Suns-Trail Blazers Preview

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Posted Apr 23 2010 6:22PM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) There is no secret to the Phoenix Suns' success so far against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Offensively, it essentially boils down to an effective screen-and-roll before kicking the ball out to the perimeter. In the Suns' case, the perimeter is Jason Richardson.

For the past two games of their first-round playoff series against the Blazers, the Suns' strategy has worked perfectly.

Richardson had a career playoff-best 42 points - including eight 3-pointers - in a 108-89 Phoenix victory in Portland on Thursday night, after a 29-point performance in the Suns' 119-90 victory at home in Game 2.

Phoenix leads the series 2-1 headed into Saturday's game at the Rose Garden.

Coach Alvin Gentry broke down the Suns' deceptively simple strategy following Game 3.

``If you're going to trap the screen-and-roll with Steve (Nash), then you have to have an extra defender, the weak-side defender has to take the roll guy. And if he takes the roll guy, then, if we swing it to Channing (Frye), they either rotate to him or they've got to play halfway. Channing did a good job of swinging the ball immediately to J-Rich, and J-Rich had open shots,'' Gentry said.

So - with no big mystery out there - the issue for the Blazers is what to do about it.

``They are doing some things that they normally don't do,'' said Blazers guard Andre Miller, who had 31 points in the first game of the series but has struggled since. ``Trapping the post, trapping the pick-and-roll, and forcing us to kick the ball around.

``We have to be patient, make the extra pass. We have to rely on our defense to kick-start our offense.''

The Blazers have had trouble in the last two games after the Suns made fast starts and built big leads early. While Portland was able to slow Phoenix down in the opener, they haven't found a way to readjust to the Suns' adjustments in Game 2.

In addition to slowing Miller with veteran Grant Hill, the Suns have double-teamed LaMarcus Aldridge, the team's top offensive threat in the absence of Brandon Roy.

``We've struggled to get our guys going,'' coach Nate McMillan said. ``We can't get into foul trouble, one, and two, other guys have got to make shots. When they get their opportunities, they're going to have to knock down their shots.''

The Suns were counting on the Blazers to do just that on Saturday.

``We know that Game 4 is going to be very tough,'' Richardson said. ``This team is not going to bow down to us. They've got their backs against the wall and they're a pretty good team. We can't get too relaxed, we've still got to come out aggressive like we have the last two games.''

But the Blazers have another challenge, overcoming yet another injury.

Forward Nicolas Batum, arguably the team's best perimeter defender, aggravated the right shoulder injury he first suffered in Game 2. The Blazers were calling his availability for Saturday a game-time decision.

The injury was troublesome because Batum had surgery on the same shoulder before the start of the season and he missed 45 games.

The Blazers can't seem to catch a break when it comes to injuries. They're without All-Star guard and team leader Roy, who had arthroscopic surgery on his knee to repair a torn meniscus two days before the start of the playoffs.

Roy was earlier ruled out of the series against the Suns, although he said he feels great and there's a possibility he could play if the Blazers make it to a Game 7.

After Batum was sidelined to start the season, the Blazers lost centers Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla to season-ending knee injuries, swingman Rudy Fernandez had back issues and Travis Outlaw had foot surgery. Outlaw was later traded to the Clippers in a deal that brought center Marcus Camby to Portland.

In all, 13 Blazers missed a combined 311 regular-season games, second only to Golden State this season. Only Miller and forward Martell Webster played in all 82 games.

Miller said the Blazers are going to have to ``nasty it up a little bit'' for Game 4, forcing the Suns out of their comfort zone.

``We are still confident. We know we can play with these guys, we have to prove it,'' he said. ``What they have proved in the last couple of games is that they can make adjustments, and continue to get their offense going.

``They are playing their game. We've got to control that.''

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Roy returns to help Blazers tie series against the Suns

By Kerry Eggers, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday April 24, 2010 9:16PM

PORTLAND (NBA.com exclusive) -- Brandon Roy provided the emotional lift and some clutch plays in the end.

