Suns-Clippers Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Oct 28 2009 2:55AM

After missing the playoffs for the first time in five seasons, the Phoenix Suns are prepared to run their way back to the postseason in 2009-10.

The determined Suns look to open the season Wednesday night with a fifth straight victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers, who are trying to get by without injured No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin.

Poised to bounce back after a first-round playoff exit the previous season, Phoenix took a step back in 2008-09. New coach Terry Porter, who tried to transform the fast-paced Suns into more of a halfcourt, defensive-minded team, was fired with the Suns 28-23 and averaging 104.4 points per game at the All-Star break.

Assistant coach Alvin Gentry took over and sped up the tempo as Phoenix went 18-13 while averaging 117.4 down the stretch. The Suns, though, were already in a hole and then hit hard by a season-ending eye injury to star forward Amare Stoudemire (21.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg) in February. Despite finishing 46-36, they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2004.

"We were torn between two styles,'' said veteran guard Steve Nash, who averaged 15.7 points and 9.7 assists - his lowest for both in four seasons. "That made it difficult for us to excel at either one.''

With Shaquille O'Neal now in Cleveland and Gentry expecting his team to run from the start, the 35-year-old Nash and Stoudemire are hoping to lead Phoenix back to the playoffs.

"The Nash and Stoudemire era is not over yet,'' Stoudemire said. "We're still here. We're still improving, we're still getting better as a unit and we're bringing the Phoenix Suns team with us.''

While the franchise believes the aging Nash can continue to run the offense at an elite level, Stoudemire could be in for a big season before he's expected to opt out of the final year of his contract to seek a maximum deal. The Suns might not be willing to pay, and could decide to trade him during the season if the team is struggling.

"It's mainly about improving and winning,'' said Stoudemire, who's averaging 28.8 points and 9.4 boards in his last eight games against Los Angeles. "If we win and if we improve, then nothing should change.''

Veterans Jason Richardson (16.8 ppg) and Grant Hill (12.0, 4.9 rpg) - who played all 82 games last season - could provide solid support for Stoudemire and Nash.

A favorably scheduled first week could also help the Suns start strong. After Los Angeles, Phoenix hosts Golden State and Minnesota - teams with a combined 53 wins last season.

The Suns averaged 124.3 points in sweeping the four-game set from the Clippers last season. Phoenix scored 140 and 142 points, respectively, in its last two games versus Los Angeles.

Nash is averaging 16.9 points and 12.8 assists in his last eight road games against the Clippers, who went 19-63 last season and opened with a 99-92 loss to the defending NBA champion Lakers on Tuesday.

Eric Gordon scored 21 points and Chris Kaman added 18 with 16 boards for Los Angeles, which will be without Griffin for up to six weeks due to a stress fracture suffered in the team's final preseason game.

"He could play on it, but it won't get better,'' said Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy of Griffin, who averaged 22.7 points with an NCAA-best 14.4 rebounds last season for Oklahoma. "Once that became apparent, there was no question: Let's shut it down. Him playing at a lesser level isn't going to do us much good.''

Even without Griffin, the Clippers hung with the Lakers despite trailing by 10 points after one quarter and committing 20 turnovers.

"We've got a good, deep team and we'll win a bunch of ballgames while Blake is out,'' said guard Baron Davis, who averaged 14.9 points during a disappointing first season with Clippers and was held to two on 1-of-10 shooting Tuesday.

Gordon averaged 16.1 points as a rookie and 20.5 against Phoenix last season.

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Nash's last-second layup saves day as Suns nip Clippers

By Dan Arritt, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday October 29, 2009 2:53AM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- With the score tied and the final seconds ticking down Wednesday night, Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash decided it was time to improvise.

He drove the lane against the Los Angeles Clippers, threw up a left-handed layup, and then watched it settle into the net with 5.5 seconds remaining at Staples Center. The Suns then bore down on the other end of the floor and forced Eric Gordon into an off-balance jump shot that missed badly, lifting the Suns to a 109-107 victory in their season opener.

"I went for the old-white-guy-at-the-YMCA shot," Nash said of his final basket.

In fact, the entire fourth quarter was vintage Nash. The two-time NBA most valuable player, who will turn 36 in February, scored 15 of his 24 points in the final quarter as the Suns beat the Clippers for the sixth consecutive time.

