Suns 96-88 Kings (5 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

12-25, 4-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	32	20	19	17	88
PHX	29	18	23	26	96

Phoenix Suns

17-20, 10-9 home

Marcin Gortat misses 13-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 12-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes 15-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 13-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes jumper
Marcin Gortat makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye makes layup
Donte Greene blocks Marcin Gortat's layup
Channing Frye misses 4-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses jumper
Steve Nash misses driving layup
Grant Hill misses two point shot
Steve Nash makes running jumper
Shannon Brown makes 20-foot jumper
Markieff Morris misses 15-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes tip shot
Robin Lopez makes 11-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes 19-foot jumper
Shannon Brown makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Markieff Morris misses layup
Markieff Morris misses three point jumper
Shannon Brown misses jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes jumper
Markieff Morris misses 18-foot jumper
Shannon Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 1-foot two point shot (Robin Lopez assists)
Shannon Brown misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Thompson blocks Robin Lopez's layup
Robin Lopez makes 11-foot two point shot
Robin Lopez makes 8-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses layup
Sebastian Telfair misses driving layup
Michael Redd misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 13-foot two point shot
Steve Nash misses 19-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses layup
Jared Dudley misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes running jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses jumper
Channing Frye misses layup
Jared Dudley makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Marcin Gortat makes 4-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Jared Dudley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcin Gortat misses 12-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 17-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes two point shot
Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye makes layup
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton blocks Marcin Gortat's 3-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Shannon Brown makes two point shot (Marcin Gortat assists)
Travis Outlaw blocks Sebastian Telfair's 9-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
Shannon Brown misses driving layup
Markieff Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot jumper
Jared Dudley misses 3-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 4-foot two point shot
Markieff Morris misses 13-foot jumper
Shannon Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shannon Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Jared Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
Shannon Brown misses 4-foot jumper
Jared Dudley misses layup
Robin Lopez misses layup
Robin Lopez misses 8-foot hook shot
Shannon Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robin Lopez misses 4-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 23-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Grant Hill makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Jared Dudley makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Donte Greene misses 5-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 21-foot jumper
Channing Frye blocks Donte Greene's layup
Tyreke Evans misses layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Marcus Thornton makes 13-foot running jumper
Donte Greene makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 8-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Donte Greene makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Donte Greene makes 9-foot two point shot
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcin Gortat blocks DeMarcus Cousins's 5-foot jumper
Donte Greene misses 21-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot
Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Tyreke Evans misses 23-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 8-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 22-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Tyreke Evans makes layup
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Marcus Thornton makes layup
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 17-foot jumper
Robin Lopez blocks Tyreke Evans's 4-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 34-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 11-foot two point shot
Sebastian Telfair blocks Marcus Thornton's jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 22-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 5-foot two point shot
Isaiah Thomas makes 16-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Jason Thompson makes 3-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses 1-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes makes 10-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
Jason Thompson misses jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Jason Thompson makes layup (John Salmons assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 21-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses layup
DeMarcus Cousins misses layup
Marcus Thornton misses 11-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses layup
DeMarcus Cousins misses tip shot
DeMarcus Cousins makes dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 4-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 21-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 20-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Isaiah Thomas misses two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses jumper
Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 8-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 13-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 22-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Tyreke Evans makes layup
Donte Greene misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Jared Dudley blocks Marcus Thornton's layup
Marcus Thornton makes 9-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 3-foot two point shot
Jimmer Fredette misses 25-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw makes 21-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 12-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 2-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes tip shot
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Travis Outlaw makes 1-foot two point shot
Robin Lopez blocks Travis Outlaw's 6-foot two point shot
Travis Outlaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 6-foot running jumper
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Sebastian Telfair blocks Isaiah Thomas's 4-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson misses 5-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 5-foot jumper
Jason Thompson makes jumper
Francisco Garcia makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes makes 7-foot jumper
Channing Frye blocks Tyreke Evans's 5-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes dunk (Jason Thompson assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 2-foot two point shot
Tyreke Evans makes 12-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes 11-foot two point shot
Marcin Gortat blocks Isaiah Thomas's 6-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 4-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 2-foot two point shot
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper

