Kings 126-118 Suns (30 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

40-34, 16-21 away

118

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	33	31	32	22	118
SAC	35	35	35	21	126

Sacramento Kings

16-56, 11-25 home

126

Jason Thompson makes 20-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 19-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses 15-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes dunk (Beno Udrih assists)
Kevin Martin misses 14-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes 4-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 21-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Andres Nocioni misses jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 17-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
Spencer Hawes misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Jason Thompson makes 17-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Kevin Martin misses 14-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses 18-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 4-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes layup
Francisco Garcia makes layup (Rashad McCants assists)
Francisco Garcia makes 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Francisco Garcia makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes dunk (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants makes 16-foot jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Francisco Garcia misses layup
Jason Thompson makes tip shot
Bobby Jackson misses 10-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Francisco Garcia makes 3-foot two point shot (Jason Thompson assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 3-foot two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
Francisco Garcia makes 27-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Jason Thompson's layup
Kevin Martin makes 13-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses layup
Rashad McCants makes 16-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes driving layup
Francisco Garcia makes 4-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Beno Udrih makes driving layup
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes makes two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Jason Thompson misses layup
Spencer Hawes makes tip shot
Kevin Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Jason Thompson makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)
Jason Richardson blocks Kevin Martin's two point shot
Spencer Hawes makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Spencer Hawes makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Beno Udrih makes layup
Jason Thompson misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 20-foot jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Jason Thompson makes layup
Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes jumper
Beno Udrih makes layup
Kevin Martin makes layup
Beno Udrih makes 17-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes 18-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 2-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Spencer Hawes misses 17-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes 11-foot running jumper
Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 22-foot jumper
Louis Amundson blocks Jason Thompson's layup
Jason Thompson makes dunk (Rashad McCants assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 23-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 4-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses jumper
Rashad McCants misses 16-foot jumper
Grant Hill blocks Francisco Garcia's 6-foot running jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 4-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes dunk
Francisco Garcia misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes running jumper
Francisco Garcia misses three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 15-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 18-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Rashad McCants makes 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill blocks Spencer Hawes's dunk
Beno Udrih misses jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk
Matt Barnes makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes layup
Beno Udrih blocks Matt Barnes's layup
Matt Barnes misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Grant Hill makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley misses 10-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 11-foot jumper
Louis Amundson misses tip shot
Grant Hill makes driving layup
Alando Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup
Louis Amundson makes 4-foot two point shot (Jared Dudley assists)
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Alando Tucker misses layup
Stromile Swift makes dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Jason Thompson blocks Goran Dragic's layup
Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Andres Nocioni blocks Jared Dudley's 4-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson misses 5-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Jason Richardson misses 5-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 22-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Andres Nocioni blocks Jason Richardson's layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Andres Nocioni blocks Grant Hill's layup
Grant Hill makes dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 16-foot running jumper
Spencer Hawes blocks Robin Lopez's layup
Steve Nash makes 8-foot two point shot
Jared Dudley makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 6-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup
Steve Nash misses 9-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 6-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Grant Hill makes 4-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Steve Nash makes three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 49-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift misses 18-foot jumper
Jared Dudley misses layup
Jared Dudley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Louis Amundson misses layup
Spencer Hawes blocks Stromile Swift's 3-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 4-foot two point shot
Grant Hill misses 13-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Francisco Garcia blocks Grant Hill's layup
Jared Dudley makes 16-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Jason Richardson assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses dunk
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses three point jumper

