A few quick notes and observations from Game 2...
• The Suns have won nine consecutive games following a loss. The last time they lost two in a row at home was in December.
• Suns are 16-10 in series where they split the first two games of a series.
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau the home teams are 31-18 after splitting the first two games of a seven game series.
• In a series where the Trail Blazers split the first two games they are 4-14.
• Amar'e Stoudemire was held to under 20 points five times after the All-Star break. In games following those performances he averaged 31.2 points. Tuesday night he scored 18 just as he did in Game 1.
• The Suns' first 12 points were in the paint before Amar'e Stoudemire hit two free throws and Jason Richardson connected from downtown.
• Stoudemire attempted more free throws in the first nine minutes of Game 2 than he did in all of Game 1.
• Jason Richardson finished with 15 points in the first quarter, including three from three-point range.
• Steve Nash finished the first quarter with nine assists - two short of John Stockton's record.
• The Suns shot 52.2% in the opening quarter.
• The Trail Blazers had 10 rebounds in the first quarter - Marcus Camby had seven of those.
• Stoudemire and Camby both played all 12 minutes of the first quarter.
• Suns made their first eight free throws. Nash made one of two to make it 9 for 10.
• Suns forward Grant Hill made his first 10 shots with his first miss coming eight minutes into the third quarter. Hill had 16 points in the first half.
• Richardson had 20 points by halftime. The Suns are 26-4 when Richardson scores 20 or more points.
• Suns outscore Trail Blazers 15-8 in first six minutes of 3rd quarter to extend the lead to 20.
• The Suns were 16 of 18 from the free throw line at the half. In Game 1 the Suns attempted 16 free throws for the entire game. The Suns did not shoot a free throw in the 3rd quarter.
• After three quarters the Suns were outscoring the Trail Blazers 48-28 in the paint.
• Andre Miller scored 31 in Game 1 - including 15 in the fourth quarter. He was held to 12 in Game 2. Miller and Jerryd Bayless combined for 49 points in Game 1 and were held to 21 in Game 2.
• Richardson and Hill combined for 49 points after being held to just 18 in Game 1.
• The Suns were 13-1 during the season when holding a team to under 40% shooting from the field. The Trail Blazers shot 38% in Game 2.
• The Suns had 17 fastbreak points in Game 2. They had four in Game 1.
• The Suns have won nine consecutive games following a loss. The last time they lost two in a row at home was in December.
• Suns are 16-10 in series where they split the first two games of a series.
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau the home teams are 31-18 after splitting the first two games of a seven game series.
• In a series where the Trail Blazers split the first two games they are 4-14.
• Amar'e Stoudemire was held to under 20 points five times after the All-Star break. In games following those performances he averaged 31.2 points. Tuesday night he scored 18 just as he did in Game 1.
• The Suns' first 12 points were in the paint before Amar'e Stoudemire hit two free throws and Jason Richardson connected from downtown.
• Stoudemire attempted more free throws in the first nine minutes of Game 2 than he did in all of Game 1.
• Jason Richardson finished with 15 points in the first quarter, including three from three-point range.
• Steve Nash finished the first quarter with nine assists - two short of John Stockton's record.
• The Suns shot 52.2% in the opening quarter.
• The Trail Blazers had 10 rebounds in the first quarter - Marcus Camby had seven of those.
• Stoudemire and Camby both played all 12 minutes of the first quarter.
• Suns made their first eight free throws. Nash made one of two to make it 9 for 10.
• Suns forward Grant Hill made his first 10 shots with his first miss coming eight minutes into the third quarter. Hill had 16 points in the first half.
• Richardson had 20 points by halftime. The Suns are 26-4 when Richardson scores 20 or more points.
• Suns outscore Trail Blazers 15-8 in first six minutes of 3rd quarter to extend the lead to 20.
• The Suns were 16 of 18 from the free throw line at the half. In Game 1 the Suns attempted 16 free throws for the entire game. The Suns did not shoot a free throw in the 3rd quarter.
• After three quarters the Suns were outscoring the Trail Blazers 48-28 in the paint.
• Andre Miller scored 31 in Game 1 - including 15 in the fourth quarter. He was held to 12 in Game 2. Miller and Jerryd Bayless combined for 49 points in Game 1 and were held to 21 in Game 2.
• Richardson and Hill combined for 49 points after being held to just 18 in Game 1.
• The Suns were 13-1 during the season when holding a team to under 40% shooting from the field. The Trail Blazers shot 38% in Game 2.
• The Suns had 17 fastbreak points in Game 2. They had four in Game 1.
And That's The Way It Was...
3 comments:
Wow, Bill. This post just looks like an excuse to put a picture of the Suns cheerleaders up on your blog.
You really don't need an escuse, do you?
Apparently not. :)
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