Game Blog: Spurs vs. Suns - 2/28/10

[HornetLoveJones]

straight up nasty

[DPG21920]

What's so funny? That was a horrible shot to end the quarter. You said so yourself.

Why did you leave that quote out? :rolleyes

The argument was about taking repeated bad shots, not a bad shot. What don't you get about that.

:cry Manu is taking bad shots, so I have to find one bad shot from TP to make him look better.

[alchemist]

i have a bad feeling about this.
enjoy this game, blowouts suck.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill píck and roll D is AWFUL

[Duncan2177]

Damn Amare issued nuts on Jefferson.

[Ice009]

I was arguing about TP tonight.

Maybe I took it too literal. I agree that TP hasn't taken many bad shots tonight.

[Refocus]

Surprise same fucking play again.

[Gouken]

lol Amar'e

[Libri]

Amare unstoppable

[HarlemHeat37]

the Spurs are respecting Nash WAY too much in this game..

[Chieflion]

This is stupid. Hill fucking dumb there.

[Gouken]

Omg!!!! He missed a dunk!!!

[HornetLoveJones]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHH wow J Rich you idiot :lmao

[DPG21920]

:lol Richardson.

[ffadicted]

LMAO!!!!!! :lol

Richardson

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Pero]

OMG JRich... wow. :lol

[HarlemHeat37]

George Hill is struggling hard under pressure..

[Spurologist]

basketball gods gave us a lifeline...

:lmao

[Chieflion]

Richardson, fucking unclutch!

[lil_penny]

Lol I called that.. richardson you fuck hahah

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

oh shit hahahahahahahaha

[TIMMYD!]

He missed a dunk!

He missed a dunk!

[timtonymanu]

LMAO

OMG I'm on the floor laughing so bad.

[Libri]

Richardson :lmao:lmao:lmao

[Texas_Ranger]

:lmao hahahahaahahahhaa

[Refocus]

LOL HE MISSES A DUNK!? After all those hard shots he made.

[itzsoweezee]

spurs getting so lucky. gotdamn, what are you doing geoge?

[ohmwrecker]

We got so lucky there.

[DPG21920]

That is one of the luckiest, most bizarre things I have seen in a while.

[lefty]

Lololololololololololololololololololololololololo lolololololololloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooool

[taps]

offensive board of the year for the spurs.
play of the game easy

[lurker]

I knew J Rich would miss that. You can't count on that retard for anything. :lol

[phxspurfan]

Ouch Richardson lol...



(what a game)

[Ice009]

Hill sucks against good teams with open shots.

Spurs choked. If Richardson makes that dunk Spurs would have lost for sure.

[VBM]

4 point lead...lot of time left though...

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD!!!!

Hill you SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS today

[Spursmania]

The story of the Suns' life against the Spurs.

[Chomag]

We got so lucky there!

[Gouken]

Should've just made a layup or dunked with two hands. lol

[Come_On_Now]

That missed dunk is one of the saddest things I've ever seen.

[ffadicted]

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao :lmao:lmao

OMG i can't believe that happened, i can't stop laughing

[Nathan Explosion]

How did he miss that dunk? Not only that, but he was way above the rim, plenty of hangtime left and rattled it out. Wow.

[phxspurfan]

he took 3 steps before the dunk too :rollin

[Libri]

A good thing for Hill that Richardson missed that dunk.

[BanditHiro]

Hill sucks against good teams with open shots.

Spurs choked. If Richardson makes that dunk Spurs would have lost for sure.

go chop your head off



that shit needs it's own LMAOF Thread

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

looool i just see bogans aka suns' sixth man on the floor

[Shastafarian]

Just excellent defense by the rim right there.

[Dex]

Two big lucky bounces for the Spurs, but I'll take them. Nice to see something go our way for once this season.

Who wants to bet money that the Suns won't be running the P&R with Nash and Amare?

[45 bank shot]

lol @ richardson

[Spursmania]

Why wasn't Parker in at the end?
I just started watching the game a few minutes ago.

[DPG21920]

Just excellent defense by the rim right there.

:lmao

[quentin_compson]

Damn, Richardson. :rollin

We tried to fuck it up, but he wouldn't let us.

[Ice009]

George Hill is struggling hard under pressure..

I thought of your statement earlier in the game after that 3 point miss.