"He's a warrior," said Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry.

The accolades didn't stop there, however. All five Phoenix starters scored in double figures and the Suns also received key contributions off the bench.

Another veteran, Grant Hill, scored 19 points and grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds. Hill, who turned 37 earlier this month, had surpassed his scoring average from last season (12.0 points per game) by halftime.

Leandro Barbosa earned the start in the Phoenix backcourt after Jason Richardson was suspended for the first two games by the NBA after his conviction on drunken driving charges, and he made the most of the opportunity. Barbosa produced 10 of his 17 points in the second half, when the Suns chipped away at a 10-point defecit.

Amar'e Stoudemire, making his first start since last February after his season was ended with an eye injury, contributed 16 points and Channing Frye added 12 in his first game in a Phoenix uniform.

"We're not really sure how good we can be yet," Nash said. "This is a big win for our confidence, to win a tough game, one that wasn't necessarily to our favor."

One statistic that was glaringly un-Phoenix-like was the fast-break points. The Suns, who would like to return to the up-tempo pace that has been the signature of the franchise in recent years, had just one fast-break basket, compared to six for the Clippers.

"We've got to get out and run," Gentry said. "We get so conscious now of trying to guard the boards. Sometimes that limits us as far as getting out on the break. [The Clippers] did a good job getting back in transition defense. We didn't have very many easy baskets."

The Clippers, meanwhile, can look at poor free-throw shooting as one troublesome area. They made 15 of 27 from the free-throw line and ended up shooting a higher percentage from the field (55.8 percent) than the line (55.6 percent).

"We missed a lot of free throws," Gordon said.

Gordon also missed a layup on a nice pass from Chris Kaman with about two minutes remaining in the game, but he had a chance to make up for it on the final shot. He leaned into the defender and made contact, but no foul was called and Gordon was left sprawled on the floor.

About 10 seconds earlier, Clippers forward Rasual Butler had sank a 3-point basket to tie the score, 107-107.

"I had a good look and launched it," said Butler, who was traded to the Clippers from New Orleans in the offseason. "We were looking at the three, but if the drive was there we wanted to take the quick two and foul."

Butler was one of the bright spots for the Clippers, scoring 19 points off the bench on 7-for-10 shooting.

Marcus Camby had his best offensive performance in nearly three years, scoring 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Camby had not scored more than 20 points since totaling 26 as a member of the Denver Nuggets in the 2006-07 season, the year he was NBA defensive player of the year.

Kaman just missed posting double figures in points and rebounds for the second consecutive night, totaling 22 points and nine rebounds.

Gordon added 16 points and point guard Baron Davis had another off shooting night, making just 4-of-11 field-goal attempts, but he handed out 12 assists.

"We need to play with energy, a sense of urgency," Butler said. "We need to continue to play hard, defend and make some free throws."

• Suns: Griffin, Lopez
• Clippers: Collins, Griffin, Skinner

• Suns: --
• Clippers: Kaman

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #54 Derrick Collins, #71 Rodney Mott
• Attendance: 15974
• Duration: 2:26

