NBA

Regular Season Round 148: Phoenix Suns - Dallas M. 83-91

Date: March 27, 2011
Jason Kidd ended an ugly night for Dallas with a pair of pretty shots. Kidd's two 3-pointers, followed by a couple of free throws, in the final 1:11 gave the Mavericks a 91-83 victory over Phoenix on Sunday night that might have dropped the curtain on the Suns' hopes for a playoff berth. ``The first one I had no choice, the shot clock was about to go off,' said Kidd, who long ago was making those kinds of shots for Phoenix. ``I just took my time and it went in, that's all. The second one I was shooting it all the way if Dirk (Nowitzki) was going to give it to me.' Phoenix led most of the ugly game and it was tied at 83 after Jared Dudley's 14-footer in the lane with 1:37 to play. But Kidd sank one from long range with 1:11 to go to make it 86-83. Channing Frye, scoreless and 0 for 4 from the field, inexplicably forced a 3-point airball at the other end and Kidd responded with another 3 that put Dallas ahead 89-83 with 44 seconds to go. ``These kinds of games come down to will and toughness and I give our guys a lot of credit,' Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. ``Our shots weren't falling all night. We struggled with turnovers early and to just hang in and come in to huddles and talking about how we're going to get it done. That's progress for us and we've just got to keep building on that.' Marcin Gortat and Dudley were inserted into the starting lineup and scored 20 points apiece for Phoenix. Gortat also grabbed 15 rebounds. Dallas won its fourth straight and improved to 12-1 against the Pacific Division. Phoenix dropped to 36-36, four games behind Memphis for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with 10 games to play. *Courtesy of www.comcast.net
  DALLAS M. (coach: Jason Kidd)91
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
36 XITaUJVa, gaQV 47 0-62 (89.2%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 3 4 9 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 60 9 5
1 ChijdlRQ, wFsIj 42 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 1-7 (11.9%) 1 68 62 6 8 5 6 6 5 6 61 87 5
5 biQaIj, AhiTj 43 8-65 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 0 2 8 8 5 4 5 5 4 1 3 5
8 Kadd, zisIj 48 6-6 (655%) 3-9 (09.6%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 61 60 5
  mRiuMIas, eIdQaDuR 64 8-4 (11.9%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 0 5 5 5 5 4 65 0 5
46 wRQQF, zisIj 46 4-9 (38.7%) 8-7 (88.8%) 3-3 (655%) 5 5 5 4 6 5 3 6 5 4 61 1 5
66 miQRi, zIsR zuij 83 4-7 (44.4%) 5-3 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 8 4 0 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 5 5
  AUIniVILaZ, OQRdQiD 67 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 8 5
44 HiFTIId, mQRjdij 9 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 3 5
40 CiQdajil, mQaij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
78 AURLRjsIj, gRAhiTj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
82 bihajBa, oij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   88-02 (49.7%) 65-81 (42.0%) 69-86 (26.5%) 61 46 39 85 62 5 2 4 5 60 76 98  


  PHOENIX SUNS (coach: Jordan Ott)83
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
3 GIQUiU, biQZaj 35 2-68 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 4 68 60 6 3 5 6 4 5 3 85 89 5
4 gudlRF, ziQRd 42 9-64 (04.2%) 5-4 (5%) 1-1 (655%) 3 6 0 0 8 5 4 5 5 5 85 88 5
64 Xish, AURLR 44 4-7 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 65 8 5 6 5 5 8 1 2 5
44 Hall, GQijU 48 3-7 (33.3%) 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 4 4 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 -4 5
2 yQFR, ChijjajD 82 5-6 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 7 65 6 4 5 5 8 5 8 5 3 5
6 ChaldQRss, zIsh 86 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 6 4 8 5 5 5 8 5 6 68 68 5
  mQIIVs, SiQIj 61 4-0 (15%) 5-4 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 5 5 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 6 7 -4 5
  CiQURQ, kajZR 60 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 6 8 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 6 4 -4 5
86 WiQQaZV, HiVaB 9 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 1 5
60 vIpRJ, eIMaj 0 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5
  gITdRll, ciMaij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  AalRQ, GiQQRU  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   44-13 (06.1%) 6-61 (1.4%) 63-84 (15.7%) 68 43 31 88 88 5 1 2 5 60 24 95  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)