[Spurologist]

If pop has Hill in there for defense, pop needs to put in TP on offense.....offense/defense

[HarlemHeat37]

Jason Richardson is a POS choker, it's not surprising..remember Mason's buzzer beater last year?..

The Spurs' strategy has been horrible..they keep letting them run the same play every time..

[phxspurfan]

shit Bogans back in...

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill pick and roll D today is one of the worst things I ever see

[ShoogarBear]

Why wasn't Parker in at the end?
I just started watching the game a few minutes ago.

Maybe had a dustup with Pop.

[ohmwrecker]

Richardson must have thought Manu was going to get another amazing block.

[ElNono]

The argument was about taking repeated bad shots, not a bad shot. What don't you get about that.

No. You're trying to make that argument now to save face. Read what you quoted me on again, backpedaling Nancy.

[Dex]

Why wasn't Parker in at the end?
I just started watching the game a few minutes ago.

Parker still looks a step slow, and Hill and Ginobili have been playing better.

[TinTin]

oooh hairston in

[siraulo23]

boy we got a break there

[HarlemHeat37]

What the hell is Pop doing putting Hairston in RIGHT NOW in a pressure situation?!..

[Ice009]

go chop your head off



that shit needs it's own LMAOF Thread

How about I chop your head off?

[quentin_compson]

Hairston sighting!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol small players....

[angelbelow]

Wow Jrich lol

[Spurologist]

Malik with 5 seconds of PLAYING TIME....thanks POP!!!

[Chomag]

LOL@ going small ball for a defencive stop! Love you pop!!!!

[itzsoweezee]

what the fuck was that lineup? how fucking stupid is P-Bitch? absolutely fucking dumb

[Chieflion]

Small fucking ball?

[HarlemHeat37]

Amare with the least impressive 40 points I've ever seen..

[phxspurfan]

Wtf was Hairston doing in on that play?? You're not going to play him meaningful minutes at all during the game, then put him in with 9 seconds left and a 4pt lead??

[Dex]

Why the hell didn't Phoenix just pass the ball to Amare the entire game? They'd have put up like 250 points.

[crc21209]

What kind of strategy was that? Not one front-court player in there...NOT ONE....

[Chieflion]

Pop is stupid! They were going with Amare.

[ElNono]

Can we force somebody else to beat us?

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Pop

Why TD on the bench????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???

[The Btown Spur]

wow why put jefferson on Amare?? why not just give him a basket?

[Spursfanfromafar]

Pop is crazy. Why did he put the smallest possible lineup in a situation like this?

[angelbelow]

we gotta hit our FTs here.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

how many layup and dunks had amare have

[taps]

did pop go small on that defensive possession as amar'e scored on a bunch of smalls?

[ElNono]

Here comes a double team on Manu

[Spurologist]

wow why put jefferson on Amare?? why not just give him a basket?

Pop playing the percentages and try to prevent a 3

[Chieflion]

We gonna let Amare double his scoring average.

[Dex]

2 FTs for Hill...

[HarlemHeat37]

Ugh, Hill at the line in a pressure situation..

[Nathan Explosion]

The story of the Suns' life against the Spurs.

Was about to say that. It's wasn't a gift from God, it was just another Suns game against the Spurs. I mean, we've beaten them in every way conceivable.

Blow outs, big stops down the stretch, clutch defense, and 3s at the buzzer, including one game where the Spurs hit two to extend the game. The famous Duncan game.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

come on george , you can do it

[itzsoweezee]

fucking A. he's going to miss one of these.

Fuck you Popobitch.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol here we go george hill

[ElNono]

Come on Hill

[angelbelow]

nice malik in for D, definitely a good sign.

[Spursmania]

Let's see how Hill responds to this pressure.

[Chomag]

Pop pulling otu the bigs again! WTF!

[austN Spur]

i'm not a hockey fan but i'm watching this gold medal game

CMON HILL knock this one down

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol at the pop's small ball obession

[Libri]

clutch free throws for Hill

[Spurologist]

yesssssssssssssssss

clutch FTs from Hill

[Dex]

:lmao Fuck you, Amare.

Go do some pushups.

[angelbelow]

i dont fully understand going small against a blazing hot Amare stoudemire..

[crc21209]

:lol at Amare trying to trash talk George before his FT's

[Chomag]

Small ball for defence. Tall ball for Offence? I think Pop is getting it backwards lol

[anonoftheinternets]

lol clutch hill ... :) ...