LaMarcus Aldridge came up big all game long.

And the Portland Trail Blazers are very much alive in their first-round playoff series with the Phoenix Suns.

Eight days after arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, Roy came off the bench to help the Blazers to a 96-87 victory over the Suns, evening the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

Aldridge ? maligned for his ineffective play in the first three games ? responded with his best career playoff performance, collecting 31 points and 11 rebounds.

Roy's return energized the sellout Rose Garden crowd of 20,151 and his teammates, who were buoyed by the presence of their captain.

"Having Brandon back helps tremendously," Aldridge said. The Suns "can't do some of the things they did to us early (in the series) with Brandon out there."

The decision to bring Roy back so soon after his April 16 surgery was made "after a long, sleepless night," Portland coach Nate McMillan said.

It was initially announced the three-time All-Star would be out one to two weeks, and that he would definitely miss the Phoenix series. But Roy's knee felt good right away, and the timetable "just kept moving up," McMillan said. "We talked about if we could get the series to a sixth game, possibly. Then up to possibly (Game 5)."

After a light 2-on-2 workout with teammates on Friday, Roy was convinced he was healthy enough to play, "but Coach (McMillan) really didn't want me to play," Roy said. "He was thinking long-term."

After a series of text messages between coach and player Friday night, McMillan consulted owner Paul Allen and general manager Kevin Pritchard. After assurances from team doctor Don Roberts ? who performed the surgery ? that Roy wasn't risking further injury by playing, McMillan gave him the green light.

When Roy entered Saturday's game with 4:06 left and Portland ahead 18-17, the ensuing thunderous roar was deafening in the Garden.

"I got chills when he got up and the crowd saw he was going to the scorer's table," McMillan said. "I know our players fed off of that, the emotions and the energy in the building and having him back."

Aldridge noticed something else.

"As soon as he checked into the game, I got my first shot with nobody guarding me," the 6-11 forward said. "It was like, 'thank God he's back.' "

Aldridge missed that shot, but made 11 of 19 attempts ? along with 9-of-12 from the foul line ? on a variety of shots from 18 feet on in.

"It wasn't so much the post-up play as it was the face-up jump shots he made," Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry said. "With us trapping the screen-and-roll, he created separation and was able to catch and shoot. And on his postups, we fouled him. We can't have him shooting 12 free throws.

"He's not that type of post-up player. We have to do a better job defending him, and making him catch the ball a little bit out of his comfort zone."

Roy scored 10 points in 27 minutes on only 4-for-10 shooting. But he scored when it counted, knocking down a pair of big jump shots down the stretch to seal the win.

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 26 points, but the performance of the other Sun stars were sub-par. Jason Richardson ? who burned Portland for 71 points as Phoenix routed the Blazers in Games 2 and 3 ? scored 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting. Steve Nash had 15 points and eight assists but also an uncharacteristic six turnovers. Grant Hill grabbed 12 rebounds but scored only nine points while making 3 of 10 shots.

Portland won the rebound battle 45-39, grabbing 12 off the offensive glass.

"That was the difference in the game," Gentry said.

The Blazers also beat the Suns at their own game, winning the fast-break points battle 16-4, along with second-chance points by a 17-5 margin.

"We finally got to playing basketball, scrapping," McMillan said. "We matched their intensity and challenged them. We were the aggressors.

"That's a really good team, and Nash is unbelievable as far as taking advantage of situations on the offensive end. They made plays, but we played with a lot of confidence. We didn't look tight. The execution and the defense were good. It was a 48-minute game for us."

Roy's return conjured memories of some iconic moments in NBA history, such as Willis Reed's Game 7 for the New York Knicks in the 1970 NBA Finals. On a local level, what came to mind was Kevin Duckworth's Game 7 for the Blazers in their 1990 Western Conference finals matchup with San Antonio.

Every two decades or so, it seems, something like that happens. It happened Saturday, and the Blazers took full advantage.

