The only championship banners that hang there represent the Rattlers six of them , the Mercury three and the United States of America one. This Suns team is on the cusp of changing that. It went into Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night one victory from beating the Clippers and advancing to the NBA Finals for just the third time in franchise history.
Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. We all know how the other two turned out: a loss to the Celtics in and to the Bulls in The lack of championship banners is a burden devout Valley sports fans bear, and at which they swear.
Are you a sports fan? Stay in the know. Subscribe to azcentral. The Cardinals, who have been in the Valley 33 years, have played in one Super Bowl. The Diamondbacks played in, and won, one World Series in 23 seasons. Collectively, that's four championship-round appearances and one trophy in seasons from that group.
They are gritty, resilient, relatively healthy, and as Jerry Colangelo, the Suns patriarch, mentioned the other day, there is no huge Jordan-esque nemesis awaiting them in Milwaukee or Atlanta. The Suns have blown through the Western Conference, beating the Lakers in six, the Nuggets in four, and had the Clippers on the brink of elimination in five. More: Los Angeles Clippers vs. They have enjoyed some good fortune along the way: Anthony Davis's injury in the first round against the Lakers.
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