GAME THREAD: NBA: PHOENIX (2-1) at CHARLOTTE (2-0)

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 109
CHARLOTTE 79 2:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 113
CHARLOTTE 81 0:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 115
CHARLOTTE 83 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHOENIX 29 30 29 27 115
CHARLOTTE 21 16 24 22 83 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHO - SHAWN MARION 16, RAJA BELL 16, LEANDRO
BARBOSA 16
CHA - JARED DUDLEY 16, GERALD WALLACE 12,
RAYMOND FELTON 12</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PHOENIX 115
CHARLOTTE 83 FINAL</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Apparently, no AmareStoudemire in the lineup is no problem for the Phoenix Suns.

Leandro Barbosa, Shawn Marion and Raja Bell each scored 16points to lead eight players in double figures as the Sunscruised to an easy 115-83 win over the Charlotte BobcatsTuesday.


Phoenix was without Stoudemire for a second consecutive game buthas won both contests easily after defeating the ClevelandCavaliers, 103-92, on Sunday. He has a swollen right knee andis expected to play at the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.

After playing the first half of Sunday's game without theirAll-Star forward-center and scoring just 38 points, the Sunshave scored no fewer than 56 points in any of the next threehalfs.


Phoenix used a balanced scoring attack - including 10 points inthe second quarter alone from Barbosa - to break open the gamein the second quarter, steadily building on a 29-21first-quarter advantage en route to a 22-point lead at halftime.

Boris Diaw added five points and Marion grabbed five of his 11rebounds during the second quarter when the Suns outscored theBobcats, 30-16.


Phoenix opened the third with the first seven points andcontinued to cruise along. Diaw's jumper with 5:49 to play gavethe Suns a commanding 72-41 lead.


The advantage would eventually grow to as many as 34 afterMarion hit a jumper with 2:38 left in the third.


Charlotte struggled in the low post with starters Emeka Okaforand Primoz Brezec being held scoreless on 0-of-6 shooting.

To add to their problems, Bobcats guard Raymond Felton left thegame at 3:07 in the third quarter with an injury to his leftknee and did not return.


He will have an X-ray at the arena and then have a precautionaryMRI at Charlotte's Presbyterian Hospital before the teamdeparts for Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (115) AT CHARLOTTE (83)

PHOENIX

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G HILL F 24:21 3-8 5-6 3 4 7 1 2 1 3 11
S MARION F 29:00 7-11 0-0 2 9 11 1 5 2 1 16
B DIAW C 38:31 6-12 3-4 2 3 5 11 2 1 1 15
R BELL G 35:00 6-12 0-0 3 3 6 4 2 0 0 16
S NASH G 25:58 4-8 2-2 0 6 6 7 4 0 0 10
L BARBOSA 35:47 6-17 3-4 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 16
B SKINNER 8:02 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
M BANKS 16:04 6-8 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 14
S MARKS 16:18 5-7 3-5 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 13
D STRAWBERRY 6:50 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0
A TUCKER 4:09 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
A STOUDEMIRE DNP - KNEE INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 45-90 16-21 14 31 45 31 24 9 9 115
(.500) (.762) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 10 (9 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 28:02 4-12 4-5 2 2 4 1 3 1 5 12
E OKAFOR F 22:03 0-6 0-0 2 5 7 0 2 1 2 0
P BREZEC C 5:35 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
J RICHARDSON G 26:37 4-11 1-2 1 5 6 1 3 0 2 11
R FELTON G 26:00 4-11 3-4 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 12
J MCINNIS 26:18 5-8 0-0 1 1 2 4 3 0 2 11
W HERRMANN 18:09 1-4 0-0 3 3 6 1 2 0 2 2
M CARROLL 25:10 3-7 5-5 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 11
J DAVIDSON 18:16 3-10 0-0 5 2 7 0 1 0 1 6
D ANDERSON 12:25 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 2
J DUDLEY 19:35 5-8 6-12 6 5 11 1 1 1 2 16
R HOLLINS 11:50 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 30-82 19-28 23 28 51 11 27 5 22 83
(.366) (.679) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 24 (26 PTS)

