Ellis, Davis Spark Late Rally As Warriors Edge Suns 120-118

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????????????????????????????????????????????? Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis (#8), right, scores over Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash (#13) during the second half of their game, played Wednesday night. Ellis scored 37 points, leading Golden State to a 120-118 win over Phoenix. ?

The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors?Wednesday night had the kind of basketball game that one would expect from two of the top teams in the Western Conference – run- and-gun at its finest.? Monta Ellis and Baron Davis sparked?a rally late in the fourth quarter, enabling the Warriors to emerge victorious 120-118 at a sold-out Oracle Arena.

Both teams shot very well (Phoenix shot 51.7% while Golden State shot 54.2%); Golden State would go into halftime with a slim 59-55 lead.? The second half was more of the same ~~track meet~~ run-and-gun offense by both squads; fast forwarding to the fourth quarter, Golden State’s Ellis scored 3 straight baskets midway through the quarter, giving the Warriors a 105-104 lead.? Consecutive 3-pointers by Steven Jackson and Kelenna Azubuike gave Golden State a 113-109 lead with 3:19 remaining in the game, but Phoenix would respond with baskets by Steve Nash and Grant Hill to knot it up.

But Davis would take over; his 2 baskets with 1:14 left in the game would ice the game for Golden State as Phoenix could never catch up.? Golden State’s leading scorer was Ellis with 37 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists – a monster game for Ellis; Davis scored 27 with 3 rebounds, 13 assists and a steal, while Jackson added 19 with 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.? Phoenix?had 4 players with 20 or more points, led by Amare Stoudemire with 29 points and 13 rebounds, while?Hill scored 26 with 15 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal; Leandro Barbosa from off the bench added 24 with 5 rebounds and an assist.? Nash chipped in with 20 along with 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals but 7 turnovers.? Golden State (32-20) doesn’t play again until next Tuesday when they travel to Salt Lake?City to face the Utah Jazz, while Phoenix (36-16), after the All-Star break, hosts the Dallas Mavericks next Thursday.??

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