Suns 117-113 Warriors (16 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Golden State Warriors

29-53, 8-33 away

113

	1	2	3	4	T
GS	36	20	34	23	113
PHX	24	32	30	31	117

Phoenix Suns

46-36, 28-13 home

117

Grant Hill misses jumper
Steve Nash misses jumper
Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal misses 10-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
C.J. Watson blocks Steve Nash's jumper
Grant Hill makes driving layup
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 13-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses layup
Grant Hill misses tip shot
Grant Hill misses 11-foot jumper
Andris Biedrins blocks Shaquille O'Neal's layup
Matt Barnes misses 12-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike blocks Leandro Barbosa's 14-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 19-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Grant Hill misses jumper
Grant Hill misses jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 7-foot running jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Jared Dudley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Louis Amundson misses two point shot
Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes 16-foot two point shot
Goran Dragic misses 10-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 20-foot jumper
Louis Amundson makes dunk (Goran Dragic assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Jared Dudley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike blocks Goran Dragic's layup
Leandro Barbosa makes layup
Leandro Barbosa makes 17-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes 12-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic makes 25-foot three point jumper
Louis Amundson misses 7-foot jumper
Louis Amundson misses layup
Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses layup
Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes 20-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 9-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 11-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Grant Hill misses layup
Kelenna Azubuike blocks Grant Hill's layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Matt Barnes makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Robin Lopez misses 9-foot jumper
Robin Lopez makes dunk (Goran Dragic assists)
Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 21-foot jumper
Rob Kurz blocks Louis Amundson's 9-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses layup
Jared Dudley makes layup
Jared Dudley makes 12-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses 18-foot jumper
Jared Dudley misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot hook shot
Grant Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Matt Barnes assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses 9-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses tip shot
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Kelenna Azubuike blocks Grant Hill's layup
Grant Hill makes 11-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 17-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses layup
Andris Biedrins blocks Grant Hill's 9-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Ronny Turiaf misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes 11-foot running jumper
Kelenna Azubuike makes layup (C.J. Watson assists)
Ronny Turiaf makes layup (Anthony Morrow assists)
Anthony Morrow makes driving layup
Ronny Turiaf misses 21-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike makes 21-foot two point shot (C.J. Watson assists)
Anthony Morrow makes jumper
Anthony Randolph makes layup (C.J. Watson assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
C.J. Watson makes driving layup
Anthony Morrow misses jumper
C.J. Watson makes 17-foot jumper
Andris Biedrins makes dunk (C.J. Watson assists)
Kelenna Azubuike makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Morrow assists)
Anthony Randolph makes 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill blocks C.J. Watson's layup
Anthony Morrow makes 20-foot jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)
C.J. Watson misses 21-foot jumper
Louis Amundson blocks Anthony Randolph's 12-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses tip shot
Robin Lopez blocks Anthony Morrow's 8-foot jumper
Louis Amundson blocks Kelenna Azubuike's layup
Andris Biedrins makes layup
Kelenna Azubuike makes 20-foot jumper
Rob Kurz misses 20-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 9-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses 20-foot jumper
Rob Kurz makes layup (C.J. Watson assists)
Robin Lopez blocks Kelenna Azubuike's 9-foot jumper
C.J. Watson makes layup (Anthony Randolph assists)
Andris Biedrins makes 9-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes 20-foot jumper
Rob Kurz misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses jumper
Rob Kurz misses layup
Anthony Randolph misses tip shot
Anthony Morrow makes jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses 21-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 9-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 8-foot running jumper
Anthony Randolph misses layup
Kelenna Azubuike misses 20-foot jumper
C.J. Watson misses 9-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 11-foot jumper
C.J. Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses 47-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson makes 16-foot jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes jumper (Anthony Morrow assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 11-foot running jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes 17-foot jumper (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Anthony Randolph makes dunk (C.J. Watson assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
Anthony Morrow makes three point jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
Ronny Turiaf misses jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 21-foot jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
Kelenna Azubuike makes dunk (C.J. Watson assists)
Kelenna Azubuike misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 19-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike makes 17-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike makes layup
Kelenna Azubuike misses layup
Matt Barnes blocks Rob Kurz's 23-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses 17-foot jumper
Rob Kurz misses three point jumper
Rob Kurz makes 14-foot jumper (Andris Biedrins assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 18-foot jumper
C.J. Watson misses 10-foot running jumper
C.J. Watson makes layup
C.J. Watson misses 58-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses jumper
Rob Kurz makes 13-foot jumper (Andris Biedrins assists)
C.J. Watson makes jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses 11-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike makes three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses 8-foot running jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes 11-foot jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
C.J. Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Anthony Randolph's 16-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses 13-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes layup
C.J. Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses layup
Anthony Morrow makes driving layup

