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

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Wizards Continue Suns’ Skid
Dixon was huge off the bench for the Wizards

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Jamison was able to have a big night, while holding Marion under 10 points

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- Juan Dixon has the green light as the first player off the bench for the Washington Wizards, one of the few teams that beat the Suns this season. Dixon scored all 11 of his points in the fourth quarter and added six assists as the Wizards extended the Suns season-high losing streak to three games with a 109-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns, who have lost three in a row for the first time this season.

"His defense was just as important. It got everybody going," Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan said of Dixon, who scored all his fourth-quarter points during a crucial stretch. "Knowing that he is contributing defensively makes him feel comfortable out there on the offensive end. "He is aggressive and he knows what we need. It is a comfort zone for him. He is the first guy coming off (the bench) and he has the green light." Gilbert Arenas scored 10 of his 16 points in the final period as the Wizards shown that they can beat the Suns with a healthy team.

After an 11-1 burst gave Phoenix a small lead with 5:39 to go in the third quarter, Washington used a 14-6 spurt sparked by Hughes' eight points to regain the league before the start of the 4th quarter. "It was our defense," Dixon said of the surge. "We had our small group out there running around and causing havoc on the defensive end. We were trying to turn turnovers into easy baskets, and that is what we were able to do. Hopefully, we can keep it up." Phoenix climbed within 104-101 with 15 seconds remaining, but Hughes sank one of his three 3-pointers and Dixon made both his foul shots with eight seconds to play to seal the victory. Antawn Jamison added 18 points for the Wizards who held Marion to only 9 points for the game.

"We pulled it out again," Arenas said. "We aren't worried about the other team. It's about our 15 guys and coaches. We think we can win every night, every game, even when we're down double digits -- no matter what." Amare Stoudemire scored 30 points and Quentin Richardson added 17 and 7 boards for the Suns, who have dropped five in a row at the MCI Center. "It was tough because we fought," Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni added. "We were ahead for most of the game and our guys played hard. We just could not finish down the stretch. They hit some big shots. They are a good close-out team."

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Game Photos
Stoudemire giving Arenas a hard time going to the goal
Johnson kneeing Hayes in the chest trying to draw contact
Haywood knocking the ball loose from Johnson's hand
Hayes and Jamison double teaming Marion
McCarty shooting the fadeaway over Kwame Brown
STAT throwing down two of his 30 points from the game

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

Yea for some reason we haven't been hitting shots like we normally do. Losing Stoudemire really hurt me too. I might have to do some training or something. It's nothing wrong with losing though because you don't want to be perfect.

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ENJOY!

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SUNS VS. PISTONS
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, 1:30 p.m., PST

TV, radio: UPN 45; KTAR 620
Records: Suns, 31-7; Pistons, 18-18.

KEY MATCHUP: JOE JOHNSON VS. RICHARD HAMILTON
Hamilton is no doubt having an all-star season with the defending champions, Detroit Pistons. He is averaigng a career-best 23.9ppg and 6apg. He is the only Pistons starter to play in all 36 games this season. Joe Johnson will have to keep up through alot of set picks and speed. Johnson can light it up from downtown though, shooting 41% from 3-point land this season.

INSIDE THE SUNS
Things haven't been looking too good in Phoenix lately. This is the first time this season that the Suns have experienced a 3-game losing streak. They will finally end their rugged road trip today in Detroit and try to keep from going 0-4 on the trip.

INSIDE THE PISTONS
Detroit hasn't been playing like champions lately. They are just 18-18 and are 7th in the Eastern Conference standings. They have been playing great the past three games, which they have won. The Pistons are just 4-9 against Western Conference opponents this season.

PROBABLE STARTERS

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


C-Ben Wallace
PF-Rasheed Wallace
SF-Tayshaun Prince
SG-Rip Hamilton
PG-Chauncey Billups

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Pistons Mash Less Suns
The defending champions are surging once again

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Rasheed Wallace scored 5 points in 26 minutes of play for the Pistons earlier today

DETROIT, Michigan (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns looked lost once again for the 4th straight game. Detroit who had one of the top defense last season made the Suns' high-tempo offense look highly ordinary in a 100-83 loss to the surging Detroit Pistons. Against the Pistons, whose defensive tenacity helped them to the NBA title last season, the Suns never were able to get into sync offensively. They shot 42 percent (34-of-81), went 7-of-20 from the arc and had only 12 free throw attempts.

