<div align="center"> @ <font color="royalblue">Denver Nuggets (48-32)</font> @ <font color="darkorange">Phoenix Suns (61-19)</font> Time: Mon, Apr. 18, 2005, 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time TV: <font color="red">TNT</font> Place: America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ --- Ballers: <font color="royalblue">Nene</font> ( C), <font color="royalblue">Kenyon Martin</font> (PF), <font color="royalblue">Carmelo Anthony</font> (SF), <font color="royalblue">DerMarr Johnson</font> (SG), <font color="royalblue">Andre Miller</font> (PG) Top bench baller: <font color="royalblue">Earl Boykins</font> Coach: <font color="royalblue">George Karl</font> (31-7, first season with Nuggets) --- Ballers: <font color="darkorange">Amare Stoudemire</font> ( C), <font color="darkorange">Shawn Marion</font> (PF), <font color="darkorange">Quentin Richardson</font> (SF), <font color="darkorange">Joe Johnson</font> (SG), <font color="darkorange">Steve Nash</font> (PG) Top bench baller: <font color="darkorange">Leandro Barbosa</font> Coach: <font color="darkorange">Mike D'Antoni</font> (82-59 overall with Suns) <font size="5"><font color="royalblue">Top</font> <font color="gold">Ballers</font>:</font> <font color="royalblue">Carmelo Anthony: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.</font> <font color="darkorange">Amare Stoudemire: 34 points, 18 rebounds, 6 swats.</font> <font size="5">purpleb0n9's <font color="royalblue">Team</font> <font color="gold">Analysis</font>:</font> <font color="royalblue">-D</font><font color="gold">N:</font> We could still get that no. 6. Realistically, it wouldn't happen... because Houston has to lose their remaining two games and we need to win our last two (this one included). The former is more impossible than the latter, which means I can see us winning tonight at Phoenix. That's IF (a big one) we turn on our intensity on both ends, especially on the D end. Remember, against this team we don't wanna get caught up trying to outscore them because we would lose ten out of ten times. We learned the hard way in the Rockets game that defense is our only best chance of winning against great scoring teams. We have to somehow come in prepared to play without our arguably season MVP Marcus Camby. <font color="darkorange">- Phoenix:</font> The Suns are starting to gear up high with the playoffs approaching. They were featured in the last edition of NBA Action, and it's shown that they are trying to focus on executing late key defensive plays in a ball game, which should serve them well in the playoffs. They will look at this game as a motivation because if they win, they will clinch the west as the no. 1 seed. <font size="5">purpleb0n9's <font color="royalblue">Predict</font><font color="gold">ion</font>:</font> I think we're going to surprise them by taking this one. We're an above average playoff team and they should recognize that. If the Suns win however, it shouldn't be a surprise. We're the underdogs after all but I will seriously question how far we're going to go in the playoffs. If Camby doesn't play I expect Stoudemire to kill us on both ends except if we do something about it before he does it.</div>
