GAME THREAD: NBA: PHOENIX (8-2) at SACRAMENTO (4-6)

NBA: PHOENIX at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 89
SACRAMENTO 79 9:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 92
SACRAMENTO 88 6:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 94
SACRAMENTO 94 2:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 100
SACRAMENTO 98 0:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 100
SACRAMENTO 98 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHOENIX 27 28 31 14 100
SACRAMENTO 26 21 27 24 98 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHO - AMARE STOUDEMIRE 26, LEANDRO BARBOSA 22,
GRANT HILL 19
SAC - RON ARTEST 33, KEVIN MARTIN 15,
FRANCISCO GARCIA 14</div>

 

SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The Phoenix Suns may havenot been at full strength, but having Amare Stoudemire doeshelp.


Stoudemire scored six of his 26 points in the final minutes ofthe fourth quarter as the Suns held off a late charge by theSacramento Kings for a 100-98 victory on Tuesday night.

With the game tied at 94-94 in the fourth, Stoudemire made apair of free throws, nailed a turnaround jumper off the glassright before the shot-clock sounded and sank two more freethrows.


But John Salmons and Ron Artest scored on back-to-back layups asthe Kings pulled within 100-98 with 44 seconds remaining.

Stoudemire had a chance to create a four-point edge, but<div class="pre">misfired on a pair of free throws with 28 seconds to go.</div>However, the Kings failed to capitalize as Artest missed a14-footer 20 seconds later.


After Leandro Barbosa mishandled an easy pass from Steve Nash,the Kings had one last chance to either tie of take the lead.But the 6-11 Stoudemire blocked Salmons' 3-pointer to seal thewin.


Artest's 33 points and 12 rebounds led the charge forSacramento.


The Suns were without guard Raja Bell, who tweaked his rightankle in pregame warm-ups. His status remains uncertain.

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (100) AT SACRAMENTO (98)

PHOENIX

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

S NASH G 39:19 5-14 2-2 0 3 3 12 1 1 4 14
L BARBOSA G 40:37 9-20 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 22
S MARION F 39:24 1-5 0-2 1 12 13 1 4 2 1 2
G HILL F 36:19 7-13 5-5 2 1 3 0 5 2 1 19
A STOUDEMIRE C 31:11 9-14 8-12 3 10 13 0 3 1 2 26
B DIAW 24:44 4-11 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 0 2 8
E PIATKOWSKI 15:08 0-4 2-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2
B SKINNER 13:18 1-2 4-4 0 3 3 0 5 0 2 7

TOTALS 240:00 36-83 23-29 7 35 42 17 24 9 14 100
(.434) (.793) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

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

B UDRIH G 22:59 2-10 4-4 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 8
K MARTIN G 42:15 5-15 4-4 1 5 6 1 3 2 1 15
M MOORE F 23:49 2-3 1-2 2 4 6 1 6 0 2 5
R ARTEST F 41:29 12-23 6-9 3 9 12 2 1 2 6 33
B MILLER C 26:38 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 4 6 0 0 6
J SALMONS 32:35 3-7 3-4 1 7 8 2 2 1 3 9
F GARCIA 28:51 4-7 4-7 0 3 3 2 3 1 3 14
K THOMAS 8:34 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 4
S HAWES 7:05 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
Q DOUBY 5:45 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

TOTALS 240:00 35-79 22-30 7 36 43 17 24 7 17 98
(.443) (.733) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 19 (0 PTS)

PHOENIX 27 28 31 14 - 100
SACRAMENTO 26 21 27 24 - 98

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - A STOUDEMIRE 4, B SKINNER 3. SACRAMENTO -
S HAWES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 5-21 (.238), S NASH 2-5, L BARBOSA 2-8,
S MARION 0-2, G HILL 0-1, E PIATKOWSKI 0-4, B SKINNER 1-1. SACRAMENTO 6-
18 (.333), B UDRIH 0-1, K MARTIN 1-6, R ARTEST 3-5, J SALMONS 0-3,
F GARCIA 2-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PHOENIX - TEAM 2. SACRAMENTO - B MILLER, R ARTEST.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LEROY RICHARDSON, SEAN CORBIN, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 13,592. T - 2:08.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHOENIX (100)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Nash 39:19 5-14 2-2 0-3 12 1 14
L Barbosa 40:37 9-20 2-2 0-2 0 2 22
S Marion 39:24 1-5 0-2 1-13 1 4 2
G Hill 36:19 7-13 5-5 2-3 0 5 19
A Stoudemire 31:11 9-14 8-12 3-13 0 3 26
B Diaw 24:44 4-11 0-0 1-3 2 3 8
E Piatkowski 15:08 0-4 2-2 0-2 2 1 2
B Skinner 13:18 1-2 4-4 0-3 0 5 7

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-83 23-29 7-42 17 24 100
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.793. 3-Point Goals:
5-21, .238 (S Nash 2-5, L Barbosa 2-8, S
Marion 0-2, G Hill 0-1, E Piatkowski 0-4, B
Skinner 1-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked
Shots:7 (A Stoudemire 4, B Skinner 3).
Turnovers:14 (S Nash 4, B Skinner 2, B Diaw
2, A Stoudemire 2, L Barbosa 2, G Hill, S
Marion). Steals: 9 (L Barbosa 3, G Hill 2, S
Marion 2, S Nash, A Stoudemire).


