# 2009–10 Phoenix Suns season

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.
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

| 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 | Slovenia / Turkey | Fenerbahçe Ülker |

## Roster
### Roster notes

* Small forward Taylor Griffin only played 8 games and didn't play for the majority of the season and the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 34–7 | 23–18 | 13–3 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | 32–9 | 22–19 | 12–4 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
| Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 | 18–23 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
| Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 5–11 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 4 | y-Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 8 | x-Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
| 11 | New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |

### Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2009–10 game log :
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
@ Clippers
W 109–97
Steve Nash (24)
Grant Hill (13)
Steve Nash (8)
Staples Center 15,974
1–0
2
October 30
Golden State
W 123–101
Leandro Barbosa (24)
Channing Frye, Louis Amundson (8)
Steve Nash (20)
US Airways Center 18,422
2–0 :
November: 12–3 (home: 5–0; road: 7–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 1
Minnesota
W 120–112
Channing Frye (25)
Grant Hill (10)
Steve Nash (14)
US Airways Center 15,376
3–0
4
November 3
@ Miami
W 104–96
Steve Nash (30)
Grant Hill (12)
Steve Nash (8)
American Airlines Arena 15,105
4–0
5
November 4
@ Orlando
L 100–122
Amar'e Stoudemire (25)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Goran Dragić (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
4–1
6
November 6
@ Boston
W 110–103
Jason Richardson (34)
Jason Richardson (10)
Steve Nash (12)
TD Garden 18,624
5–1
7
November 8
@ Washington
W 102–90
Jason Richardson (22)
Grant Hill (13)
Steve Nash (17)
Verizon Center 14,143
6–1
8
November 9
@ Philadelphia
W 119–115
Jason Richardson (29)
Grant Hill, Jason Richardson (8)
Steve Nash (20)
Wachovia Center 10,205
7–1
9
November 11
New Orleans
W 124–104
Amar'e Stoudemire (21)
Goran Dragić (7)
Steve Nash (10)
US Airways Center 16,517
8–1
10
November 12
@ Lakers
L 102–121
Jared Dudley (14)
Louis Amundson (9)
Steve Nash (5)
Staples Center 18,997
8–2
11
November 15
Toronto
W 101–100
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Jason Richardson (10)
Steve Nash (9)
US Airways Center 16,605
9–2
12
November 17
@ Houston
W 111–105
Amar'e Stoudemire (23)
Grant Hill (7)
Steve Nash (16)
Toyota Center 16,396
10–2
13
November 19
@ New Orleans
L 103–110
Amar'e Stoudemire (23)
Channing Frye (10)
Steve Nash (10)
New Orleans Arena 14,520
10–3
14
November 22
Detroit
W 117–97
Amar'e Stoudemire (21)
Grant Hill (8)
Steve Nash (9)
US Airways Center 18,422
11–3
15
November 25
Memphis
W 126–111
Amar'e Stoudemire (23)
Jason Richardson (5)
Steve Nash (16)
US Airways Center 18,284
12–3
16
November 27
@ Minnesota
W 120–95
Jason Richardson (22)
Louis Amundson (8)
Steve Nash (11)
Target Center 18,225
13–3
17
November 29
@ Toronto
W 113–94
Jason Richardson (22)
Grant Hill (9)
Steve Nash (16)
Air Canada Centre 17,721
14–3 :
December: 7–9 (home: 7–2; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 1
@ New York
L 99–126
Steve Nash (20)
Jared Dudley (7)
Steve Nash (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
14–4
19
December 2
@ Cleveland
L 90–107
Channing Frye (22)
Amar'e Stoudemire (12)
Goran Dragic, Steve Nash (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