"You could see our guys were upbeat and like, 'Let's go, we have our main guy back,' " McMillan said. "Our guys were calm. We played the game we needed to play to win."

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

• Suns: --
• Trail Blazers: Batum

• Lead Changes: 13
• Times Tied: 11

• Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
• Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #54 Derrick Collins, #10 Ron Garretson
• Attendance: 20151
• Duration: 2:36

Phoenix Suns (54-29)		Portland Trail Blazers (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Camby vs Stoudemire (Nash gains possession)
Hill Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)	11:52 [PHX 2-0]
	11:34 [POR 2-2]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Richardson Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:15 [PHX 4-2]
	11:00 [POR 4-4]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bayless (1 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:47	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:42	Miller Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:41
Nash Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	10:35
	10:25	Bayless Running Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:25
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	10:13 [PHX 6-4]
	09:52 [POR 7-6]	Batum 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)
Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:44	Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:33	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:32
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	09:22 [PHX 9-7]
	09:01	Camby Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:00
Collins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	08:49 [PHX 11-7]
	08:27	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:27	Team Rebound
Stoudemire Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:27
	08:14	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:12
	08:05	Bayless Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Richardson Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	08:02 [PHX 13-7]
	07:44	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:34
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:32
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:29
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:28
Stoudemire Tip Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:27	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:06	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	07:03	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:59 [POR 9-13]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Camby (1 AST)
Stoudemire Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)	06:44 [PHX 15-9]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:30
Collins Substitution replaced by Frye	06:30
	06:30	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:30	Team Rebound
	06:30 [POR 10-15]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:18	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:03	Batum Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:02
Frye Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)	05:50 [PHX 17-10]
	05:29 [POR 13-17]	Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Camby (2 AST)
Nash Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO)	05:08
	05:04 [POR 15-17]	Batum Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	04:39
	04:38	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:32 [POR 18-17]	Batum 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bayless (2 AST)
Stoudemire Hook Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:16	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Nash Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:06
	04:06	Batum Substitution replaced by Roy
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	04:06
	03:57	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:55
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	03:43
	03:42	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:25	Bayless Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:25
	03:16	Camby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:16	Bayless Substitution replaced by Webster
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:16 [PHX 18-18]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:16 [PHX 19-18]
	03:03 [POR 20-19]	Roy Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Camby (3 AST)
Nash Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:50 [PHX 21-20]
	02:33 [POR 22-21]	Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Camby (4 AST)
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
	02:14	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Stoudemire Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:05
Team Timeout : Regular	02:05
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Amundson	02:05
	02:05	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Fernandez
	01:57 [POR 24-21]	Camby Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Nash Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:39 [PHX 23-24]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	01:38
	01:24	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:22
	01:14	Webster Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	01:14	Miller Substitution replaced by Bayless
Nash 3pt Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.8	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:49.9 [POR 26-23]	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:40.9 [PHX 25-26]
	00:23.9	Webster Jump Shot: Missed
Amundson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:21.9
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:00.1 [PHX 27-26]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 1st Quarter
Phoenix Suns (54-29)		Portland Trail Blazers (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46 [POR 28-27]	Bayless Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	11:31	Bayless Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)	11:20 [PHX 30-28]
	11:04	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:02
Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:48 [PHX 32-28]
	10:33 [POR 30-32]	Howard Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)
	10:20	Howard Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	10:20	Roy Substitution replaced by Miller
	10:20	Bayless Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Amundson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:20
Team Rebound	10:20
Amundson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:20 [PHX 33-30]
	10:05	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	10:03	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:53	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:52	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:50 [POR 32-33]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Barbosa Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:28
Barbosa Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:28
	09:14 [POR 35-33]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Dudley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:02
	08:46	Aldridge Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:46
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	08:32
	08:31	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Amundson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:22
	08:22 [POR 36-33]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	08:22 [POR 37-33]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Frye (1 AST)	08:06 [PHX 36-37]
	07:41 [POR 39-36]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:26	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:20	Fernandez Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:19
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:10 [PHX 39-39]
	06:41	Webster Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)