SACRAMENTO (98)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 22:59 2-10 4-4 0-1 4 1 8
K Martin 42:15 5-15 4-4 1-6 1 3 15
M Moore 23:49 2-3 1-2 2-6 1 6 5
R Artest 41:29 12-23 6-9 3-12 2 1 33
B Miller 26:38 3-6 0-0 0-3 4 6 6
J Salmons 32:35 3-7 3-4 1-8 2 2 9
F Garcia 28:51 4-7 4-7 0-3 2 3 14
K Thomas 8:34 2-3 0-0 0-3 1 0 4
S Hawes 7:05 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
Q Douby 5:45 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 4

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-79 22-30 7-43 17 24 98
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.733. 3-Point Goals:
6-18, .333 (B Udrih 0-1, K Martin 1-6, R
Artest 3-5, J Salmons 0-3, F Garcia 2-3).
Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:1 (S Hawes).
Turnovers:17 (R Artest 6, J Salmons 3, F
Garcia 3, M Moore 2, K Thomas, K Martin, S
Hawes). Steals: 7 (R Artest 2, K Martin 2, J
Salmons, F Garcia, B Udrih).

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PHOENIX 27 28 31 14 - 100
SACRAMENTO 26 21 27 24 - 98
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Phoenix - 2 (Team, 4:20 2nd;
Team, 11:44 4th). Sacramento - 2 (B Miller,
7:25 3rd; R Artest, 8:20 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,592. T: 2:08.
Officials: Leroy Richardson, Sean Corbin, Tom
Washington.</div>

 

By Tom Galland
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The Phoenix Suns may have notbeen at full strength, but having Amare Stoudemire does help.

Stoudemire scored six of his 26 points in the final minutes ofthe fourth quarter as the Suns held off a late charge by theSacramento Kings for a 100-98 victory on Tuesday night.

Leandro Barbosa scored 22 points and Grant Hill added 19 andSteve Nash had 14 and 12 assists for the Suns, who extendedtheir winning streak to six games.


With the game tied at 94-94 in the fourth, Stoudemire made apair of free throws, nailed a turnaround jumper off the glassright before the shot clock sounded and sank two more freethrows.


But John Salmons and Ron Artest scored on back-to-back layups asthe Kings pulled within 100-98 with 44 seconds remaining.

"We should have put them away earlier," Stoudemire said. "Theywere doing a great job of switching. We were able to get itinside and I was able to hit my foul shots. That was thedifference in the game."


Stoudemire had a chance to create a four-point edge, butmisfired on a pair of free throws with 28 seconds to go.However, the Kings failed to capitalize as Artest missed a14-footer 20 seconds later.


After Barbosa mishandled an easy pass from Nash, the Kings hadone last chance to either tie or take the lead. But the 6-11Stoudemire blocked Salmons' 3-pointer to seal the win.

"It was a good play," Hill said. "Considering that they didn'thave a timeout they were able to execute something and at leastget a look, but Amare made a great play."


"(Sacramento) did a good job coming back from 19 (down)," Sunscoach Mike D'Antoni said. "We made some mental errors and andthey played really well. We started to get bogged down."

Artest's season-high 33 points and 12 rebounds led the chargefor Sacramento.


"Phoenix played good," Artest said. "They had us down but we hada chance to comeback. We have a chance to get it back(Wednesday)."


Brian Skinner scored the final five points of the first half,including an unlikely 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Suns a55-47 lead at intermission.


The Suns extended the lead to 19 before Sacramento closed outthe quarter on a 7-0 run to enter the fourth quarter trailing86-74.


The Suns were without guard Raja Bell, who tweaked his rightankle in pregame warm-ups. His status remains uncertain.