14–5
20
December 5
Sacramento
W 115–107
Steve Nash (32)
Amar'e Stoudemire (21)
Steve Nash (6)
US Airways Center 17,747
15–5
21
December 6
@ Lakers
L 88–108
Amar'e Stoudemire (18)
Amar'e Stoudemire (9)
Steve Nash (10)
STAPLES Center 18.997
15–6
22
December 8
@ Dallas
L 101–102
Steve Nash (27)
Channing Frye (9)
Steve Nash (8)
American Airlines Center 19.857
15–7
23
December 11
Orlando
W 106–103
Amar'e Stoudemire (28)
Amar'e Stoudemire (10)
Steve Nash (18)
US Airways Center 18,216
16–7
24
December 12
@ Denver
L 99–105
Steve Nash (28)
Louis Amundson (11)
Steve Nash (7)
Pepsi Center 19,155
16–8
25
December 15
San Antonio
W 116–104
Amar'e Stoudemire (28)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (13)
US Airways Center 17,964
17–8
26
December 17
@ Portland
L 102–105
Amar'e Stoudemire (27)
Amar'e Stoudemire (11)
Steve Nash (13)
Rose Garden 20,559
17–9
27
December 19
Washington
W 121–95
Amar'e Stoudemire (23)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (15)
US Airways Center 16,811
18–9
28
December 21
Cleveland
L 91–109
Steve Nash (18)
Amar'e Stoudemire (12)
Steve Nash (10)
US Airways Center 18,221
18–10
29
December 23
Oklahoma City
L 113–117
Amar'e Stoudemire (35)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (12)
US Airways Center 15,953
18–11
30
December 25
Clippers
W 124–93
Amar'e Stoudemire (26)
Louis Amundson (10)
Steve Nash (8)
US Airways Center 16,709
19–11
31
December 26
@ Golden State
L 127–132
Steve Nash (36)
Grant Hill, Amar'e Stoudemire (7)
Steve Nash (9)
Oracle Arena 19,550
19–12
32
December 28
Lakers
W 118–103
Amar'e Stoudemire (26)
Channing Frye (11)
Steve Nash (13)
US Airways Center 18,422
20–12
33
December 30
Boston
W 116–98
Channing Frye, Amar'e Stoudemire (26)
Channing Frye (10)
Steve Nash (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
21–12 :
January: 7–9 (home: 5–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 2
Memphis
L 103–128
Amar'e Stoudemire (29)
Louis Amundson (7)
Steve Nash (13)
US Airways Center 17,135
21–13
35
January 5
@ Sacramento
W 113–109
Steve Nash (30)
Jason Richardson (9)
Steve Nash (12)
ARCO Arena 13,630
22–13
36
January 6
Houston
W 118–110
Steve Nash (26)
Amar'e Stoudemire (11)
Steve Nash (12)
US Airways Center 15,811
23–13
37
January 8
Miami
L 105–109
Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (18)
Amar'e Stoudemire (18)
Steve Nash (12)
US Airways Center 18,422
23–14
38
January 11
Milwaukee
W 105–101
Steve Nash (30)
Amar'e Stoudemire (10)
Steve Nash (11)
US Airways Center 15,116
24–14
39
January 13
@ Indiana
L 114–122
Amar'e Stoudemire (21)
Jason Richardson, Channing Frye (8)
Steve Nash (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,858
24–15
40
January 15
@ Atlanta
L 101–102
Amar'e Stoudemire (28)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (11)
Philips Arena 17,605
24–16
41
January 16
@ Charlotte
L 99–125
Amar'e Stoudemire (19)
Amar'e Stoudemire, Louis Amundson (7)
Steve Nash (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,574
24–17
42
January 18
@ Memphis
L 118–125
Steve Nash (22)
Amar'e Stoudemire (9)
Steve Nash (12)
FedExForum 18,119
24–18
43
January 20
New Jersey
W 118–94
Amar'e Stoudemire (27)
Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez, Jason Richardson (7)
Steve Nash (15)
US Airways Center 15,963
25–18
44
January 22
Chicago
L 104–115
Amar'e Stoudemire (23)
Channing Frye, Jason Richardson, Louis Amundson (8)
Steve Nash (7)
US Airways Center 18,422
25–19
45
January 23
Golden State
W 112–103
Steve Nash (23)
Robin Lopez, Louis Amundson (9)
Steve Nash (6)
US Airways Center 17,792
26–19
46
January 25
@ Utah
L 115–124
Goran Dragić (32)
