:::AnSwEr InCoMpLeTe::: (NBA Live 2005)

[Riot]

Great update mafia! I love it

That Miller picture is hilarious!

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HEAT VS. SUNS
America West Arena, Phoenix, 7:00 p.m., PST

TV, radio: FSAZ; KTAR 620
Records: Heat, 21-15; Suns, 30-4.

KEY MATCHUP: STEVE NASH VS. DWYANE WADE
Wade is a very athletic player who can play the 1 of the 2. Nash ability to penetrate could possibly cause some problems fro Wade and the Heat. If Nash can get past Wade and force Shaq to come out of the paint, it can cause alot of damage to the Heat. Wade's 3-point percentage has dropped from last year's total, shooting 22% from downtown.

INSIDE THE HEAT
The Heat hold a 21-15 record, but its still good enough to lead the Southeast division. They are winners of 3 straight games and Shaq is a top 3 MVP canidate as of now averaging 20.3ppg, 11.8rpg, 4apg and 2.1bpg.

INSIDE THE SUNS
Shawn Marion has stepped up as the Suns leading scorer in the past two games with Stoudemire hurt. He scored 25 points each in the last two games and help the Suns rally in the 2nd half against the Pacers. The Suns are their 5th out of 8 games in 12 days as they started the month of January off with 4 back-to-back games with just 4 days of rest.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Shaquille O'neal
PF-Udonis Haslem
SF-Eddie Jones
SG-Damon Jones
PG-Dwyane Wade


C-Amare Stoudemire
PF-Shawn Marion
SF-Quentin Richardson
SG-Joe Johnson
PG-Steve Nash

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Suns’ Blinding Start Beats Heat
Stoudemire had 0 points, but other Suns stepped up

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Stoudemire drawing the foul on Shaq, but was held scoreless for the game

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- The Miami Heat may be growing a bit road-weary. The way the Phoenix Suns are clicking, it may not have mattered. Amaré Stoudemire was held from playing too much against Shaq and only played 13 minutes for the game. Quentin Richardson and Steve Nash made sure that they were still going to win the game without Stoudemire. Richardson had a team-high 25 points and 8 rebounds, while Nash scored 23 points and dished out 6 assists as the Suns bolted to an early lead and cruised to a 114-88 triumph over the Heat, their seventh straight win. The anticipated matchup of the top teams in each conference was no contest. The league-leading Suns (31-4) ran the Heat ragged, racing to a 62-44 lead after the first two quarters and never looked back.

Shawn Marion added 16 points for Phoenix, which has lost once in 19 games since Dec. 5. The Suns improved to 16-2 at home and 13-1 vs. the Eastern Conference. "We had a good game," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. "All four guys played well with Stoudemire out most of the game and the two bench guys (Jim Jackson and Walter McCarty) played well. We are back to running like we did the first part of the year." The start is the sixth-best in league history and best since the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls -- a team that went on to win 69 games and an NBA championship. Phoenix already has two more wins than they mustered all of last season. "I think this was the best we've played all year against a championship caliber team, especially in the first quarter," Marion said. "We were doing our thing, knocking down shots ... Everybody was into the game from the tip off. It was rowdy, like a playoff atmosphere, and we were playing ball. We have been playing great defense during this winning streak."

"This is probably our best stretch we have had all year," D'Antoni added. "Now they understand it and they are taking care of it. We told them this is something special and you don't have it in your career too often so you better take care of it. They are milking the moment and hopefully it will last as long as it can." Phoenix used just seven players and got 35 points from its bench. Miami, in the midst of a five-game West Coast road swing, shot 45 percent (34-of-75) from the field but missed eight of 13 three pointers. Shaquille O'Neal led the Heat (21-16) with 22 points - making 10-of-21 shots - and grabbed 14 rebounds. Dwyane Wade added 11 points for the Heat. "We got dominated right from the get go," Miami coach Stan Van Gundy said. "It was a difficult game, they beat us everywhere. They defended better then us, rebounded better then us, then ran very well. It was total domination and there wasn't an area where I felt we outplayed them."