[ElNono]

LOL @ that 6 foot lineup

[td4mvp21]

IDK what Pop is thinking. Fucking idiot

[Ice009]

Hairston was out there again wasn't he?

[Nathan Explosion]

Ugh, Hill at the line in a pressure situation..

Shut you all up.

[Libri]

Amare trying to intimidate Hill. STFU

[Chieflion]

Amare: Make the free throws so I can go home early. We don't want Nash hitting a clutch 3.

[quentin_compson]

Hehe, Amare talking trash to try and distract Hill. :lol

[lefty]

In your face Amare :lmao

[Dex]

Can we force somebody else to beat us?


i dont fully understand going small against a blazing hot Amare stoudemire..

2 pointers don't get Phoenix back in the game. 3 pointers do.

[lefty]

Fuck you Nash

[bigdog]

WTF Steve Nash

[angelbelow]

fucking nash

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i agree nash is just awesome

[Dex]

Fucking Steve Nash.

One cold-blooded Canuck.

[Nathan Explosion]

Of course he'd hit it. Damn Nash. Leaning, a good 3 ft behind the line, nothing but net.

[ElNono]

Nash is money

[ffadicted]

Jesus fuck right in Hairston's face too lol

[Spurologist]

unreal

[alchemist]

:lmao Savior????

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck

[timtonymanu]

Fuck!

But did anyone see Bogans jumping defense?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol hairston was sleeping on nash

[Libri]

Nash is clutch.

[TheChillFactor]

Pop sucks

[dbestpro]

Moving pick.

[anonoftheinternets]

man ... nash owned hariston ...

[BoricuaCJA]

Damnit Nash!

[timtonymanu]

Fuck now Pop will blame that on Malik?

And bench him again.

[taps]

i don't know what to make of pop's treatment of hairston in this game. He was put in "big possessions" but i don't think it added up to more than a minute of game time.

i hope it was a step for pop, and maybe he'll give malik a shot in a lower pressure game, if we ever have one. trying to stay positive here

[Chieflion]

Oh fuck me. Why did I post that?

[Nathan Explosion]

Fucking Steve Nash.

One cold-blooded Canuck.

Hopefully he's the only cold blooded canuck today. USA! USA! USA!

[itzsoweezee]

would've made more sense to go small ball on that possession. i don't understand what popovich is thinkgin.

[ElNono]

2 pointers don't get Phoenix back in the game. 3 pointers do.

I rather we foul him though

[Refocus]

im shitting my pants right now.

Good game so far.

HOLY SHIT DANGEROUS PASS

[Ice009]

POP IS A FUCKING PRICK.

He probably put Hairston out there to show people that he choked with the game on the line and gave Nash a 3.

Pop is going to say this is why Malik gets no court time.

ASSHOLE COACH.

[ohmwrecker]

That was Duncan's fault.

[itzsoweezee]

Fuck now Pop will blame that on Malik?

And bench him again.

that was on duncan

[Spursfanfromafar]

What an awesome shot by Nash. Wow.

[Dex]

:smchode: Heart attack pass.

[Spurologist]

spurs playing with fire

[ginobili fan]

Thank you J-Rich.
Fuck you Pop.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

damn that was close

[HarlemHeat37]

Hairston couldn't do anything there, that was Duncan's fault..what the hell did Tim think Nash was going to do, shoot a 2?..

Anyways, it was a great shot..Nash being Nash..

[Libri]

dangerous pass :wow

[ElNono]

Come on Manu

[alchemist]

POP IS A FUCKING PRICK.

He probably put Hairston out there to show people that he choked with the game on the line and gave Nash a 3.
:lol you queers are never happy.

[bbarry]

Spurs win....... SPUURRRRRRRS WIN

[Libri]

Manu is clutch.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

wtf was nash thinking

[anonoftheinternets]

lol clutch nash ...

[ElNono]

We win!

[lefty]

Nash WTF :lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL Nash chokes after making a crazy shot..what an idiot..

[Spurologist]

:lmao

WTF NASH

[timtonymanu]

Spurs win!!!

Nash passes up the shot he should have attempted.

[TIMMYD!]

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We Won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[picc84]

The fuck was Nash thinking?

[Dex]

:lmao Nash...passes for the 2-pointer down three?