Phoenix Suns (22-13)		Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Camby vs Stoudemire (Thornton gains possession)
	11:41 [LAC 2-0]	Kaman Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)
Nash Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:25 [PHX 2-2]
	11:10 [LAC 4-2]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Camby (1 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed Block: Camby (1 BLK)	10:56
	10:54	Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:43 [LAC 6-2]	Camby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Davis (2 AST)
Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:30 [PHX 4-6]
	10:06 [LAC 8-4]	Gordon Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Camby (2 AST)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	10:00 [PHX 6-8]
	09:47 [LAC 10-6]	Camby Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gordon (1 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)	09:33 [PHX 8-10]
Stoudemire Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	09:20
	09:20	Davis Free Throw Technical Missed
	09:20	Team Rebound
Hill Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:15
	09:05	Kaman Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:04
	08:58	Davis Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hill Layup Shot: Missed Block: Camby (2 BLK)	08:48
	08:46	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:39	Camby Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:38
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)	08:22 [PHX 10-10]
Frye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:14
	08:14 [LAC 11-10]	Camby Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	08:14	Camby Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:12
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:58	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:50 [LAC 13-10]	Camby Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gordon (2 AST)
Stoudemire Step Back Jump shot: Missed	07:35
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:33
Hill Running Tip Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:31	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:22	Camby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Frye (1 ST)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:06	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:00 [LAC 15-10]	Kaman Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Davis (3 AST)
	06:55	Thornton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	06:55	Thornton Substitution replaced by Butler
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:55 [PHX 11-15]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:55 [PHX 12-15]
	06:41	Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:15 [LAC 17-12]	Davis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	06:04	Kaman Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Frye Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)	05:52 [PHX 14-17]
	05:38	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:36	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:36 [LAC 19-14]	Camby Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:18	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Frye Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:13
	05:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:00	Kaman Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:59
Nash 3pt Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:38
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Dudley	04:38
	04:38	Camby Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:38	Team Rebound
	04:38 [LAC 20-14]	Camby Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	04:25
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:24
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	04:12
Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:11
Hill Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Frye (1 AST)	04:06 [PHX 16-20]
	03:39 [LAC 22-16]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Stoudemire Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)	03:33
Frye Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:30
	03:30 [LAC 23-16]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Frye Substitution replaced by Amundson	03:30
	03:30	Kaman Substitution replaced by Smith
	03:30 [LAC 24-16]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:15 [PHX 18-24]
	03:03	Davis 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:01
Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Camby (1 ST)	02:44
	02:39 [LAC 26-18]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Camby (3 AST)
	02:24	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:24
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Clark	02:24
Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:24
Team Rebound	02:24
Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:24 [PHX 19-26]
	02:09	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:07
	02:03	Camby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Amundson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:03 [PHX 20-26]
Amundson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:03
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:01
Hill Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)	01:41 [PHX 22-26]
	01:23	Camby Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:22
Hill Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)	01:12
	01:09	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:08 [LAC 28-22]	Gordon Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
Clark Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:54.8
Nash Substitution replaced by Dragic	00:54.8
	00:54.8	Camby Substitution replaced by Thornton
	00:40.9 [LAC 31-22]	Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	00:40.9
Dragic Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:22.3 [PHX 24-31]
	00:02.0	Gordon Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Amundson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (2 ST)	00:01.0
	00:00.2	Davis 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Phoenix Suns (22-13)		Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Telfair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barbosa Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:48 [PHX 25-31]
Barbosa Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:48 [PHX 26-31]
Amundson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:27
	11:27 [LAC 32-26]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:27	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:26
	11:13	Thornton Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Amundson Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)	11:03 [PHX 28-32]
Amundson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:51
	10:43	Smith Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Amundson Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	10:43
	10:31	Smith Substitution replaced by Kaman
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed	10:28
	10:26	Rush Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:18	Kaman Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:17
	10:17	Rush Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Dragic Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:06 [PHX 30-32]
	09:51 [LAC 34-30]	Telfair Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)	09:35 [PHX 33-34]
	09:09	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Clark (1 BLK)
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:07
Clark Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)	08:58 [PHX 35-34]
	08:46	Butler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:46	Butler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:46
	08:46	Rush Substitution replaced by Gordon
	08:46	Butler Substitution replaced by Camby
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	08:30
Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:28
Barbosa Layup Shot: Missed	08:16
Clark Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:15