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Game Photos
Wade taking a jumper over Nash
Shaq with the power slam over Marion and Richardson
Marion drawing the contact on Shaq
Johnson going in for the layup against the Heat

[kibaxx7]

That Miller picture is hilarious!

What Miller pic????

[Ruff Ryder]

Amare taking no shots, lol. Looks like Waltahhhhhhh held his own.

I love Waltaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

What Miller pic????

the one thats under game photos that says "Miller ripped his shorts diving for the ball"

Amare taking no shots, lol. Looks like Waltahhhhhhh held his own.

I love Waltaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

yea his stamina went down real quick since he had the injury so there was no use of using him especially if he had to guards shaq. good thing i made that trade at the right time because both jimmy and walter been stepping up big for me with amare hurt.

[Riot]

Great victory! NOW LOSE SOME GAMES GOD DAMN IT!

[The Future]

this.is.great!!!! I love the pics! Keep it up!

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Great victory! NOW LOSE SOME GAMES GOD DAMN IT!

you were the one saying that you wanted me to take amare out the game and see if i struggled with him. i got a tough stretch coming up with @indiana, @washington, @detroit, memphis and san antonio. so you never know.

this.is.great!!!! I love the pics! Keep it up!

thx, nice to know that you enjoying it.


Another BIG update will be coming in the next few days.

[FendeR`]

Nice going so far. Man, I don't know how you can manage to win like this on superstar.

[Seraph]

excellent update

damm

Now you got your revenge for me beating the Grizz badly.....

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Nice going so far. Man, I don't know how you can manage to win like this on superstar.

thanks, ive been playing live since the first live ever came out and im just real good at the game. what makes me good is that i know real basketball really well so it helps when you know the keys and moves to the game.

excellent update

damm

Now you got your revenge for me beating the Grizz badly.....

yea jwill called and told me what you did and he wanted to me to beat the heat bad

[kibaxx7]

What Miller pic????

the one thats under game photos that says "Miller ripped his shorts diving for the ball"

Oh yes, I found it now.

[Donte Thomas]

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thanks, ive been playing live since the first live ever came out and im just real good at the game. what makes me good is that i know real basketball really well so it helps when you know the keys and moves to the game.
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You do ..oh man me too... well most of the NLSC gamers do but i jsut dont know who.. i play varsity for my squad and only a freshman for Valley Alternative...for proof go to maxpreps.com...but anyway...lets not get off topic..

I was shocked to see you didnt take any shots with Amare...was it just for that game..because you have a tough stretch of games coming up...so oyu might want to use him...because you cant start losing now...

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[quote="SbHZmAFiA
thanks, ive been playing live since the first live ever came out and im just real good at the game. what makes me good is that i know real basketball really well so it helps when you know the keys and moves to the game.

You do ..oh man me too... well most of the NLSC gamers do but i jsut dont know who.. i play varsity for my squad and only a freshman for Valley Alternative...for proof go to maxpreps.com...but anyway...lets not get off topic..

I was shocked to see you didnt take any shots with Amare...was it just for that game..because you have a tough stretch of games coming up...so oyu might want to use him...because you cant start losing now...

Yea I play for my JV and varsity team in memphis. we 25-4 and playing in the division tournament right now and after that we will head to state.

amare took one shot and went to the line twice, but because of his injury, he gets tired very quickly. i dont want to risk him getting hurt even worse by going inside with him and risking him getting fouled real hard and being out longer. so thats why i want to rest him a little more so he can come back quicker. right now his duration is at around 2-3 days so hopefully he'll be ready next game and i can get him more involved.

[Donte Thomas]

oh ok...good luck..
and to amare...
GET WELL SOON!!!

[brad feet]

great updates. just a suggestion, maybe you should start adding an NBA BLOOPER section. you have some pretty funny pics in your dynasty. first the pj brown pic, then now the ripped shorts of reggie miller.....

[-BHZMAFIA-]

great updates. just a suggestion, maybe you should start adding an NBA BLOOPER section. you have some pretty funny pics in your dynasty. first the pj brown pic, then now the ripped shorts of reggie miller.....

i was kinda thinkin about that. because i was going to find something to replace the around the league part of the dynasty on the 1st page. an update will come soon because im still preparing some more games before i update.

