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One of the unfortunate realities of being a Phoenix Suns fan is that whenever history enters the conversation, especially anything tied to championships or monumental moments, the Suns always seem to find themselves on the wrong side of it. As much as we try to outrun the past, we are constantly reminded that the Suns are a franchise that has accumulated 2,510 wins, owns the fifth-best winning percentage in NBA history at .535, and still has never won a championship.
On Friday night, we received another reminder. A reminder of a history that has never included the Suns winning the final game of an NBA season.
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As the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs battle in the 2026 NBA Finals, the Spurs have become only the third team in league history to fall behind 0-2 in the Finals after winning Game 1 on the road. And the first team to ever find itself in that position? You guessed it. The Phoenix Suns.
The Phoenix Suns made their second NBA Finals appearance in 1993 behind an MVP season from Charles Barkley, posting a league-best 62-20 record, the same mark the San Antonio Spurs finished with this season. After surviving a seven-game battle with the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals, much like San Antonio recently did against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix earned home-court advantage and hosted the first two games of the NBA Finals.
The difference? The Suns ran into Michael Jordan. While the New York Knicks don’t have their own version of Jordan standing across from them, the Suns had to deal with the real thing, along with a Chicago Bulls team chasing its third consecutive championship.
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And things started poorly. Phoenix dropped both games at home at America West Arena, immediately falling into a 0-2 hole. Game 1 saw the Suns lose 100-92 despite 21 points and 11 rebounds from Charles Barkley and 20 and 12 from Richard Dumas. Barkley scored 42 points in Game 2, but so did Jordan, as Chicago won 111-108.
To their credit, the Suns fought back. They won a thrilling triple-overtime Game 3 and eventually pushed the series to Game 6, earning one more opportunity on their home…
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Publish date : 2026-06-07 12:00:00
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