Suns 106-98 Clippers (3 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

8-24, 5-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	15	34	23	26	98
PHX	33	29	21	23	106

Phoenix Suns

19-12, 10-6 home

106

Shaquille O'Neal misses 9-foot jumper
Eric Gordon blocks Amare Stoudemire's 9-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 22-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes driving dunk
Amare Stoudemire misses 6-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Grant Hill makes three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes 12-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson makes 14-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash makes jumper
Louis Amundson makes layup (Jason Richardson assists)
Grant Hill makes 9-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses layup
Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper
Louis Amundson makes two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Matt Barnes misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Louis Amundson assists)
Louis Amundson misses 11-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 11-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Matt Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brian Skinner blocks Shaquille O'Neal's 8-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 6-foot hook shot
Steve Nash misses 13-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 7-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses jumper
Steve Nash misses 13-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Jason Richardson misses 21-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
Amare Stoudemire makes 18-foot jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Louis Amundson makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 17-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson misses 19-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 7-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot
Louis Amundson makes two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes 6-foot running jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Leandro Barbosa makes 9-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes 6-foot hook shot
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Amare Stoudemire misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 7-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses 11-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 12-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses 10-foot two point shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 21-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 22-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 20-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 17-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Skinner misses 19-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Al Thornton's layup
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton misses 22-foot jumper
Brian Skinner makes tip shot
Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 7-foot jumper
Brian Skinner makes 19-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Hart assists)
Al Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson blocks Eric Gordon's layup
Al Thornton makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)
Amare Stoudemire blocks Fred Jones's layup
Marcus Camby misses 9-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses tip shot
Paul Davis makes tip shot
Paul Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Mardy Collins makes 6-foot two point shot
Mardy Collins makes 6-foot running jumper
Steve Novak misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Davis misses tip shot
Steve Novak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Fred Jones makes three point jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Mardy Collins misses 15-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 18-foot jumper
Brian Skinner makes 9-foot running jumper
Mardy Collins misses 9-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes tip shot
Steve Novak makes 22-foot jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Brian Skinner misses 18-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses 13-foot two point shot
Steve Novak makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
Mardy Collins makes 19-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby makes layup
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Eric Gordon's 10-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 11-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby misses 9-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby misses 15-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes dunk (Brian Skinner assists)
Fred Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby makes tip shot
Brian Skinner misses layup
Al Thornton misses 15-foot two point shot
Marcus Camby makes 15-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 6-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 20-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 17-foot jumper
Fred Jones makes 21-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Al Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Richardson blocks Eric Gordon's layup
Mardy Collins misses 9-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper
Mardy Collins makes dunk (Marcus Camby assists)
Mardy Collins misses 32-foot three point jumper
Steve Novak misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
Fred Jones makes 6-foot two point shot
Steve Novak misses 22-foot jumper
Mardy Collins makes 12-foot two point shot
Al Thornton misses 13-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes layup
Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Brian Skinner misses layup
Eric Gordon misses layup
Al Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Eric Gordon makes 11-foot jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Al Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 12-foot running jumper
Fred Jones makes driving layup
Eric Gordon makes layup (Fred Jones assists)
Marcus Camby misses 16-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 15-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes dunk (Marcus Camby assists)
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Novak assists)
Fred Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper

CLIPPERS

SUNS

TIME		LAC	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Amare Stoudemire gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Shaquille O'Neal misses 9-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Al Thornton defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Al Thornton makes 17-foot jumper	2	0
11:06	Eric Gordon blocks Amare Stoudemire's 9-foot jumper	2	0
11:03	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	2	0
11:00	Grant Hill makes 22-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)	2	3
10:48	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:48	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	2	3
10:48	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	2	3
10:48	Marcus Camby makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:48	Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2	4	3
10:40	Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	4	6
10:21	Brian Skinner misses 19-foot jumper	4	6
10:19	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	4	6
10:07	Amare Stoudemire makes driving dunk	4	8
9:48	Eric Gordon turnover	4	8
9:30	Amare Stoudemire misses 6-foot two point shot	4	8
9:30	Phoenix defensive rebound	4	8
9:14	Jason Hart bad pass (Jason Richardson steals)	4	8
9:07	Shaquille O'Neal misses layup	4	8
9:06	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	4	8
8:56	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Al Thornton's layup	4	8
8:56	Los Angeles defensive rebound	4	8
8:38	Grant Hill makes three point jumper	4	11
8:21	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	11
8:19	Los Angeles defensive rebound	4	11
8:03	Jason Richardson makes 12-foot two point shot	4	13
7:50	Eric Gordon offensive foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)	4	13
7:50	Eric Gordon turnover	4	13
7:31	Jason Richardson makes 14-foot two point shot	4	15
7:24	Los Angeles full timeout	4	15
7:03	Al Thornton misses 22-foot jumper	4	15
7:01	Brian Skinner offensive rebound	6	15
7:01	Brian Skinner makes tip shot	6	15
6:35	Shaquille O'Neal misses layup	6	15
6:35	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	6	15
6:11	Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper	6	15
6:09	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	6	15
5:58	Amare Stoudemire makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)	6	17
5:33	Marcus Camby misses 7-foot jumper	6	17
5:31	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	6	17
5:22	Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	6	19
5:03	Brian Skinner makes 19-foot jumper	8	19
4:52	Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	19
4:50	Jason Hart defensive rebound	8	19
4:45	Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Hart assists)	11	19
4:35	Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	19
4:35	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	11	19
4:11	shot clock violation	11	19
3:48	Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)	11	21
3:31	Al Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	21
3:31	Steve Nash defensive rebound	11	21
3:16	Steve Nash makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)	11	23
2:51	Jason Richardson blocks Eric Gordon's layup	11	23
2:51	Los Angeles defensive rebound	11	23
2:51	Phoenix full timeout	11	23
2:51	Fred Jones enters the game for Jason Hart	11	23
2:51	Louis Amundson enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	11	23
2:51	Paul Davis enters the game for Brian Skinner	11	23
2:32	Steve Nash makes jumper	11	25
2:20	Al Thornton makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)	13	25
2:06	Louis Amundson makes layup (Jason Richardson assists)	13	27
1:53	Marcus Camby bad pass (Jason Richardson steals)	13	27
1:42	Grant Hill makes 9-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	13	29
1:27	Amare Stoudemire blocks Fred Jones's layup	13	29
1:24	Louis Amundson defensive rebound	13	29
1:21	Grant Hill misses layup	13	29
1:19	Phoenix offensive rebound	13	29
1:07	Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper	13	29
1:06	Louis Amundson offensive rebound	13	29
52.9	Louis Amundson makes two point shot	13	31
38.9	Marcus Camby misses 9-foot jumper	13	31
38.0	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	13	31
38.0	Marcus Camby misses tip shot	13	31
38.0	Paul Davis offensive rebound	15	31
38.0	Paul Davis makes tip shot	15	31
31.9	Amare Stoudemire bad pass (Fred Jones steals)	15	31
29.4	Jason Richardson personal foul (Fred Jones draws the foul)	15	31
17.9	Paul Davis misses 15-foot jumper	15	31
16.7	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	15	31
0.2	Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)	15	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	15	33

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Clippers
98
Suns
106

Game 1

3/1

Suns
109
Clippers
103

Game 2

11/1

Clippers
100
Suns
140

Game 3

18/2

Suns
142
Clippers
119

Game 4

19/2

Footprint Center

2:00 AM, 3 January 2009

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Brian Forte
Olandis Poole

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Golden State	.000	-	-
LA Clippers	.000	-	-
LA Lakers	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Sacramento	.000	-	-

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