What a weird game.

[Chomag]

Wow! why the hel did nash pass that off for a 2 pointer?

[Reeko_Htown]

WTF was that Nash?

[Spurs Brazil]

Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angelbelow]

LOL Frye

[quentin_compson]

Now Nash with the mistake. Crazy game. :downspin:

[Refocus]

Whew!

[dbestpro]

lucky win.

[td4mvp21]

And another Suns mental fuck up vs. the Spurs...

[anonoftheinternets]

hmm its actually fyres fault lol ... dumbass ...best three point shooter standing inside ..

[Dex]

As usual, Nash hits miracle shots in another Suns loss.

[itzsoweezee]

Grade F for popovich's coaching. Absolutely dumb decisions. Fucking hate this senile ass motherfucker.

[taps]

Come on Manu

you should know he's got that, every time.

Nice final defensive possession in transition and nice win on natty tv

[ohmwrecker]

Thank you Suns for giving us that game!

[Bukefal]

Thank god we won. What a nervous end!

[Libri]

Nash unclutched himself.

[lefty]

WOW

We just got so many breaks


J-Rich with the missed dunk

Nash with that brain cramp right after hitting a big 3

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

that was dumb

[DPG21920]

No. You're trying to make that argument now to save face. Read what you quoted me on again, backpedaling Nancy.

I did the work, joker. I showed you what initially was said. Now you want to argue semantics.

What did I originally say?

[Nathan Explosion]

Now time for gold medal hockey. USA! USA! USA!

[alchemist]

I wanted an overtime win :hungry:

[HankChinaski]

Nash was looking to pass out for the three he was already coming down and bogans was already in the air in front of him so he dished it out to who ever he could without it being an up and down.

He should have just tried to win it himself.

Great game by Manu.

[angelbelow]

Nice win today, looks like most of the team had solid games.

[siraulo23]

if nash didnt pass that, who knows, the way the game was going

[Chomag]

Lucky win! but Ill take it

[Ice009]

:lol you queers are never happy.

You're the fucking queer if you agree with Pop's strategy.

You tell me why would you play a guy in crunch time that has gotten no court time all season and hardly played more than 2 minutes tonight???

Don't act like I am calling out Pop for nothing.

[45 bank shot]

Now time for gold medal hockey. Canada! Canada! Canada!

Fixed

[timtonymanu]

BFB was MIA tonight.

Bonner = barely a minute
Finley = DNP-CD
Bogans = 11 minutes

[siraulo23]

Bogans, Finley and Bonner played a total of 11:05 mins! (10 mins from bogans_

Hairston sighting

[ElNono]

I did the work, joker. I showed you what initially was said. Now you want to argue semantics.

What did I originally say?

You said that Tony took a bad shot at the end of the quarter...
Now shhh...

[Nathan Explosion]

Fixed

Damn Winter Texans.

:toast

[silverblk mystix]

whew....one step forward....

[Xylus]

I want to vomit.

[DPG21920]

You said that Tony took a bad shot at the end of the quarter...
Now shhh...

I said Manu was taking bad shots, and that TP was not. I agreed that TP took A bad shot, but disagreed that he was chucking like Manu.

You cried because Manu is your hero and you don't seem to think he can do anything wrong. And if he does something wrong, you have to try and drag TP down to his level to make yourself feel better.

Now move along, girl.

[Ice009]

I said Manu was taking bad shots, and that TP was not. I agreed that TP took A bad shot, but disagreed that he was chucking like Manu.

You cried because Manu is your hero and you don't seem to think he can do anything wrong. And if he does something wrong, you have to try and drag TP down to his level to make yourself feel better.

Now move along, girl.

Manu was 3 of 10 right? Did you take out the 2 or 3 shots he had to take with about 1 second left on the shot clock? His shooting wasn't that bad, a little worse than Parker for sure, but if you take out those shots Manu got with no time left on the clock it doesn't look so bad. Manu has been making those 3s for years except this season whereas Parker has been clanging shots for years until recently.

[EricB]

Damn good win. RJ with another damn good game. E
quite easily his best set of games he's put together since the all star break. Dyess was awesome.

IMO if you switched out hairston for hill and Jefferson for bogans I'd be ready to roll in the playoffs with that.

[ElNono]

I said Manu was taking bad shots, and that TP was not. I agreed that TP took A bad shot, but disagreed that he was chucking like Manu.