KINGS

SUNS

TIME		SAC	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: DeMarcus Cousins vs. Marcin Gortat (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:32	Marcin Gortat misses 13-foot jumper	0	0
11:30	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Donte Greene misses 5-foot jumper	0	0
11:23	Channing Frye defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Steve Nash makes 12-foot jumper	0	2
10:57	Grant Hill personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)	0	2
10:45	DeMarcus Cousins misses 21-foot jumper	0	2
10:45	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	0	2
10:33	Marcin Gortat makes 15-foot jumper	0	4
10:18	Channing Frye blocks Donte Greene's layup	0	4
10:17	Steve Nash defensive rebound	0	4
10:11	Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper	0	4
10:11	Donte Greene defensive rebound	0	4
10:06	Marcin Gortat personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)	0	4
9:52	Tyreke Evans misses layup	0	4
9:52	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	0	4
9:51	DeMarcus Cousins makes layup	2	4
9:42	Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:41	Donte Greene defensive rebound	2	4
9:37	Isaiah Thomas bad pass	2	4
9:26	Grant Hill makes 13-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	2	6
9:07	Marcus Thornton makes 13-foot running jumper	4	6
8:56	Isaiah Thomas personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	4	6
8:48	Grant Hill makes jumper	4	8
8:30	Donte Greene makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	7	8
8:12	Marcin Gortat makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)	7	10
7:54	Marcus Thornton misses 8-foot jumper	7	10
7:52	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	7	10
7:52	DeMarcus Cousins makes layup	9	10
7:30	Channing Frye makes layup	9	12
7:18	Donte Greene makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	11	12
7:03	Donte Greene blocks Marcin Gortat's layup	11	12
7:01	Marcin Gortat offensive rebound	11	12
7:01	Marcin Gortat bad pass	11	12
6:46	Donte Greene makes 9-foot two point shot	13	12
6:30	Channing Frye misses 4-foot jumper	13	12
6:28	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	13	12
6:22	Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	12
6:20	Channing Frye defensive rebound	13	12
6:15	Marcin Gortat makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)	13	14
6:03	Marcin Gortat blocks DeMarcus Cousins's 5-foot jumper	13	14
6:03	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	13	14
5:58	Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	13	16
5:35	Donte Greene misses 21-foot jumper	13	16
5:35	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	13	16
5:18	Channing Frye misses jumper	13	16
5:18	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	13	16
5:13	Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)	15	16
4:56	Steve Nash misses driving layup	15	16
4:56	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	15	16
4:48	Isaiah Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot	17	16
4:37	Donte Greene shooting foul (Channing Frye draws the foul)	17	16
4:37	Phoenix full timeout	17	16
4:37	Channing Frye misses free throw 1 of 2	17	16
4:37	Phoenix offensive team rebound	17	16
4:37	Channing Frye makes free throw 2 of 2	17	17
4:22	Tyreke Evans misses driving layup	17	17
4:20	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	17	17
4:20	DeMarcus Cousins makes layup	19	17
4:07	Channing Frye bad pass	19	17
3:53	Tyreke Evans misses 23-foot jumper	19	17
3:51	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	19	17
3:32	Grant Hill misses two point shot	19	17
3:31	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	19	17
3:23	Marcus Thornton misses 8-foot two point shot	19	17
3:20	Channing Frye defensive rebound	19	17
3:15	DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)	19	17
3:15	Markieff Morris enters the game for Channing Frye	19	17
3:15	Shannon Brown enters the game for Jared Dudley	19	17
3:04	Grant Hill bad pass (DeMarcus Cousins steals)	19	17
3:00	Marcus Thornton makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)	21	17
2:44	Steve Nash makes running jumper	21	19
2:31	Marcus Thornton makes 22-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	24	19
2:10	Marcin Gortat bad pass (Isaiah Thomas steals)	24	19
2:04	Tyreke Evans makes layup	26	19
1:57	Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout	26	19
1:46	Grant Hill lost ball (Tyreke Evans steals)	26	19
1:42	Marcus Thornton misses layup	26	19
1:39	Marcus Thornton offensive rebound	28	19
1:39	Marcus Thornton makes layup	28	19
1:31	Shannon Brown makes 20-foot jumper	28	21
1:15	Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	21
1:14	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	28	21
1:07	Markieff Morris misses 15-foot jumper	28	21
1:05	Marcin Gortat offensive rebound	28	23
1:05	Marcin Gortat makes tip shot	28	23
54.4	Marcin Gortat personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)	28	23
54.4	Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Steve Nash	28	23
54.4	Robin Lopez enters the game for Marcin Gortat	28	23
43.9	DeMarcus Cousins misses 17-foot jumper	28	23
42.6	Markieff Morris defensive rebound	28	23
33.1	Robin Lopez makes 11-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)	28	25
19.6	Robin Lopez blocks Tyreke Evans's 4-foot jumper	28	25
18.2	Marcus Thornton makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)	30	25
6.3	Sebastian Telfair makes 19-foot jumper	30	27
1.9	Sebastian Telfair personal foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)	30	27
1.9	Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	31	27
1.9	Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	32	27
1.5	Shannon Brown makes layup (Grant Hill assists)	32	29
0.2	DeMarcus Cousins misses 34-foot three point jumper	32	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	29

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 2-0

Suns
98
Kings
84

Game 1

12/2

Kings
88
Suns
96

Game 2

5/3

Suns
109
Kings
100

Game 3

4/4

Footprint Center

1:00 AM, 5 March 2012

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 15,026

Referees:
Ed Malloy
John Goble
Tre Maddox

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LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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