Author: Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic

ESPN reported Saturday Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams has received a contract extension with two years left on his original five-year deal.

Deandre Ayton isn’t going anywhere. The Phoenix Suns have matched a max offer sheet from the Indiana Pacers.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the progress of the league’s investigation of Robert Sarver that began in November of last year.

The Dallas Mavericks abruptly ended the Phoenix Suns’ historic season with a 123-90 stunner in Sunday’s Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Luka Doncic and the Mavericks rebounded from a blowout loss to handle the Suns 113-86 and send the series back to Phoenix for one final game.

Dallas scored 22 points off 17 Phoenix turnovers to help secure a 103-94 win in Game 3 that cut the Suns’ series lead to 2-1.

Phoenix outscored Dallas 40-26 in the fourth quarter to break open the game on the way to a rout and 2-0 series lead.

Phoenix Suns return home tied 2-2 after losing Game 4 Sunday in New Orleans as the Pelicans attempted 42 free throws while the Suns only attempted 15.

Devin Booker has been ruled out for Game 3, with his status for the rest of the Suns-Pelicans series uncertain.

Phoenix lost more than just Game 2 of its first round series as Devin Booker sat out the entire fourth quarter of the loss with hamstring tightness.