Suns 127-99 Kings (15 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

29-36, 10-24 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	34	14	31	20	99
PHX	37	42	22	26	127

Phoenix Suns

44-22, 25-10 home

127

Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 14-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Steve Nash makes 9-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 22-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 11-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Grant Hill misses 11-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes tip shot
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill misses 11-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Skinner makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)
Steve Nash makes 13-foot two point shot
Brian Skinner makes jumper
Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Brian Skinner misses 8-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 20-foot jumper
Gordan Giricek makes layup
Grant Hill makes layup (Gordan Giricek assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Gordan Giricek misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gordan Giricek makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Gordan Giricek makes 8-foot two point shot
Grant Hill misses 21-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 7-foot jumper
Gordan Giricek makes 21-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes driving dunk
Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Gordan Giricek makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 17-foot jumper (Gordan Giricek assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Gordan Giricek makes 11-foot two point shot
Steve Nash makes 15-foot jumper (Gordan Giricek assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Gordan Giricek makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Gordan Giricek misses 17-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes 21-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Raja Bell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 12-foot two point shot
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes 6-foot two point shot (Raja Bell assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw misses 10-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk
Steve Nash makes 24-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw misses 11-foot two point shot
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Gordan Giricek misses three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot jumper
Gordan Giricek misses 18-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes layup
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Gordan Giricek misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gordan Giricek assists)
Quincy Douby blocks D.J. Strawberry's 18-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 9-foot jumper
Gordan Giricek makes 9-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Eric Piatkowski misses jumper
D.J. Strawberry misses 17-foot jumper
D.J. Strawberry misses 8-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses 24-foot three point jumper
D.J. Strawberry misses jumper
Gordan Giricek makes 25-foot three point jumper (D.J. Strawberry assists)
Eric Piatkowski makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gordan Giricek assists)
Mikki Moore misses 16-foot two point shot
Beno Udrih makes 11-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes layup
Mikki Moore misses layup
Mikki Moore misses layup
Kevin Martin misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikki Moore assists)
Beno Udrih makes 15-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses layup
Kevin Martin makes 6-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses two point shot
Mikki Moore misses layup
Mikki Moore makes dunk
Ron Artest makes 6-foot jumper
Ron Artest makes jumper
John Salmons misses three point jumper
Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mikki Moore makes dunk (Brad Miller assists)
Mikki Moore makes dunk (Quincy Douby assists)
Quincy Douby makes 8-foot two point shot
Brad Miller makes 10-foot two point shot
Ron Artest misses layup
Ron Artest misses 10-foot running jumper
Steve Nash blocks Beno Udrih's 13-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 23-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Ron Artest's dunk
Beno Udrih misses 17-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mikki Moore makes 6-foot two point shot
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Ron Artest's layup
Shelden Williams misses jumper
Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
Ron Artest makes dunk
Kevin Martin makes 17-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses layup
Raja Bell blocks Ron Artest's layup
Mikki Moore makes two point shot (Brad Miller assists)
Brad Miller makes 19-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 8-foot jumper
Brad Miller makes dunk (Beno Udrih assists)
Brad Miller makes 16-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Brad Miller makes dunk (Ron Artest assists)
Brad Miller misses 19-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 21-foot jumper
Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
Spencer Hawes misses jumper
Ron Artest misses 11-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses layup
Beno Udrih makes layup (Spencer Hawes assists)
Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes driving layup
Ron Artest makes 22-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses layup
Ron Artest makes tip shot
Spencer Hawes makes 6-foot hook shot (Ron Artest assists)
Spencer Hawes misses 9-foot jumper
Ron Artest makes 27-foot three point jumper
Shelden Williams misses 8-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes two point shot
Brian Skinner blocks Spencer Hawes's 12-foot jumper
Shelden Williams misses layup
Francisco Garcia makes jumper
Quincy Douby misses 23-foot three point jumper
Quincy Douby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shelden Williams makes 15-foot jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 7-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes driving layup (Quincy Douby assists)
Spencer Hawes misses 21-foot jumper
Shelden Williams makes 17-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
Anthony Johnson misses 10-foot jumper
Shelden Williams misses layup
Quincy Douby misses jumper
Shelden Williams makes layup
Shelden Williams makes hook shot
Spencer Hawes misses layup
Shelden Williams misses tip shot
Spencer Hawes misses 13-foot two point shot
Shelden Williams misses jumper