Jason Richardson (6)
Steve Nash (15)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
26–20
47
January 26
Charlotte
L 109–114
Steve Nash (23)
Jared Dudley (10)
Steve Nash (9)
US Airways Center 15,722
26–21
48
January 28
Dallas
W 112–106
Amar'e Stoudemire (22)
Jared Dudley, Robin Lopez, Channing Frye (6)
Steve Nash (11)
US Airways Center 17,855
27–21
49
January 31
@ Houston
W 115–111
Amar'e Stoudemire (36)
Amar'e Stoudemire (11)
Steve Nash (16)
Toyota Center 17,165
28–21 :
February: 9–3 (home: 4–1; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 1
@ New Orleans
W 109–100
Amar'e Stoudemire (25)
Amar'e Stoudemire (12)
Steve Nash (12)
New Orleans Arena 13,874
29–21
51
February 3
@ Denver
W 109–97
Amar'e Stoudemire, Jason Richardson (20)
Amar'e Stoudemire (17)
Steve Nash (10)
Pepsi Center 19,155
30–21
52
February 5
@ Sacramento
W 114–102
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Amar'e Stoudemire (9)
Steve Nash (10)
ARCO Arena 14,922
31–21
53
February 10
Portland
L 101–108
Amar'e Stoudemire (24)
Amar'e Stoudemire (9)
Steve Nash (11)
US Airways Center 18,190
31–22
54
February 16
@ Memphis
W 109–95
Jason Richardson (27)
Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez (10)
Steve Nash (16)
FedExForum 11,508
32–22
55
February 17
@ Dallas
L 97–107
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (12)
American Airlines Center 19,974
32–23
56
February 19
Atlanta
W 88–80
Amar'e Stoudemire (22)
Robin Lopez (9)
Steve Nash (6)
US Airways Center 18,266
33–23
57
February 21
Sacramento
W 104–88
Jason Richardson (26)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (11)
US Airways Center 17,369
34–23
58
February 23
@ Oklahoma City
W 104–102
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Jason Richardson (13)
Goran Dragic (10)
Ford Center 18,203
35–23
59
February 24
Philadelphia
W 106–95
Jason Richardson (24)
Robin Lopez (10)
Steve Nash (13)
US Airways Center 17,765
36–23
60
February 26
Clippers
W 125–112
Robin Lopez (30)
Robin Lopez (12)
Steve Nash (11)
US Airways Center 18,043
37–23
61
February 28
@ San Antonio
L 110–113
Amar'e Stoudemire (41)
Amar'e Stoudemire (12)
Steve Nash (11)
AT&T Center 18,581
37–24 :
March: 12–2 (home: 7–2; road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 1
Denver
W 101–85
Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (19)
Amar'e Stoudemire (10)
Steve Nash (10)
US Airways Center 18,159
38–24
63
March 3
@ Clippers
W 127–101
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (15)
STAPLES Center 17,455
39–24
64
March 4
Utah
L 108–116
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Amar'e Stoudemire, Robin Lopez, Grant Hill, Jason Richardson (7)
Steve Nash (15)
US Airways Center 17,912
39–25
65
March 6
Indiana
W 113–105
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Jared Dudley (12)
Steve Nash, Grant Hill (5)
US Airways Center 18,180
40–25
66
March 12
Lakers
L 96–102
Amar'e Stoudemire (29)
Amar'e Stoudemire (16)
Steve Nash (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
40–26
67
March 14
New Orleans
W 120–106
Amar'e Stoudemire (36)
Amar'e Stoudemire (12)
Steve Nash (12)
US Airways Center 18,218
41–26
68
March 16
Minnesota
W 152–114
Jason Richardson (27)
Robin Lopez (9)
Steve Nash (14)
US Airways Center 18,179
42–26
69
March 19
Utah
W 110–100
Amar'e Stoudemire (44)
Robin Lopez (10)
Steve Nash (10)
US Airways Center 18,422
43–26
70
March 21
Portland
W 93–87
Amar'e Stoudemire (18)
Amar'e Stoudemire (14)
Steve Nash (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
44–26
71
March 22
@ Golden State
W 133–131
Amar'e Stoudemire (37)
Grant Hill (9)
Steve Nash (12)
Oracle Arena 18,722
45–26