You cried because Manu is your hero and you don't seem to think he can do anything wrong. And if he does something wrong, you have to try and drag TP down to his level to make yourself feel better.

Now move along, girl.

I said Manu took bad shots and that Tony took a bad shot to end the quarter.
You can quote me on that. Can you quote me where I said Manu is my hero or I was trying to defend his bad shooting? No you cannot because I never said that.

Now shhhhhhhh....

[dbreiden83080]

Lucky ass win but we'll take it these days..

[boutons_deux]

Hairston went under the screen, Nash bombs a 3G

[DPG21920]

Manu was 3 of 10 right? Did you take out the 2 or 3 shots he had to take with about 1 second left on the shot clock? His shooting wasn't that bad, a little worse than Parker for sure, but if you take out those shots Manu got with no time left on the clock it doesn't look so bad. Manu has been making those 3s for years except this season whereas Parker has been clanging shots for years until recently.

He chucked up two bad 3's in a row, right before the end of the quarter that lead to TP's bad shot.

This is not a debate in Manu vs. TP. It was a comment that many others made, that caused people to get their feelings hurt when it was simply observation. I never hate on Manu.

[ElNono]

It was a good win because Phoenix has been playing well... But we need these kind of wins on the road, and that's a lot harder.

[EricB]

Lucky ass win but we'll take it these days..



Blshit spurs won that game.

[DPG21920]

I said Manu took bad shots and that Tony took a bad shot to end the quarter.
You can quote me on that. Can you quote me where I said Manu is my hero or I was trying to defend his bad shooting? No you cannot because I never said that.

Now shhhhhhhh....

No, but I can quote you on where I said Manu was taking bad shots and where out of no where someone tried to compare TP's one bad shot at the end of the quarter to Manu's bad shots to make him look better by comparison.

Should I start a thread about your hate of TP?

[Obstructed_View]

Blshit spurs won that game.

Yeah the defense on that wide open dunk was amazing.

I guess Pop's strategy of playing Jefferson only as a small forward went completely out the window when he was inserted as the center against Amare when the Spurs desperately needed to provide a stop.

[ashbeeigh]

good lord i forgot there was even a game today. I fail as a Spurs fan. Sorry y'all.

[quentin_compson]

Felt like all the PO-series against the Suns all over again. Amare having his way, but Suns making stupid mistakes and ending up losing.

Good game overall, though. Hopefully, RJ showing up wasn't a fluke again. Pop made some strange moves (subbing in Hairston at the end, e.g.), but at least he didn't small ball us to death.

[ElNono]

He chucked up two bad 3's in a row, right before the end of the quarter that lead to TP's bad shot.

This is not a debate in Manu vs. TP. It was a comment that many others made, that caused people to get their feelings hurt when it was simply observation. I never hate on Manu.

You should know by now that I never hate on Tony either. Or try to drag him anywhere. Furthermore, I'll be the first to tell you that Manu took bad shots.
But I also will point out whenever anybody else does. Be it TP, TD, Bogans, etc.
What I still don't understand is the butthurtness of bringing Tony's shooting numbers. He can take a bad shot (and even make it) wether he is 1-8 or 7-7.
It's still a bad shot.

[ElNono]

Should I start a thread about your hate of TP?

Please, by all means. Make sure you fill it with all my quotes where I'm hating on Tony. I mean, even a guy like kace will tell you if I'm a hater...

[DPG21920]

You should know by now that I never hate on Tony either. Or try to drag him anywhere. Furthermore, I'll be the first to tell you that Manu took bad shots.
But I also will point out whenever anybody else does. Be it TP, TD, Bogans, etc.
What I still don't understand is the butthurtness of bringing Tony's shooting numbers. He can take a bad shot (and even make it) wether he is 1-8 or 7-7.
It's still a bad shot.

I am saying, TP was not taking bad shots tonight and TP had nothing to do with my post or the others who posted that Manu chucked up a few bad shots in a row.

I am over it.

[smeagol]

I am saying, TP was not taking bad shots tonight and TP had nothing to do with my post or the others who posted that Manu chucked up a few bad shots in a row.

I am over it.

Are you posting from China?

[DPG21920]

Are you posting from China?

In fact I am.

[alchemist]

You're the fucking queer if you agree with Pop's strategy.

