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Phoenix Suns 113, Los Angeles Lakers 100

Blogged under The NBA Playoffs, Bloglockers, Game recaps, Front Page by alleyoop on Monday 30 April 2007 at 10:25 am

The Suns outran the Lakers yesterday and that’s why they won the game.  They didn’t allow the Lakers to slow the pace like they did effectively in Game #3.  Amare Stoudemire was unstoppable yesterday with 27 points and 21 rebounds.  Shawn Marion was also outstanding with 22 points and 11 rebounds.  Steve Nash did a fantastic job of running the offense with 17 points and 23 assists.  Leandro Barbosa was only 3 for 12 from the floor but he still finished with 16 points and 3 rebounds.  James Jones only played in 16 minutes but he wound up with 11 points and 3 rebounds.  The Suns now have a 3-1 lead on the LA Lakers.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270429013

Los Angeles Lakers 95, Phoenix Suns 89

Blogged under The NBA Playoffs, Bloglockers, Game recaps, Front Page by alleyoop on Friday 27 April 2007 at 11:29 am

The Lakers slowed the game down in the second half when they outscored the Suns 47-38 on their way to a win in Game #3.  The Lakers did this by outrebounding the Suns 44-35 and that allowed them to short circuit the Suns offense.  Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.  Leandro Barbosa was outstanding off of the bench with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists and he hit 5 3-pointers.  Shawn Marion had an off night shooting the ball (4 of 12) and that’s why he only wound up with 10 points and 4 rebounds.  Steve Nash had a rough game for him with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.  The Suns still lead the series 2-1.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270426013

Phoenix Suns 126, Los Angeles Lakers 98

Blogged under The NBA Playoffs, Bloglockers, Game recaps, Front Page by alleyoop on Wednesday 25 April 2007 at 12:23 am

The Suns dominated the Lakers with ease tonight as they shot 54.3% from the floor and had their fastbreak offense working tonight.  Leandro Barbosa led the way for the Suns with 26 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.  Amare Stoudemire had a solid game with 20 points and 9 rebounds.  Steve Nash did his usual great job of running the offense with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists.  Shawn Marion also had an outstanding game with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.  The Suns also held Kobe to 15 points tonight.  The Suns now lead this series 2-0 as it heads to Los Angeles.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270424021

Phoenix Suns 95, Los Angeles Lakers 87

Blogged under The NBA Playoffs, Bloglockers, Game recaps, Front Page by alleyoop on Monday 23 April 2007 at 12:33 am

The Phoenix Suns were trailing the Lakers 77-74 heading into the 4th quarter and then something strange happened…..the Suns started playing outstanding defense!  They outscored the Lakers 21-10 in the 4th quarter to prevail yesterday.  Leandro Barbosa led the way for the Suns off of the bench with 26 points and 5 rebounds.  Amare Stoudemire was outstanding also with 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Steve Nash had his usual stellar game with 20 points and 10 assists.  Shawn Marion also was busy with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 2 steals.  The Suns now lead the series 1-0.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270422021

The Phoenix Suns vs. The Los Angeles Lakers

Blogged under The NBA Playoffs, Bloglockers, Big Suns News, Front Page by alleyoop on Sunday 22 April 2007 at 12:56 am
The Lakers gave the Suns a great battle last season in the first round before falling in 7 games.  But, the Suns didn’t have Amare Stoudemire and that changes the whole complexion of this season’s playoff series.  Here’s a look at the matchups in this series:

POINT GUARD:  The Suns have the two time reigning MVP of the NBA.  He’s the player that makes the Suns go as he’s an excellent passer and shooter.  He averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 11.6 assists per game during the regular season.  He will dominate this series.  Rookie Jordan Farmar is likely to be the starting point guard for the Lakers as Smush Parker is in Phil Jackson’s doghouse.  Farmar averaged 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.  He’s going to get abused by Nash in this series.  EDGE:  GIGANTIC FOR THE SUNS

SHOOTING GUARD:  Kobe Bryant might be the best player in the NBA right now.  But what makes him great alienates his teammates as he often turns into a selfish ball hog.  But when looking at the rest of the Lakers roster, giving Kobe the ball is usually the best recipe for success.  He averaged 31.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game this season.  Look for him to have a fantastic series.  Raja Bell will try to keep up with Bryant and that will be a chore.  Bell is very physical on defense and he will foul Kobe really hard a couple of times in every game of this series.  He averaged 14.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season.  Bell is an excellent shooter who will make Kobe work on defense.  EDGE: GIGANTIC FOR THE LAKERS

SMALL FORWARD:  Luke Walton is a player that does a little bit of everything.  He really improved as a basketball player this season and has earned every minute on the floor that he has received.  Walton averaged 11.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game this season.  James Jones looks like he will be the starter at small forward for the Suns in this series.  He only averaged 6.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game this season.  EDGE:  SLIGHT FOR LAKERS

POWER FORWARD:  For the pure basketball fan, this will be the best matchup on the court in this series.  Shawn “The Matrix” Marion is a fantastic all-around basketball player.  He’s a fine shooter, rebounder and defender.  Marion averaged 17.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game this season.  Lamar Odom has a very similar skill set to the one that Marion has.  Odom averaged 15.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.  He’s a good second option on offense for the Lakers and he’s an excellent passer that helps out the point guards of the Lakers quite a bit on the floor.  EDGE: EVEN

CENTER:  Amare Stoudemire came all the way back from his major surgery of a couple of seasons ago.  He averaged 20.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game this season.  He’s a fantastic finisher on the fast break and he’s an outstanding shot blocker.  The Suns are a much better team than the one the Lakers almost knocked out last season because Stoudemire is back ruling the paint.  Kwame Brown will start against the Suns in this series and he’s never blossomed into the basketball player that a lot of people expected him to.  He averaged 8.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season.  EDGE:  HUGE FOR THE SUNS

BENCH:  The Suns will only likely use three players off the bench in this series and they’re all good basketball players.  G/F Leandro Barbosa is probably the best sixth man in the NBA.  He does everything well on the court and he’s a fantastic outside shooter.  He averaged 18.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game this season.  G/F Boris Diaw was actually the starting center for most of last season.  He averaged 9.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this season.  F/C Kurt Thomas gives the Suns another big body in the paint.  He averaged 4.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game this season.

The Lakers will use their bench a lot in this series as they try to wear the Suns down.  Smush Parker started most of the season but now he will be coming off of the bench.  He averaged 11.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season.  Center Andrew Bynum will also be very important as he will likely split time with Kwame Brown.  Bynum averaged 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the Lakers this season.  Maurice Evans (8.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist), Brian Cook (6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist) and Ronny Turiaf (5.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists) will backup Lamar Odom and Luke Walton in this series.  EDGE: SUNS

PREDICTION:  The Lakers will win a game at home, but the Suns will win this series rather easily in 5 games.

 

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