72
March 26
New York
W 132–96
Amar'e Stoudemire, Leandro Barbosa (18)
Channing Frye (11)
Goran Dragic (10)
U.S. Airways Center 18,422
46–26
73
March 28
@ Minnesota
W 111–105
Amar'e Stoudemire (30)
Amar'e Stoudemire (17)
Steve Nash (11)
Target Center 16,668
47–26
74
March 30
@ Chicago
W 111–105
Jason Richardson (27)
Amar'e Stoudemire (11)
Steve Nash (10)
United Center 21,169
48–26
75
March 31
@ New Jersey
W 116–105
Steve Nash (24)
Steve Nash (7)
Steve Nash (14)
Izod Center 14,734
49–26 :
April: 5–2 (home: 3–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
@ Detroit
W 109–94
Amar'e Stoudemire (29)
Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill, Louis Amundson (6)
Grant Hill (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
50–26
77
April 3
@ Milwaukee
L 98–107
Amar'e Stoudemire (22)
Amar'e Stoudemire (8)
Goran Dragic (6)
Bradley Center 18,717
50–27
78
April 7
San Antonio
W 112–101
Amar'e Stoudemire (29)
Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (8)
Steve Nash (12)
US Airways Center 18,422
51–27
79
April 9
@ Oklahoma City
L 91–96
Amar'e Stoudemire (24)
Amar'e Stoudemire (15)
Steve Nash (12)
Ford Center 18,334
51–28
80
April 11
Houston
W 116–106
Amar'e Stoudemire (35)
Amar'e Stoudemire (13)
Steve Nash (11)
US Airways Center 18,422
52–28
81
April 13
Denver
W 123–101
Amar'e Stoudemire (26)
Amar'e Stoudemire, Channing Frye (8)
Steve Nash (10)
US Airways Center 18,422
53–28
82
April 14
@ Utah
W 100–86
Amar'e Stoudemire (20)
Amar'e Stoudemire (7)
Steve Nash (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
54–28 :
2009–10 season schedule :

## 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

2010 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18
Portland
L 100–105
Steve Nash (25)
Jason Richardson (10)
Steve Nash (9)
US Airways Center 18,422
0–1
2
April 20
Portland
W 119–90
Jason Richardson (29)
Grant Hill (8)
Steve Nash (16)
US Airways Center 18,422
1–1
3
April 22
@ Portland
W 108–89
Jason Richardson (42)
Jason Richardson (8)
Steve Nash (10)
Rose Garden 20,271
2–1
4
April 24
@ Portland
L 87–96
Amar'e Stoudemire (26)
Grant Hill (12)
Steve Nash (8)
Rose Garden 20,151
2–2
5
April 26
Portland
W 107–88
Channing Frye (20)
Channing Frye, Jason Richardson (8)
Steve Nash (10)
US Airways Center 18,422
3–2
6
April 29
@ Portland
W 99–90
Jason Richardson (28)
Grant Hill (12)
Steve Nash (6)
Rose Garden 20,313
4–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 3
San Antonio
W 111–102
Steve Nash (33)
Amar'e Stoudemire (13)
Steve Nash (10)
US Airways Center 18,422
1–0
2
May 5
San Antonio
W 110–102
Amar'e Stoudemire (23)
Amar'e Stoudemire (11)
Steve Nash (6)
US Airways Center 18,422
2–0
3
May 7
@ San Antonio
W 110–96
Goran Dragić (26)
Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire (8)
Steve Nash (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
3–0
4
May 9
@ San Antonio
W 107–101
Amar'e Stoudemire (29)
Jason Richardson (8)
Steve Nash (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
4–0 :
Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
@ L.A. Lakers
L 107–128
Amar'e Stoudemire (23)
Louis Amundson, Robin Lopez, Jason Richardson (6)
Steve Nash (13)
Staples Center 18,997
0–1
2
May 19
@ L.A. Lakers
L 112–124
Jason Richardson (27)
Robin Lopez, Amar'e Stoudemire (6)
Steve Nash (15)
Staples Center 18,997
0–2
3
May 23
L.A. Lakers
W 118–109
Amar'e Stoudemire (42)
Amar'e Stoudemire (11)
Steve Nash (15)
US Airways Center 18,422
1–2
4
May 25
L.A. Lakers
W 115–106
Amar'e Stoudemire (21)
Amar'e Stoudemire (8)
Goran Dragić, Steve Nash (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
2–2
5
May 27
@ L.A. Lakers
L 101–103