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PHOENIX 100
SACRAMENTO 98 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (100) AT SACRAMENTO (98)

PHOENIX

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

S NASH G 39:19 5-14 2-2 0 3 3 12 1 1 4 14
L BARBOSA G 40:37 9-20 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 22
S MARION F 39:24 1-5 0-2 1 12 13 1 4 2 1 2
G HILL F 36:19 7-13 5-5 2 1 3 0 5 2 1 19
A STOUDEMIRE C 31:11 9-14 8-12 3 10 13 0 3 1 2 26
B DIAW 24:44 4-11 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 0 2 8
E PIATKOWSKI 15:08 0-4 2-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2
B SKINNER 13:18 1-2 4-4 0 3 3 0 5 0 2 7
R BELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M BANKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D STRAWBERRY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S MARKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-83 23-29 7 35 42 17 24 9 14 100
(.434) (.793) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14 (24 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

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

B UDRIH G 22:59 2-10 4-4 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 8
K MARTIN G 42:15 5-15 4-4 1 5 6 1 3 2 1 15
M MOORE F 23:49 2-3 1-2 2 4 6 1 6 0 2 5
R ARTEST F 41:29 12-23 6-9 3 9 12 2 1 2 6 33
B MILLER C 26:38 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 4 6 0 0 6
J SALMONS 32:35 3-7 3-4 1 7 8 2 2 1 3 9
F GARCIA 28:51 4-7 4-7 0 3 3 2 3 1 3 14
K THOMAS 8:34 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 4
S HAWES 7:05 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
Q DOUBY 5:45 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
S ABDUR-RAHIM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D WATKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-79 22-30 7 36 43 17 24 7 17 98
(.443) (.733) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 19 (20 PTS)

PHOENIX 27 28 31 14 - 100
SACRAMENTO 26 21 27 24 - 98

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - A STOUDEMIRE 4, B SKINNER 3. SACRAMENTO -
S HAWES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 5-21 (.238), S NASH 2-5, L BARBOSA 2-8,
S MARION 0-2, G HILL 0-1, E PIATKOWSKI 0-4, B SKINNER 1-1. SACRAMENTO 6-
18 (.333), B UDRIH 0-1, K MARTIN 1-6, R ARTEST 3-5, J SALMONS 0-3,
F GARCIA 2-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PHOENIX - DEFENSIVE THREE 2. SACRAMENTO - B MILLER, R
ARTEST.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LEROY RICHARDSON, SEAN CORBIN, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 13,592. T - 2:23.</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (100)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Nash 39:19 5-14 2-2 0-3 12 1 14
L Barbosa 40:37 9-20 2-2 0-2 0 2 22
S Marion 39:24 1-5 0-2 1-13 1 4 2
G Hill 36:19 7-13 5-5 2-3 0 5 19
A Stoudemire 31:11 9-14 8-12 3-13 0 3 26
B Diaw 24:44 4-11 0-0 1-3 2 3 8
E Piatkowski 15:08 0-4 2-2 0-2 2 1 2
B Skinner 13:18 1-2 4-4 0-3 0 5 7
R Bell DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Banks DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Strawberry DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S Marks DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-83 23-29 7-42 17 24 100
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.793. 3-Point Goals:
5-21, .238 (S Nash 2-5, L Barbosa 2-8, S
Marion 0-2, G Hill 0-1, E Piatkowski 0-4, B
Skinner 1-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked
Shots:7 (A Stoudemire 4, B Skinner 3).
Turnovers:14 (S Nash 4, B Skinner 2, B Diaw
2, A Stoudemire 2, L Barbosa 2, G Hill, S
Marion). Steals: 9 (L Barbosa 3, G Hill 2, S
Marion 2, S Nash, A Stoudemire).


SACRAMENTO (98)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 22:59 2-10 4-4 0-1 4 1 8
K Martin 42:15 5-15 4-4 1-6 1 3 15
M Moore 23:49 2-3 1-2 2-6 1 6 5
R Artest 41:29 12-23 6-9 3-12 2 1 33
B Miller 26:38 3-6 0-0 0-3 4 6 6
J Salmons 32:35 3-7 3-4 1-8 2 2 9
F Garcia 28:51 4-7 4-7 0-3 2 3 14
K Thomas 8:34 2-3 0-0 0-3 1 0 4
S Hawes 7:05 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
Q Douby 5:45 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
S Abdur-Rahim DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Watkins DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-79 22-30 7-43 17 24 98
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.733. 3-Point Goals:
6-18, .333 (B Udrih 0-1, K Martin 1-6, R
Artest 3-5, J Salmons 0-3, F Garcia 2-3).
Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:1 (S Hawes).
Turnovers:17 (R Artest 6, J Salmons 3, F
Garcia 3, M Moore 2, K Thomas, K Martin, S
Hawes). Steals: 7 (R Artest 2, K Martin 2, J
Salmons, F Garcia, B Udrih).

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PHOENIX 27 28 31 14 - 100
SACRAMENTO 26 21 27 24 - 98
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Phoenix - 2 (Defensive
Three, 4:20 2nd; Defensive Three, 11:44 4th).
Sacramento - 2 (B Miller, 7:25 3rd; R Artest,
8:20 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,592. T: 2:23.
Officials: Leroy Richardson, Sean Corbin, Tom
Washington.</div>