Suns-Warriors Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Mar 22 2010 2:43AM

The Phoenix Suns don't get limited to fewer than 100 points very often. They have an outstanding chance at an emphatic bounce-back game.

Scoring shouldn't be scarce as the Suns visit the Golden State Warriors on Monday night in a matchup of teams that have used similar philosophies to much different degrees of success.

One of Phoenix's worst offensive games of the season wasn't enough to keep it from earning a 93-87 win over Portland on Sunday night. The Suns (44-26) shot 38.8 percent - their third-lowest mark of the season - and were held under 96 points for the fifth time.

Just five days earlier, Phoenix posted the highest point total by an NBA team this season, beating Minnesota 152-114.

The Suns are averaging a league-best 109.8 points and the Warriors (19-50) are second with 108.1. Meanwhile, Golden State has the league's worst scoring defense, allowing 112.2 points a contest, and Phoenix is 28th at 105.8.

Phoenix leads the season series 2-1, averaging 120.7 points to Golden State's 112.0. Each team has reached 100 points in their last 16 meetings, with the Suns averaging 119.0 and the Warriors posting 114.9.

None of those games went into overtime.

"It's never easy playing those guys on the second night of a back-to-back," Phoenix forward Amare Stoudemire said. "They are so young and they just fast break and are up-tempo the entire game."

Despite the similarities between the teams, Phoenix's talent and depth has made it one of the Western Conference's top contenders. Golden State, meanwhile, has the league's third-worst record.

The Suns, winners of four straight, are one game behind fourth-place Utah. They are 18 games above .500 for the first time this season.

Against the Trail Blazers, Stoudemire led Phoenix with 18 points - nearly five below his season average. The veteran big man has had surprisingly unproductive performances against the Warriors this season, averaging 12.0 points over the teams' last two matchups.

Stoudemire has a chance to take advantage of Golden State's lack of height. At 6-foot-9, Anthony Tolliver has been starting at center for the Warriors due to injuries to Ronny Turiaf (knee), Andris Biedrins (abdomen) and Vladimir Radmanovic (Achilles').

"There's not much you can do as a coach," coach Don Nelson said. "You can't match up. You've got to play with what you have, and go to your strength. You can't really make anybody pay the price of a matchup."

During a 123-107 loss to Memphis on Saturday night, the Warriors at one point had four guards on the floor along with 6-foot-8 Devean George at center. Golden State allowed 121 points or more for the fourth straight game, including a 147-116 loss at San Antonio on Friday night.

A bright spot for the Warriors on Saturday was the return of promising rookie point guard Stephen Curry, who missed two games with an ankle injury. He was held to nine points after averaging 32.0 over his previous two contests.

"I feel fine, but the injuries set us back a bit," Curry said. "As a team we are just having trouble putting an entire game together. ... With nine undersized guys, and really only one center on the floor, it is tough to match up with bigger teams."

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Another monster night from Amar'e; Suns drop Warriors

By Geoff Lepper, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday March 23, 2010 2:44AM

OAKLAND, Calif. (NBA.com exclusive) -- On the same day Golden State majority owner Chris Cohan officially hung up a "FOR SALE" sign outside Oracle Arena, the Warriors did their best to give potential buyers a reason to get excited about the franchise's prospects for the future.

In the end, the Warriors fell short, beaten 133-131 Monday night by a Phoenix team led by 37 points from Amar'e Stoudemire, 18 of them in the fourth quarter. But the energy shown by the Warriors' cavalcade of former NBA Development League players -- highlighted by rookie Reggie Williams' career-high 29 points -- and the enthusiasm it engendered in an announced crowd of 18,722 had to be heartening to any Warriors suitors.

"We could never get any separation from them," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "They're in games all the time, they just have a tough time closing them out because of size. That's what got us over the hump: We threw the ball in to Amar'e, and he got us baskets or got us shots or created foul situations.

"We're lucky to win the game."

The Suns (45-26), sitting fifth in the Western Conference standings, won their fifth straight game, swept a back-to-back, and put another game between themselves and sixth-place Oklahoma City (42-27) thanks to the combination of Stoudemire and Jason Richardson, who had 20 points at the half and finished with 34.

A tired Phoenix squad nearly let the Warriors steal away a victory by missing seven free throws in the final 44.2 seconds, including four by Grant Hill (an 84.7 percent shooter on the season) and two by Steve Nash (a league-leading 94.3 percent).

"I was like, 'Steve, missing free throws? This can't be happening to us,'" Richardson said.

