Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central

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Season
RECORD
Following two consecutive trips to the Western Conference Finals and
two-straight 50-plus win seasons, expectations of the Suns were high. 55-27
They did not disappoint as the club finished 55-27.
The Suns took off for Tokyo, Japan, to open the season with two games against Utah. It
marked the first time that professional sports teams from the United States played regular
season games outside of North America. The Suns and Jazz split the two games.
The Suns set several records versus Denver on November 10. In that game, Head Coach
Cotton Fitzsimmons won his 700th career game, becoming only the seventh coach in
NBA history to achieve that mark. As a team, the Suns set a new NBA record for points in a
half, scoring 107 first-half points, and tied the record for points in a non-overtime game
with 173 vs. Denver on November 10.
On November 27 in Portland, the Suns defeated the Trail Blazers 123-109, ending a
20-game losing streak in Portland.
Phoenix set another club record with its 13-3 mark in March, the most wins by a Suns
team in any month.
Phoenix finished the year with a 32-9 record at home and a 23-18 mark on the road. The
23 road wins eclipsed the record of 22 set during the 1989-90 season. However, the Suns
lost in the opening round of the playoffs, 3-1, to Utah.
FRONT ROW: Assistant Coach Scotty Robertson, Assistant Coach Lionel Hollins, Assistant Coach Paul Westphal,
Negele Knight, Cedric Ceballos, Dan Majerle, Jeff Hornacek, Kevin Johnson, President/CEO Jerry Colangelo, Head
Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons.
BACK ROW: Trainer Joe Proski, Xavier McDaniel, Ed Nealy, Tim Perry, Tom Chambers, Joe Barry Carroll, Andrew
Lang, Mark West, Kurt Rambis, Ian Lockhart.