SUNS

KINGS

TIME		PHX	SAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Spencer Hawes (Spencer Hawes gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Jason Thompson makes 20-foot jumper	0	2
11:22	Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk	2	2
11:08	Kevin Martin makes 19-foot jumper	2	4
10:51	Matt Barnes makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	4	4
10:33	Jason Thompson misses 15-foot jumper	4	4
10:18	Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	4
10:17	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	4	4
10:10	Spencer Hawes makes dunk (Beno Udrih assists)	4	6
10:02	Grant Hill makes layup	6	6
10:02	Spencer Hawes illegal defense	6	6
9:52	Beno Udrih bad pass (Grant Hill steals)	6	6
9:37	Beno Udrih blocks Matt Barnes's layup	6	6
9:34	Matt Barnes offensive rebound	6	6
9:32	Matt Barnes misses layup	6	6
9:30	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	6	6
9:26	Kevin Martin misses 14-foot jumper	6	6
9:26	Jason Thompson offensive rebound	6	6
9:07	Andres Nocioni misses three point jumper	6	6
9:07	Jason Thompson offensive rebound	6	6
8:59	Jason Thompson makes 4-foot two point shot	6	8
8:52	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	8	8
8:41	Beno Udrih bad pass (Matt Barnes steals)	8	8
8:37	Matt Barnes bad pass (Beno Udrih steals)	8	8
8:33	Kevin Martin misses 21-foot jumper	8	8
8:30	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	8	8
8:26	Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)	10	8
8:11	Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	10	11
7:52	Beno Udrih shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	10	11
7:52	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2	10	11
7:52	Phoenix offensive rebound	10	11
7:52	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2	10	11
7:48	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	10	11
7:35	Andres Nocioni misses jumper	10	11
7:18	Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper	10	11
7:18	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	10	11
7:15	Kevin Martin bad pass	10	11
7:11	Steve Nash bad pass	10	11
6:58	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	10	11
6:58	Beno Udrih makes free throw 1 of 2	10	12
6:58	Beno Udrih makes free throw 2 of 2	10	13
6:47	Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper	10	13
6:46	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	10	13
6:37	Spencer Hawes misses 17-foot jumper	10	13
6:37	Beno Udrih loose ball foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	10	13
6:37	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Beno Udrih	10	13
6:26	Spencer Hawes shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	10	13
6:26	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2	11	13
6:26	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2	11	13
6:24	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	11	13
6:18	Spencer Hawes makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)	11	15
6:11	Bobby Jackson personal foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	11	15
6:03	Steve Nash makes driving layup	13	15
5:45	Spencer Hawes misses 7-foot jumper	13	15
5:43	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	13	15
5:39	Grant Hill makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)	15	15
5:13	Jason Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)	15	17
5:00	Andres Nocioni shooting foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)	15	17
5:00	Francisco Garcia enters the game for Andres Nocioni	15	17
5:00	Matt Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2	16	17
5:00	Matt Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	17	17
4:43	Grant Hill lane violation	17	17
4:41	Grant Hill personal foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)	17	17
4:35	Bobby Jackson misses 16-foot jumper	17	17
4:35	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	17	17
4:26	Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)	19	17
4:13	Kevin Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)	19	20
4:03	Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	21	20
3:50	Jason Thompson makes 17-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)	21	22
3:32	Grant Hill makes jumper (Matt Barnes assists)	23	22
3:26	Jason Thompson 3 second	23	22
3:11	Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper	23	22
3:09	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	23	22
3:00	Kevin Martin misses 14-foot jumper	23	22
2:59	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	23	22
2:55	Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	25	22
2:40	Jason Thompson misses 18-foot jumper	25	22
2:38	Steve Nash defensive rebound	25	22
2:31	Jason Richardson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)	28	22
2:26	Phoenix full timeout	28	22
2:26	Jared Dudley enters the game for Matt Barnes	28	22
2:26	Louis Amundson enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	28	22
2:26	Rashad McCants enters the game for Jason Thompson	28	22
2:26	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Kevin Martin	28	22
2:09	Francisco Garcia misses 4-foot jumper	28	22
2:06	Francisco Garcia offensive rebound	28	22
2:05	Francisco Garcia makes layup	28	24
1:47	Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	30	24
1:47	Spencer Hawes illegal defense	30	24
1:36	Francisco Garcia makes layup (Rashad McCants assists)	30	26
1:36	Louis Amundson shooting foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)	30	26
1:36	Francisco Garcia makes free throw 1 of 1	30	27
1:20	Jared Dudley misses 10-foot jumper	30	27
1:17	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	30	27
1:08	Francisco Garcia makes 26-foot three point jumper	30	30
56.9	Steve Nash misses 11-foot jumper	30	30
54.9	Louis Amundson offensive rebound	30	30
54.9	Louis Amundson misses tip shot	30	30
52.9	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	30	30
46.9	Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	30
45.9	Rashad McCants offensive rebound	30	30
41.7	Andres Nocioni makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)	30	33
31.0	Steve Nash bad pass	30	33
31.0	Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash	30	33
12.7	Francisco Garcia makes driving layup	30	35
2.2	Grant Hill makes driving layup	32	35
2.2	Spencer Hawes shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	32	35
2.2	Jason Thompson enters the game for Spencer Hawes	32	35
2.2	Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 1	33	35
0.0	Phoenix defensive rebound	33	35
0.0	Bobby Jackson misses 17-foot jumper	33	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	35

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 2-1

Suns
97
Kings
95

Game 1

15/11

Kings
81
Suns
129

Game 2

3/2

Suns
118
Kings
126

Game 3

30/3

Kings
111
Suns
139

Game 4

4/4

Sleep Train Arena

2:00 AM, 30 March 2009

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 13,623

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Violet Palmer
Olandis Poole

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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