Monta Ellis paced Golden State with 30 points, but shot 9-for-27 from the field and missed a potential tying 3-pointer at the 12.9-second mark, then tossed up an unanswered prayer from 40 feet at the buzzer.

Only the final score could put a damper on the evening for Williams, who matched Stoudemire with 18 points in the fourth quarter.

"They don't have bad games," Nelson said of his D-League contingent, which also includes second-year forward Anthony Tolliver, who posted 25 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals Monday. "They play every game like it's a playoff game."

Those have been few and far between during Cohan's reign, which has seen the Warriors miss the postseason in 15 of 16 seasons. But with the hiring of noted franchise-sale experts Galatioto Sports Partners, that era may be coming to an end before the 2010-11 season.

The team announced Monday that it has hired GSL to help Cohan dispose of the team, which he acquired in 1994 by forcing out majority owners Dan Finnane and Jim Fitzgerald.

Cohan's total outlay to buy the team, including an original minority stake purchased in 1991, was $130 million. Cohan is reportedly seeking a valuation of $400 million or more, which would make his current 80 percent stake worth $320 million.

Oracle Corp. billionaire Larry Ellison has long coveted the team, lamenting to reporters in January that he couldn't force "a hostile takeover of a basketball team." But his initial offer was well below what Cohan seeks. And bringing in GSP is widely perceived as an attempt to generate more suitors and thus force Ellison to increase his bid.

Warriors coach Don Nelson said he wasn't surprised at the move, since rumors and reports of a Cohan sale have swirled for the better part of a year.

"Where there's smoke, there's fire sometimes," Nelson said. "If that's what Chris wants to do, I wish him luck."

Nelson has history with ownership changes in Oakland; he was the Warriors' coach when Cohan took over from former. Within a matter of months, Cohan had cut Nelson loose and the pair would eventually wage a years-long fight over $1.5 million, which Nelson won. The pair buried the hatchet prior to Nelson's return in 2006.

Nevertheless, Nelson said he has no qualms regarding his job security in case of another sale.

"I'm going to fulfill my contract," said Nelson, who is due to make $6 million next season. "I'm 70 years old. My future's clear: I have one more year left, and then I'm going to retire."

• Suns: Griffin
• Warriors: Azubuike, Biedrins, Wright

• Suns: --
• Warriors: --

• Lead Changes: 24
• Times Tied: 21

• Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
• Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #47 Bennie Adams, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 18722
• Duration: 2:33

