NBA: PHOENIX at INDIANA <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- PHOENIX 38 31 27 25 121 INDIANA 29 35 26 27 117 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: PHO - AMARE STOUDEMIRE 42, STEVE NASH 18, RAJA BELL 17 IND - JERMAINE O'NEAL 30, MIKE DUNLEAVY 22, JAMAAL TINSLEY 19</div>
NBA: PHOENIX at INDIANA <div class="pre">PHOENIX (121) AT INDIANA (117) PHOENIX REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === S NASH G 39:12 6-9 5-7 1 5 6 17 1 1 3 18 R BELL G 38:57 6-15 3-3 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 17 S MARION F 40:01 5-15 4-4 3 9 12 3 3 1 1 14 G HILL F 36:08 7-9 2-2 1 4 5 6 4 2 3 16 A STOUDEMIRE C 35:57 15-24 12-13 3 10 13 4 5 1 2 42 B SKINNER 17:19 4-8 0-0 1 5 6 0 3 0 0 8 L BARBOSA 16:49 1-8 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 4 B DIAW 15:37 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 240:00 45-91 28-31 9 36 45 38 20 7 11 121 (.495) (.903) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 12 (0 PTS) INDIANA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === J TINSLEY G 40:01 8-19 1-2 0 4 4 12 3 2 4 19 M DUNLEAVY G 41:31 8-17 4-4 1 6 7 4 4 1 1 22 S WILLIAMS 19:48 4-11 2-3 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 11 D GRANGER F 28:22 2-11 2-2 3 4 7 1 2 0 1 6 J O'NEAL F 34:55 14-20 2-2 2 9 11 0 3 0 6 30 J FOSTER C 24:47 3-6 0-1 3 9 12 3 3 0 0 6 M DANIELS 24:52 5-11 3-3 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 13 D HARRISON 15:01 4-4 2-2 2 2 4 0 3 1 3 10 K RUSH 10:43 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 240:00 48-102 16-19 14 36 50 24 24 4 17 117 (.471) (.842) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17 (0 PTS) PHOENIX 38 31 27 25 - 121 INDIANA 29 35 26 27 - 117 BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - B SKINNER 2, S MARION 2, A STOUDEMIRE. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 2, M DUNLEAVY. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 3-16 (.188), S NASH 1-3, R BELL 2-7, S MARION 0- 3, L BARBOSA 0-3. INDIANA 5-20 (.250), J TINSLEY 2-5, M DUNLEAVY 2- 4, S WILLIAMS 1-4, D GRANGER 0-5, M DANIELS 0-1, K RUSH 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: PHOENIX - DEFENSIVE THREE. INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE, D HARRISON. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, MATT BOLAND, RODNEY MOTT. A - 11,435. T - 2:14.</div>
NBA: PHOENIX at INDIANA <div class="pre">PHOENIX (121) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp S Nash 39:12 6-9 5-7 1-6 17 1 18 R Bell 38:57 6-15 3-3 0-2 3 2 17 S Marion 40:01 5-15 4-4 3-12 3 3 14 G Hill 36:08 7-9 2-2 1-5 6 4 16 A Stoudemire 35:57 15-24 12-13 3-13 4 5 42 B Skinner 17:19 4-8 0-0 1-6 0 3 8 L Barbosa 16:49 1-8 2-2 0-1 3 2 4 B Diaw 15:37 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 45-91 28-31 9-45 38 20 121 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.495, FT-.903. 3-Point Goals: 3-16, .188 (S Nash 1-3, R Bell 2-7, S Marion 0-3, L Barbosa 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots:5 (B Skinner 2, S Marion 2, A Stoudemire). Turnovers:11 (G Hill 3, S Nash 3, A Stoudemire 2, L Barbosa 2, S Marion). Steals: 7 (G Hill 2, R Bell 2, S Nash, A Stoudemire, S Marion). INDIANA (117) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp J Tinsley 40:01 8-19 1-2 0-4 12 3 19 M Dunleavy 41:31 8-17 4-4 1-7 4 4 22 S Williams 19:48 4-11 2-3 2-4 0 3 11 D Granger 28:22 2-11 2-2 3-7 1 2 6 J O'Neal 34:55 14-20 2-2 2-11 0 3 30 J Foster 24:47 3-6 0-1 3-12 3 3 6 M Daniels 24:52 5-11 3-3 1-1 3 2 13 D Harrison 15:01 4-4 2-2 2-4 0 3 10 K Rush 10:43 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 48-10 16-19 14-50 24 24 117 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.471, FT-.842. 3-Point Goals: 5-20, .250 (J Tinsley 2-5, M Dunleavy 2-4, S Williams 1-4, D Granger 0-5, M Daniels 0-1, K Rush 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:3 (J O'Neal 2, M Dunleavy). Turnovers:17 (J O'Neal 6, J Tinsley 4, D Harrison 3, M Dunleavy, S Williams, D Granger, M Daniels). Steals: 4 (J Tinsley 2, M Dunleavy, D Harrison). -------------------------------------------- PHOENIX 38 31 27 25 - 121 INDIANA 29 35 26 27 - 117 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Phoenix - 1 (Defensive Three, 7:54 2nd). Indiana - 2 (Defensive Three, 1:16 3rd; D Harrison, 2:01 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,435. T: 2:14. Officials: Joe Derosa, Matt Boland, Rodney Mott.</div>
