Suns-Jazz Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Apr 14 2010 3:11AM

Playing in front of the home crowd has been instrumental to the success of both the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz.

The Suns managed to secure home-court advantage for a first-round playoff series with an emphatic victory last time out. The Jazz can do the same with a win in Wednesday's regular-season finale against visiting Phoenix, but they might have to play without Carlos Boozer.

With a 123-101 victory over Denver on Tuesday, the Suns (53-28) are assured of finishing no lower than fourth in the Western Conference.

"It's a reward for the collective energy we've put into it this season,'' Steve Nash said, "... We enjoy this and we want to keep getting better and see how good we can be.''

Phoenix easily defeated a Nuggets team trying to wrap up the Northwest Division title, jumping out to an 18-2 advantage just minutes into the game and leading by as many as 28 points in the second half before resting its starters the final period. Nash had 18 points and 10 assists and Amare Stoudemire finished with 26 points and eight rebounds for Phoenix, which has won 12 of 14.

Opening a first-round series at home seems to be crucial for the Suns, as they've reeled off eight consecutive wins at US Airways Center, and are 14-2 there since the All-Star break.

Although Phoenix has locked up a top-four finish, it can still move up and clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over Utah. The Suns won the last meeting between these teams 110-100 on March 19, behind Stoudemire's 44 points on 14 of 16 shooting.

Boozer had 23 points and 16 rebounds in that game, but he might miss the regular-season finale after straining his right ribcage in Tuesday's 103-94 win at Golden State.

Boozer was taken to the locker room for X-rays at the start of the second quarter and didn't return. He declined to comment as he slowly left the locker room, but gave a statement to the team.

"I've got a sharp pain in my right side under my ribcage,'' he said. "I will have an MRI (Wednesday) to see what it is. It happened at the end of the first quarter. I didn't get hit. It just happened.''

With Boozer unable to play Tuesday, Paul Millsap stepped up and finished with 10 points and a career-best 24 rebounds. Mehmet Okur had a game-high 23 points for Utah, which improved to 11-4 since March 15.

Like the Suns, the Jazz (53-28) can also get the third seed with a win in the finale, which would give them the Northwest title. Utah can also vault all the way to second place in the West with a win over the Suns, coupled with a Dallas home loss to San Antonio.

"We're going to see who's the tougher team,'' Utah's Ronnie Price said. "The good thing is it's in our building. We'll see who's tougher. It would be a good momentum swing for us going into the playoffs. This is going to be a big test for us.''

While a victory would seem to give the Jazz a great boost of confidence heading into the playoffs, a loss to Phoenix would mean the Nuggets would win the division and Utah would be regulated to the fifth seed.

The Jazz don't want to think about falling to fifth, because home court is so important to their success.

They've won 10 straight in Salt Lake City, and are a league-best 20-2 at home since Jan. 6.

The Suns are fully aware of how difficult it is to win in Utah, as they've lost four straight there and six of seven. In the lone meeting in Salt Lake City this season, the Jazz won 124-115 on Jan. 25 behind Boozer's 21 points and 20 rebounds.

Copyright 2010 by STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited

Suns cruise past Jazz, head into playoffs as No. 3 seed

By Andrew Aragon, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday April 15, 2010 2:40AM

SALT LAKE CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- Coming off a year in which they missed the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns had their doubters before the 2009-10 season started, and when they struggled in December and January.

Now, the Suns are the team no one wants to face in the NBA playoffs.

Phoenix showed why in a surprisingly easy 100-86 win over the Utah Jazz on the final day of the regular season on Wednesday. The Suns (54-28) built a big lead by playing great defense, making 3-pointers and getting a big boost from their bench while cruising against the depleted Jazz (53-29).

Phoenix clinched the third seed in the Western Conference with the victory and will play Portland in a series that begins Sunday. Utah is the No. 5 seed and will open the playoffs at Denver on Saturday.