[DREeaZy06]

damn nice game Mafia, u beat my HEAT and Amare was scoreless great job on D-Wade only 11 points SHAQ for MVP lol,

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SUNS VS. JAZZ
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, 7:00 p.m., PST

TV, radio: UPN 45; KTAR 620
Records: Suns, 31-4; Jazz, 13-23.

KEY MATCHUP: AMARE STOUDEMIRE VS. CARLOS BOOZER
The two players will meet up for the 3rd time already in 3 months. Stoudemire's foot injury may give Boozer more of an advantage in this game, but if he can get a little more minutes tonight, he can become pretty affective. Boozer has continuously played well in all 36 games for the Jazz averaging a team-high 20.7ppg and 12.7rpg

INSIDE THE SUNS
Every since acquriring Jim Jackson and Walter McCarty, the Suns bench production has sky rocket. With the previous injury to Stoudemire, the bench has stepped up and played a huge roll in the past few games.

INSIDE THE JAZZ
Utah is on a 7-game losing streak and are 0-2 against the Suns this season. They have lost by an average of 11 points from the two games. After trading former starting PG Carlos Arroyo to Detroit, they have struggled getting easy baskets in the paint because of Arroyo's penetration.


C-Amare Stoudemire
PF-Shawn Marion
SF-Quentin Richardson
SG-Joe Johnson
PG-Steve Nash

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Carlos Boozer
PF-Andrei Kirilenko
SF-Matt Harpring
SG-Gordan Giricek
PG-Howard Eisley

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Okur, Star Off Bench
Suns bench couldn’t perform tonight

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Boozer led the Jazz with 25 points and 14 rebounds

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Mehmet Okur gave the Utah Jazz something the Phoenix Suns desperately needed - production off the bench. Okur had 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds as the Jazz posted a 101-86 victory over the Suns, who had a seven-game winning streak snapped. Playing one day after a 114-88 home win over Miami, Phoenix once again got virtually nothing from its backups. Jim Jackson, Walter McCarty and Steven Hunter were the only reserves to log more than 19 minutes as Utah held a 21-17 edge in bench points. "Utah's a pretty deep team," Suns point guard Steve Nash said. "They've got Okur coming off the bench, and he's basically a starter. He lit us up tonight. Everybody from the perimeter got it going for them. "I thought they played extremely hard, much harder than we did. I don't know if it was fatigue, but they certainly played harder than we did. We never seemed to have any spark."

The fatigue began to show at the end of the third quarter. After Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudemire converted consecutive three-point plays to cut the deficit under double digits, the Jazz scored six straight points to close the period. Raja Bell hit a pair of free throws before point guard Howard Eisley made a driving layup with three seconds left in the quarter. Hunter lazily tried get the ball inbounds Matt Harpring made the steal and layup at the buzzer to push the lead further in the Jazz favor.

"We had a melt-down in the last 35 seconds of the third quarter that killed us," Nash said. "We gave up a couple of baskets and then turned it over in the last second to give them another layup. That was big." Joe Johnson scored 17 points and Marion collected 15 and 9 rebounds for Phoenix, which got no closer than eight in the fourth quarter until Richardson's meaningless three-pointer in the game's waning seconds. "We've got to try to find ways to win games even when we don't have our legs," Nash said. "It would have been nice to get it going defensively, but we never did, and they got their confidence going and they gave it to us."

Box Score



Game Photos
AK-47 going up for the layup against Hunter
Jim Jackson shooting the jumper over Giricek
Marion getting the easy two points
Nash crossing over Eisley on the wing
Stoudemire recieving the double team in the post
Richardson and Giricek both taken a nasty fall after colliding

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SUNS VS. PACERS
Conseco Filedhouse, Indiana, 6:00 p.m., PST

TV, radio: UPN 45; KTAR 620
Records: Suns, 31-5; Pacers, 21-12.

