Suns 114-108 Mavericks (18 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

58-24, 29-12 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	29	26	22	31	108
PHX	25	23	28	38	114

Phoenix Suns

62-20, 31-10 home

114

Shawn Marion made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Shawn Marion missed layup.
Steve Nash made 14 ft jumper.
Shawn Marion missed two point shot.
Amare Stoudemire missed layup.
Steve Nash made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Quentin Richardson.
Steve Nash made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Quentin Richardson.
Amare Stoudemire's dunk blocked by Erick Dampier.
Steve Nash missed 9 ft jumper.
Quentin Richardson made two point shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Amare Stoudemire missed 14 ft jumper.
Shawn Marion's layup blocked by Jason Terry.
Steve Nash missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Quentin Richardson.
Shawn Marion made dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Quentin Richardson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash made 15 ft jumper.
Steve Nash missed 15 ft running jumper.
Amare Stoudemire missed 18 ft jumper.
Leandro Barbosa missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Leandro Barbosa made driving layup.
Shawn Marion's layup blocked by Jerry Stackhouse.
Steven Hunter missed 15 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Steve Nash missed 14 ft jumper.
Steven Hunter missed tip shot.
Steven Hunter missed layup.
Jim Jackson missed layup.
Jim Jackson missed layup.
Shawn Marion made layup.
Steve Nash made 17 ft jumper.
Quentin Richardson missed layup.
Shawn Marion made tip shot.
Shawn Marion missed layup.
Shawn Marion made layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash missed 8 ft jumper.
Quentin Richardson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Quentin Richardson missed layup.
Shawn Marion made layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Amare Stoudemire missed layup.
Amare Stoudemire made two point shot.
Quentin Richardson made two point shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Amare Stoudemire made layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Amare Stoudemire's layup blocked by Erick Dampier.
Amare Stoudemire made layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash missed 15 ft two point shot.
Quentin Richardson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Steve Nash missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson made driving layup.
Steve Nash made 6 ft jumper.
Steve Nash missed 17 ft jumper.
Amare Stoudemire missed 9 ft jumper.
Quentin Richardson made two point shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Amare Stoudemire made dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash's layup blocked by Jason Terry.
Steve Nash made driving layup.
Amare Stoudemire made driving layup.
Shawn Marion missed 16 ft jumper.
Quentin Richardson missed tip shot.
Steve Nash missed 17 ft jumper.
Shawn Marion's layup blocked by Dirk Nowitzki.
Quentin Richardson missed layup.
Amare Stoudemire made layup.
Steve Nash made 10 ft jumper.
Steve Nash made 11 ft jumper.
Shawn Marion made dunk. Assisted by Amare Stoudemire.
Steve Nash made 9 ft running jumper.
Steve Nash missed 12 ft running jumper.
Leandro Barbosa missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Steve Nash missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Leandro Barbosa missed 51 ft three point jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson made driving layup.
Jim Jackson missed layup.
Jim Jackson made layup.
Amare Stoudemire made layup. Assisted by Leandro Barbosa.
Jim Jackson made 8 ft hook shot.
Leandro Barbosa missed layup.
Jim Jackson made 17 ft jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 7 ft hook shot.
Shawn Marion missed tip shot.
Shawn Marion missed layup.
Amare Stoudemire made layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash made 10 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson made layup. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Walter McCarty's dunk blocked by Erick Dampier.
Amare Stoudemire made layup.
Steve Nash made 19 ft jumper.
Steve Nash made 18 ft jumper.
Steve Nash missed 20 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Jim Jackson made driving layup.
