Mavericks 102-95 Suns (23 Mar, 2003) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

36-33, 11-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	24	30	22	19	95
DAL	26	14	29	33	102

Dallas Mavericks

52-17, 29-7 home

102

Adrian Griffin missed 20 ft Jumper.
Steve Nash missed 21 ft Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Adrian Griffin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash made 21 ft Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Griffin made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
Raja Bell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki missed Layup.
Adrian Griffin missed 20 ft Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
Raef LaFrentz missed 14 ft Jumper.
Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nick Van Exel made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Nick Van Exel missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nick Van Exel missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
Avery Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Shawn Bradley missed Layup. Blocked by Shawn Marion.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Walt Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Nash missed 5 ft Jumper.
Steve Nash missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nick Van Exel missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Amare Stoudemire.
Nick Van Exel missed 12 ft Jumper.
Steve Nash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Bradley made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Bo Outlaw.
Shawn Bradley missed Jumper.
Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shawn Marion.
Steve Nash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Walt Williams made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
Steve Nash made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Griffin missed Jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed Layup.
Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.
Steve Nash made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 20 ft Jumper.
Eduardo Najera made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
Eduardo Najera missed 19 ft Jumper.
Steve Nash missed 14 ft Jumper.
Walt Williams made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
Steve Nash made 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Griffin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Walt Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
Eduardo Najera made Layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
Shawn Bradley made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Walt Williams.
Walt Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 11 ft Jumper.
Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
Steve Nash missed Two Point Shot.
Eduardo Najera made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Adrian Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.
Dirk Nowitzki made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Walt Williams made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
Eduardo Najera missed 13 ft Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.
Eduardo Najera made 9 ft Jumper.
Nick Van Exel missed 18 ft Jumper.
Steve Nash missed Two Point Shot.
Dirk Nowitzki made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Dirk Nowitzki made 14 ft Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shawn Bradley.
Nick Van Exel missed 21 ft Jumper.
Nick Van Exel made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 16 ft Jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 20 ft Jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Adrian Griffin missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Dirk Nowitzki.
Amare Stoudemire made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Amare Stoudemire missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
Anfernee Hardaway made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 11 ft Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 19 ft Jumper.
Bo Outlaw made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion missed Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Marion made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Stephon Marbury made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Anfernee Hardaway made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Anfernee Hardaway made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Bo Outlaw made Layup. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Amare Stoudemire missed 17 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 14 ft Jumper.
Bo Outlaw made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Joe Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Shawn Marion made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Shawn Marion made Tip Shot.
Shawn Marion missed Layup.
Shawn Marion missed Layup.
Casey Jacobsen missed Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway made 17 ft Jumper.
Casey Jacobsen missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made Dunk. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Joe Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway made 22 ft Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 10 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Joe Johnson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Shawn Marion made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Anfernee Hardaway made 16 ft Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 22 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 21 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 16 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 21 ft Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway made 17 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed Layup.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Stephon Marbury made 21 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway made 15 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 9 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Joe Johnson made 15 ft Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 22 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 21 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Joe Johnson made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Joe Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 22 ft Jumper.
Joe Johnson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 17 ft Jumper.
Anfernee Hardaway made 3 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Bo Outlaw.
Anfernee Hardaway missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Steve Nash.
Shawn Marion missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Amare Stoudemire missed Slam Dunk.
Joe Johnson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Stephon Marbury missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Anfernee Hardaway made 18 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Amare Stoudemire.
Joe Johnson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion made 11 ft Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Joe Johnson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.