WARRIORS

SUNS

TIME		GS	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Anthony Randolph vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Grant Hill misses jumper	0	0
11:42	Phoenix offensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Kelenna Azubuike shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	0	0
11:37	Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:37	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:22	Ronny Turiaf misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
11:19	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	0	2
11:06	Steve Nash misses jumper	0	2
11:03	Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound	0	2
10:59	Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	0	5
10:41	Steve Nash shooting foul (C.J. Watson draws the foul)	0	5
10:41	C.J. Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	1	5
10:41	C.J. Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	5
10:30	Grant Hill misses 18-foot jumper	2	5
10:29	Anthony Randolph defensive rebound	2	5
10:18	Anthony Randolph makes 11-foot running jumper	4	5
10:07	Jason Richardson misses two point shot	4	5
10:06	Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound	4	5
10:03	Shaquille O'Neal misses 10-foot jumper	4	5
10:02	Ronny Turiaf defensive rebound	4	5
9:55	Kelenna Azubuike makes layup (C.J. Watson assists)	6	5
9:38	Steve Nash makes driving layup	6	7
9:15	Ronny Turiaf makes layup (Anthony Morrow assists)	8	7
9:00	C.J. Watson blocks Steve Nash's jumper	8	7
8:59	Anthony Morrow defensive rebound	8	7
8:52	Anthony Morrow makes driving layup	10	7
8:45	Grant Hill makes driving layup	10	9
8:21	Ronny Turiaf misses 21-foot jumper	10	9
8:18	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	10	9
8:15	Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	10	11
8:00	Kelenna Azubuike makes 21-foot two point shot (C.J. Watson assists)	12	11
7:47	Steve Nash makes 13-foot jumper	12	13
7:39	Golden State 20 Sec. timeout	12	13
7:30	Anthony Morrow makes jumper	14	13
7:13	Anthony Morrow shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	14	13
7:13	Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 2	14	14
7:13	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	14	15
7:03	Anthony Randolph makes layup (C.J. Watson assists)	16	15
6:48	Steve Nash bad pass (C.J. Watson steals)	16	15
6:43	Anthony Morrow makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. Watson assists)	19	15
6:43	Jason Richardson shooting foul (Anthony Morrow draws the foul)	19	15
6:43	Anthony Morrow makes free throw 1 of 1	20	15
6:31	Ronny Turiaf shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	20	15
6:31	Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2	20	15
6:31	Phoenix offensive rebound	20	15
6:31	Andris Biedrins enters the game for Ronny Turiaf	20	15
6:31	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	20	16
6:16	C.J. Watson makes driving layup	22	16
6:01	Grant Hill misses layup	22	16
6:00	Grant Hill offensive rebound	22	16
6:00	Grant Hill misses tip shot	22	16
5:58	Grant Hill offensive rebound	22	16
5:58	Grant Hill misses 11-foot jumper	22	16
5:54	Anthony Randolph defensive rebound	22	16
5:50	Matt Barnes shooting foul (Anthony Randolph draws the foul)	22	16
5:50	Phoenix full timeout	22	16
5:50	Anthony Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2	22	16
5:50	Golden State offensive rebound	22	16
5:50	Anthony Randolph makes free throw 2 of 2	23	16
5:31	Andris Biedrins blocks Shaquille O'Neal's layup	23	16
5:31	Phoenix offensive rebound	23	16
5:31	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Jason Richardson	23	16
