Suns 106-95 Thunder (15 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

18-48, 5-28 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	27	25	20	23	95
PHX	18	28	26	34	106

Phoenix Suns

35-31, 20-13 home

106

Shaquille O'Neal misses jumper
Matt Barnes makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson misses 6-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses layup
Steve Nash misses running jumper
Grant Hill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Steve Nash makes 6-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses jumper
Steve Nash misses 13-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 8-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Matt Barnes misses layup
Grant Hill makes two point shot
Kevin Durant blocks Matt Barnes's layup
Matt Barnes misses layup
Jason Richardson misses 15-foot two point shot
Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses 14-foot jumper
Louis Amundson makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 17-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 16-foot jumper
Nick Collison blocks Shaquille O'Neal's 7-foot jumper
Alando Tucker makes layup (Goran Dragic assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup
Goran Dragic makes 17-foot jumper
Robin Lopez makes 7-foot hook shot (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes jumper
Steve Nash makes 16-foot running jumper
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 8-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 11-foot two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
Steve Nash makes 18-foot two point shot
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 8-foot two point shot
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Jason Richardson assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses layup
Grant Hill makes layup
Jason Richardson makes 9-foot two point shot
Matt Barnes makes 7-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes makes 5-foot hook shot
Jared Dudley misses 17-foot jumper
Nick Collison blocks Louis Amundson's 5-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 7-foot jumper
Alando Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup
Louis Amundson misses layup
Louis Amundson misses tip shot
Jared Dudley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Alando Tucker misses layup
Alando Tucker misses tip shot
Goran Dragic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses 14-foot two point shot
Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses 9-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 21-foot jumper
Jared Dudley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes tip shot
Jeff Green misses 8-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes 8-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 6-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 9-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 7-foot hook shot
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 6-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes driving dunk
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Weaver makes 9-foot two point shot
Kyle Weaver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses jumper
Nick Collison makes tip shot
Kevin Durant misses two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 9-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Chucky Atkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)
Nick Collison misses 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Nick Collison misses 8-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes 6-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot jumper
Robin Lopez blocks Kevin Durant's 9-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes 13-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses 42-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 12-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 16-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes tip shot
Thabo Sefolosha makes 15-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nick Collison makes jumper
Jeff Green misses 9-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes 22-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Nick Collison misses 17-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 20-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver makes 41-foot three point jumper (Malik Rose assists)
Louis Amundson blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Louis Amundson blocks Nick Collison's 8-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 8-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes 18-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 9-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Russell Westbrook misses tip shot
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Jared Dudley blocks Kevin Durant's 9-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 28-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 26-foot three point jumper