Joe Johnson led Phoenix with 23 points. Quentin Richardson scored 19 on 8-for-10 shooting, including 2-for-3 from the arc. It was a rough afternoon for Steve Nash, who shot a season-low 2-16 from the field, 0-4 from 3-point range and only scoring 5 points. He did dish out 10 assists in the game. "They just beat to every spot, beat us all day, beat us up, beat us in anything you want to talk about," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. "They were just quicker to the ball, a bit stronger, and everything that you are afraid of. When you are a middleweight and they are a heavyweight and you cannot run around the ring, they are going to catch you and pound you, and that's what they did to us today."

The Pistons had little trouble finding their rhythm offensively as they build a 20-7 lead seven minutes into the contest. Rip Hamilton scored a season-high 31 points to pace the Pistons, who have won a season-high four straight games. "The last three weeks, he has had a stretch as good as any good player is going to have," Detroit coach Larry Brown said. "He's getting better every game. We're running some things for him now, but I'm talking about every phase of the game. He's defending and rebounding and making good passes." Chauncey Billups added 27 points and Tayshaun Prince had 17 points. Ben Wallace also was active with 9 points and 17 rebounds, including five on the offensive glass. "We've been playing good for a while now, and hopefully we can stay at this level and continue to get better," Billups said.

Box Score



Game Photos
Q-Rich throwing down on Hamilton
Rip manuevering past the defender
Tayshaun Prince going up high for the block on Joe Johnson
Marion trying to get the Suns going with the electrifying slam
Billups had an easy night with two of his 27 points
Big Ben grabbing one of his 17 boards of the game

[Arcane]

good updates

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good updates

thanks for the lone comment. i cant believe all the work i put into the dynasty, yet when i look at the views and replies, it seem like only about a few people look.

[FendeR`]

Nah, keep it going, this is a great dynasty.

[Riot]

I'm reading it mafia, don't worry. I love it. It's the best dynasty on the site.

I only read two dynastys consistently. Yours and Michy Boy's. So keep it up!

[Ruff Ryder]

It's about time that you lose.

[Jing]

tough stretch man.

[kibaxx7]

Sorry for this "lack of posts". But you can't stop this dynasty, it's really amazing...

By the way, in your game against Pacers, you posted a Jazz logo in the start of the recap. No problem.

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Nah, keep it going, this is a great dynasty.

thanks, i wasnt going to drop the dynasty or anything, i just really wanted to know who really look at it sometime because i really do put alot work into the dynasty. if i didn't, i could do a 3-5 games everyday.

I'm reading it mafia, don't worry. I love it. It's the best dynasty on the site.

I only read two dynastys consistently. Yours and Michy Boy's. So keep it up!

yea i kno u read it i talk to u all the time on AIM

It's about time that you lose.

tough stretch man.

yea its been really bad the past 4 games. the fact that they were road games, plus each team had legit big men...boozer, joneal, wizards had 2 all-stars in arenas and jamison and pistons had sheed and big ben along with rip and billups. it doesnt get any easier because i play the grizz next then san antonio...after that i got some easy eastern teams like nets, knicks, bucks, celtics and raptors. after the 4-game road trip, i got 3 home games, then i go on a 6-game road trip.

Sorry for this "lack of posts". But you can't stop this dynasty, it's really amazing...

By the way, in your game against Pacers, you posted a Jazz logo in the start of the recap. No problem.

its coo, at least i kno u read it and i kno you said uve been busy. thanks for pointing the logo thing out too

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I will try to update another game tonight, but there are two big games coming on for Memphis fans because the Tigers play Louisville tonight on ESPN and the Grizzlies play the Spurs. So look for an update either tonight, or not later than tomorrow.

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

TV, radio: FSAZ; KTAR 620
Records: Grizzlies, 24-15; Suns, 31-8.

KEY MATCHUP: STEVE NASH VS. JASON WILLIAMS
Jason Williams did not play in the last meeting due to injury, but he will play in tonight's game despite him still being hurt with a sore toe. Nash will test to see how well his toe is by doing what he does best, which is pushing the ball. Nash is coming off his worse game shooting wise, only scoring 5p oints on 2-14 shooting.