Quentin Richardson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Erick Dampier missed dunk.
Jason Terry made driving layup.
Michael Finley missed layup.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 12 ft two point shot.
Jason Terry missed 16 ft jumper.
Josh Howard made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
Josh Howard made 12 ft jumper.
Jason Terry made hook shot.
Jason Terry made 20 ft jumper.
Michael Finley made jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard.
Dirk Nowitzki's 15 ft jumper blocked by Shawn Marion.
Jerry Stackhouse made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Jerry Stackhouse made 15 ft two point shot.
Jason Terry's layup blocked by Amare Stoudemire.
Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Josh Howard's layup blocked by Shawn Marion.
Jerry Stackhouse made 16 ft two point shot.
Michael Finley missed hook shot.
Erick Dampier missed layup.
Josh Howard missed jumper.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 17 ft two point shot.
Jerry Stackhouse made 13 ft two point shot.
Josh Howard made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Erick Dampier missed layup.
Erick Dampier missed tip shot.
Erick Dampier missed tip shot.
Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft jumper.
Josh Howard's 13 ft jumper blocked by Amare Stoudemire.
Jason Terry missed 16 ft jumper.
Josh Howard made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
Jason Terry missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft jumper.
Jason Terry made layup.
Michael Finley missed 16 ft jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made layup.
Jerry Stackhouse made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard.
Jerry Stackhouse made 17 ft two point shot.
Michael Finley made 26 ft three point jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made hook shot.
Dirk Nowitzki made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 17 ft jumper.
Josh Howard made layup. Assisted by Erick Dampier.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made dunk. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Michael Finley missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Michael Finley made 17 ft jumper.
Jason Terry made 19 ft jumper.
Erick Dampier's layup blocked by Amare Stoudemire.
Jerry Stackhouse made 21 ft jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 16 ft two point shot.
Dirk Nowitzki made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Michael Finley missed two point shot.
Jason Terry missed 23 ft jumper.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 17 ft jumper.
Michael Finley missed 12 ft jumper.
Erick Dampier missed tip shot.
Jason Terry missed 18 ft jumper.
Jerry Stackhouse made 16 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 18 ft jumper.
Josh Howard made layup. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Josh Howard missed 19 ft jumper.
Jerry Stackhouse made driving layup.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made dunk. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jason Terry missed 16 ft jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft jumper.
Michael Finley missed 12 ft two point shot.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 7 ft jumper.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Dirk Nowitzki made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard.
Jason Terry made 18 ft jumper.
Jason Terry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jason Terry missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki missed layup.
Jerry Stackhouse missed 18 ft jumper.
Jason Terry made layup.
Dirk Nowitzki missed layup.
Jerry Stackhouse missed layup.
Jerry Stackhouse made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Josh Howard made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Michael Finley missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Josh Howard made running jumper.
Dirk Nowitzki made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jerry Stackhouse made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
Dirk Nowitzki missed 12 ft two point shot.
Dirk Nowitzki made 24 ft three point jumper.
Jason Terry made 23 ft three point jumper.
Josh Howard missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft three point jumper.