PHOENIX 29 30 29 27 - 115
CHARLOTTE 21 16 24 22 - 83

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - B SKINNER, M BANKS. CHARLOTTE - J DAVIDSON 2,
G WALLACE, E OKAFOR, R HOLLINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 9-24 (.375), G HILL 0-2, S MARION 2-3, R BELL 4-
9, S NASH 0-1, L BARBOSA 1-6, M BANKS 2-3. CHARLOTTE 4-15 (.267), G WALLACE 0-
2, J RICHARDSON 2-4, R FELTON 1-2, J MCINNIS 1-2, M CARROLL 0-2, D ANDERSON 0-
2, J DUDLEY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, JOE DEROSA, JOHN GOBEL.
A - 12,408. T - 2:08.</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (115)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Hill 24:21 3-8 5-6 3-7 1 2 11
S Marion 29:00 7-11 0-0 2-11 1 5 16
B Diaw 38:31 6-12 3-4 2-5 11 2 15
R Bell 35:00 6-12 0-0 3-6 4 2 16
S Nash 25:58 4-8 2-2 0-6 7 4 10
L Barbosa 35:47 6-17 3-4 1-3 4 1 16
B Skinner 8:02 1-4 0-0 1-1 0 2 2
M Banks 16:04 6-8 0-0 0-1 2 1 14
S Marks 16:18 5-7 3-5 1-3 0 3 13
D Strawberry 6:50 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0
A Tucker 4:09 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
A Stoudemire DNP - KNEE INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 45-90 16-21 14-45 31 24 115
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.762. 3-Point Goals:
9-24, .375 (G Hill 0-2, S Marion 2-3, R Bell
4-9, S Nash 0-1, L Barbosa 1-6, M Banks 2-3).
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:2 (B Skinner,
M Banks). Turnovers:9 (G Hill 3, S Marks 2, S
Marion, M Banks, B Diaw, L Barbosa). Steals:
9 (L Barbosa 3, S Marion 2, D Strawberry 2, G
Hill, B Diaw).


CHARLOTTE (83)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 28:02 4-12 4-5 2-4 1 3 12
E Okafor 22:03 0-6 0-0 2-7 0 2 0
P Brezec 5:35 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
J Richardson 26:37 4-11 1-2 1-6 1 3 11
R Felton 26:00 4-11 3-4 0-0 3 3 12
J McInnis 26:18 5-8 0-0 1-2 4 3 11
W Herrmann 18:09 1-4 0-0 3-6 1 2 2
M Carroll 25:10 3-7 5-5 0-2 0 3 11
J Davidson 18:16 3-10 0-0 5-7 0 1 6
D Anderson 12:25 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 3 2
J Dudley 19:35 5-8 6-12 6-11 1 1 16
R Hollins 11:50 0-2 0-0 2-3 0 3 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-82 19-28 23-51 11 27 83
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.366, FT-.679. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (G Wallace 0-2, J Richardson 2-4,
R Felton 1-2, J McInnis 1-2, M Carroll 0-2, D
Anderson 0-2, J Dudley 0-1). Team Rebounds:
9. Blocked Shots:5 (J Davidson 2, G Wallace,
E Okafor, R Hollins). Turnovers:22 (G Wallace
5, J McInnis 2, J Richardson 2, D Anderson 2,
R Felton 2, J Dudley 2, W Herrmann 2, E
Okafor 2, P Brezec, J Davidson, M Carroll).
Steals: 5 (D Anderson, G Wallace, M Carroll,
E Okafor, J Dudley).

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PHOENIX 29 30 29 27 - 115
CHARLOTTE 21 16 24 22 - 83
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,408. T: 2:08.
Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Joe Derosa,
John Gobel.</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Apparently, no AmareStoudemire in the lineup is no problem for the Phoenix Suns.

