Place: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
TV: FSAZ, NBALP
Both teams come in riding a two game winning streak.
Go Suns!!!The consecutive-night wins earned the Suns a new distinction on the eve of the Celtics' visit -- at 20-42, they no longer have the worst record in the Western Conference. That now belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers (19-43), who suffered their 43rd loss Friday night at the hands of the Celtics, 115-95.
A big reason for the Suns' rise in the Western rankings has been the play of Alan Williams off the Phoenix bench.
The second-year power forward had totaled 41 points in his previous 44 games before exploding for 16, 17, 11, 16 and 14 off the bench in his last five, producing three double-doubles along the way.
The Phoenix native got a particular joy out of his 14-point, 13-rebound effort against Oklahoma City on a night the Suns were honoring longtime radio voice Al McCoy.
"That's for you, Al," Williams shouted in McCoy's courtside direction in the final seconds of the win.
"It's not often you can write a script like this," Williams told reporters afterward. "I grew up listening to Al. Getting a chance to get to know him these past couple years has been truly special for me."
With Williams and rookies Tyler Ulis and Derrick Jones Jr. leading the way, the Suns' backups have outscored their Hornets and Thunder counterparts by a total of 108-45 in the last two games.
Dis • cuss
, the Sauce Ascension 
, the debut of TJ Cool and Airplane Mode 
- goodness. Has as much to do with moving on from PJ as moving of from Knight.
