | 31–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 16 | @ Memphis | 20100216 PHXMEM 109 95 | Jason Richardson (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez (10) | Steve Nash (16) | FedExForum11,508 | 32–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 17 | @ Dallas | 20100217 PHXDAL 97 107 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (12) | American Airlines Center19,974 | 32–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 19 | Atlanta | 20100219 ATLPHX 88 80 | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Robin Lopez (9) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,266 | 33–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 21 | Sacramento | 20100221 PHXSAC 104 88 | Jason Richardson (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center17,369 | 34–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | February 23 | @ Oklahoma City | 20100223 OKCPHX 104 102 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Jason Richardson (13) | Goran Dragic (10) | Ford Center18,203 | 35–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 | February 24 | Philadelphia | 20100224 PHIPHX 106 95 | Jason Richardson (24) | Robin Lopez (10) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center17,765 | 36–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 | February 26 | Clippers | 20100226 LACPHX 125 112 | Robin Lopez (30) | Robin Lopez (12) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,043 | 37–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | February 28 | @ San Antonio | 20100228 PHXSAS 110 113 | Amar'e Stoudemire (41) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Steve Nash (11) | AT&T Center18,581 | 37–24 Phoenix Suns March 7 2 5 0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 | March 1 | Denver | 20100301 DENPHX 101 85 | Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (19) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,159 | 38–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 | March 3 | @ Clippers | 20100303 PHXLAC 127 101 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (15) | STAPLES Center17,455 | 39–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 4 | Utah | 20100304 UTAPHX 108 116 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez, Grant Hill, Jason Richardson (7) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center17,912 | 39–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 | March 6 | Indiana | 20100306 INDPHX 113 105 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Jared Dudley (12) | Steve Nash, Grant Hill (5) | US Airways Center18,180 | 40–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 12 | Lakers | 20100312 LALPHX 96 102 | Amar'e Stoudemire (29) | Amar'e Stoudemire (16) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 40–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 | March 14 | New Orleans | 20100314 NOHPHX 120 106 | Amar'e Stoudemire (36) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center18,218 | 41–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 16 | Minnesota | 20100316 MINPHX 152 114 | Jason Richardson (27) | Robin Lopez (9) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center18,179 | 42–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 19 | Utah | 20100319 UTAPHX 110 100 | Amar'e Stoudemire (44) | Robin Lopez (10) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 43–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 70 | March 21 | Portland | 20100321 PORPHX 93 87 | Amar'e Stoudemire (18) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 44–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 | March 22 | @ Golden State | 20100322 PHXGSW 133 131 | Amar'e Stoudemire (37) | Grant Hill (9) | Steve Nash (12) | Oracle Arena18,722 | 45–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 26 | New York | 20100326 NYKPHX 132 96 | Amar'e Stoudemire, Leandro Barbosa (18) | Channing Frye (11) | Goran Dragic (10) | U.S. Airways Center18,422 | 46–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 | March 28 | @ Minnesota | 20100328 PHXMIN 111 105 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Amar'e Stoudemire (17) | Steve Nash (11) | Target Center16,668 | 47–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 | March 30 | @ Chicago | 20100330 