Trail Blazers-Suns Preview

By BOB BAUM
Posted Apr 19 2010 6:02PM

PHOENIX (AP) Andre Miller has played in more than 900 games in his 11 NBA seasons, so the Phoenix Suns certainly knew what to expect from the Portland point guard - relentless drives to the basket.

Still, the Suns couldn't stop him.

The Trail Blazers clogged the middle to prevent those thunderous pick-and-roll dunks from Amare Stoudemire. If the Suns were to win, they would have to do it from long range.

They didn't.

Portland, despite the absence of leading scorer Brandon Roy, was the only team to win a series opener on the road with its 105-100 victory over Phoenix on Sunday night. The Trail Blazers, who last made it out of the first round 10 years ago, would head home up 2-0 in the best-of-7 series with a win in Game 2 on Tuesday night.

Miller knows to expect a stiffer challenge.

``They're definitely going to come out and play harder, shoot the ball better and force-feed Amare a little bit more,'' he said before practice on Monday. ``So it's going to be a tough test, the second game.''

Portland's guards dissected the Suns in the decisive fourth quarter, pulling away after the Suns led by two with five minutes to go. Miller matched his playoff career high with 31 points, with 15 in the final period. Jerryd Bayless scored 10 of his 18 in the fourth quarter.

``Me and Jerryd were the guys trying to get to the basket and not rely on jump shots to give them easy transition baskets,'' Miller said. ``Normally when you take bad jump shots or shots out of rhythm it leads to scores and transition baskets. By us driving to the basket and keeping the floor balanced we were able to control the tempo.''

The league's highest-scoring team at 110 per game, Phoenix managed just four fastbreak points all night. Meanwhile, the Blazers scored 20 points off turnovers.

Portland had the second-best road record in the West (24-17) but lost Roy for the series when he had to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. After losing Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla to injuries earlier in the year, the Trail Blazers were accustomed to such situations.

``It's got to be a team effort to make up for the loss of Brandon,'' coach Nate McMillan said. ``I thought the guys last night, they did that.''

Besides, the Suns' Steve Nash said, Roy wasn't necessarily the reason Phoenix has had so much trouble with the Trail Blazers.

``Most teams have a guy similar to Brandon, a superstar who can carry the load offensively,'' Nash said. ``A lot of teams don't have two 7-footers or a long, athletic front line like they have that make it difficult for us.''

Stoudemire took 19 shots to score 18 points. And the best 3-point shooting team in the NBA made 11 of 32, 3 of 13 in the final quarter.

Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge sensed Stoudemire's frustration.

``A little bit because we had so many guys around him,'' Aldridge said, ``and he really couldn't get anything going.''

Stoudemire had enough trouble with primary defender Marcus Camby, but said he had never had so many players collapse on him inside.

``Every time I caught the ball in the post you had five guys inside the lane,'' Stoudemire said. ``I've never seen that before in my career, that sign of respect. The whole team is trying to guard me out there. For the most part what we've got to continue to do now is shoot with confidence, play with confidence and realize how good we really are.''

Stoudemire worked on his jumper after practice Monday.

``Just trying to get into a rhythm,'' he said, wiping off the sweat as he talked to reporters. ``Offensively we didn't quite have our rhythm last night so I figured get a few extra shots up and we should be able to get our rhythm back.''

Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry said before the series began that his team would be fine if it made its shots. After shooting an NBA-best 49 percent in the regular season, the Suns shot 41.8 percent in Game 1.

``We shoot 41 percent we're going to struggle,'' Gentry said.

Nash, though, said the loss cannot be simply attributed to missed shots.

``You look at the tape and you look back at the game and you think 'We made a lot of mistakes,''' he said. ``We made a lot of errors defensively, we gave away a lot of opportunities offensively - and we missed shots. To generalize it that we just didn't make our shots, I think that's hanging our hat on shooting too much. Yes, we're a great shooting team and we want to rely on that. But we want to be able to win games like we did the last game against them in the regular season when we didn't score a lot of points.''

That 93-87 victory in Phoenix on March 21 was the Suns' only one in four tries against Portland.

In Game 1, the performance was not just about the numbers for a Phoenix team that entered the playoffs winner of 14 of its last 16 games.

``We didn't quite have the spirit or the energy collectively that we had in the last few games of the regular season,'' Nash said. ``Sometimes that happens.''

But in a game this important?

``You can never predict. I mean, I thought we played hard. I just thought we didn't quite have that spark that we needed,'' he said. ``I don't know - biorhythms.''