Phoenix Suns (46-26)		Golden State Warriors (19-52)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hunter vs Lopez (Hill gains possession)
Richardson Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	11:44 [PHX 2-0]
	11:26 [GSW 2-2]	Maggette Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (1 AST)
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed	11:06
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:04
Lopez Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:02
	10:45	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:44
Lopez Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	10:28 [PHX 4-2]
	10:19	Hunter Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Hunter Violation:Defensive Goaltending	10:13
Hill Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)	10:13 [PHX 6-2]
	09:59 [GSW 4-6]	Hunter Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (2 AST)
Lopez Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	09:46
	09:38 [GSW 6-6]	Hunter Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Curry (1 AST)
	09:21	Maggette Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Nash Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	09:09
	09:02 [GSW 9-6]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Maggette (1 AST)
Nash Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Curry (1 ST)	08:51
	08:46 [GSW 11-6]	Maggette Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Curry (2 AST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	08:38 [PHX 9-11]
	08:23	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:22
	08:15	Hunter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:15 [PHX 10-11]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:15 [PHX 11-11]
	08:02	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:01
	07:59	Tolliver Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	07:45	Hunter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:45
Team Rebound	07:45
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:45 [PHX 12-11]
	07:35 [GSW 13-12]	Hunter Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)
Stoudemire Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Curry (2 ST)	07:35
Stoudemire Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:21
	07:06	Curry Layup Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:05
	07:00	Maggette Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:00 [PHX 13-13]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:00 [PHX 14-13]
	06:52	Hill Violation:Kicked Ball
	06:43 [GSW 15-14]	Hunter Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Lopez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:43
	06:43 [GSW 16-14]	Hunter Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	06:33
	06:31	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:24	Curry Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:23
Lopez Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)	06:13 [PHX 16-16]
	06:01	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:00
Richardson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)	05:58 [PHX 18-16]
	05:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:36
	05:36 [GSW 17-18]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:36 [GSW 18-18]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Tolliver (1 ST)	05:23
Stoudemire Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:23
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Amundson	05:23
	05:23	Hunter Substitution replaced by George
Lopez Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:12
	05:12	Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:12	Team Rebound
Lopez Substitution replaced by Frye	05:12
	05:12 [GSW 19-18]	Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:50	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:42	Maggette Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	04:42	Maggette Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Frye Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:31
	04:30	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:22	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:20
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Frye (1 AST)	04:12 [PHX 21-19]
Frye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:57
	03:57 [GSW 20-21]	Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	03:57
	03:57 [GSW 21-21]	Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	03:45
	03:45	Maggette Substitution replaced by Williams
	03:38	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:38
Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:29 [PHX 23-21]
	03:14	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:12
Nash Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:05 [PHX 25-21]
	02:47 [GSW 23-25]	Tolliver Pullup Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: George (1 AST)
Nash Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:34 [PHX 27-23]
	02:17	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
	02:16	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:13	Curry Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:11
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:03
	02:02	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:53 [GSW 26-27]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Curry (3 AST)
Richardson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Curry (3 ST)	01:32
	01:28 [GSW 28-27]	Tolliver Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Curry (4 AST)
Frye Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:28
Team Timeout : Regular	01:28
	01:28	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:27
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Tolliver (2 ST)	01:10
	00:54.9	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:53.8
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)	00:46.5 [PHX 30-28]
	00:35.5 [GSW 30-30]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (3 AST)
Dudley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:35.5
	00:35.5 [GSW 31-30]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)	00:23.4 [PHX 33-31]
	00:02.9	Tolliver Layup Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:01.5
Nash 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Phoenix Suns (46-26)		Golden State Warriors (19-52)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45 [GSW 33-33]	Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	11:27
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:26
Dudley Layup Shot: Missed Block: George (1 BLK)	11:24
Amundson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:21
Amundson Layup Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:18	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:44	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:37	Morrow Jump Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:36
Dudley Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)	10:31 [PHX 35-33]
	10:19 [GSW 35-35]	Tolliver Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Curry (5 AST)
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)	10:06 [PHX 38-35]
	09:59 [GSW 37-38]	Curry Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:45	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:35 [GSW 39-38]	Curry Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	09:13 [PHX 41-39]
	08:56 [GSW 42-41]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (4 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:36	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:28	Curry Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:26
Dudley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Morrow (1 BLK)	08:21
	08:19	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Frye Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:13
	08:13	Timeout : Official
Richardson Substitution replaced by Barbosa	08:13
Frye Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	08:13
	08:13	Curry Substitution replaced by Ellis
	08:13 [GSW 43-41]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	08:13 [GSW 44-41]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Amundson Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	07:54
	07:41 [GSW 46-41]	Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
	07:24	Morrow Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Amundson Substitution replaced by Hill	07:24
Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:24 [PHX 42-46]
Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:24 [PHX 43-46]
	07:11 [GSW 48-43]	Tolliver Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Barbosa Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:48 [PHX 45-48]
	06:31	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
	06:28	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:24	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:23
Barbosa Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Morrow (1 ST)	06:13
Dragic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:09
	06:09 [GSW 49-45]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:09 [GSW 50-45]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	05:54	Tolliver Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)	05:47 [PHX 47-50]
