NBA

Regular Season Round 107: Houston R. - Phoenix Suns 105-112

Date: April 13, 2012
Marcin Gortat had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Steve Nash had 18 points and 10 assists and the Phoenix Suns boosted their playoff hopes with a 112-105 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Jared Dudley scored 19 points, Michael Redd added 13 and Sebastian Telfair had 12 for the Suns, who moved into the ninth spot in the Western Conference. Phoenix also moved within one game of the Rockets, who came in holding the No. 7 seed in the West. Grant Hill had four points and six rebounds in his first game back following March 30 surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his right knee. Marcus Camby had 14 points and 18 rebounds and Luis Scola scored 21 for the Rockets. Nash had five assists in the first nine minutes, but Camby had eight points, seven rebounds and four assists over that span for the Rockets, who led most of the first quarter. Houston hit 12 of 24 shots and Camby grabbed 10 rebounds in the quarter, and the Rockets led 28-21. Camby fought three Suns for an offensive rebound - his 13th rebound of the game - and hit a fadeaway jumper for a 43-38 Houston lead. Chase Budinger sank Houston's first 3-pointer with just over two minutes left in the half to stretch the lead to eight. Camby had 10 points and 18 rebounds at halftime, and Houston led 55-51 at the break. Houston started 2-for-8 from the field out of halftime, including two misses from 3-point range. Camby was whistled for a technical foul after snapping at referee Brent Barnaky, and the Suns added to the lead. Redd's first 3-pointer pushed the lead to 10, as the Rockets continued to misfire. Houston went 6-for-23 from the field in the third quarter and trailed 81-69. Rookie Markieff Morris then opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play, and Telfair sank two free throws to finish a 17-2 Phoenix run. The Rockets missed five straight shots before Scola's baseline jumper with 8:45 remaining. But that only cut the Suns' lead to 88-75, and Telfair answered with a 3-pointer to put the Suns up 91-75. Phoenix led 95-81 with 5:58 to go when Nash returned from a long break. Gortat scored inside seconds later, and the Suns matched their biggest lead. Chandler Parsons broke free for a two-handed dunk to cap a quick 10-2 Houston run. But Parsons fouled Nash on a drive, and the two-time MVP sank both free throws for a 101-91 lead. Goran Dragic sank two free throws and swished a straight-on 3-pointer to start Houston's last-ditch rally. The Suns led only 105-100 after Scola scored inside with 1:52 remaining. But Courtney Lee missed a 3-point try with a minute left, and Dudley swished a 3 at the other end with 36 seconds left to put it away for the Suns. *Courtesy of www.ktvn.com
  HOUSTON R. (coach: Ime Udoka)105
  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 +/-
4 gQiDaZ, GIQij 41 3-0 (25%) 6-3 (80%) 66-66 (655%) 5 8 8 9 0 5 8 5 5 3 88 85 5
0 vRR, CIuQUjRF 43 3-2 (05%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 4 0 5 8 8 5 4 2 8 5
80 OiQsIjs, ChijdlRQ 48 4-0 (15%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 5 1 5 5 6 5 4 1 -6 5
3 AZIli, vuas 46 9-61 (34.2%) 5-5 (5%) 9-7 (99.2%) 4 4 1 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 86 64 5
  CiBMF, biQZus 46 9-60 (31.9%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 1 68 62 3 5 5 8 4 5 5 63 48 5
65 mudajDRQ, ChisR 46 8-1 (44.4%) 8-0 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 64 2 5
9 vITQF, KFlR 81 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 1-9 (20.9%) 5 5 5 9 8 5 6 5 5 6 66 68 5
03 OiUURQsIj, OiUQaZV 60 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 4 1 5 5
  gilRBMRQU, AiBuRl 0 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 3 3 5
  mIFVajs, qiQl  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
68 biQUaj, KRLaj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  bIQQas, biQZus  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   48-10 (37.8%) 3-67 (86.6%) 87-44 (29.7%) 68 89 47 83 81 5 2 9 5 60 650 75  


  PHOENIX SUNS (coach: Jordan Ott)112
  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 41 65-60 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 63 60 5 3 5 6 8 5 6 85 82 5
64 Xish, AURLR 43 4-1 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 7-7 (655%) 6 8 4 65 8 5 5 5 5 0 62 85 5
81 mQITj, AhijjIj 82 4-9 (38.7%) 5-8 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 6 3 0 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 65 65 5
2 yQFR, ChijjajD 82 6-6 (655%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 3 6 5 6 5 5 5 9 68 5
4 gudlRF, ziQRd 81 3-9 (09.6%) 4-0 (15%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8 6 4 8 3 5 6 5 5 5 67 60 5
44 Hall, GQijU 80 8-1 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 1 1 5 3 5 6 5 5 8 3 -8 5
  eRdd, baZhiRl 85 4-7 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 3-3 (655%) 6 8 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 64 66 5
  bIQQas, biQVaRff 61 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 5 8 8 8 4 5 6 6 5 8 9 0 5
46 wRlfiaQ, ARMisUaij 63 8-4 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 6 6 8 6 3 5 5 5 5 6 68 9 5
60 vIpRJ, eIMaj 68 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 8 -4 5
8 OQaZR, eIjjaR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
6 ChaldQRss, zIsh  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
86 WiQQaZV, HiVaB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   45-07 (05.7%) 2-62 (33.3%) 82-44 (23.7%) 2 41 33 88 81 5 0 4 5 64 668 654  



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)