Steve Nash (29)
Channing Frye (11)
Steve Nash (10)
Staples Center 18,997
2–3
6
May 29
L.A. Lakers
L 103–111
Amar'e Stoudemire (27)
Channing Frye (13)
Steve Nash (9)
US Airways Center 18,422
2–4 :
2010 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Louis Amundson | 79 | 0 | 14.8 | .551 | .000 | .545 | 4.4 | 0.4 | .3 | .9 | 4.7 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 44 | 5 | 17.9 | .425 | .324 | .877 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | 9.5 |
| Earl Clark | 51 | 0 | 7.5 | .371 | .400 | .722 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .1 | .3 | 2.7 |
| Jarron Collins | 34 | 10 | 7.7 | .387 | . | .400 | 1.8 | 0.2 | .1 | .1 | 1.0 |
| Jared Dudley | 82 | 1 | 24.3 | .459 | .458 | .754 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.2 |
| Goran Dragić | 80 | 2 | 18.0 | .452 | .394 | .736 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .6 | .1 | 7.9 |
| Channing Frye | 81 | 41 | 27.0 | .451 | .439 | .810 | 5.3 | 1.4 | .8 | .9 | 11.2 |
| Taylor Griffin | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
| Grant Hill | 81 | 81 | 30.0 | .478 | .438 | .817 | 5.5 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | 11.3 |
| Dwayne Jones | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | . | . | . | 1.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
| Robin Lopez | 51 | 31 | 19.3 | .588† | . | .704 | 4.9 | 0.1 | .2 | 1.0+ | 8.4 |
| Steve Nash | 81 | 81 | 32.8 | .507 | .426 | .938 | 3.3 | 11.0 | .5 | .1 | 16.5 |
| Jason Richardson | 79 | 76 | 31.5 | .474 | .393 | .739 | 5.1 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | 15.7 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | .557† | .167 | .771 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0+ | 23.1 |
| 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 |
| Louis Amundson | 16 | 0 | 12.1 | .528† | . | .429 | 3.5 | 0.1 | .4 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 16 | 0 | 15.6 | .417 | .343 | .708 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .3 | .1 | 7.2 |
| Earl Clark | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | .333 | . | 1.000^ | 0.7 | 0.3 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Jarron Collins | 11 | 10 | 10.5 | .333 | . | 1.000^ | 1.5 | 0.0 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 |
| Goran Dragić | 16 | 0 | 14.8 | .430 | .325 | .742 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .3 | .1 | 7.6 |
| Jared Dudley | 16 | 0 | 23.6 | .465 | .424 | .607 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .4 | 7.6 |
| Channing Frye | 16 | 0 | 27.2 | .364 | .349 | .938^ | 5.6 | 0.9 | .8 | .6 | 8.2 |
| Grant Hill | 16 | 16 | 28.3 | .480 | .188 | .868 | 5.8 | 2.3 | .8 | .6 | 9.6 |
| Dwayne Jones | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | . | .750 | 2.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Robin Lopez | 6 | 6 | 17.3 | .543† | . | 1.000^ | 4.0 | .0 | .3 | .2 | 7.8 |
| Steve Nash | 16 | 16 | 33.7 | .518 | .380 | .893 | 3.3 | 10.1 | .3 | .1 | 17.8 |
| Jason Richardson | 16 | 16 | 33.3 | .502 | .475 | .759 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 19.8 |
| 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.
* 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.
* 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.

## 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, 2009 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Shaquille O'Neal | To Phoenix Suns Ben Wallace Sasha Pavlovic Second round pick in the 2010 NBA draft $500,000 |
| June 26, 2009 | To Phoenix Suns Cash considerations | To 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.