By Gary Knight PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Phoenix Suns got 42 points and 13rebounds from Amare Stoudemire and clutch plays down the stretchfrom Steve Nash to put away the pesky Indiana Pacers, 121-117on Tuesday. Nash, who finished with 18 points and 17 assists, scored fivepoints in the final 1:15 to lead the Suns to their 11th win intheir last 13 games. Indiana was lead by Jermaine O'Neal's 30 points and 11 rebounds. After being down by as many as 15 points, Indiana fought back totake a fourth quarter lead. Mike Dunleavy hit a jumper with9:01 remaining to give the Pacers a 100-98 edge. It wasIndiana's first lead since it was 9-8 in the first quarter. The Pacers took a 112-107 lead on consecutive 3-pointers by JamaalTinsley and Dunleavy with 3:45 left, but they couldn't hold offthe high scoring Suns. After a basket by Tinsley with 1:15 left gave Indiana a 117-113lead, Nash hit two free throws and then a 3-pointer from theright wing to give Phoenix the lead for good. Stoudemire was 15-of-24 from the field and 12-of-13 from theline. He also had a key defensive play, forcing Dunleavy into awild turnaround as the shot clock ran out that led to Nash'sgo-ahead 3-pointer. The game figured to be high scoring and did not disappoint. TheSuns entered the game averaging 108.4 points per game, secondin the league, while the Pacers were ninth at 102.2.
NBA: PHOENIX at INDIANA <div class="pre">PHOENIX (121) AT INDIANA (117) PHOENIX REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === S NASH G 39:12 6-9 5-7 1 5 6 17 1 1 3 18 R BELL G 38:57 6-15 3-3 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 17 S MARION F 40:01 5-15 4-4 3 9 12 3 3 1 1 14 G HILL F 36:08 7-9 2-2 1 4 5 6 4 2 3 16 A STOUDEMIRE C 35:57 15-24 12-13 3 10 13 4 5 1 2 42 B SKINNER 17:19 4-8 0-0 1 5 6 0 3 0 0 8 L BARBOSA 16:49 1-8 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 4 B DIAW 15:37 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 E PIATKOWSKI 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 45-91 28-31 9 36 45 38 20 7 11 121 (.495) (.903) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 12 (19 PTS) INDIANA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === J TINSLEY G 40:01 8-19 1-2 0 4 4 12 3 2 4 19 M DUNLEAVY G 41:33 8-17 4-4 1 6 7 4 4 1 1 22 S WILLIAMS 19:48 4-11 2-3 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 11 D GRANGER F 28:22 2-11 2-2 3 4 7 1 2 0 1 6 J O'NEAL F 34:55 14-20 2-2 2 9 11 0 3 0 6 30 J FOSTER C 24:47 3-6 0-1 3 9 12 3 3 0 0 6 M DANIELS 24:52 5-11 3-3 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 13 D HARRISON 15:01 4-4 2-2 2 2 4 0 3 1 3 10 K RUSH 10:41 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 T MURPHY DNP - COACH'S DECISION S GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240:00 48-102 16-19 14 36 50 24 24 4 17 117 (.471) (.842) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17 (20 PTS) PHOENIX 38 31 27 25 - 121 INDIANA 29 35 26 27 - 117 BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - B SKINNER 2, S MARION 2, A STOUDEMIRE. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 2, M DUNLEAVY. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 3-16 (.188), S NASH 1-3, R BELL 2-7, S MARION 0- 3, L BARBOSA 0-3. INDIANA 5-20 (.250), J TINSLEY 2-5, M DUNLEAVY 2- 4, S WILLIAMS 1-4, D GRANGER 0-5, M DANIELS 0-1, K RUSH 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: PHOENIX - DEFENSIVE THREE. INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE, D HARRISON. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, MATT BOLAND, RODNEY MOTT. A - 11,435. T - 2:14.</div>
NBA: PHOENIX at INDIANA <div class="pre">PHOENIX (121) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp S Nash 39:12 6-9 5-7 1-6 17 1 18 R Bell 38:57 6-15 3-3 0-2 3 2 17 S Marion 40:01 5-15 4-4 3-12 3 3 14 G Hill 36:08 7-9 2-2 1-5 6 4 16 A Stoudemire 35:57 15-24 12-13 3-13 4 5 42 B Skinner 17:19 4-8 0-0 1-6 0 3 8 L Barbosa 16:49 1-8 2-2 0-1 3 2 4 B Diaw 15:37 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 E Piatkowski 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 45-91 28-31 9-45 38 20 121 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.495, FT-.903. 