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Defensive switch slows down Miller as Suns even series

By Mike Tulumello, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday April 21, 2010 2:02AM

PHOENIX (NBA.com exclusive) -- One defensive switch and a heavy dose of energy.

That was what the Suns needed, and that's what they got Tuesday night in blowing out the visiting Trail Blazers 119-90 Tuesday night to even their first-round playoff series 1-1.

In addition, Nicolas Batum, a key Blazers role player, suffered a shoulder injury. His status is unknown, though coach Nate McMillan feared the injury may be significant.

An MRI is set for Wednesday.

The teams play Games 3 and 4 on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon in Portland.

"We were the aggressors...and we did a good job on Andre Miller," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "We ran and got easy shots. We didn't give them a chance to get their defense established. I think they're as good as any team in the league if you let them get set in a halfcourt defense."

McMillan lamented, "We needed to match their sense of urgency. We never did. They imposed their will from the start."

The Suns, burned by Miller in Game 1 on Sunday, gave Grant Hill the lead defensive assignment on Miller instead of Jason Richardson.

Not only did Miller find the going tougher, Richardson seemed energized at the other end.

He fired in 29 points on 11-for-16 shooting, including 4-for-5 on 3-pointers, in just 30 minutes.

He had 20 points and five rebounds in the first half, propelling the Suns to a 63-49 lead.

Hill, in addition to playing splendid defense, hit 10-for-11 shots and scored 20.

"I'm just an old fart trying to keep up with the young guys," Hill joked.

More seriously, guarding Miller is difficult because "He's constantly probing and attacking," Hill said.

Miller's mindset is, "Why shoot from 15 [feet] when you can shoot from 10? Why shoot from 10 when you can shoot from five?

"He's challenging to defend."

"I don't know how Grant guarded him," Richardson said. "I couldn't do it. It's a tough coverage on him because he has the ball in his hands all the time, and he's coming off pick-and-rolls. He's the leader on that team right now with Brandon Roy out."

Gentry said Hill doesn't get credit for his defensive work, pointing out the 37-year-old forward has guarded everyone from LeBron James to Kobe Bryant to Tony Parker.

"I can ask him to guard anybody, and I know he'll give 110 percent," Gentry said.

Outside of that, the Suns didn't make many changes after their surprising Game 1 loss (they were the only higher-seeded team of eight to lose Game 1).

Afterward, Gentry said, "I asked our guys, 'What adjustments did we make?' They said, 'We played harder and were more focused.'"

Amar'e Stoudemire added 18 points, seven boards, three assists and just two fouls.

"They're clogging the lanes up on me and leaving the shooters open," Stoudemire said. "Tonight, they did a great job of knocking down open shots."

Steve Nash had 13 points, 16 assists and just one turnover.

The Trail Blazers were led by Martell Webster's 16 points, some of them in garbage time. Nobody else score more than 12.

Miller, as he did in Game 1, drove inside and tried to draw fouls. But more often than not, Miller got beat up falling to the floor while not getting many whistles.

On the offensive end, the Suns imposed their desire for a quicker tempo, and the Blazers didn't do enough to resist.

Midway through the third quarter, the Suns cracked it wide open.

Richardson bombed home a 3-pointer and a 20-footer. Moments later, Hill drew a charge from Jerryd Bayless, then Richardson scored on a down-the-middle layup in the Suns' crisp halfcourt offense.

With 6:00 left in the third quarter, the Suns had a 78-58 lead.

The margin reached 28 points (94-66) late in the third quarter after Nash and Channing Frye hit 3-pointers.

The Suns reached the 100-point mark (their total in Game 1) early in the final quarter. By then, their starting five had retired to the bench to watch the rout play out.

The lead reached 29 three times, the final one on Leandro Barbosa's layup with 40 seconds left, the game's final score.

"They took us out of our offense," McMillan said, "They denied Miller the ball" and forced Rudy Fernandez (who had a quiet game with five points and two assists).

This shouldn't have affected the Blazers as much as it did, McMillan said.

"Rudy can start the offense."

The Suns won easily despite not getting much from their normally reliable reserves. The Suns' bench shot just 13-for-37, including 3-for-12 on 3-pointers.

The Suns, though they averaged an NBA-best 110 points, hadn't scored more than 102 points against the Blazers in four previous games this season.

The Suns also won their ninth straight following a loss including the regular season. They haven't lost consecutive games since Jan. 25-26.