Dragic Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Amundson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:32
Dudley Substitution replaced by Hill	06:32
Amundson Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	06:32
	06:32	Webster Substitution replaced by Batum
	06:32 [POR 40-39]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:32	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:31
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:17	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:58	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:56	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:54 [POR 42-39]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)
Stoudemire Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hill (3 AST)	05:37 [PHX 41-42]
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Dragic Substitution replaced by Nash	05:30
	05:30	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Roy
Frye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:21
	05:21 [POR 43-41]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	05:21	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:19	Team Rebound
Frye Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:19
Frye Substitution replaced by Collins	05:19
	05:05 [POR 45-41]	Miller Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	04:55
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Richardson	04:55
	04:39	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:37
	04:34	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:34 [PHX 42-45]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:34 [PHX 43-45]
	04:11 [POR 47-43]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (3 AST)
	04:06	Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Collins Layup Shot: Missed	04:01
	04:01	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Collins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:51
	03:51 [POR 48-43]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:51	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:50
Richardson Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:35
	03:34	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:24	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:21
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:15
	03:14	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Richardson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:59
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
	02:59 [POR 49-43]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:59	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:58
Hill Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:35 [PHX 45-49]
	02:11	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	02:10	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	02:09 [POR 51-45]	Aldridge Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed	01:54
Team Rebound	01:54
Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:46 [PHX 47-51]
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:38
	01:38	Howard Substitution replaced by Camby
	01:38 [POR 52-47]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Richardson Substitution replaced by Barbosa	01:38
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Amundson	01:38
	01:38	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:37
	01:35	Batum Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:35 [PHX 48-52]
Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:35
	01:34	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	01:15	Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)
Amundson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	00:55.9
	00:35.9	Batum Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:34.9
Hill Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:24.9 [PHX 50-52]
	00:01.9	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.9	Camby Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:00.9	Camby Tip Shot: Missed
	00:00.3	Camby Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:00.3 [POR 54-50]	Camby Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (54-29)		Portland Trail Blazers (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Batum Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (2 BLK)
Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:42
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)	11:26 [PHX 53-54]
	11:05	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	11:04
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)	10:45 [PHX 56-54]
Stoudemire Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	10:27
	10:27 [POR 55-56]	Bayless Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
	10:21	Bayless Running Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:20
Collins Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)	10:09 [PHX 58-55]
	09:56	Aldridge Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:56	Aldridge Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:36	Camby Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:32	Bayless Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (3 BLK)
	09:31	Bayless Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:31 [POR 57-58]	Bayless Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Richardson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:31
	09:31 [POR 58-58]	Bayless Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Nash Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:06	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Hill Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:06
	08:51 [POR 60-58]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Bayless (3 AST)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	08:36
Collins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:33
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	08:23
	08:21	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:12 [POR 62-58]	Aldridge Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Stoudemire Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hill (4 AST)	07:50 [PHX 60-62]
	07:27	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	07:27
	07:21	Batum Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:12	Camby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	07:12 [PHX 61-62]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	07:12 [PHX 62-62]
	06:52	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:51
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	06:32
	06:31	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:21 [POR 64-62]	Camby Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bayless (4 AST)
Richardson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:04 [PHX 64-64]
	05:43 [POR 66-64]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bayless (5 AST)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	05:30
	05:28	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:21 [POR 68-64]	Camby Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
Collins Jump Shot: Missed	05:00
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:59
Stoudemire Tip Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Camby Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	04:52 [POR 70-64]	Bayless Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:43
Collins Substitution replaced by Dudley	04:43
Hill Substitution replaced by Frye	04:43
	04:29	Camby Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:29 [PHX 65-70]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:29
	04:28	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:06 [POR 72-65]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Camby (5 AST)
	03:55	Aldridge Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Richardson Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:46	Camby Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	03:39	Miller Running Jump Shot: Missed
