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...
Wow, Bill. This post just looks like an excuse to put a picture of the Suns cheerleaders up on your blog.
ReplyDeleteYou really don't need an escuse, do you?
ReplyDeleteApparently not. :)
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