"It was a great way to finish the regular season," said Phoenix guard Steve Nash. "For a team that was picked by many to be on the outside looking in in the playoffs, or at the bottom of the playoff race, to finish third in the West is rewarding. The most important thing is we're playing well and heading into the playoffs."

The Jazz were without Carlos Boozer, who suffered a strained right-side oblique muscle in Utah's win over Golden State on Tuesday night. They were also without Andrei Kirilenko. He sat for the 15th time in 17 games because of a strained left calf. Without those two players, Utah had little chance against the red-hot Suns.

"You take [Boozer's] 20 and 10 off the boards it makes things hard, but that's a part of life and we deal with it," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan.

It made things harder for Utah than anyone could have imagined.

The Jazz were out of whack offensively throughout the contest. The tone of the game was set early with Utah missing seven of its first eight shots, and the Jazz's shooting percentage never got in the 40s.

Phoenix isn't known for its defense, but it was exceptional. The Suns forced 19 turnovers and held Utah to 37.5 percent shooting for the game.

"I think our defense turned it up," Nash said.

The Suns especially did late in the first quarter and for much of the second. They took advantage after Utah's Paul Millsap, Boozer's replacement in the starting lineup, picked up his second foul nine minutes into the game and had to sit. Utah had to finish the first quarter with Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews, Kosta Koufos, Kyrylo Fesenko and Kyle Korver on the floor.

The Suns capitalized, closing the period on a 9-2 run to take a 30-25 lead.

Phoenix put the game away in the second quarter with a 15-1 run that spanned four minutes. The Suns held the Jazz to two baskets and eight points in the first nine minutes of the second period. Phoenix took a commanding 45-28 lead when Goran Dragic scored a layup in transition.

The Suns were able to take control of the game with their second unit. Their bench outscored Utah's 30-2 in the first half and 50-13 for the game. Phoenix got a balanced scoring effort with six players in double figures. Amar'e Stoudemire led the way with 20 points and seven rebounds.

"I thought this was going to be a really tough game," Nash said. "We came in prepared and we played well. It wasn't as tough as we thought, but we know that now the real season starts and anything is possible."

No one would have considered the Suns an NBA title contender when they went 14-18 in December and January. But they're now the league's hottest team, having won 14 of their last 16 games.

Coach Alvin Gentry said reasons for Phoenix's turnaround and hot streak are that the players are accountable, know their roles and never point fingers.

"We've got great leaders," Gentry said. "Between Amar'e and Steve and Grant (Hill) they do a great job of leading this team. And then we got great followers. The guys fall in place. The second unit at the end of the night is the one who got us separation. They do a good job. They totally believe in each other."

And they believe they might just stick around a while in the playoffs.

"We just have to continue to play the way we're playing on both ends of the floor," Nash said. "If we don't turn the ball over and we rebound, we're going to be tough to beat."

• Suns: Griffin, Lopez
• Jazz: Kirilenko

• Suns: Stoudemire
• Jazz: Okur

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #36 David Jones, #61 Courtney Kirkland
• Attendance: 19911
• Duration: 2:27