5:28	Matt Barnes misses 12-foot jumper	23	16
5:26	Anthony Morrow defensive rebound	23	16
5:11	Anthony Morrow misses jumper	23	16
5:09	Andris Biedrins offensive rebound	23	16
5:01	C.J. Watson makes 17-foot jumper	25	16
4:50	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	25	18
4:39	Andris Biedrins makes dunk (C.J. Watson assists)	27	18
4:24	Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper	27	18
4:22	Andris Biedrins defensive rebound	27	18
4:07	Kelenna Azubuike makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Morrow assists)	30	18
3:59	Kelenna Azubuike blocks Leandro Barbosa's 14-foot jumper	30	18
3:59	Phoenix offensive rebound	30	18
3:59	Jared Dudley enters the game for Matt Barnes	30	18
3:59	Robin Lopez enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	30	18
3:56	Leandro Barbosa makes 19-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)	30	20
3:31	Anthony Randolph makes 18-foot jumper	32	20
3:13	Grant Hill misses jumper	32	20
3:11	Grant Hill offensive rebound	32	20
3:11	Grant Hill misses jumper	32	20
3:09	Grant Hill offensive rebound	32	20
3:04	Leandro Barbosa misses 7-foot running jumper	32	20
3:00	Anthony Randolph defensive rebound	32	20
2:58	Grant Hill blocks C.J. Watson's layup	32	20
2:55	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	32	20
2:53	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	32	20
2:51	Steve Nash offensive rebound	32	20
2:38	Jared Dudley misses 23-foot three point jumper	32	20
2:36	Phoenix defensive rebound	32	20
2:33	Golden State full timeout	32	20
2:33	Louis Amundson enters the game for Grant Hill	32	20
2:20	Anthony Morrow makes 20-foot jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)	34	20
2:04	Louis Amundson misses two point shot	34	20
2:02	Anthony Randolph defensive rebound	34	20
1:47	Golden State full timeout	34	20
1:40	C.J. Watson misses 21-foot jumper	34	20
1:39	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	34	20
1:31	Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)	34	22
1:10	Louis Amundson blocks Anthony Randolph's 12-foot jumper	34	22
1:07	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	34	22
1:04	Leandro Barbosa misses 22-foot three point jumper	34	22
1:00	Jared Dudley offensive rebound	34	22
1:00	Jared Dudley makes 16-foot two point shot	34	24
54.5	Jared Dudley personal foul (Kelenna Azubuike draws the foul)	34	24
54.5	Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash	34	24
36.9	Kelenna Azubuike misses 14-foot jumper	34	24
35.4	Anthony Morrow offensive rebound	34	24
35.4	Anthony Morrow misses tip shot	34	24
35.4	Anthony Morrow offensive rebound	40	27
32.9	Robin Lopez blocks Anthony Morrow's 8-foot jumper	34	24
30.7	Anthony Morrow offensive rebound	34	24
23.9	Louis Amundson blocks Kelenna Azubuike's layup	34	24
23.4	Andris Biedrins offensive rebound	34	24
23.3	Andris Biedrins makes layup	36	24
8.6	C.J. Watson personal foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul)	34	24
8.6	Goran Dragic misses 10-foot jumper	36	24
8.5	Phoenix offensive rebound	36	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	24

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-1

Suns
112
Warriors
124

Game 1

5/2

Warriors
105
Suns
115

Game 2

7/2

Suns
154
Warriors
130

Game 3

16/3

Warriors
113
Suns
117

Game 4

16/4

Footprint Center

3:30 AM, 16 April 2009

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Bill Kennedy
Haywoode Workman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Phoenix	6	1	.857	-	W5
Golden State	6	1	.857	-	W4
LA Lakers	4	3	.571	2	L1
Sacramento	4	3	.571	2	W1
LA Clippers	3	4	.429	3	W1

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