Leandro Barbosa, Shawn Marion and Raja Bell each scored 16points to lead eight players in double figures as the Sunscruised to an easy 115-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats onTuesday.


Phoenix was without Stoudemire for a second consecutive game buthas won both contests easily after defeating the ClevelandCavaliers, 103-92, on Sunday. He has a swollen right knee andis expected to play at the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.

"He was close to going today but (we) just wanted one more dayto make sure," Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni said.


After playing the first half of Sunday's game without theirAll-Star forward-center and scoring just 38 points, the Sunshave scored no fewer than 56 points in its last three halves.

"Today, we played the way we like to play," Barbosa said."Especially up and down the court. We pushed the ball and Steve(Nash) did a great job with the offense."


Phoenix used a balanced scoring attack - including 10 points inthe second quarter alone from Barbosa - to break open the gamein the second quarter, steadily building on a 29-21first-quarter advantage en route to a 22-point lead at halftime.

"Tonight was more of what the Phoenix Suns' style is," Phoenixforward Boris Diaw said. "We're finding our rhythm. We'vealways been a good team on the road and we were able to focustonight."


Diaw added five points and Marion grabbed five of his 11rebounds during the second quarter when the Suns outscored theBobcats, 30-16.


"We played hard on defense and that really keyed us tonight,"Marion said. "We were getting stops and rebounding and usedthat to our advantage. That really helped us get started onoffense."


Phoenix opened the third with the first seven points andcontinued to cruise along. Diaw's jumper with 5:49 to play gavethe Suns a commanding 72-41 lead.


The advantage grew to as many as 34 after Marion hit a jumperwith 2:38 left in the third.


The Bobcats did not help themselves on the offensive end,committing 24 turnovers that led to 26 points for the Suns.Charlotte struggled in the low post with starters Emeka Okaforand Primoz Brezec being held scoreless on a combined 0-of-6shooting.


To add to their problems, Bobcats guard Raymond Felton left thegame at 3:07 in the third quarter with an injury to his leftknee and did not return.


X-rays taken at the arena and An MRI taken after the game atPresbyterian Hospital were negative. He will be a game-timedecision for Wednesday's game at the Philadelphia 76ers.

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (115) AT CHARLOTTE (83)

PHOENIX

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G HILL F 24:21 3-8 5-6 3 4 7 1 2 1 3 11
S MARION F 29:00 7-11 0-0 2 9 11 1 5 2 1 16
B DIAW C 38:31 6-12 3-4 2 3 5 11 3 1 1 15
R BELL G 35:00 6-12 0-0 3 3 6 4 2 0 0 16
S NASH G 25:58 4-8 2-2 0 6 6 7 4 0 0 10
L BARBOSA 35:47 6-17 3-4 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 16
B SKINNER 8:02 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
M BANKS 16:04 6-8 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 14
S MARKS 16:18 5-7 3-5 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 13
D STRAWBERRY 6:50 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0
A TUCKER 4:09 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
A STOUDEMIRE DNP - KNEE INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 45-90 16-21 14 31 45 31 25 9 9 115
(.500) (.762) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 10 (9 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 28:02 4-12 4-5 2 2 4 1 3 1 5 12
E OKAFOR F 22:03 0-6 0-0 2 5 7 0 2 1 2 0
P BREZEC C 5:35 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
J RICHARDSON G 26:37 4-11 1-2 1 5 6 1 3 0 2 11
R FELTON G 26:00 4-11 3-4 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 12
J MCINNIS 26:18 5-8 0-0 1 1 2 4 3 0 2 11
W HERRMANN 18:09 1-4 0-0 3 3 6 1 2 0 2 2
M CARROLL 25:10 3-7 5-5 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 11
J DAVIDSON 18:16 3-10 0-0 5 2 7 0 1 0 1 6
D ANDERSON 12:25 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 2
J DUDLEY 19:35 5-8 6-12 6 5 11 1 1 1 2 16
R HOLLINS 11:50 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 30-82 19-28 23 28 51 11 27 5 22 83
(.366) (.679) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 24 (26 PTS)