• Trail Blazers: Oden, Przybilla, Roy
• Suns: Griffin, Lopez

• Trail Blazers: --
• Suns: --

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #49 Tom Washington, #57 Greg Willard
• Attendance: 18422
• Duration: 2:22

Portland Trail Blazers (50-33)		Phoenix Suns (55-28)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Stoudemire vs Camby (Miller gains possession)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:36	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:32
Camby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)	11:16 [POR 2-0]
	10:59	Richardson Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:57
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:51
	10:41	Nash Jump Shot: Missed Block: Miller (1 BLK)
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:38
Camby Layup Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:23 [PHX 2-2]	Richardson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:56	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:52	Nash 3pt Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:49
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (2 AST)	09:41 [POR 5-2]
Batum Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:35
	09:25 [PHX 4-5]	Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller Layup Shot: Missed	09:14
	09:12	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:06 [PHX 6-5]	Stoudemire Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)
	08:48	Hill Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Batum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)	08:42
	08:41	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:32 [PHX 8-5]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)
	08:11	Richardson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:59	Collins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:59 [POR 6-8]
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:59 [POR 7-8]
	07:43 [PHX 10-7]	Collins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)
	07:36	Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:36 [POR 8-10]
Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:36 [POR 9-10]
Batum Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:28
Batum Substitution replaced by Webster	07:28
	07:21 [PHX 12-9]	Richardson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)
Miller Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:54 [POR 11-12]
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:44
	06:44	Collins Substitution replaced by Frye
	06:44 [PHX 13-11]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:44 [PHX 14-11]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:21	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:13 [PHX 17-11]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:06
	06:00	Nash Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:00
Team Rebound	06:00
Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:00 [POR 12-17]
	05:47	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:45
Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:27
	05:24	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Aldridge Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	05:17
	05:17 [PHX 18-12]	Nash Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	05:06	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:04
Camby Layup Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:46	Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:40 [PHX 20-12]	Richardson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)
Aldridge Jump Bank Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:13	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:03	Richardson Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	04:00	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:00 [PHX 22-12]	Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)	03:47 [POR 14-22]
	03:41 [PHX 24-14]	Hill Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)
Webster Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:22 [POR 16-24]
	03:22	Hill Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	03:22	Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Bayless	03:22
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Howard	03:22
Webster Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	03:22 [POR 17-24]
Camby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:07
	03:07 [PHX 25-17]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:07 [PHX 26-17]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	02:48 [POR 20-26]
	02:37 [PHX 29-20]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:20	Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:12 [PHX 32-20]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Nash (9 AST)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	01:51
Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:51
	01:51	Frye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	01:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:51	Richardson Substitution replaced by Dragic
	01:51	Nash Substitution replaced by Barbosa
Miller Substitution replaced by Fernandez	01:51
Camby Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:51 [POR 21-32]
Camby Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:51 [POR 22-32]
	01:33	Barbosa Layup Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:31
Howard Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:16 [POR 24-32]
	00:57.9	Stoudemire Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)
Camby Jump Bank Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:39.9	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:23.9	Dragic Jump Shot: Missed Block: Camby (1 BLK)
Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:21.7
	00:20.7	Barbosa Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:20.7 [POR 25-32]
Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:20.7 [POR 26-32]
	00:04.9	Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:03.8	Team Rebound
	00:00.9	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:00.2
Camby 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (50-33)		Phoenix Suns (55-28)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed
	11:38	Amundson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:38	Amundson Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	11:35	Amundson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	11:35 [PHX 34-26]	Amundson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	11:23	Amundson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Howard Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:12
	11:09	Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:57	Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed
	10:55	Amundson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
Fernandez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:40
	10:40 [PHX 35-26]	Barbosa Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:40 [PHX 36-26]	Barbosa Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bayless Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:17
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:15
Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:00	Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:44	Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed
Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:42
Howard Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:26 [POR 28-36]
	09:20 [PHX 38-28]	Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Webster Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:20
Howard Substitution replaced by Batum	09:20
	09:20 [PHX 39-28]	Barbosa Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Aldridge Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)	09:03
Aldridge Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:03
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Miller	09:03
	08:48	Timeout : Official
	08:39	Barbosa Running Jump Shot: Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:35
Miller Jump Bank Shot: Missed	08:20
	08:20	Team Rebound
Aldridge Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	08:20
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Camby	08:20
	08:20	Barbosa Substitution replaced by Richardson
	08:20	Dudley Substitution replaced by Hill
