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Suns Burn Bright After Big Come Back Scorch Nuggets 132-117

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main 

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The Denver Nuggets shot 52.7% (48-91) and still lost by double digits to the Phoenix Suns! How you ask? Well mainly four guys, named Stoudemire, Nash, O’Neal, and Bell.? Amare Stoudemire scored a game high 41 points, Steve Nash added 36 more, and Shaquille O’Neal, Raja Bell, and Stoudemire all recorded double-doubles. Hence you come up with a?132-117 drubbing of the Nuggets, by Phoenix, after the Suns were down 22 points, in the second quarter. Oh, and the Suns won their 50th game of the season too!

This game just totally switched directions about midway through the second quarter, because the first half totally belonged to Denver. The?Nuggets went on the offensive early getting the Suns down at the end of the first quarter, 39-25. Phoenix looked like they were down for the count with 4:24left in the second quarter, as J.R. Smith hit a 25 foot trey to put Denver up 62-40. But rather than panic, the Suns kept their composure and slowly started to whittle down the lead, and climb back into the game. They had chopped off just three points from Denver’s lead at the halas the Nuggets were ahead 70-51, but they had stemmed the tide. With 1:53 seconds left in the third quarter the Nuggets lead was down to 87-84, as Raja Bell drained an outside shot. The Nuggets were ahead 92-86, at the end of the quarter, but you could just feel the momentum swinging the Suns’ way.? And then with 6:18 left in the fourth quarter, what seemed unthinkable in the second quarter happened, Steve Nash hit a 26?foot trey to put Phoenix ahead 110-108. Denver never caught up!

Amare scored 41 points, 14 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, in the Phoenix victory. Steve Nash scored 36 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, Shaq scored 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals. Raja Bell scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, Boris Diaw scored 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.

J.R. Smith came off the bench to lead Denver with 23 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, Allen Iverson scored 21 points, 7 assists, 2 steals. Kenyon Martin scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony recorded a double-double, as he scored 18 points, grabbed 11 boards, 4 assists. Marcus Camby scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks. Phoenix is now 50-24, Denver is 45-29.

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