THUNDER

SUNS

TIME		OKC	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jeff Green vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Oklahoma City gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Shaquille O'Neal lane violation	0	0
11:45	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Jeff Green offensive rebound	2	0
11:42	Jeff Green makes tip shot	2	0
11:26	Shaquille O'Neal misses jumper	2	0
11:25	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	2	0
11:15	Jeff Green misses 8-foot two point shot	2	0
11:12	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	2	0
11:10	Matt Barnes makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)	2	2
10:56	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Steve Nash steals)	2	2
10:51	Steve Nash bad pass (Thabo Sefolosha steals)	2	2
10:45	Nenad Krstic makes 8-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	4	2
10:33	Jason Richardson misses 6-foot jumper	4	2
10:32	Jason Richardson offensive rebound	4	2
10:32	Jason Richardson misses layup	4	2
10:30	Phoenix defensive rebound	4	2
10:15	Thabo Sefolosha misses 6-foot jumper	4	2
10:12	Jeff Green offensive rebound	4	2
10:10	Jeff Green bad pass (Matt Barnes steals)	4	2
10:04	Steve Nash misses running jumper	4	2
10:02	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	2
9:45	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	4	2
9:45	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 1 of 2	5	2
9:45	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2	6	2
9:30	Grant Hill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)	6	5
9:15	Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper	6	5
9:12	Jeff Green offensive rebound	6	5
9:11	Jeff Green makes 9-foot two point shot	8	5
9:03	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	8	5
9:03	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2	8	6
9:03	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2	8	6
9:03	Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound	8	6
8:57	Kevin Durant personal foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)	8	6
8:45	Steve Nash makes 6-foot jumper	8	8
8:22	Thabo Sefolosha bad pass (Shaquille O'Neal steals)	8	8
8:18	Grant Hill misses jumper	8	8
8:15	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	8	8
8:08	Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot jumper	8	8
8:07	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	8	8
7:58	Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper	10	8
7:48	Grant Hill bad pass (Kevin Durant steals)	10	8
7:39	Russell Westbrook traveling	10	8
7:28	Steve Nash misses 13-foot jumper	10	8
7:26	Jeff Green defensive rebound	10	8
7:18	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	10	8
7:18	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
7:18	Louis Amundson enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	11	8
7:18	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
7:07	Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	8
7:05	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	12	8
6:48	Jeff Green misses 7-foot hook shot	12	8
6:46	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	12	8
6:43	Grant Hill makes 8-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	12	10
6:16	Nenad Krstic misses jumper	12	10
6:13	Thabo Sefolosha offensive rebound	12	10
6:07	Nenad Krstic makes 6-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	14	10
6:00	Matt Barnes misses layup	14	10
5:58	Grant Hill offensive rebound	14	12
5:58	Grant Hill makes two point shot	14	12
5:35	Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper	14	12
5:33	Steve Nash defensive rebound	14	12
5:22	Kevin Durant blocks Matt Barnes's layup	14	12
5:22	Matt Barnes offensive rebound	14	12
5:22	Matt Barnes misses layup	14	12
5:20	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	14	12
5:16	Thabo Sefolosha makes driving dunk	16	12
5:11	Matt Barnes bad pass	16	12
5:11	Phoenix full timeout	16	12
5:11	Kyle Weaver enters the game for Kevin Durant	16	12
5:00	Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper	16	12
4:58	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	16	12
4:41	Jason Richardson misses 15-foot two point shot	16	12
4:37	Jeff Green defensive rebound	16	12
4:24	Jeff Green makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	18	12
4:00	Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper	18	12
3:58	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	18	12
3:48	Matt Barnes illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	18	12
3:48	Russell Westbrook makes technical free throw	19	12
3:48	Nick Collison enters the game for Nenad Krstic	19	12
3:48	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Jason Richardson	19	12
3:42	Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	12
3:40	Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound	19	12
3:35	Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)	19	12
3:35	Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 1 of 2	19	13
3:35	Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 2 of 2	19	14
3:31	Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	19	14
3:31	Russell Westbrook turnover	19	14
3:31	Chucky Atkins enters the game for Russell Westbrook	19	14
3:16	Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	14
3:15	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	19	14
2:51	Kyle Weaver makes 9-foot two point shot	21	14
2:39	Steve Nash bad pass (Chucky Atkins steals)	21	14
2:31	Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound	21	14
2:31	Kyle Weaver misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	18
2:19	Matt Barnes misses 14-foot jumper	21	14
2:17	Kyle Weaver defensive rebound	21	14
2:17	Oklahoma City full timeout	21	14
2:17	Goran Dragic enters the game for Matt Barnes	21	14
2:17	Jared Dudley enters the game for Steve Nash	21	14
2:17	Kevin Durant enters the game for Jeff Green	21	14
2:09	Kevin Durant misses jumper	21	14
2:05	Nick Collison makes tip shot	23	14
2:05	Nick Collison offensive rebound	27	18
1:52	Louis Amundson makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)	23	16
1:31	Thabo Sefolosha lost ball (Jared Dudley steals)	23	16
1:17	Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup	23	18
51.9	Kevin Durant misses two point shot	23	18
44.9	Thabo Sefolosha offensive rebound	23	18
32.2	Leandro Barbosa shooting foul (Kyle Weaver draws the foul)	23	18
32.2	Kyle Weaver misses free throw 1 of 2	23	18
32.2	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	23	18
32.2	Kyle Weaver makes free throw 2 of 2	24	18
21.9	Leandro Barbosa misses 17-foot jumper	24	18
19.8	Kyle Weaver defensive rebound	24	18
3.4	Kevin Durant makes 9-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)	26	18
3.4	Louis Amundson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	26	18
3.4	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	27	18
0.1	Goran Dragic misses jumper	27	18
0.0	Phoenix offensive rebound	27	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	18

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 4-0

Suns
99
Thunder
98

Game 1

26/11

Suns
110
Thunder
102

Game 2

30/12

Thunder
118
Suns
140

Game 3

21/2

Thunder
95
Suns
106

Game 4

15/3

Footprint Center

2:00 AM, 15 March 2009

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Greg Willard
Pat Fraher
Olandis Poole

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	5	.615	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	9	.400	5.5	L1
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	11	3	.786	-	W1
LA Lakers	10	5	.667	1.5	L1
Phoenix	9	7	.563	3	L5
LA Clippers	9	7	.563	3	W3
Sacramento	8	7	.533	3.5	L1

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