Suns 136-121 Bobcats (26 Feb, 2006) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Bobcats

15-42, 5-24 away

121

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	37	37	28	19	121
PHX	37	31	40	28	136

Phoenix Suns

37-17, 22-8 home

136

Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 8-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses layup
Raja Bell makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion makes 13-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion misses layup
Steve Nash misses layup
Boris Diaw makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Raja Bell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 11-foot two point shot
Boris Diaw makes 8-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes driving layup
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Steve Nash makes 23-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
James Jones misses 15-foot jumper
Kareem Rush blocks James Jones's 11-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 8-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Jones misses layup
Shawn Marion misses tip shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Jones misses jumper
Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Eddie House misses two point shot
Raja Bell misses three point jumper
Raja Bell makes jumper
Raja Bell makes 15-foot two point shot
Raja Bell misses 16-foot jumper
Pat Burke misses 21-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Pat Burke makes dunk (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Pat Burke misses dunk
Leandro Barbosa misses 17-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper
Pat Burke misses jumper
Shawn Marion makes 7-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes 26-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa makes 8-foot running jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell makes 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw misses 9-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup
Shawn Marion misses layup
Shawn Marion makes slam dunk (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell makes 11-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Steve Nash misses layup
James Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes driving layup
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Eddie House misses 16-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 12-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 7-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 26-foot three point jumper
James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie House makes 21-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Eddie House makes 23-foot jumper
Eddie House makes layup (Raja Bell assists)
Eddie House misses 29-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses layup
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes 6-foot jumper
James Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 7-foot jumper
James Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 7-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Primoz Brezec makes driving layup
Raymond Felton makes 19-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones makes layup (Gerald Wallace assists)
Matt Carroll misses 19-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 19-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper
Raymond Felton makes 17-foot jumper
Primoz Brezec misses jumper
Matt Carroll makes 9-foot running jumper
Matt Carroll makes 10-foot running jumper
Jumaine Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Gerald Wallace misses layup
Primoz Brezec misses tip shot
Primoz Brezec makes 6-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses 9-foot two point shot
Matt Carroll misses 22-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones makes 15-foot jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)
Raymond Felton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jumaine Jones assists)
Gerald Wallace misses two point shot
Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper
Raymond Felton misses 21-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 9-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 18-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace makes layup
Jumaine Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Kareem Rush makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)
Kareem Rush misses 16-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones misses jumper
Jumaine Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Kareem Rush misses 19-foot jumper
Kareem Rush makes layup (Jumaine Jones assists)
Shawn Marion blocks Gerald Wallace's 4-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses 16-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace makes 8-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses 13-foot jumper
Bernard Robinson Jr misses 11-foot jumper
Brevin Knight makes layup
Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brevin Knight misses 4-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace makes layup
Raymond Felton makes 21-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Raymond Felton makes layup (Jumaine Jones assists)
Matt Carroll makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Matt Carroll makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight misses 20-foot jumper
Matt Carroll makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Matt Carroll makes jumper
Raymond Felton misses 22-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Raymond Felton makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)
Primoz Brezec misses 15-foot jumper
Primoz Brezec makes dunk (Raymond Felton assists)
Primoz Brezec makes 14-foot two point shot
Raymond Felton misses layup
Primoz Brezec misses 17-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses 42-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 9-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes layup
Brevin Knight makes 16-foot jumper
Primoz Brezec misses 15-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)
Brevin Knight makes 15-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Gerald Wallace misses 16-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)
Gerald Wallace misses two point shot
Gerald Wallace makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight misses 20-foot jumper
Brevin Knight makes 11-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace makes 6-foot jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Gerald Wallace's 8-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 17-foot jumper
Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Carroll makes driving layup
Boris Diaw blocks Brevin Knight's 7-foot jumper
Matt Carroll misses 19-foot jumper
Matt Carroll misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jake Voskuhl makes 18-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight misses 20-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses 10-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace makes layup
Jumaine Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace makes two point shot
Jake Voskuhl makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Kareem Rush misses three point jumper
Raymond Felton makes driving layup
Jake Voskuhl makes 16-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Raymond Felton misses 20-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses 15-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 21-foot jumper (Jake Voskuhl assists)
Jumaine Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Steve Nash blocks Jumaine Jones's 25-foot three point jumper
Jake Voskuhl misses jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Gerald Wallace's 7-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones makes 10-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses 17-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses 12-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses 21-foot jumper