PHXCHI 111 105 | Jason Richardson (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (10) | United Center21,169 | 48–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 | March 31 | @ New Jersey | 20100331 PHXNJN 116 105 | Steve Nash (24) | Steve Nash (7) | Steve Nash (14) | Izod Center14,734 | 49–26 Phoenix Suns April 3 0 2 2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 | April 2 | @ Detroit | 20100402 PHXDET 109 94 | Amar'e Stoudemire (29) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill, Louis Amundson (6) | Grant Hill (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 50–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 3 | @ Milwaukee | 20100403 PHXMIL 98 107 | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Goran Dragic (6) | Bradley Center18,717 | 50–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 | April 7 | San Antonio | 20100407 SASPHX 112 101 | Amar'e Stoudemire (29) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (8) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center18,422 | 51–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 9 | @ Oklahoma City | 20100409 PHXOKC 91 96 | Amar'e Stoudemire (24) | Amar'e Stoudemire (15) | Steve Nash (12) | Ford Center18,334 | 51–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 | April 11 | Houston | 20100409 HOUPHX 116 106 | Amar'e Stoudemire (35) | Amar'e Stoudemire (13) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,422 | 52–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 13 | Denver | 20100413 DENPHX 123 101 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Channing Frye (8) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 53–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 | April 14 | @ Utah | 20100414 PHXUTA 100 86 | Amar'e Stoudemire (20) | Amar'e Stoudemire (7) | Steve Nash (11) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 54–28 pho 2010 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 Phoenix Suns yes 2010 Phoenix Suns First Round yes yes no 2 1 2 1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18 | Portland | 20100418 PORPHX 100 105 | Steve Nash (25) | Jason Richardson (10) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | April 20 | Portland | 20100421 PORPHX 119 90 | Jason Richardson (29) | Grant Hill (8) | Steve Nash (16) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | April 22 | @ Portland | 20100423 PHXPOR 108 89 | Jason Richardson (42) | Jason Richardson (8) | Steve Nash (10) | Rose Garden20,271 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 24 | @ Portland | 20100425 PHXPOR 87 96 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Grant Hill (12) | Steve Nash (8) | Rose Garden20,151 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | April 26 | Portland | 20100427 PORPHX 107 88 | Channing Frye (20) | Channing Frye, Jason Richardson (8) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | April 29 | @ Portland | 20100429 PHXPOR 99 90 | Jason Richardson (28) | Grant Hill (12) | Steve Nash (6) | Rose Garden20,313 | 4–2 Phoenix Suns Conference Semifinals yes 2 0 2 0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | May 3 | San Antonio | 20100503 SASPHX 111 102 | Steve Nash (33) | Amar'e Stoudemire (13) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | May 5 | San Antonio | 20100505 SASPHX 110 102 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | May 7 | @ San Antonio | 20100507 PHXSAS 110 96 | Goran Dragić (26) | Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Steve Nash (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | May 9 | @ San Antonio | 20100509 PHXSAS 107 101 | Amar'e Stoudemire (29) | Jason Richardson (8) | Steve Nash (9) | AT&T Center18,581 | 4–0 Phoenix Suns Conference Finals yes yes 2 1 0 3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20100517 PHXLAL 107 128 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Louis Amundson, Robin Lopez, Jason Richardson (6) | Steve Nash (13) | Staples Center18,997 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 19 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20100519 PHXLAL 112 124 | Jason Richardson (27) | Robin Lopez, Amar'e Stoudemire (6) | Steve Nash (15) | Staples Center18,997 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | May 23 | L.A. Lakers | 