	05:31	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:29	Tolliver Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:25	George 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:24
Dudley Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dragic (4 AST)	05:17 [PHX 49-50]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	05:17
	05:00 [GSW 52-49]	Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)
Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Tolliver (3 ST)	04:51
	04:43 [GSW 54-49]	Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:43
Dragic Substitution replaced by Nash	04:43
Dudley Substitution replaced by Richardson	04:43
	04:43	Morrow Substitution replaced by Watson
	04:43 [GSW 55-49]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
	04:29	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Stoudemire Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:19 [PHX 51-55]
	04:03	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
	04:00	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:00	George Layup Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:59
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:53	Tolliver Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:46	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:45
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:39 [PHX 54-55]
	03:14 [GSW 57-54]	Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	03:12	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)	03:00 [PHX 56-57]
	02:51 [GSW 59-56]	Watson Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Barbosa Layup Shot: Missed	02:44
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:42
Stoudemire Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:40 [PHX 58-59]
	02:33	Watson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	02:33	Watson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
	02:33	George Substitution replaced by Curry
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed	02:17
	02:16	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:04	Curry Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:02
	01:57	Curry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	01:57 [PHX 59-59]
Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	01:57 [PHX 60-59]
	01:35 [GSW 61-60]	Ellis Step Back Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
	01:16	Watson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:16 [PHX 61-61]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:16 [PHX 62-61]
	01:04	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:02	Tolliver Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	00:59.9	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:56.9
Hill Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:49.6
Hill Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:49.6
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Amundson	00:49.6
	00:39.8	Tolliver Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)
	00:16.8	Ellis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	00:16.8	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Morrow
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	00:16.8
Richardson Free Throw 1 of 3 (18 PTS)	00:16.8 [PHX 63-61]
Amundson Substitution replaced by Dragic	00:16.8
Richardson Free Throw 2 of 3 (19 PTS)	00:16.8 [PHX 64-61]
Richardson Free Throw 3 of 3 (20 PTS)	00:16.8 [PHX 65-61]
Barbosa Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:00.8
	00:00.8 [GSW 62-65]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:00.8	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:00.2
End of 2nd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (46-26)		Golden State Warriors (19-52)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:51	Maggette Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	11:51	Maggette Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Nash Floating Jump shot: Missed	11:42
	11:41	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:30	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:29
Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	11:20 [PHX 67-62]
	11:01 [GSW 64-67]	Ellis Reverse Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	10:41 [PHX 69-64]
Lopez Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:29
	10:29 [GSW 65-69]	Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	10:29 [GSW 66-69]	Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hunter (1 BLK)	10:16
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:15
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	10:09 [PHX 71-66]
	10:01 [GSW 68-71]	Maggette Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:53 [PHX 73-68]
	09:39	Ellis Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:37
Nash Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:31	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:23	Maggette Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Richardson (1 ST)
Hill Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:19
Hill Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:19
	09:03 [GSW 70-73]	Curry Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)	08:51 [PHX 75-70]
	08:40 [GSW 72-75]	Hunter Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Curry (6 AST)
Lopez Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	08:25 [PHX 77-72]
	08:11 [GSW 75-77]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Maggette (2 AST)
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	08:01
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:59
Lopez Tip Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:58	Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:47	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:46
Nash Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	07:30
	07:29	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:06	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:05
Hill Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)	06:57
Richardson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:55
Team Timeout : Regular	06:55
	06:44 [GSW 77-77]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed	06:32
	06:31	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:21	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:17
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	06:12
Team Rebound	06:11
Hill Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:55 [PHX 79-77]
	05:39 [GSW 79-79]	Curry Floating Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)	05:31 [PHX 82-79]
Lopez Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:20
Lopez Substitution replaced by Frye	05:20
	05:20 [GSW 80-82]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	05:20	Hunter Substitution replaced by Williams
	05:20 [GSW 81-82]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	05:00	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:00 [PHX 83-81]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:00 [PHX 84-81]
	04:42	Ellis Floating Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:41
	04:28	Curry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	04:28 [PHX 85-81]
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	04:28
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:28 [PHX 86-81]
Frye Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:17
	04:17 [GSW 82-86]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	04:17 [GSW 83-86]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:57	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
	03:56	Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	03:56 [GSW 85-86]	Tolliver Putback Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS)
	03:41	Williams Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Nash Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)	03:41 [PHX 87-85]
Frye Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nash (9 AST)	03:33 [PHX 89-85]
	03:25 [GSW 87-89]	Maggette Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Curry (7 AST)
Nash Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	03:04 [GSW 90-89]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Nash (10 AST)	02:48 [PHX 91-90]
	02:29	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:28	Tolliver Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	02:27	Tolliver Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)
Dudley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Curry (4 ST)	02:26
	02:25	Curry Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	02:25	Team Timeout : Regular
Nash Substitution replaced by Dragic	02:25
	02:05	Curry Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Dragic (5 AST)	01:59 [PHX 94-90]
	01:41	Curry Substitution replaced by Watson
	01:34 [GSW 92-94]	Ellis Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (5 AST)
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	01:17
Team Rebound	01:16
Stoudemire Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	01:16
Dragic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:57.7
