Suns played another fun-tastic game tonight against the Wizards and Arenas. Gil poured in 54 points and the Suns were right there with him till the end. It's amazing how Nash suddenly senses that he has to step up on the scoring front and goes ahead and does it at will. This was one of those games where he had 42 points (and 12 assists). This game was similar to the NJ Nets game. The game went into overtime and Nash carried the team there. The score was 144-139, but this time the Suns lost. Amare put the Suns ahead by 3 with a nifty baseline move and dunk. Marion was defending Gil and he drove for the layup instead of the 3. Thats when the only thing that the Suns dint' want to happen happened. Marion defended him too tight and he was called for a foul and Gil scored the bucket. So they got the old-fashioned 3 point play and tied it up with 20 secs to go. Nash missed a three and both Marion and Amare had a shot at the follow. Both rushed it and missed it. The game went to overtime. Caron Butler had a monster game with 34 and 10. He dominated the overtime with a variety of moves and baskets. Deshawn Stevenson was unstoppable in this game too. Nash hit another big 3 to tie it late in the overtime, but the Wizards wrapped it up on Gilbert Arenas' 3. The only complaint about the game was that the clinching 3 was a bank shot from the top of the key. I don't think Gil called bank on that one, but they all count the same.
The Suns do have an excuse for this defeat. They arrived just 2 hours before the tip-off after getting stuck at Denver for 2 days. It was a weird situation, but the Suns still could have won it. Amare and even Nash had a bad start to the game, but they got it going in the second half. Jumaine Jones got into this game and played key minutes ahead of Marcus Banks, Jalen Rose and even James Jones. Looks like Mike D'Antoni wanted to get him involved specifically. Interesting game overall and the Suns 15-game winning streak is over now.
The other big news was AI's debut in Denver. He also arrived there just a couple of hours before the game. He scored 22 and had 10 assists, but the Nuggets lost. The fans seemed happy to have AI in town. He definitely is an exciting super-star, but can he help Denver win? Lets wait ans watch.
In other games, Lakers won again. Kobe didn't do too well, but it didn't seem to matter. Houston went into San Antonio and shocked them. This is apparently their first victory in San Antonio since Tim Duncan was drafted 10 years back. Dirk came back from the injury and Dallas dismissed the Clips easily. Quit a few upsets today including the Warriors winning on the road at Orlando behind Baron Davis' 38-9.
LA Lakers @ NJ – 99-95
Houston @ San Antonio – 97-78
Sacramento @ Denver – 101-96
LA Clippers @ Dallas – 83-115
Washington @ Phoenix – 144-139
Interesting games on the board for tomorrow, the Dec 23-th (Saturday)
Orlando @ Cleveland – Who's the better Eastern conference contender?
Golden State @ Miami – Golden State plays a fun style and Miami is not that good. This could be a close. Fun game.
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