3-Point Goals: 3-16, .188 (S Nash 1-3, R Bell 2-7, S Marion 0-3, L Barbosa 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots:5 (B Skinner 2, S Marion 2, A Stoudemire). Turnovers:11 (G Hill 3, S Nash 3, A Stoudemire 2, L Barbosa 2, S Marion). Steals: 7 (G Hill 2, R Bell 2, S Nash, A Stoudemire, S Marion). INDIANA (117) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp J Tinsley 40:01 8-19 1-2 0-4 12 3 19 M Dunleavy 41:33 8-17 4-4 1-7 4 4 22 S Williams 19:48 4-11 2-3 2-4 0 3 11 D Granger 28:22 2-11 2-2 3-7 1 2 6 J O'Neal 34:55 14-20 2-2 2-11 0 3 30 J Foster 24:47 3-6 0-1 3-12 3 3 6 M Daniels 24:52 5-11 3-3 1-1 3 2 13 D Harrison 15:01 4-4 2-2 2-4 0 3 10 K Rush 10:41 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 T Murphy DNP - COACH'S DECISION S Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 48-10 16-19 14-50 24 24 117 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.471, FT-.842. 3-Point Goals: 5-20, .250 (J Tinsley 2-5, M Dunleavy 2-4, S Williams 1-4, D Granger 0-5, M Daniels 0-1, K Rush 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:3 (J O'Neal 2, M Dunleavy). Turnovers:17 (J O'Neal 6, J Tinsley 4, D Harrison 3, M Dunleavy, S Williams, D Granger, M Daniels). Steals: 4 (J Tinsley 2, M Dunleavy, D Harrison). -------------------------------------------- PHOENIX 38 31 27 25 - 121 INDIANA 29 35 26 27 - 117 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Phoenix - 1 (Defensive Three, 7:55 2nd). Indiana - 2 (Defensive Three, 1:17 3rd; D Harrison, 2:02 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,435. T: 2:14. Officials: Joe Derosa, Matt Boland, Rodney Mott.</div>
By Gary Knight PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Phoenix Suns got 42 points and 13rebounds from Amare Stoudemire and clutch plays down the stretchfrom Steve Nash to put away the pesky Indiana Pacers, 121-117on Tuesday. Nash, who finished with 18 points and 17 assists, scored fivepoints in the final 1:15 to lead the Suns to their 11th win intheir last 13 games. "We got a lot to be thankful for," Nash said. "We just have to<div class="pre">keep working and try not to have so many mental lapses.</div>Sometimes, we're scoring easily and we take for granted, if youlet up for a minute, teams can come back on you in this league.Everyone's talented." Indiana was led by Jermaine O'Neal's 30 points and 11 rebounds.O'Neal's had 10 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough.Mike Dunleavy added 22 points and Jamal Tinsley 19 and 12assists for the Pacers. "We didn't play the defense we know we can play in the firsthalf," O'Neal said. "Obviously, Phoenix is one of the betterteams offensively and they keep you on your heels." After being down by as many as 15 points, Indiana fought back totake a fourth quarter lead. Mike Dunleavy hit a jumper with8:40 remaining to give the Pacers a 100-98 edge. It wasIndiana's first lead since it was 9-8 in the first quarter. "We had about two or three games out there. We played well, thenthey played well, then we played well," Suns coach MikeD'Antoni said. "It ended up on a good note. We're struggling toplay 48 minutes right now, but they're a good team and to cometo their home court and get a win is good any way you look atit." The Pacers took a 112-107 lead on consecutive 3-pointers byJamaal Tinsley and Dunleavy with 3:45 left, but they couldn'thold off the high scoring Suns. After a basket by Tinsley with 1:15 to play gave Indiana a117-113 lead, Nash hit two free throws and then a 3-pointer fromthe right wing to give Phoenix the lead for good. "Nash made some big shots." O'Neal said. "He's one of thetoughest people to guard. He's the heart and engine of thisteam. He probes the ball so well, finds guys for open threes,and found Amare for some easy lay ups and dunks tonight. He putsyour defense in quite a predicament." Stoudemire was 15-of-24 from the field and 12-of-13 from theline. He also had a key defensive play, forcing Dunleavy into awild turnaround as the shot clock ran out that led to Nash'sgo-ahead 3-pointer. "We're still getting better as a group," Stoudemire said. "I'mstill getting better as an individual as well, offensively anddefensively. This team has a lot of potential. We're a confidentteam, sometimes too confident. We let teams fight back becausewe know we can get the win and that hurts us sometimes. Whenwe're up 15, we need to close teams out." The game figured to be high scoring and did not disappoint. TheSuns entered the game averaging 108.4 points per game, secondin the league, while the Pacers were ninth at 102.2. "I felt real good," Stoudemire said. "I just played my game andtook whatever the defense gave me, whether it was a jump shot oran easy lay up."
