The Suns turned up the D last night holding the Blazers to 38% shooting from the floor and it was the biggest reason for this win. Jason Richardson had another big game for the Suns last night finishing with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Amare Stoudemire wasn’t at his best last night but he still finished up with 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots. Jared Dudley filled up the stat sheet with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots in 28 minutes off the bench last night. Steve Nash and Goran Dragic pitched in with 10 points apiece in this game. The Suns have won this series 4-2 over the Blazers and they will meet up with the Spurs in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.

The Suns hit the boards outrebounding the Blazers 41-29 which helped them get a easy win last night. Channing Frye led the way for the Suns with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals in 27 minutes off of the bench. Amare Stoudemire also had a decent game with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Jared Dudley was also outstanding off the bench for the Suns last night with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 25 minutes. Steve Nash (14 points) and Jason Richardson (13 points) also helped out offensively for the Suns last night. The Suns are now up 3-2 in this series.

The Suns were outscored 22-15 in the fourth quarter as the Blazers seemed to want this game more. Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns in this game with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Steve Nash pitched in with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in this game. Jason Richardson cooled off a bit last night with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. The Suns are now tied up 2-2 in this series as the Blazers are giving them a very rough time.

The Suns got out to a 66-37 lead at halftime before cruising to a very easy road win last night in Portland. The Suns shot the lights out last night hitting 52.9% of their shots from the floor in this game. Jason Richardson played out of his mind last night for the Suns as he led the way for them with 42 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. He shot 13 of 19 from the floor last night including 8 of 12 from three point range as he was on fire the whole game. Amare Stoudmire had a decent game for the Suns last night with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. Steve Nash (13 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists) and Goran Dragic (10 points in 10 minutes) made sure that the offense purred like a well tuned machine. The Suns have taken back this series now as they are up 2-1.

With the 37-year-old Grant Hill still making big contributions to the Phoenix Suns and their current playoff run against the Portland Trail Blazers, it got me thinking about just how amazing this guy’s career has been.  He has gone through six major surgeries in his career, five on his ankles and one hernia surgery.  He is a starter for the Phoenix Suns and averaged 11.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 0.7 steals while shooting 48% from the field, 44% from three, and 82% from the free-throw line.  Through two playoff games against the Trail Blazers so far, he has upped his averages 12.0 point, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist.  He only had 4 points in game one, but in the Suns’ game two win he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in only 25 minutes.  It is pretty impressive that Hill is still able to play at such high level, especially when you consider his age and all of the injuries he had to battle through.  If not for those injuries, Hill probably would have ended up as a Hall of Fame player.  He deserves a ton of respect for the way he battled through all those injuries and has still been able to put together a great career.