BOBCATS

SUNS

TIME		CHA	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Gerald Wallace vs. Shawn Marion (Boris Diaw gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	0	3
11:30	Primoz Brezec makes driving layup	2	3
11:22	Leandro Barbosa makes 8-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	2	5
11:07	Raymond Felton makes 19-foot jumper	4	5
10:53	Steve Nash misses layup	4	5
10:52	Raymond Felton defensive rebound	4	5
10:47	Raymond Felton bad pass (Leandro Barbosa steals)	4	5
10:42	Raja Bell makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)	4	7
10:26	Jumaine Jones makes layup (Gerald Wallace assists)	6	7
10:18	Shawn Marion makes 13-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	6	9
10:11	Leandro Barbosa personal foul (Matt Carroll draws the foul)	6	9
10:06	Matt Carroll misses 19-foot jumper	6	9
10:03	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	6	9
9:51	Shawn Marion misses layup	6	9
9:48	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound	6	9
9:42	Raymond Felton makes 19-foot jumper	8	9
9:32	Steve Nash misses layup	8	9
9:30	Primoz Brezec defensive rebound	8	9
9:26	Raymond Felton bad pass	8	9
9:14	Boris Diaw makes driving layup	8	11
9:00	Jumaine Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper	11	11
8:52	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	11	11
8:49	Primoz Brezec defensive rebound	11	11
8:41	Raymond Felton makes 17-foot jumper	13	11
8:33	Raja Bell misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	11
8:30	Primoz Brezec defensive rebound	13	11
8:25	Primoz Brezec misses jumper	13	11
8:22	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	13	11
8:18	Raymond Felton shooting foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	13	11
8:18	Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
8:18	Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2	13	13
7:58	Matt Carroll makes 9-foot running jumper	15	13
7:47	Boris Diaw misses 11-foot two point shot	15	13
7:41	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	15	15
7:41	Boris Diaw makes 8-foot jumper	15	15
7:37	Matt Carroll makes 10-foot running jumper	17	15
7:24	Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper	17	15
7:22	Matt Carroll defensive rebound	17	15
7:05	Jumaine Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Raymond Felton assists)	20	15
6:54	Raja Bell makes driving layup	20	17
6:37	Gerald Wallace misses layup	20	17
6:35	Primoz Brezec offensive rebound	20	17
6:35	Primoz Brezec misses tip shot	20	17
6:35	Primoz Brezec offensive rebound	20	17
6:31	Primoz Brezec makes 6-foot jumper	22	17
6:18	Steve Nash makes driving layup	22	19
6:03	Raymond Felton misses 9-foot two point shot	22	19
6:01	Steve Nash defensive rebound	22	19
5:54	Steve Nash makes 23-foot jumper	22	21
5:43	Matt Carroll misses 22-foot jumper	22	21
5:41	Raja Bell defensive rebound	22	21
5:41	Raja Bell turnover	22	21
5:41	Phoenix full timeout	22	21
5:41	Kareem Rush enters the game for Primoz Brezec	22	21
5:41	James Jones enters the game for Leandro Barbosa	22	21
5:37	Jumaine Jones makes 15-foot jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)	24	21
5:20	Raja Bell misses 19-foot jumper	24	21
5:18	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound	24	21
5:07	Raymond Felton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jumaine Jones assists)	27	21
4:54	Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper	27	24
4:41	Gerald Wallace misses two point shot	27	24
4:37	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	27	24
4:28	Steve Nash bad pass (Kareem Rush steals)	27	24
4:22	Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	24
4:20	Jumpball: Jumaine Jones vs. Boris Diaw (Gerald Wallace gains possession)	27	24
4:20	Charlotte offensive rebound	27	24
4:05	Raymond Felton misses 21-foot jumper	27	24
4:05	Charlotte defensive rebound	27	24
4:05	Gerald Wallace loose ball foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)	27	24
3:56	Raymond Felton shooting foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	27	24
3:56	Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2	27	25
3:56	Kevin Burleson enters the game for Raymond Felton	27	25
3:56	Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2	27	26
3:56	Gerald Wallace misses 9-foot jumper	27	26
3:56	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	27	26
3:15	James Jones misses 15-foot jumper	27	26
3:13	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound	27	26
3:02	Gerald Wallace misses 18-foot jumper	27	26
3:00	Charlotte defensive rebound	27	26
3:00	Kevin Burleson loose ball foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	27	26
2:49	Kareem Rush blocks James Jones's 11-foot jumper	27	26
2:47	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound	27	26
2:47	Gerald Wallace makes layup	29	26
2:47	Boris Diaw shooting foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)	29	26
2:47	Charlotte full timeout	29	26
2:47	Brevin Knight enters the game for Kevin Burleson	29	26
2:47	Eddie House enters the game for Raja Bell	29	26
2:47	Gerald Wallace makes free throw 1 of 1	30	26
2:39	Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper	30	28
2:25	Jumaine Jones misses 21-foot jumper	30	28
2:21	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	30	28
2:16	James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	28
2:15	Kareem Rush defensive rebound	30	28
2:09	Kareem Rush makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)	32	28
1:54	Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper	32	28
1:53	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	32	28
1:53	Gerald Wallace personal foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	32	28
1:53	Boris Diaw makes free throw 1 of 2	32	29
1:53	Bernard Robinson Jr enters the game for Gerald Wallace	32	29
1:53	Boris Diaw makes free throw 2 of 2	32	30
1:43	Kareem Rush misses 16-foot jumper	32	30
1:40	Eddie House defensive rebound	32	30
1:31	Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	32	33
1:21	Jumaine Jones misses jumper	32	33
1:19	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	32	33
1:12	Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper	32	33
1:10	Brevin Knight defensive rebound	32	33
1:05	Jumaine Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)	35	33
50.4	Brevin Knight shooting foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)	35	33
50.4	Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2	35	34
50.4	Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2	35	35
38.9	Kareem Rush misses 19-foot jumper	35	35
36.5	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	35	35
24.9	Eddie House lost ball (Matt Carroll steals)	35	35
20.4	Kareem Rush makes layup (Jumaine Jones assists)	37	35
4.5	Boris Diaw misses 8-foot jumper	37	35
3.9	Shawn Marion offensive rebound	37	37
3.9	Shawn Marion makes layup	37	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	37

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 2-0

Suns
110
Bobcats
100

Game 1

31/12

Bobcats
121
Suns
136

Game 2

26/2

Footprint Center

12:00 AM, 26 February 2006

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Steve Javie
Michael Smith
Monty McCutchen

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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