	00:57.7 [GSW 93-94]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:57.7	Maggette Substitution replaced by Morrow
	00:57.7 [GSW 94-94]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)	00:41.0 [PHX 97-94]
Dudley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:33.7
	00:33.7 [GSW 95-97]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:33.7	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:32.9
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (31 PTS)	00:08.2 [PHX 99-95]
	00:08.2	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	00:00.4 [GSW 98-99]	Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:39 [GSW 100-99]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed Block: Tolliver (1 BLK)	11:23
	11:21	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Dragic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:19
	11:19 [GSW 101-99]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	11:19	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:18
Dragic 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hill (3 AST)	11:00 [PHX 102-101]
Amundson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:45
	10:45	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:45	Team Rebound
	10:45 [GSW 102-102]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:27	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	10:21	Williams Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (2 TO)
Hill Layup Shot: Missed	10:13
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:12
Hill Tip Shot: Missed	10:12
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:11
Hill Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Ellis (2 ST)	10:09
	10:03	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:01
Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:53
	09:40	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:39
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Dragic (6 AST)	09:28 [PHX 105-102]
	09:08 [GSW 104-105]	Watson Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Amundson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Tolliver (2 BLK)	09:00
	08:58	Tolliver Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	08:55 [GSW 106-105]	Watson Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Dudley Jump Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:34	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Frye Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	08:29
	08:29	Timeout : Official
Amundson Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	08:29
Frye Substitution replaced by Richardson	08:29
	08:29 [GSW 107-105]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	08:29 [GSW 108-105]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:08
Hill Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:07
	08:05	Watson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:05
Team Rebound	08:05
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	08:05 [PHX 106-108]
	07:47	Ellis Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:45
Stoudemire Jump Hook Shot: Made (21 PTS)	07:32 [PHX 108-108]
	07:14	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:12
Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:06
	06:48 [GSW 110-108]	Tolliver Dunk Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:32	Tolliver Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	06:24 [GSW 112-108]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Ellis (5 AST)
Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Richardson (2 AST)	06:08 [PHX 110-112]
	05:55	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:52
Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ellis (3 ST)	05:47
	05:43 [GSW 114-110]	Ellis Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:21	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:17	Ellis Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:16
	05:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:16	Watson Substitution replaced by Curry
Dragic Substitution replaced by Nash	05:16
	05:09	Ellis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	05:09 [PHX 111-114]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	05:09 [PHX 112-114]
	04:55	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:53
	04:41	Tolliver Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nash Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:32 [PHX 114-114]
	04:17 [GSW 116-114]	Williams Step Back Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)
Stoudemire Running Hook Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Nash (11 AST)	04:02 [PHX 116-116]
	03:48 [GSW 119-116]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (34 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (2 AST)	03:29 [PHX 119-119]
	03:10 [GSW 122-119]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)
	03:00	Morrow Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	02:51
Hill Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	02:49
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	02:45
	02:43	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:39	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:37	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:35	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Richardson (2 ST)
Stoudemire Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Richardson (3 AST)	02:33 [PHX 121-122]
	02:33	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 1 (30 PTS)	02:33 [PHX 122-122]
	02:14	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	02:12
Stoudemire Driving Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Nash (12 AST)	01:56 [PHX 124-122]
	01:45	Curry Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:43
Stoudemire Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (34 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)	01:30 [PHX 126-122]
	01:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:26	Morrow Substitution replaced by Watson
	01:19	Williams Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (3 TO)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	01:00
	00:50.1	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	00:47.9
	00:44.2	Watson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:44.2
Team Rebound	00:44.2
Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:44.2 [PHX 127-122]
	00:37.7 [GSW 124-127]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Ellis (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:37.7
	00:33.7	Watson Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:33.7
Team Rebound	00:33.7
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:33.7
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:31.8
	00:31.8	Tolliver Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (35 PTS)	00:31.8 [PHX 128-124]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)	00:31.8 [PHX 129-124]
	00:31.8	Team Timeout : Short
Richardson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:26.9
	00:26.9	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 3 Missed
	00:26.9	Team Rebound
	00:26.9 [GSW 125-129]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 3 (24 PTS)
	00:26.9 [GSW 126-129]	Ellis Free Throw 3 of 3 (25 PTS)
	00:24.6	Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:24.6
Team Rebound	00:24.6
	00:24.6	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Morrow
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:24.6
	00:22.9	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:12.9	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:11.3
	00:11.3	Morrow Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:11.3 [PHX 130-126]
	00:11.3	Morrow Substitution replaced by Hunter
	00:11.3	Watson Substitution replaced by Tolliver
Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:11.3 [PHX 131-126]
	00:11.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:11.3	Hunter Substitution replaced by Morrow
	00:08.8 [GSW 129-131]	Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Curry (8 AST)
	00:08.8	Curry Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:08.8 [PHX 132-129]
	00:08.8	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Watson
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Dragic	00:08.8
Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:08.8
	00:07.6	Team Rebound
Dudley Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:04.3
	00:04.3 [GSW 130-132]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
Dudley Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	00:04.3
Dragic Substitution replaced by Lopez	00:04.3
	00:04.3 [GSW 131-132]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:04.3
Lopez Substitution replaced by Dudley	00:04.3
	00:03.5	Watson Foul : Personal (6 PF)
	00:03.5	Watson Substitution replaced by Tolliver
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:03.5
Team Rebound	00:03.5
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)	00:03.5 [PHX 133-131]
	00:00.4	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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