You tell me why would you play a guy in crunch time that has gotten no court time all season and hardly played more than 2 minutes tonight???

Don't act like I am calling out Pop for nothing.
Because he's fresh you idiot. This is why they looked great in Houston, fresh bodies on worn ones.

[duncan228]

Updated.

Jefferson, Spurs halt Suns’ winning streak at 5 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010022824&prov=ap)
By Paul J. Weber

A two-time NBA slam dunk champion, Jason Richardson went up for one of the easiest throwdowns he’ll ever get.

Clang!

With nothing but the rim between Richardson and a game-tying basket with 41.8 seconds left, he blew a one-handed dunk on a breakaway as the rest of the Phoenix Suns watched in disbelief, while the San Antonio Spurs savored their good luck in a 113-110 win on Sunday.

“I don’t like to miss dunks, especially in crunch time like that, but it’s one of those things that happens,” Richardson said. “You can’t do anything about it.”

Amare Stoudemire had a season-high 41 points and 12 rebounds, but thanks to Richardson’s gaffe and the Suns letting the final buzzer sound before getting a final shot off, the Spurs ended Phoenix’s five-game winning streak.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili had 21 points apiece, and Richard Jefferson scored 20 points off the bench in his best game since the disappointing addition to the Spurs lineup lost his starting job two weeks ago.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called it a good win against the NBA’s hottest team since the All-Star break. Phoenix arrived in San Antonio having won 11 of 13, and were 14 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2007-08 season.

“It was also a little good fortune,” Popovich said of Richardson’s miss.

The Spurs will take wins however they can get them. San Antonio won for just the second time in five games, trying merely to hang onto a playoff spot rather than compete for the Western Conference title as many predicted.

Jefferson was a big reason for those expectations. But the expensive acquisition has disappointed instead of revitalizing the aging Spurs, and was averaging 12 points entering Sunday, the lowest since his rookie year.

Jefferson has come off the bench in five of his last six games. Popovich indicated before the game that he’ll likely stay there, saying Jefferson has more “focus” in that role.

Jefferson eclipsed 20 points for the first time since he had 24 in a win over Milwaukee on Dec. 29. He was 7 of 11 from the field and hit two 3-pointers.

Jefferson chalked up some of his struggles to playing out of position.

“There was a good month and a half where I was playing more power forward when we were trying to go with a small lineup,” Jefferson said. “I struggled quite a bit at that position.”

Stoudemire had 14 points in the fourth and Richardson half of his 20 points in the quarter, missing only one shot in the fourth—but it was a big one.

His blown dunk turned out to be Phoenix’s best chance to tie the game. Steve Nash heaved a long 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left to get Phoenix within one, and the Suns had one more shot left after Ginobili sank two free throws.

But needing to go the length of floor with 3.2 seconds left, Nash passed up a 3-pointer and instead passed to Channing Frye as the clock expired.

Nash, who had 18 points and 11 assists, said he lost his balance and couldn’t get a shot off.

Suns coach Alvin Gentry said the game didn’t come down to just one play. That included the missed dunk by Richardson, who won the NBA’s slam dunk contest in 2002 and 2003.

“That’s a tough play to swallow, but it’s not the play that determines the game,” Gentry said. “There were other plays over the course of 48 minutes that if we would have made, maybe that play doesn’t count so much.”

Tony Parker, returning to the San Antonio lineup after missing Friday’s loss at Houston because of an illness, scored 16 points. Reserve DeJuan Blair added 14 points.

Frye added 11 for the Suns. Stoudemire was 15 of 28 from the floor and eclipsed 30 points for the fifth time in the past 13 games.

“We had a chance to win down the stretch. It’s tough,” Stoudemire said. “Every time we play the Spurs, it’s always a close game. Small mistakes sometimes bite you in the end.”

Notes: The Spurs will see plenty of Suns-caliber opponents the rest of the way. Sixteen of their remaining 26 games are against teams with winning records. … Spurs F Antonio McDyess had 12 points and nine rebounds, and returned to the game after being helped to the locker room in the third quarter with a hyperextended left knee.

[TampaDude]

Great job, Spurs!!!

THE
SUNS
SUCK

[TIMMYD!]

If RJ could have been this aggressive in half of our games, we'd have around 5 less losses.

[benefactor]

I own the Suns on game blogs. :smokin:

[Admidave50]

In fact I am.

Check your mp!! ;)