Great evening for outdoor BB
by GoTwolves on 10/11/09Indian Wells Tennis Garden - Indian WellsLot of fun, perfect evening, great game....what more can be said
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As Arizona's original professional sports franchise, the Phoenix Suns were established in the NBA in 1968 and for the last 30 years have been entertaining fans in downtown Phoenix at Footprint Center. The rich history of the franchise includes some of most memorable teams in NBA history, including the 1975–76 "Sunderella Suns," the 1992–93 team that featured Charles Barkley and reached the NBA Finals, and the "Seven Seconds or Less" era teams, during which Steve Nash was twice named the league's MVP.
Enshrined in the Suns’ Ring of Honor are Alvan Adams, Barkley, Tom Chambers, Jerry Colangelo, Walter Davis, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Connie Hawkins, Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Al McCoy, John MacLeod, Nash, Joe Proski, Dick Van Arsdale and Paul Westphal.
The Phoenix Suns had a successful 2020–21 season, winning the Western Conference and narrowly falling in the NBA Finals to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Suns ended the 2021–2022 season with a franchise record of 64 wins and finished with the NBA's best record by eight games above the second best, the league's largest differential in 22 years. They also made back-to-back appearances in the Western Conference semifinals in 2022 and 2023.
Phoenix Suns Team Info
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Year Founded: 1968
Team Colors: Purple, Orange, Black
Team Rivals: Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs
Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center
Having opened in June 1992, Footprint Center is the home arena for the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA and the Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers. Located in downtown Phoenix a block away from Chase Field — home of the Arizona Diamondbacks — Footprint Center has a capacity of 18,422. The arena has hosted games during the NBA Finals and WNBA Finals, as well as the 1995 and 2009 NBA All-Star Games and the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game.
The Phoenix Suns’ 2023–24 regular season kicks off in October at Chase Center in San Francisco, California when the Suns face off against Western Conference competitors the Golden State Warriors. The Suns host their home opener against the Utah Jazz on October 28. The Suns play their final game of the regular season at Target Center in Minneapolis against Western Conference competitors the Minnesota Timberwolves. Here’s a list of key games to keep an eye on:
Tickets for the 2023–24 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Phoenix Suns.
The Phoenix Suns have made three appearances in the NBA Finals but have never won.
All 30 teams will participate in the Group Play stage of the NBA In-Season Tournament. Here’s a list of the Phoenix Suns’ Group West A matchups:
The Phoenix Suns play at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The seating map for Footprint Center can be viewed here.
Lot of fun, perfect evening, great game....what more can be said
This is our 2nd time going and it's a blast!! Last year we went cause I am a Shaq fan but this year we went because the game was so much fun. Basketball with the night air, in a beautiful facility, great floor seats, and good Margaritas! We can't wait for tickets to go on sale for next year!!!!
I loved watching the Phenoix Suns play in the second NBA Outdoors game. I had tickets close to the top of the stadium, but the view was still great! I am not even a big basketball fan, but I can not wait to go to the game next year.
I live in the area.Sure,it was a nice evening.I'm a sports afficianado and it was my 56th birthday so I treated myself to a "night out". I got a 1/2 price ticket the day before($42.50) in row D,Sec.142,between the free throw line and half court.REMEMBER-each lettered row at the Tennis Garden is TWO rows-seats 1-4 first row,seats 5-8 the second row! So I was in row 8 and there's about 20 ft.between the court and the first row box.When you sat down,eye level was a foot below the rim.I strongly suggest getting the court CORNER lower boxes:sections 113-114,131-2,157-8,175-6.They're slightly elevated but closest to the action and provide a much better TV type angle to actually watch plays develop,whether they're coming at you or going away. You shouln't have to pay face value.Lot's of Phoenix residents were there with comped(business) tickets. It was 76 degrees as the game ended.Get there early,as there's plenty of stuff to do.Gates opened at 3 P.M. $10.00 parking fee.Concession items were VERY weak.Eat before you go.Like I said-it's preseason.But if you don't live here,it's a nice place,for sure.By the way-as you could see on TNT,the place was half filled-almost sold out,but not everybody showed up,to put it mildly.Tough economic times,I suppose. A few hot looking women as well-no offense ladies-good looking guys too-but who am I to judge that??
It was a very enjoyable evening, and we would do it again. The weather was perfect and the setting was beautiful. It is much better to see the game in such a venue than to watch on television. I would recommend it to everyone just to have the experience even if they are not particularly basketball fans.
Great to watch NBA players in a super and very unique environment. Richard Heckman (part owner of the SUNS) deserves all the credit for his vision and making this event happen. This will be an annual event.........It's too good to lose !
Absolutley perfect evening weather, warm, no wind, and a fun game to watch up close - loved my seats in the 2nd row. Open air basketball is great!
This is the second time for this event in Indian Wells. The venue at the Tennis Garden and the local mountains can't be beat. The play was slow both teams ended up with over a 100 points each, but the Suns lost in the last 50 seconds of play. If you go next year, come early the parking is an issue and if you arrive at 6PM, game time 6:30PM takes 45mins to get parked and to your seat. Seating courtside was awesome, there really isn't a bad seat in the house. Entertainment value HIGH, hey we even got some free T shirts from the crazy staff We will be going again it sounds as if there will be another ,next year Campy
Excellent ...is the only word to use ...well organized ...well played ...and just Fantastic... I'd do it again !!!!
They were totally unprepared to get people in to the parking area. After following instructions on parking from the internet, I sat in a line on Miles Ave. for 1 hour trying to get to the parking area where I had to pay $10. Needless to say, I missed the first qtr. I would never go to the tennis garden again for any event.
Way fun!!! We tailgated for a few hours before AND after the game with colleageus and friends. Security was a bit concerned about us but it was all good. We had wonderful seats, and the game itself was great! ( would have liked for the Suns to win but..oh well. it was still a good game!.) The evening desert weather was perfect...no wind, comfortable and relaxing. ! Crowds around us got a but nutty with catchingT-Shirts but at least no one got hurt!! A definite highlight event for the desert community!
The enthusiasm of the crowd and the entertainers was excellent! A lot of children there to partake of the NBA that isn't local! Perhaps next year two high performing team rivals like Cleveland and LA or Boston LA would have the venue sold out. EXCELLENT venue for the weather as it was 86 degrees the whole night no cool breezes at all. I forgot I was outside until the helicopter flew over. The food was pricey OUCH not very family friendly $4 for a bag of chips!! That's right a bag of plain chips!
What a great night in the desert! The facility was amazing, weather was perfect, and the only disappointment was that Phoenix lost! Lots of action, all of the entertainment during the time outs kept your attention, and you could follow everything that was going on. Our first time there, and we will definitely be back if they do this again next year. Only problem was parking - we were there 45 minutes before the start, and didn't get parked and into the stadium until well after the game started. Parking really needs to be improved.
We really enjoyed watching the game outdoors at Indian Wells, CA, but the upper deck seats were twice as expensive as what we had the year before and we all got a headache straining our eyes trying to see the game. The only way you could tell who was who was by the names on their jerseys. You couldn't see their faces from way up there.
The facility is great and the game was very well played. The parking was miserable. with 4 entrances they put 90% of the people go through one enrty. Game great, parking poor!