	08:05	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	07:55	Dragic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:55	Dragic Substitution replaced by Nash
Camby Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:46 [POR 30-39]
	07:27	Frye 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:25	Team Rebound
	07:25	Frye Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
	07:17 [PHX 41-30]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nash (10 AST)
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:58 [POR 32-41]
	06:46	Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
	06:43	Nash Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bayless Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:43 [POR 33-41]
Bayless Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:43 [POR 34-41]
	06:27 [PHX 43-34]	Hill Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (8 PTS)
Miller Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:12
Bayless Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:10
	06:10	Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:10	Team Rebound
	06:10 [PHX 44-34]	Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:06
Bayless Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:49 [POR 36-44]
	05:34	Richardson Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:31
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	05:21
	05:20	Team Rebound
Bayless Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:20
	05:20 [PHX 45-36]	Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	05:20 [PHX 46-36]	Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
	05:08	Amundson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hill (1 BLK)	05:08
Team Rebound	05:08
Bayless Substitution replaced by Fernandez	05:08
	05:00	Amundson Substitution replaced by Frye
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:56
	04:54	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:44	Richardson Layup Shot: Missed
	04:43	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Webster Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:35
	04:35 [PHX 47-36]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	04:35 [PHX 48-36]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:15 [POR 38-48]
	04:01 [PHX 50-38]	Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Webster Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Batum (1 AST)	03:43 [POR 40-50]
	03:43	Frye Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Webster Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	03:43 [POR 41-50]
	03:33	Frye 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:31	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:31 [PHX 52-41]	Richardson Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
	03:19	Stoudemire Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:19 [POR 42-52]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:19 [POR 43-52]
	03:04 [PHX 54-43]	Hill Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (2 AST)
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	02:50
Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:48
Batum Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:48 [POR 45-54]
Camby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:33
	02:33	Team Timeout : Regular
Batum Substitution replaced by Cunningham	02:33
	02:33 [PHX 55-45]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	02:33 [PHX 56-45]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Camby Layup Shot: Missed	02:14
	02:13	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:09 [PHX 58-45]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nash (11 AST)
Cunningham Violation:Defensive Goaltending	02:09
Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:51 [POR 47-58]
	01:37	Frye 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:35	Team Rebound
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Bayless	01:35
	01:29 [PHX 60-47]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Nash (12 AST)
Webster Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:06 [POR 49-60]
	00:46.0 [PHX 62-49]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (3 AST)
	00:31.6	Nash Substitution replaced by Dragic
	00:31.6	Hill Substitution replaced by Barbosa
	00:31.6	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Amundson
Bayless Jump Bank Shot: Missed	00:24.9
	00:22.4	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:22.4
	00:22.4	Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:22.4	Team Rebound
	00:22.4	Frye Substitution replaced by Collins
Team Timeout : Short	00:22.4
Cunningham Substitution replaced by Fernandez	00:22.4
	00:22.4 [PHX 63-49]	Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (50-33)		Phoenix Suns (55-28)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38 [PHX 65-49]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Aldridge Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:14 [POR 51-65]
	10:52	Nash Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	10:49
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	10:31 [POR 54-65]
	10:15 [PHX 67-54]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Nash (13 AST)
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	09:54
Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:52
	09:48	Collins Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	09:41
	09:39	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:34	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (1 BLK)
	09:31	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	09:28 [PHX 70-54]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)
	09:17	Hill Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:17 [POR 55-70]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	09:17 [POR 56-70]
	08:58 [PHX 72-56]	Richardson Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)
	08:40	Collins Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:26	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:10 [PHX 74-56]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Nash (14 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:09
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Bayless	08:09
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	07:48
	07:46	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:23	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	07:11	Collins Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	07:11	Collins Substitution replaced by Frye
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:11 [POR 57-74]
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:11 [POR 58-74]
Bayless Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:02
	06:46 [PHX 76-58]	Nash Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	06:25
Camby Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	06:23
Bayless Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	06:14
Bayless Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:14
	06:02 [PHX 78-58]	Richardson Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Nash (15 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:00
	05:39	Richardson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:39 [POR 59-78]
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:39
	05:37	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:18	Nash Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:16
Bayless Jump Shot: Missed	05:08
	05:06	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	04:49 [PHX 80-59]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Frye (1 AST)
Aldridge Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	04:35 [POR 61-80]
	04:22	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	04:20
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:04	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:51
	03:51	Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley
Camby Substitution replaced by Howard	03:51
	03:38	Nash Jump Shot: Missed
	03:36	Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:35 [PHX 82-61]	Dudley Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	03:35
Bayless Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dudley (2 ST)	03:21
Bayless Foul : Personal (5 PF)	03:21
Bayless Substitution replaced by Webster	03:21
	03:08 [PHX 85-61]	Nash 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)