KINGS

SUNS

TIME		SAC	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Brad Miller vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Beno Udrih gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Beno Udrih bad pass	0	0
11:37	Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)	0	2
11:26	Mikki Moore misses 16-foot two point shot	0	2
11:25	Beno Udrih offensive rebound	0	2
11:22	Beno Udrih makes 11-foot jumper	2	2
11:10	Amare Stoudemire misses 14-foot jumper	2	2
11:08	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	2	2
10:53	Beno Udrih misses 8-foot jumper	2	2
10:52	Kevin Martin offensive rebound	4	2
10:52	Kevin Martin makes layup	4	2
10:30	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup	4	4
10:30	Brad Miller shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	4	4
10:30	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 1	4	5
10:15	Mikki Moore misses layup	4	5
10:14	Mikki Moore offensive rebound	4	5
10:14	Mikki Moore misses layup	4	5
10:12	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	4	5
10:00	Ron Artest shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	4	5
10:00	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2	4	6
10:00	Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:59	Ron Artest defensive rebound	4	6
9:47	Kevin Martin misses 22-foot jumper	4	6
9:45	Steve Nash defensive rebound	4	6
9:41	Mikki Moore shooting foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)	4	6
9:41	Raja Bell misses free throw 1 of 2	4	6
9:41	Phoenix offensive rebound	4	6
9:41	Raja Bell misses free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:41	Brad Miller defensive rebound	4	6
9:29	Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikki Moore assists)	7	6
9:12	Steve Nash makes 9-foot jumper	7	8
8:56	Beno Udrih bad pass (Amare Stoudemire steals)	7	8
8:51	Raja Bell misses 22-foot jumper	7	8
8:49	Raja Bell offensive rebound	7	8
8:45	Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper	7	10
8:37	Amare Stoudemire personal foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)	7	10
8:32	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	7	10
8:32	Beno Udrih makes free throw 1 of 2	8	10
8:32	Beno Udrih makes free throw 2 of 2	9	10
8:23	Amare Stoudemire misses 11-foot jumper	9	10
8:22	Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound	9	10
8:21	Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk	9	12
8:11	Beno Udrih makes 15-foot jumper	11	12
8:10	Steve Nash makes technical free throw	11	13
7:50	Amare Stoudemire makes layup	11	15
7:43	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	11	15
7:43	Boris Diaw enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	11	15
7:43	Beno Udrih misses free throw 1 of 2	11	15
7:43	Beno Udrih makes free throw 2 of 2	12	15
7:28	Grant Hill misses 11-foot jumper	12	15
7:26	Grant Hill offensive rebound	12	17
7:26	Grant Hill makes tip shot	12	17
7:13	Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper	12	17
7:11	Raja Bell defensive rebound	12	17
7:05	Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	17
7:05	Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound	12	17
6:58	Grant Hill misses 11-foot jumper	12	17
6:58	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	12	17
6:50	Beno Udrih misses layup	12	17
6:50	Grant Hill defensive rebound	12	17
6:31	Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper	12	20
6:01	Kevin Martin makes 6-foot jumper	14	20
5:56	Phoenix full timeout	14	20
5:56	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Grant Hill	14	20
5:56	Brian Skinner enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	14	20
5:48	Brian Skinner makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)	14	22
5:31	Raja Bell shooting foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)	14	22
5:31	Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2	15	22
5:31	Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2	16	22
5:05	shot clock violation	16	22
4:48	Leandro Barbosa shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	16	22
4:48	Gordan Giricek enters the game for Raja Bell	16	22
4:48	Spencer Hawes enters the game for Brad Miller	16	22
4:48	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	17	22
4:48	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	18	22
4:35	Steve Nash makes 13-foot two point shot	18	24
4:26	Beno Udrih misses two point shot	18	24
4:24	Mikki Moore offensive rebound	18	24
4:24	Mikki Moore misses layup	18	24
4:22	Mikki Moore offensive rebound	20	24
4:22	Mikki Moore makes dunk	20	24
4:07	Brian Skinner makes jumper	20	26
4:03	Leandro Barbosa personal foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	20	26
4:03	Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2	20	26
4:03	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	21	26
3:56	Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	21	28
3:34	Ron Artest makes 6-foot jumper	23	28
3:26	Beno Udrih personal foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	23	28
3:14	Brian Skinner misses 8-foot jumper	23	28
3:13	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	23	28
3:00	Ron Artest makes jumper	25	28
2:53	Leandro Barbosa misses 20-foot jumper	25	28
2:49	Gordan Giricek offensive rebound	25	30
2:49	Gordan Giricek makes layup	25	30
2:36	Brian Skinner shooting foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)	25	30
2:36	Grant Hill enters the game for Steve Nash	25	30
2:36	Shaquille O'Neal enters the game for Brian Skinner	25	30
2:36	Mikki Moore makes free throw 1 of 2	26	30
2:36	Mikki Moore misses free throw 2 of 2	26	30
2:35	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	26	30
2:15	Shaquille O'Neal bad pass (Ron Artest steals)	26	30
2:02	Ron Artest bad pass (Grant Hill steals)	26	30
1:58	Gordan Giricek offensive foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)	26	30
1:58	Gordan Giricek turnover	26	30
1:51	Spencer Hawes offensive foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	26	30
1:51	Spencer Hawes turnover	26	30
1:51	Francisco Garcia enters the game for Mikki Moore	26	30
1:51	John Salmons enters the game for Beno Udrih	26	30
1:38	Boris Diaw lost ball (Ron Artest steals)	26	30
1:36	Ron Artest double dribble	26	30
1:25	Grant Hill makes layup (Gordan Giricek assists)	26	32
1:07	John Salmons misses three point jumper	26	32
1:06	Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound	26	32
1:00	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Grant Hill assists)	26	34
1:00	Spencer Hawes shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	26	34
1:00	Spencer Hawes defensive goaltending	26	34
1:00	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 1	26	34
55.9	Phoenix defensive rebound	26	34
53.6	Gordan Giricek personal foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	26	34
53.6	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	27	34
53.6	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	28	34
38.9	Gordan Giricek misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	34
38.3	Ron Artest defensive rebound	28	34
32.6	Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper	31	34
15.2	Gordan Giricek makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)	31	37
0.3	Francisco Garcia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	34	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	37

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 4-0

Suns
100
Kings
98

Game 1

21/11

Kings
111
Suns
127

Game 2

22/11

Suns
117
Kings
102

Game 3

30/12

Kings
99
Suns
127

Game 4

15/3

Footprint Center

11:00 PM, 15 March 2008

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Jack Nies
Tom Washington
John Goble

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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