SUNS

MAVERICKS

TIME		PHX	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Bo Outlaw vs. Raef LaFrentz. Steve Nash gains possession.	0	0
11:49	Adrian Griffin missed 20 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:47	Shawn Marion Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:32	Shawn Marion missed Jumper.	0	0
11:30	Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:29	Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass	0	0
11:18	Stephon Marbury missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Dirk Nowitzki.	0	0
11:17	Anfernee Hardaway Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:15	Amare Stoudemire made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.	2	0
11:07	Steve Nash missed 21 ft Jumper.	2	0
11:04	Shawn Marion Defensive Rebound.	2	0
10:56	Amare Stoudemire missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.	2	0
10:53	Raef LaFrentz Defensive Rebound.	2	0
10:33	Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
10:30	Raef LaFrentz Offensive Rebound.	2	0
10:21	Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.	2	2
10:03	Raef LaFrentz Personal Foul	2	2
10:00	Anfernee Hardaway made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	4	2
9:45	Adrian Griffin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.	4	4
9:32	Anfernee Hardaway missed 11 ft Jumper.	4	4
9:30	Raja Bell Defensive Rebound.	4	4
9:25	Steve Nash made 21 ft Jumper.	4	6
9:00	Anfernee Hardaway missed 19 ft Jumper.	4	6
8:57	Adrian Griffin Defensive Rebound.	4	6
8:49	Raef LaFrentz missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	6
8:48	Stephon Marbury Defensive Rebound.	4	6
8:45	Bo Outlaw made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	6	6
8:29	Stephon Marbury Personal Foul	6	6
8:23	Adrian Griffin made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.	6	8
8:03	Shawn Marion missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
8:03	Amare Stoudemire Offensive Rebound.	6	8
8:03	Adrian Griffin Personal Foul	6	8
7:52	Shawn Marion made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.	8	8
7:39	Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.	8	10
7:31	Stephon Marbury made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	10	10
7:15	Raja Bell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	10
7:11	Shawn Marion Defensive Rebound.	10	10
7:01	Anfernee Hardaway made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.	12	10
6:45	Raef LaFrentz made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.	12	12
6:33	Amare Stoudemire Bad Pass	12	12
6:24	Steve Nash missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	12
6:22	Bo Outlaw Defensive Rebound.	12	12
6:13	Anfernee Hardaway made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	14	12
5:58	Dirk Nowitzki missed Layup.	14	12
5:56	Anfernee Hardaway Defensive Rebound.	14	12
5:50	Bo Outlaw made Layup. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.	16	12
5:35	Bo Outlaw Illegal Defense Foul	16	12
5:35	Dallas Full Timeout.	16	12
5:35	Steve Nash made Technical Free Throw.	16	13
5:28	Adrian Griffin missed 20 ft Jumper.	16	13
5:26	Bo Outlaw Defensive Rebound.	16	13
5:07	Amare Stoudemire missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	13
5:05	Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound.	16	13
5:01	Amare Stoudemire Personal Foul	16	13
5:01	Joe Johnson enters the game for Anfernee Hardaway.	16	13
4:45	Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.	16	16
4:18	Raef LaFrentz Offensive Rebound.	16	16
4:18	Raef LaFrentz missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	16
4:16	Amare Stoudemire Defensive Rebound.	16	16
4:09	Stephon Marbury missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	16
4:09	Adrian Griffin Defensive Rebound.	16	16
3:53	Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.	16	18
3:45	Stephon Marbury Offensive Foul	16	18
3:45	Stephon Marbury Foul	16	18
3:45	Nick Van Exel enters the game for Raja Bell.	16	18
3:27	Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper.	16	18
3:25	Raef LaFrentz Offensive Rebound.	16	18
3:20	Nick Van Exel made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.	16	21
3:10	Phoenix Full Timeout.	16	21
3:10	Avery Johnson enters the game for Steve Nash.	16	21
3:10	Jake Voskuhl enters the game for Amare Stoudemire.	16	21
2:54	Joe Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Griffin.	16	21
2:32	Nick Van Exel missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	21
2:31	Shawn Marion Defensive Rebound.	16	21
2:20	Avery Johnson Personal Foul	16	21
2:06	24 second	16	21
1:46	Nick Van Exel missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	21
1:44	Bo Outlaw Defensive Rebound.	16	21
1:38	Bo Outlaw made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Joe Johnson.	18	21
1:38	Dirk Nowitzki Shooting Foul	18	21
1:38	Bo Outlaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.	19	21
1:23	Raef LaFrentz made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.	19	24
1:08	Joe Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.	19	24
1:07	Jake Voskuhl Offensive Rebound.	19	24
1:02	Shawn Marion Double Dribble	19	24
1:02	Casey Jacobsen enters the game for Bo Outlaw.	19	24
44.4	Avery Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.	19	26
33.4	Raef LaFrentz Shooting Foul	19	26
33.4	Jake Voskuhl made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	26
33.4	Jake Voskuhl missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	26
32.9	Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound.	20	26
13.9	Nick Van Exel Bad Pass. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway.	20	26
12.0	Shawn Marion made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Joe Johnson.	22	26
4.1	Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	26
2.1	Jake Voskuhl Defensive Rebound.	22	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	26

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 2-1

Suns
83
Mavericks
97

Game 1

3/11

Mavericks
106
Suns
111

Game 2

18/1

Suns
95
Mavericks
102

Game 3

23/3

Mavericks
89
Suns
112

Game 4

10/4

American Airlines Center

12:30 AM, 23 March 2003

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,087

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Blane Reichelt
Gary Benson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Phoenix	6	1	.857	-	W5
Golden State	6	1	.857	-	W4
LA Lakers	4	3	.571	2	L1
Sacramento	4	3	.571	2	W1
LA Clippers	3	4	.429	3	W1

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