Phoenix Suns (54-28)		Utah Jazz (53-29)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Okur vs Stoudemire (Williams gains possession)
	11:46	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:44
Collins Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:26
Collins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:26
	11:08	Miles Running Jump Shot: Missed
	11:08	Team Rebound
	10:59	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:57
Stoudemire Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	10:42 [PHX 2-0]
	10:42	Okur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	10:42 [PHX 3-0]
	10:31	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:30
Richardson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:15	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:10	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nash (1 ST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:00	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:45	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:43
Collins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)	09:29
	09:28	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:22 [UTA 2-3]	Miles Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:00	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:56	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:55
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:46	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:27	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:26
	08:13	Millsap Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:13 [PHX 4-2]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:13 [PHX 5-2]
	08:01 [UTA 4-5]	Miles Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS)
Stoudemire Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	07:51 [PHX 7-4]
	07:32	Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Nash Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:22 [PHX 9-4]
	07:03 [UTA 6-9]	Okur Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)
	06:52	Miles Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hill Layup Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:43	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:34 [UTA 8-9]	Okur Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	06:22
	06:21	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:12 [UTA 11-9]	Okur 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)	05:55 [PHX 11-11]
	05:38 [UTA 14-11]	Okur 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
	05:18	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:18	Team Timeout : Regular
Collins Substitution replaced by Frye	05:18
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:18 [PHX 12-14]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:18 [PHX 13-14]
Frye Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:05
	04:57	Millsap Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:56
Richardson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	04:46
Richardson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:46
	04:34	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:33
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed	04:27
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:26
Richardson Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:26 [PHX 15-14]
	04:00 [UTA 16-15]	Okur Running Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	03:46	Millsap Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	03:46
	03:46	Millsap Substitution replaced by Koufos
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:46
Team Rebound	03:46
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:46 [PHX 16-16]
	03:33	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:32
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	03:23
	03:22	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:18 [UTA 18-16]	Okur Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Matthews (2 AST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)	03:10 [PHX 19-18]
	02:53	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:52	Miles Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:41	Koufos Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Dudley (1 BLK)
	02:38	Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:36 [UTA 20-19]	Miles Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Koufos (1 AST)
Stoudemire Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:19 [PHX 21-20]
	02:05	Okur Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:03
Richardson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)	01:55
	01:55	Matthews Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:55
Richardson Substitution replaced by Barbosa	01:55
	01:55	Miles Substitution replaced by Korver
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed Block: Koufos (1 BLK)	01:53
	01:51	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:46 [UTA 22-21]	Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nash Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:46
	01:46	Okur Substitution replaced by Fesenko
	01:46 [UTA 23-21]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:35 [PHX 24-23]
	01:19	Fesenko Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:18
Barbosa Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:05	Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:56.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:55.5
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)	00:49.1 [PHX 27-23]
	00:35.9	Koufos Jump Shot: Missed
	00:35.9	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:35.9	Williams Tip Shot: Missed
	00:33.4	Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:33.4 [UTA 25-27]	Fesenko Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)	00:13.8 [PHX 30-25]
	00:02.6	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Phoenix Suns (54-28)		Utah Jazz (53-29)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:24	Miles Layup Shot: Missed
Amundson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:23
Dudley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:16
	10:57 [UTA 27-30]	Millsap Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:29	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:28
Frye Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:18 [PHX 32-27]
	09:51	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:49	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:45	Price Jump Shot: Missed
Amundson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:43
	09:40	Miles Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Dragic Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:37
Dragic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:37
	09:23	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:22
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)	09:09 [PHX 35-27]
	08:44	Koufos Layup Shot: Missed Block: Frye (1 BLK)
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:42
Barbosa Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)	08:39 [PHX 37-27]
	08:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:31	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
	08:31	Korver Substitution replaced by Matthews
	08:31	Koufos Substitution replaced by Okur
	08:19	Miles Jump Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (1 BLK)
	08:16	Miles Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:15	Miles Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Barbosa (1 ST)
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:57	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Dragic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:49
	07:49	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:49	Team Rebound
	07:49 [UTA 28-37]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:37	Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Amundson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:37 [PHX 38-28]