MAVERICKS

SUNS

TIME		DAL	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Amare Stoudemire. Dirk Nowitzki gains possession.	0	0
11:44	Erick Dampier missed dunk.	0	0
11:41	Shawn Marion defensive rebound.	0	0
11:29	Shawn Marion made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.	0	3
11:21	Jason Terry made driving layup.	2	3
11:14	Shawn Marion missed layup.	2	3
11:12	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound.	2	3
11:00	Michael Finley missed layup.	2	3
10:59	Steve Nash defensive rebound.	2	3
10:53	Jim Jackson Turnover	2	3
10:33	Dirk Nowitzki missed 12 ft two point shot.	2	3
10:32	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound.	2	3
10:26	Steve Nash made 14 ft jumper.	2	5
10:18	Jason Terry missed 16 ft jumper.	2	5
10:17	Steve Nash defensive rebound.	2	5
10:12	Shawn Marion missed two point shot.	2	5
10:11	Erick Dampier defensive rebound.	2	5
9:59	Josh Howard made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.	5	5
9:44	Amare Stoudemire Turnover	5	5
9:22	Josh Howard made 12 ft jumper.	7	5
9:06	Amare Stoudemire missed layup.	7	5
9:04	Quentin Richardson offensive rebound.	7	5
9:00	Steve Nash made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Quentin Richardson.	7	8
8:37	Jason Terry made hook shot.	9	8
8:18	Steve Nash made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Quentin Richardson.	9	11
7:54	Josh Howard Bad Pass. Stolen by Quentin Richardson.	9	11
7:48	Amare Stoudemire's dunk blocked by Erick Dampier.	9	11
7:47	Erick Dampier defensive rebound.	9	11
7:30	Jason Terry made 20 ft jumper.	11	11
7:15	Steve Nash missed 9 ft jumper.	11	11
7:13	Josh Howard defensive rebound.	11	11
7:03	Michael Finley made jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard.	13	11
6:56	Quentin Richardson made two point shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.	13	13
6:47	Dallas Full Timeout.	13	13
6:31	Dirk Nowitzki's 15 ft jumper blocked by Shawn Marion.	13	13
6:30	Dallas defensive rebound.	13	13
6:30	Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Erick Dampier.	13	13
6:18	Amare Stoudemire missed 14 ft jumper.	13	13
6:18	Jerry Stackhouse defensive rebound.	13	13
6:07	Quentin Richardson Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	13	13
6:07	Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	13
6:07	Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	13
5:58	Shawn Marion's layup blocked by Jason Terry.	15	13
5:56	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound.	15	13
5:50	Jerry Stackhouse made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.	18	13
5:31	Steve Nash missed 26 ft three point jumper.	18	13
5:30	Quentin Richardson offensive rebound.	18	13
5:26	Jim Jackson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Quentin Richardson.	18	16
5:05	Jerry Stackhouse made 15 ft two point shot.	20	16
5:01	Shawn Marion made dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.	20	18
4:39	Jason Terry's layup blocked by Amare Stoudemire.	20	18
4:37	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound.	20	18
4:31	Quentin Richardson missed 25 ft three point jumper.	20	18
4:30	Jerry Stackhouse defensive rebound.	20	18
4:20	Quentin Richardson Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	20	18
4:20	Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	18
4:20	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Quentin Richardson.	21	18
4:20	Darrell Armstrong enters the game for Jason Terry.	21	18
4:20	Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	18
4:11	Darrell Armstrong Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	22	18
4:01	Amare Stoudemire made dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.	22	20
3:41	Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft three point jumper.	22	20
3:39	Josh Howard offensive rebound.	22	20
3:38	Josh Howard's layup blocked by Shawn Marion.	22	20
3:36	Josh Howard offensive rebound.	22	20
3:35	Shawn Marion Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	22	20
3:35	Josh Howard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	20
3:35	Dallas offensive rebound.	22	20
3:35	Erick Dampier enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki.	22	20
3:35	Josh Howard made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	20
3:19	Steve Nash made 15 ft jumper.	23	22
3:08	Jerry Stackhouse made 16 ft two point shot.	25	22
2:56	Steve Nash missed 15 ft running jumper.	25	22
2:54	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound.	25	22
2:53	Erick Dampier Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	25	22
2:53	Phoenix Full Timeout.	25	22
2:53	Steven Hunter enters the game for Jim Jackson.	25	22
2:53	Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	22
2:53	Phoenix offensive rebound.	25	22
2:53	Amare Stoudemire made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	23
2:38	Michael Finley missed hook shot.	25	23
2:35	Erick Dampier offensive rebound.	25	23
2:34	Erick Dampier missed layup.	25	23
2:33	Steve Nash defensive rebound.	25	23
2:24	Amare Stoudemire missed 18 ft jumper.	25	23
2:21	Josh Howard defensive rebound.	25	23
2:15	Josh Howard missed jumper.	25	23
2:14	Shawn Marion defensive rebound.	25	23
2:06	Leandro Barbosa missed 25 ft three point jumper.	25	23
2:04	Josh Howard defensive rebound.	25	23
1:54	Jerry Stackhouse missed 17 ft two point shot.	25	23
1:53	Steve Nash defensive rebound.	25	23
1:38	Leandro Barbosa made driving layup.	25	25
1:10	Jerry Stackhouse made 13 ft two point shot.	27	25
1:07	Shawn Marion's layup blocked by Jerry Stackhouse.	27	25
1:04	Michael Finley defensive rebound.	27	25
57.9	Michael Finley Bad Pass. Stolen by Steven Hunter.	27	25
52.9	Steven Hunter Lost Ball. Stolen by Michael Finley.	27	25
40.2	Josh Howard made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.	29	25
26.9	Steven Hunter missed 15 ft jumper.	29	25
24.9	Josh Howard defensive rebound.	29	25
4.9	Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft three point jumper.	29	25
2.9	Steve Nash defensive rebound.	29	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	29	25

Mavericks
102
Suns
127

Game 1

10/5

Mavericks
108
Suns
106

Game 2

12/5

Suns
119
Mavericks
102

Game 3

14/5

Suns
109
Mavericks
119

Game 4

16/5

Mavericks
108
Suns
114

Game 5

18/5

Suns
130
Mavericks
126

Game 6

21/5

Footprint Center

11:00 PM, 18 May 2005

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Tom Washington
Jess Kersey

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