Clark Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:13 [PHX 37-34]
	07:51	Kaman Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed Block: Camby (3 BLK)	07:42
	07:42	Team Rebound
	07:29 [LAC 36-37]	Camby Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gordon (3 AST)
Dragic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:17 [PHX 39-36]
	06:51	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:50
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Barbosa (1 AST)	06:41 [PHX 41-36]
	06:33	Team Timeout : Regular
Dragic Substitution replaced by Hill	06:33
Dudley Substitution replaced by Nash	06:33
	06:33	Telfair Substitution replaced by Davis
	06:19	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)
	06:17	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:15 [LAC 38-41]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Nash Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:03 [PHX 43-38]
	05:37 [LAC 40-43]	Camby Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gordon (4 AST)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (3 ST)	05:28
	05:25 [LAC 42-43]	Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gordon (5 AST)
Hill Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:25
	05:25 [LAC 43-43]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
Clark Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:06
Clark Tip Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:06	Team Rebound
Clark Substitution replaced by Amundson	05:06
	04:50 [LAC 45-43]	Camby Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Davis (4 AST)
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:34	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:34	Team Timeout : Short
Amundson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:22
	04:22 [LAC 46-43]	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Amundson Substitution replaced by Clark	04:22
	04:22 [LAC 47-43]	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	04:10	Thornton Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Hill Step Back Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:02 [PHX 45-47]
	03:50 [LAC 49-45]	Camby Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Davis (5 AST)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	03:38 [PHX 47-49]
	03:27	Gordon Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	03:27	Thornton Substitution replaced by Butler
Hill Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:13 [PHX 49-49]
Hill Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	02:52
	02:52 [LAC 50-49]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:52 [LAC 51-49]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Stoudemire Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	02:42
	02:28	Kaman Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Clark (1 ST)
	02:13	Kaman Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:13 [PHX 50-51]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:13 [PHX 51-51]
	01:54	Kaman Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:52
Nash Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Camby (2 ST)	01:40
Barbosa Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:38
	01:38	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:38	Team Rebound
	01:38	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:38
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Dudley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:12
	01:12 [LAC 52-51]	Kaman Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:12 [LAC 53-51]	Kaman Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Clark Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kaman (1 BLK)	01:03
Team Rebound	01:02
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:57.9	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:38.9	Butler Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:36.8
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed	00:28.9
Dudley Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:27.4
Dudley Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	00:27.4 [PHX 53-53]
	00:03.9	Davis Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:01.2
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Davis (2 BLK)	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (22-13)		Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:40	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Frye Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	11:23
	11:23	Camby Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:23	Team Rebound
	11:23 [LAC 54-53]	Camby Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Frye Hook Shot: Missed	11:03
	11:00	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:55	Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Barbosa (1 ST)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gordon (1 ST)	10:41
Barbosa Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:39
	10:39	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:39	Team Rebound
	10:39 [LAC 55-53]	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Barbosa (2 AST)	10:20 [PHX 56-55]
Hill Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:14
	10:03	Davis Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:02
	09:59	Davis Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:32	Camby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hill (2 ST)
	09:31	Thornton Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	09:31	Thornton Substitution replaced by Butler
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:14	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:57 [LAC 58-56]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Davis (6 AST)
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:44	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Frye Foul : Defense 3 Second (4 PF)	08:36
	08:36	Gordon Free Throw Technical Missed
	08:36	Team Rebound
	08:28	Davis Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:25
Frye Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)	08:16 [PHX 58-58]
	07:57 [LAC 60-58]	Kaman Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Davis (7 AST)
	07:51	Davis Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Stoudemire Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	07:47
	07:23	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:21
Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (4 ST)	07:14
	07:09 [LAC 63-58]	Davis 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Frye Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)	06:57 [PHX 60-63]
	06:38 [LAC 66-60]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Davis (8 AST)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:27 [PHX 62-66]
	06:03 [LAC 68-62]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Nash Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:51
	05:50	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Stoudemire Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:32
	05:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:18 [LAC 70-62]	Kaman Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gordon (6 AST)
Nash 3pt Shot: Missed	05:01
	05:00	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	04:49 [LAC 72-62]	Kaman Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	04:34 [PHX 65-72]
	04:13	Davis 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	04:11
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	04:00
	03:59	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:47 [LAC 74-65]	Kaman Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Davis (9 AST)
Nash Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kaman (2 BLK)	03:36
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:36
	03:36	Kaman Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:36 [PHX 66-74]
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	03:36
Frye Substitution replaced by Clark	03:36
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:36 [PHX 67-74]
	03:18	Kaman Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed	03:09