Amundson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:37
	07:36	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	07:24	Matthews Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Dragic (1 ST)
Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)	07:20 [PHX 40-28]
	07:02	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Frye (1 ST)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:54	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Barbosa Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:51
	06:45	Williams Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:45	Williams Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	06:34 [PHX 43-28]
	06:13	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed Block: Frye (2 BLK)
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:11
Dragic Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:07 [PHX 45-28]
	05:58	Team Timeout : Short
	05:58	Timeout : Official
Amundson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:58
	05:47 [UTA 30-45]	Okur Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Amundson Foul : Away From Play (2 PF)	05:47
	05:47 [UTA 31-45]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Frye (1 AST)	05:27 [PHX 47-31]
	05:13	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (2 BLK)
Amundson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:11
Dragic Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:05 [PHX 49-31]
Barbosa Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:52
Dudley Substitution replaced by Hill	04:52
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	04:52
Dragic Substitution replaced by Richardson	04:52
Amundson Substitution replaced by Nash	04:52
	04:52 [UTA 32-49]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:52 [UTA 33-49]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	04:30
	04:28	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:19	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hill (1 BLK)
	04:19	Team Rebound
	04:13	Okur Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nash (2 ST)
	04:12	Okur Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Frye Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	03:53 [PHX 51-33]
	03:31	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:27	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:25	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:24
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:20
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:17
Stoudemire Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	03:02
Stoudemire Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:02
	02:49	Matthews Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:49
	02:49	Matthews Substitution replaced by Korver
Richardson Hook Shot: Missed	02:32
	02:31	Team Rebound
	02:19 [UTA 35-51]	Okur Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	02:02
	01:55	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:53	Miles Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:53 [UTA 37-51]	Miles Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Hill Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)	01:42 [PHX 53-37]
	01:22	Okur Jump Shot: Missed
	01:20	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:14 [UTA 40-53]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Korver (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:08
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)	01:00 [PHX 56-40]
	00:44.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	00:44.3	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:44.3 [UTA 42-56]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)	00:22.6 [PHX 59-42]
	00:01.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:01.6
Richardson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Miles (1 ST)	00:01.2
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 2nd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (54-28)		Utah Jazz (53-29)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:48
	11:47	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:30	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)
	11:30	Team Rebound
	11:24	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Richardson (1 BLK)
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:24
	11:19	Okur Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	11:19 [PHX 60-42]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:19 [PHX 61-42]
	11:10 [UTA 44-61]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Nash Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:10
	11:10 [UTA 45-61]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
	11:10	Double Technical - Okur, Stoudemire
Hill Layup Shot: Missed	10:50
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:48
Hill Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:47 [PHX 63-45]
	10:30	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:29
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Matthews (2 ST)	10:26
	10:16 [UTA 48-63]	Okur 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Richardson (2 AST)	09:59 [PHX 65-48]
	09:36	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:35
	09:33	Matthews Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	09:22	Millsap Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Jump Ball Millsap vs Stoudemire (Richardson gains possession)	09:14
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	09:05
	09:04	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	08:54	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:53
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:33	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:30
	08:30 [UTA 49-65]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	08:30 [UTA 50-65]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Collins Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)	08:13 [PHX 67-50]
	07:48	Okur Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:47
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:27 [PHX 69-50]
	07:13	Matthews Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Richardson (1 ST)
Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:06 [PHX 71-50]
	06:48 [UTA 53-71]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Miles Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	06:10	Millsap Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Collins Substitution replaced by Frye	06:10
	06:10	Matthews Substitution replaced by Korver
Stoudemire Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	05:50
	05:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:42 [UTA 55-71]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:06	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:05
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	04:54
	04:53	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
	04:48	Williams Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	04:48	Williams Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	04:48
	04:48	Okur Substitution replaced by Koufos
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nash (9 AST)	04:34 [PHX 74-55]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	04:33
	04:09 [UTA 58-74]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Korver (3 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed	03:40
Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:36
Frye Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:34 [PHX 76-58]
	03:14	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:13
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Nash (10 AST)	03:04 [PHX 79-58]
	02:40	Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Frye (2 ST)
Richardson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nash (11 AST)	02:36 [PHX 81-58]