Aldridge Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:54
	02:44 [PHX 87-61]	Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Batum Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	02:28 [POR 63-87]
Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:15
	02:05 [PHX 89-63]	Stoudemire Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Nash (16 AST)
	01:44	Dudley Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:44 [POR 64-89]
Miller Substitution replaced by Mills	01:44
Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:44
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	01:43
Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:39 [POR 66-89]
	01:16 [PHX 92-66]	Frye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.8
Batum Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:56.0
Batum Layup Shot: Missed	00:56.0
Team Rebound	00:56.0
Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dudley (3 ST)	00:45.9
	00:42.6 [PHX 94-66]	Richardson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Dudley (3 AST)
Webster Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	00:22.1 [POR 68-94]
	00:03.9	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
	00:02.2	Team Rebound
	00:00.1	Nash 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (50-33)		Phoenix Suns (55-28)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Fernandez Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:52
	11:32	Frye Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:30
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
Jump Ball Frye vs Webster (Fernandez gains possession)	11:11
Team Rebound	11:11
	10:59	Barbosa Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bayless Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	10:59 [POR 69-94]
Bayless Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	10:59 [POR 70-94]
	10:45	Dudley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (2 BLK)
	10:44	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	10:41 [PHX 96-70]	Dudley Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	10:27	Dudley Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Webster Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bayless (1 AST)	10:19 [POR 72-96]
	09:54 [PHX 98-72]	Barbosa Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:35
	09:33	Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:33
	09:20	Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:18
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:04	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:00	Amundson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	09:00	Amundson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Bayless Jump Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:41	Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:37	Barbosa Layup Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (3 BLK)
Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:35
	08:33	Frye Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:33
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Pendergraph	08:33
Howard Substitution replaced by Cunningham	08:33
Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:33 [POR 73-98]
Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:33 [POR 74-98]
	08:12	Frye 3pt Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:10
Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:00	Amundson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	07:51 [PHX 100-74]	Dragic Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
	07:35	Dudley Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bayless Floating Jump shot: Missed	07:32
Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:30
Amundson Violation:Defensive Goaltending	07:30
Cunningham Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:30 [POR 76-100]
	07:19 [PHX 103-76]	Dragic 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Pendergraph Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bayless (2 AST)	07:02 [POR 78-103]
	06:44	Frye Jump Shot: Missed
	06:44	Amundson Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	06:42 [PHX 107-78]	Amundson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Webster Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:20 [POR 80-107]
Cunningham Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:13
	06:13	Dudley Substitution replaced by Jones
	06:13	Frye Substitution replaced by Clark
	06:06	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
	06:04	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:59	Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Webster (1 ST)
Bayless Layup Shot: Missed	05:55
	05:53	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Bayless Foul : Personal (6 PF)	05:41
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Mills	05:41
Bayless Substitution replaced by Diener	05:41
Webster Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:29
	05:29 [PHX 106-80]	Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:29 [PHX 107-80]	Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	05:18	Clark Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:18 [POR 81-107]
Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:18
	05:17	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:56	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
	04:56	Team Rebound
Cunningham Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	04:56
	04:56 [PHX 108-81]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:56	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:55
Mills Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (1 BLK)	04:42
	04:39	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:31	Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:31	Team Rebound
Pendergraph Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	04:31
	04:31 [PHX 109-81]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	04:31 [PHX 110-81]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:19	Amundson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Pendergraph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:19
Team Rebound	04:19
Pendergraph Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:19 [POR 82-110]
	04:00	Amundson Jump Shot: Missed
	03:58	Amundson Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)
	03:58	Jones Tip Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:57
Mills Layup Shot: Missed	03:43
Pendergraph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:42
Pendergraph Putback Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:42 [POR 84-110]
	03:20 [PHX 113-84]	Dragic 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Clark (1 AST)
Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:03	Amundson Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	02:54	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pendergraph (1 ST)
Mills 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Diener (1 AST)	02:48 [POR 87-113]
	02:24	Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed
Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:22
Mills Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Diener (2 AST)	02:19 [POR 89-113]
	02:19	Amundson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
Mills Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	02:19 [POR 90-113]
	02:06 [PHX 115-90]	Clark Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barbosa (1 AST)
Mills Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Clark (1 ST)	01:45
	01:41 [PHX 117-90]	Jones Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)
Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
Pendergraph Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:25
Pendergraph Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:23
	01:09	Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed
Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:07
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	01:00
	00:58.4	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:39.5 [PHX 119-90]	Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	00:22.9
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:21.9
Webster Tip Shot: Missed	00:21.9
	00:21.9	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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