KEY MATCHUP: AMARE STOUDEMIRE VS. JEFF FOSTER
Stoudemire is now 100% and if he can dominate against Foster, the Suns may come out with a win tonight. Last time Stoudemire went against Foster, it was his first game playing through his foot injury and he only scored 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in limited minutes.

INSIDE THE SUNS
Phoenix lost to the Jazz as they snapped their 7-game winning streak. Utah outscored Phoenix in the last three quarters and the Suns only shot 39% from the field.

INSIDE THE PACERS
The Pacers head into tonight's game on a 2-game losing skid as they hold the number one spot in the Central Division. Last time the Pacers met up with the Suns, they lost 106-95 after a 2nd half spurt by Phoenix.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Amare Stoudemire
PF-Shawn Marion
SF-Quentin Richardson
SG-Joe Johnson
PG-Steve Nash


C-Jeff Foster
PF-Jermaine O'neal
SF-Ron Artest
SG-Reggie Miller
PG-Jamaal Tinsley

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Pacers Slow Down Suns
Indiana never trailed in the game

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O'neal struggled in the game despite Indiana winning by 20

INDIANA, Indianapolis (AP) -- The league-leading Phoenix Suns looked lost once again in tonight’s game. Reggie Miller showed no signs of retirement scoring 32 points as the Suns were routed by his Indiana Pacers, 107-87, in their lowest output of the season. Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points but just two in the fourth quarter for Phoenix (31-6), which has dropped consecutive games for just the second time this season and failed to reach the century mark for one of the few times that it has happened this season. "We need this," Stoudemire said. "It's a little bit of a wake-up call, especially on defense. We have to play hard for 48 minutes and learn to do better at things like closing out shooters."


The Pacers were ready for this one, after losing to the Suns just 5 days ago. They were startled, 106-95, in Phoenix. But Indiana never trailed in the rematch, shooting 65 percent (13-of-20) from the field in the first quarter. Artest scored 12 points in the period as the Pacers built a 33-21 lead. "With those guys, if you run up and down the floor with them, there's no way you are going to beat them," O'Neal said. "You have to make them play half-court offense and wear them down of defense, and that's what we did tonight."

The Suns closed to 57-46 at the break, then Indiana took control in the third quarter, opening a 77-61 on Jermaine O’neals’ jumper. "The difference between this game and the first one is about 40 points," D'Antoni said. "We are struggling a little bit and we aren't playing real fluid right now. We have to toughen up. Of course, putting Stoudemire back into playing his regular minutes is a factor." Jermaine O’neal scored 12 points and Tinsley added 15 and six assists for the Pacers, who held the Suns to 42 percent (33-of-78).

Box Score



Game Photos
Marion getting one of his 3 steals of the game
Steve Nash throwing up the runner in the corner
Quentin Richardson getting the easy two-hand slam
Stoudemire looked good after recovering from his injury

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SUNS VS. WIZARDS
MCI Center, Washington, 5:00 p.m., PST

TV, radio: UPN 45; KTAR 620
Records: Suns, 31-6; Wizards, 14-20.

KEY MATCHUP: SHAWN MARION VS. ANTAWN JAMISON
Both of these all-star caliber players are undersize power forwards, but they get the job done in the paint. The 6'9" Jamison grabs 10.1rpg to go along with 21.9ppg, while the 6'7" Marion grabs 8.5rpg and averages 18.5ppg. The two athletic forwards will have tough times against each other tonight.

INSIDE THE SUNS
The Suns are experiencing their first major losing skid. They have lost by an average of 18 points their last two games. Last time these two teams met up, Stoudemire scored 34 points and the Suns blew Washington out, 116-87.

INSIDE THE WIZARDS
Arenas will play in tonight's game after missing the last meeting due to injury. With the Wizards bi 3 united again, things may get tough on the Suns. They're combined PPG average is 55 points.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Amare Stoudemire
PF-Shawn Marion
SF-Quentin Richardson
SG-Joe Johnson
PG-Steve Nash


C-Brendan Haywood
PF-Antawn Jamison
SF-Jarvis Hayes
SG-Larry Hughes
PG-Gilbert Arenas

[Riot]

YOu are struggling but struggles make it fun. You'll get out of it