	02:32	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:32
	02:16	Jump Ball Millsap vs Dudley (Stoudemire gains possession)
	02:16	Miles Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Dudley (2 ST)
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:57	Miles Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Richardson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:51
	01:51 [UTA 59-81]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	01:51 [UTA 60-81]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	01:35
	01:34	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:19	Millsap Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	01:19	Millsap Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	01:19	Millsap Substitution replaced by Fesenko
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:03	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:57.9	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:56.9
Dudley Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	00:56.8
Nash Substitution replaced by Dragic	00:56.8
	00:49.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:47.9	Team Rebound
	00:44.9	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:43.9
Richardson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.9	Miles Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
End of 3rd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (54-28)		Utah Jazz (53-29)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Frye Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:47
	11:47	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:47	Team Rebound
	11:47 [UTA 61-81]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Dragic Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	11:29 [PHX 83-61]
	11:09 [UTA 63-83]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	10:56	Price Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	10:55	Price Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:49	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)
	10:43	Price Running Jump Shot: Missed
Amundson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:42
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:19
	10:05	Millsap Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	10:03
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	09:29	Okur Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (3 BLK)
	09:29	Team Rebound
	09:26	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:24
Barbosa Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	09:12
	08:59	Price Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dragic (2 ST)
	08:59	Price Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:59
	08:59	Korver Substitution replaced by Jeffers
	08:59	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)	08:43 [PHX 85-63]
	08:28 [UTA 65-85]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:02
	08:01	Okur Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:01
Team Rebound	08:01
Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	08:01 [PHX 86-65]
	07:45 [UTA 67-86]	Matthews Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Dragic Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)	07:27
	07:23 [UTA 69-86]	Jeffers Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	06:53
	06:52	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:30	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:29
	06:13	Millsap Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Frye Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	06:13
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:13
Team Rebound	06:13
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:13 [PHX 87-69]
Stoudemire Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:03
	05:58 [UTA 72-87]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	05:41 [PHX 89-72]
Barbosa Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:32
	05:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:32	Okur Substitution replaced by Koufos
	05:32 [UTA 73-89]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	05:32 [UTA 74-89]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Barbosa Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)	05:14 [PHX 91-74]
Amundson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:55
Amundson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:46
	04:46	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:46	Team Rebound
	04:46 [UTA 75-91]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
	04:28	Matthews Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:28
Team Rebound	04:28
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:28 [PHX 92-75]
	04:18	Jeffers Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:18	Jeffers Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:06	Koufos Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	04:06 [PHX 93-75]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:06 [PHX 94-75]
	03:54	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (4 BLK)
Team Rebound	03:53
	03:53	Millsap Substitution replaced by Fesenko
	03:53	Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed	03:32
Amundson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:31
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	03:08
	03:07	Jeffers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:02 [UTA 77-94]	Jeffers Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Barbosa Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:02
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Clark	03:02
	03:02 [UTA 78-94]	Jeffers Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Clark Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:45
Team Timeout : Regular	02:45
Amundson Foul : Personal (5 PF)	02:29
	02:29	Gaines Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:29	Team Rebound
	02:29	Gaines Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:28
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:04	Jeffers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:57 [UTA 80-94]	Koufos Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gaines (1 AST)
Amundson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:36
Clark Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:35
	01:18	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Dudley Substitution replaced by Jones	01:18
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:18
Team Rebound	01:18
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:18 [PHX 95-80]
	01:03	Matthews Turnover : Palming Turnover (6 TO)
	00:46.4	Matthews Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:46.4 [PHX 96-80]
Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:46.4 [PHX 97-80]
Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:34.1
	00:34.1 [UTA 81-97]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	00:34.1 [UTA 82-97]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:28.6	Jeffers Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Amundson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:28.6
Team Rebound	00:28.6
Amundson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:28.6 [PHX 98-82]
	00:24.6 [UTA 84-98]	Gaines Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Koufos (2 AST)
	00:06.3	Gaines Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Amundson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:06.3 [PHX 99-84]
Amundson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:06.3 [PHX 100-84]
Dragic Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:01.7
	00:01.7 [UTA 85-100]	Gaines Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:01.7 [UTA 86-100]	Gaines Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa			ESPN	National	10:30 pm ET
		--	KUTP	Local	10:30 pm ET
		--	FSR-UT	Local	10:30 pm ET
canada			RTV	national	10:30 pm ET