	03:37	Bayless Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:25	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	03:22	Bayless Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (3 PF)
	03:22	Batum Substitution replaced by Roy
Richardson Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 Missed	03:22
Team Rebound	03:22
Richardson Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	03:22 [PHX 66-72]
Frye Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)	03:09 [PHX 68-72]
	03:09	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	02:39	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:38
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	02:26
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:25
Richardson Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:24 [PHX 70-72]
	02:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:24	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Webster
	02:08	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:07
Stoudemire Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	01:49 [PHX 72-72]
	01:26	Miller Driving Hook Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:26
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:07	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Dudley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:01
	01:01	Camby Substitution replaced by Howard
	01:01 [POR 73-72]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Richardson Substitution replaced by Barbosa	01:01
	01:01 [POR 74-72]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Barbosa Step Back Jump shot: Missed	00:40.8
Team Rebound	00:39.6
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:25.9	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:00.9	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.4	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	00:00.2	Howard Jump Shot: Missed Block: Frye (1 BLK)
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (54-29)		Portland Trail Blazers (51-32)
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Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Webster (1 BLK)	11:41
	11:39	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:16	Webster Jump Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:15
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Dudley Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:50
	10:50	Webster Substitution replaced by Batum
	10:50	Bayless Substitution replaced by Miller
	10:38	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:37
Stoudemire Driving Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS)	10:17 [PHX 74-74]
Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:09
	10:09 [POR 75-74]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	10:09 [POR 76-74]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	09:56	Howard Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	09:56 [PHX 75-76]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	09:56 [PHX 76-76]
	09:37	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:36
	09:24	Aldridge Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Stoudemire Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	09:12
Dudley Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:01
Dragic Substitution replaced by Nash	09:01
	08:48	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
	08:45	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	08:34	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	08:33
Barbosa Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:27
Barbosa Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:27
	08:27	Timeout : Official
	08:08	Roy Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	08:07	Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
Dudley Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:51
Dudley Substitution replaced by Hill	07:51
	07:39	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:37 [POR 78-76]	Howard Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)
Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)	07:10 [PHX 78-78]
	06:42 [POR 80-78]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)
	06:26	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Richardson	06:26
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	06:26 [PHX 79-80]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:26
	06:26	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	06:02	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:02
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	05:47
	05:46	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:32
	05:32 [POR 81-79]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	05:32	Howard Substitution replaced by Camby
	05:32 [POR 82-79]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	05:16
	04:57 [POR 85-79]	Roy 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Batum (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:49
Stoudemire Slam Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)	04:37 [PHX 81-85]
	04:16 [POR 87-81]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Miller (8 AST)
Nash Driving Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:57 [PHX 83-87]
	03:35 [POR 89-83]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Miller (9 AST)
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Camby (1 BLK)	03:09
Team Rebound	03:09
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	03:08
Team Rebound	03:08
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	03:08
	02:53	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	02:52
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	02:31
	02:10 [POR 91-83]	Roy Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)
	01:59	Batum Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:47 [PHX 85-91]
	01:25	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:24
Jump Ball Roy vs Stoudemire (Nash gains possession)	01:14
Nash Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO)	01:07
Frye Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (3 PF)	01:05
	01:05 [POR 92-85]	Batum Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:05 [POR 93-85]	Batum Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
	01:05	Batum Technical
Nash Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)	01:05 [PHX 86-93]
	01:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:47.7	Miller Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	00:47.7	Miller Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:47.7
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	00:41.9
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:40.9
Stoudemire Tip Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:38.8	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Hill Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:38.7
	00:38.7 [POR 94-86]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:38.7	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)	00:38.5
Team Timeout : Short	00:38.3
Nash 3pt Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Team Rebound	00:34.2
	00:34.2	Camby Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:34.2 [PHX 87-94]
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Dudley	00:34.2
Frye Substitution replaced by Barbosa	00:34.2
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:34.2
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	00:33.7
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.8
Team Rebound	00:28.8
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	00:28.8
Dudley Substitution replaced by Frye	00:28.8
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:24.0	Team Rebound
Frye Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	00:24.0
	00:24.0 [POR 95-87]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
	00:24.0	Camby Substitution replaced by Webster
	00:24.0 [POR 96-87]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	00:13.8
	00:12.9	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
End of 4th Quarter

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