	03:08	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Clark Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	02:56
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
	02:56	Butler Free Throw Technical Missed
	02:56	Team Rebound
	02:49	Davis Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
	02:36	Kaman Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	02:36	Kaman Technical
Nash Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)	02:36 [PHX 68-74]
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:36 [PHX 69-74]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:36
	02:34	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:17	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:16
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:59	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	01:55	Clark Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	01:55 [LAC 76-69]	Gordon Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Davis (10 AST)
Stoudemire Step Back Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:35 [PHX 71-76]
Nash Substitution replaced by Dragic	01:23
	01:23	Davis Substitution replaced by Telfair
Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:13
	01:13	Telfair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:13	Team Rebound
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Amundson	01:13
	01:13 [LAC 77-71]	Telfair Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:57.6 [PHX 73-77]
	00:43.9	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
	00:42.6	Camby Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	00:42.6 [LAC 79-73]	Camby Tip Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Clark Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:34.6 [PHX 75-79]
	00:20.9	Camby Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (1 BLK)
	00:17.9	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:13.9	Kaman Layup Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:12.5
Barbosa Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:00.7 [PHX 77-79]
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:37 [LAC 81-77]	Telfair Step Back Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
	11:27	Telfair Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	11:16
Team Rebound	11:15
	11:11	Telfair Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:11
Team Rebound	11:11
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:11
	11:08	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:46	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	10:46	Team Rebound
	10:46	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Dragic Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:34
	10:24	Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)	10:16 [PHX 80-81]
	09:54	Kaman Layup Shot: Missed
	09:52	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:52	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dudley (1 BLK)
	09:52	Team Rebound
	09:50 [LAC 83-80]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)
Amundson Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (2 TO)	09:39
	09:23 [LAC 85-80]	Kaman Jump Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Barbosa Layup Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:01 [LAC 87-80]	Thornton Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:55
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	08:55
Amundson Substitution replaced by Hill	08:55
Clark Substitution replaced by Nash	08:55
Dragic Substitution replaced by Frye	08:55
Frye Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)	08:36 [PHX 82-87]
	08:16	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:14
	08:09	Butler Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	08:09 [PHX 83-87]
	08:09	Butler Substitution replaced by Gordon
	08:09	Telfair Substitution replaced by Davis
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	08:09 [PHX 84-87]
	07:55	Kaman Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
	07:46	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	07:46 [PHX 85-87]
	07:46	Smith Substitution replaced by Camby
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:46
	07:45	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	07:25 [LAC 90-85]	Davis 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:14 [PHX 87-90]
	06:55 [LAC 92-87]	Gordon Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)	06:43 [PHX 90-92]
	06:43	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	06:19 [LAC 94-90]	Gordon Step Back Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)
Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Davis (5 ST)	06:04
	06:01 [LAC 96-90]	Davis Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Nash Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:01
	06:01	Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	05:59
	05:47	Davis Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:47
Dudley Substitution replaced by Barbosa	05:47
Frye Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:47 [PHX 91-96]
Frye Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:47
	05:47	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	05:33	Kaman Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	05:33	Kaman Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
	05:23	Camby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:23 [PHX 92-96]
	05:23	Kaman Substitution replaced by Butler
Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:23 [PHX 93-96]
	05:00 [LAC 98-93]	Camby Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)
	04:45	Gordon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:45 [PHX 94-98]
Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:45 [PHX 95-98]
	04:27	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed
	04:26	Gordon Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:23	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Frye (1 BLK)
Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:21
Barbosa Layup Shot: Missed	04:18
Hill Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	04:16
Hill Tip Shot: Made (19 PTS)	04:16 [PHX 97-98]
	04:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:16	Thornton Substitution replaced by Kaman
	04:01 [LAC 100-97]	Kaman Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Davis (11 AST)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	03:45 [PHX 99-100]
	03:20	Kaman Layup Shot: Missed
	03:19	Gordon Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:02 [LAC 102-99]	Kaman Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Davis (12 AST)
Nash Running Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:47 [PHX 101-102]
	02:22	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	02:18
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	Team Rebound
Stoudemire Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	02:06
	01:52 [LAC 104-101]	Kaman Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Butler (4 AST)
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:41 [PHX 104-104]
	01:30	Camby Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	01:28
Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Camby (3 ST)	01:08
	00:43.8	Camby 3pt Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:42.4
Team Timeout : Regular	00:40.3
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Frye (2 AST)	00:23.5 [PHX 107-104]
	00:23.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:23.5	Camby Substitution replaced by Novak
Frye Substitution replaced by Dudley	00:23.5
	00:11.9 [LAC 107-107]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:11.9
Dudley Substitution replaced by Frye	00:11.9
	00:11.9	Novak Substitution replaced by Camby
	00:11.9	Kaman Substitution replaced by Thornton
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	00:05.5 [PHX 109-107]
	00:05.5	Team Timeout : Short
	00:05.5	Thornton Substitution replaced by Kaman
Frye Substitution replaced by Dudley	00:05.5
	00:05.5	Team Timeout : Short
Nash Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:03.9
	00:00.2	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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