20100523 LALPHX 118 109 | Amar'e Stoudemire (42) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | May 25 | L.A. Lakers | 20100525 LALPHX 115 106 | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Goran Dragić, Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 27 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20100527 PHXLAL 101 103 | Steve Nash (29) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 29 | L.A. Lakers | 20100529 LALPHX 103 111 | Amar'e Stoudemire (27) | Channing Frye (13) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 2–4 phx yes 2010 Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Amundson, Louis Louis Amundson 79 0 14.8 .551 .000 .545 4.4 0.4 .3 .9 4.7 Barbosa, Leandro Leandro Barbosa 44 5 17.9 .425 .324 .877 1.6 1.5 .5 .3 9.5 Clark, Earl Earl Clark 51 0 7.5 .371 .400 .722 1.2 0.4 .1 .3 2.7 Collins, Jarron Jarron Collins 34 10 7.7 .387 . .400 1.8 0.2 .1 .1 1.0 Dudley, Jared Jared Dudley 82 1 24.3 .459 .458 .754 3.4 1.4 1.0 .2 8.2 Dragić, Goran Goran Dragić 80 2 18.0 .452 .394 .736 2.1 3.0 .6 .1 7.9 Frye, Channing Channing Frye 81 41 27.0 .451 .439 .810 5.3 1.4 .8 .9 11.2 Griffin, Taylor Taylor Griffin 8 0 4.0 .400 .000 .500 0.3 0.1 .0 .3 1.3 Hill, Grant Grant Hill 81 81 30.0 .478 .438 .817 5.5 2.4 .7 .4 11.3 Jones, Dwayne Dwayne Jones 2 0 3.5 . . . 1.0 0.0 .0 .0 0.0 Lopez, Robin Robin Lopez 51 31 19.3 .588† . .704 4.9 0.1 .2 1.0+ 8.4 Nash, Steve Steve Nash 81 81 32.8 .507 .426 .938 3.3 11.0 .5 .1 16.5 Richardson, Jason Jason Richardson 79 76 31.5 .474 .393 .739 5.1 1.8 .8 .4 15.7 Stoudemire, Amar'e Amar'e Stoudemire 82 82 34.6 .557† .167 .771 8.9 1.0 0.6 1.0+ 23.1 Tucker, Alando 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 Amundson, Louis Louis Amundson 16 0 12.1 .528† . .429 3.5 0.1 .4 .4 2.9 Barbosa, Leandro Leandro Barbosa 16 0 15.6 .417 .343 .708 1.3 1.3 .3 .1 7.2 Clark, Earl Earl Clark 3 0 4.3 .333 . 1.000^ 0.7 0.3 .3 .0 1.3 Collins, Jarron Jarron Collins 11 10 10.5 .333 . 1.000^ 1.5 0.0 .1 .1 1.1 Dragić, Goranl Goran Dragić 16 0 14.8 .430 .325 .742 1.8 2.3 .3 .1 7.6 Dudley, Jared Jared Dudley 16 0 23.6 .465 .424 .607 3.8 1.8 1.1 .4 7.6 Frye, Channing Channing Frye 16 0 27.2 .364 .349 .938^ 5.6 0.9 .8 .6 8.2 Hill, Grant Grant Hill 16 16 28.3 .480 .188 .868 5.8 2.3 .8 .6 9.6 Jones, Dwayne Dwayne Jones 2 0 5.0 .500 . .750 2.5 .0 .0 .0 2.5 Lopez, Robin Robin Lopez 6 6 17.3 .543† . 1.000^ 4.0 .0 .3 .2 7.8 Nash, Steve Steve Nash 16 16 33.7 .518 .380 .893 3.3 10.1 .3 .1 17.8 Richardson, Jason Jason Richardson 16 16 33.3 .502 .475 .759 5.4 1.1 1.1 .3 19.8 Stoudemire, Amar'e 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.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/06/all.nba/index.html NBA May 7, 2010 Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team May 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100509082728/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/06/all.nba/index.html May 9, 2010 dead mdy-all 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.https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300116030 https://web.archive.org/web/20201123180801/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300116030 dead November 23, 2020 Suns vs. Bobcats - Game Recap - January 16, 2010 - ESPN 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.https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300125026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825192815/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300125026 dead August 25, 2016 Suns vs. Jazz - Game Recap - January 25, 2010 - ESPN 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, 2009To Cleveland Cavaliers Shaquille O'NealTo Phoenix Suns Ben Wallace Sasha Pavlovic Second round pick in the 2010 NBA draft $500,000 June 26, 2009To Phoenix Suns Cash considerationsTo 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.Suns reach two-year agreement with Frye http://www.nba.com/2009/news/07/13/suns.frye.ap/index.html NBA July 13, 2009 July 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090716201536/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/07/13/suns.frye.ap/index.html July 16, 2009 dead References 2 External links 2009–10 Phoenix Suns season at ESPN 2009–10 Phoenix Suns season at Basketball Reference Category:Phoenix Suns seasons Phoenix