PHOENIX 29 30 29 27 - 115
CHARLOTTE 21 16 24 22 - 83

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - B SKINNER, M BANKS. CHARLOTTE - J DAVIDSON 2,
G WALLACE, E OKAFOR, R HOLLINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 9-24 (.375), G HILL 0-2, S MARION 2-3, R BELL 4-
9, S NASH 0-1, L BARBOSA 1-6, M BANKS 2-3. CHARLOTTE 4-15 (.267), G WALLACE 0-
2, J RICHARDSON 2-4, R FELTON 1-2, J MCINNIS 1-2, M CARROLL 0-2, D ANDERSON 0-
2, J DUDLEY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, JOE DEROSA, JOHN GOBEL.
A - 12,408. T - 2:08.</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (115)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Hill 24:21 3-8 5-6 3-7 1 2 11
S Marion 29:00 7-11 0-0 2-11 1 5 16
B Diaw 38:31 6-12 3-4 2-5 11 3 15
R Bell 35:00 6-12 0-0 3-6 4 2 16
S Nash 25:58 4-8 2-2 0-6 7 4 10
L Barbosa 35:47 6-17 3-4 1-3 4 1 16
B Skinner 8:02 1-4 0-0 1-1 0 2 2
M Banks 16:04 6-8 0-0 0-1 2 1 14
S Marks 16:18 5-7 3-5 1-3 0 3 13
D Strawberry 6:50 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0
A Tucker 4:09 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
A Stoudemire DNP - KNEE INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 45-90 16-21 14-45 31 25 115
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.762. 3-Point Goals:
9-24, .375 (G Hill 0-2, S Marion 2-3, R Bell
4-9, S Nash 0-1, L Barbosa 1-6, M Banks 2-3).
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:2 (B Skinner,
M Banks). Turnovers:9 (G Hill 3, S Marks 2, S
Marion, M Banks, B Diaw, L Barbosa). Steals:
9 (L Barbosa 3, S Marion 2, D Strawberry 2, G
Hill, B Diaw).


CHARLOTTE (83)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 28:02 4-12 4-5 2-4 1 3 12
E Okafor 22:03 0-6 0-0 2-7 0 2 0
P Brezec 5:35 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
J Richardson 26:37 4-11 1-2 1-6 1 3 11
R Felton 26:00 4-11 3-4 0-0 3 3 12
J McInnis 26:18 5-8 0-0 1-2 4 3 11
W Herrmann 18:09 1-4 0-0 3-6 1 2 2
M Carroll 25:10 3-7 5-5 0-2 0 3 11
J Davidson 18:16 3-10 0-0 5-7 0 1 6
D Anderson 12:25 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 3 2
J Dudley 19:35 5-8 6-12 6-11 1 1 16
R Hollins 11:50 0-2 0-0 2-3 0 3 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-82 19-28 23-51 11 27 83
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.366, FT-.679. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (G Wallace 0-2, J Richardson 2-4,
R Felton 1-2, J McInnis 1-2, M Carroll 0-2, D
Anderson 0-2, J Dudley 0-1). Team Rebounds:
9. Blocked Shots:5 (J Davidson 2, G Wallace,
E Okafor, R Hollins). Turnovers:22 (G Wallace
5, J McInnis 2, J Richardson 2, D Anderson 2,
R Felton 2, J Dudley 2, W Herrmann 2, E
Okafor 2, P Brezec, J Davidson, M Carroll).
Steals: 5 (D Anderson, G Wallace, M Carroll,
E Okafor, J Dudley).

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PHOENIX 29 30 29 27 - 115
CHARLOTTE 21 16 24 22 - 83
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,408. T: 2:08.
Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Joe Derosa,
John Gobel.</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX AT CHARLOTTE
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO CORRECT FOULS ON BELL AND DIAW.</div>