INSIDE THE GRIZZLIES
The Grizzlies are the 2nd hottest team in the league with a 7-game winning streak. The Bulls are the only team with a longer streak with 10 straight games. Memphis is coming off a huge win against their division rivals, the Rockets, with a 114-97 blwout. Pau Gasol and Mike Miller are the top two scorers on the Grizzlies with Gasol averaging 17.9ppg and Miller averaging 17.3ppg.

INSIDE THE SUNS
Phoenix finally is coming back home after a disappointing road trip. They went 0-4 on the trip and are playing the worse basketball they have played all season long. They shooting percentages has went down along with their scoring.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Pau Gasol
PF-Stromile Swift
SF-James Posey
SG-Mike Miller
PG-Jason Williams


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

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Grizzlies Keep Suns Reeling
Memphis depth helped them down the stretch

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Wells did alot of damage tonight against the Suns off the bench

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Memphis Grizzlies coach Mike Fratello's game plan sent the Phoenix Suns into unfamiliar territory. Bonzi Wells scored 19 points and Shane Battier scored 8 points to help the surging Grizzles to a 92-85 victory over the suddenly struggling Suns. After winning 31 of their first 35 games, the Suns lost their fifth straight contest and are averaging a season-low in points in the past five games. They shot just 6-19 (31%) from downtown in the game. "We came out and played an excellent defensive game tonight," Wells said. "The pressure we put on them was great and we executed the exact way Coach Fratello told us to. We have been shooting the ball extremely well these last 7, 8 games, but tonight it came from the free throw line."

"We shot only 31 percent from down and I don't know if we can beat anyone like that," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. "I don't know how we can go from the low to mid 40 percent shooting to 31 percent in one week. Guys are taking shots they don't normally take. James Posey and Jason Williams hit consecutive 3-pointers to start a 14-7 run in the third quarter that gave Memphis the advantage, while holding the Suns to a season-low in point scored in a quarter with just 10 points. Battier helped put the game out of reach when he scored five straight points to extend the margin to 85-75 with 4:41 left.

Pau Gasol scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies and Posey added 18 to help Memphis, while their bench had a 32-3 edge in bench scoring. "We definitely wanted to make it an ugly game because we knew that was the only way we were going to get a win," Posey said. "We were able to grind it out and we were able to get easy plays toward the end." Steve Nash scored 24 points and dished out 9 assists and Joe Johnson had 21, playing all 48 minutes for the Suns, who saw their 10-game home winning streak end. Phoenix failed to score 90 points for the third time this season, all within the last four games.

The Grizzles have won 8 straight games. Amare Stoudemire, the team’s leading scorer and the first to reach 1,000 points this season, scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for Phoenix. The Suns face the San Antonio Spurs (32-9) on Friday.

Box Score



Game Photos
Amare getting the easy slam in the 2nd quarter of the game
Richardson shooting a fadeaway while kicking Gasol in the groin area
Gasol drawing one of Stoudemire's five fouls on him
Marion trying to bring the crowd back into the game with the jam in the 4th quarter
J-Will scored 11 points despite his tender toe
McCarty taking a deep shot over Swift
Wells doing the damage off the bench for the Grizzlies

[Ruff Ryder]

Payback for you giving up on them. You're favorite team beat you, lol.

Joe Johnson played all 48 minutes! And Barbosa only 1 minute. Who ran the point when Nash was out? Jim Jackson?

[ShivaSquad]

thats wat i like to see givin JJ his minutes

nice recap but i especially luv the pic of bonzi faking JJ out thats a nice shot... look at the hang time

[FendeR`]

lol more nice pictures, they're still hilarious. Btw, J-Will's shoes there are amazing

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Payback for you giving up on them. You're favorite team beat you, lol.

Joe Johnson played all 48 minutes! And Barbosa only 1 minute. Who ran the point when Nash was out? Jim Jackson?

lol, i used JJ at the point at times because i was so focused on trying to win that game and i was trying to put a bigger guard at the point so i can give watson and jwill some trouble. i mainly sticked with the lineup of hunter, amare, marion, johnson and nash for most of the game. watson only played 3 minutes too so the grizzlies weren't using him that much even though jwill was hurt which i didn't get. so sometime they would put bonzi or miller at pg so i had to stick with a big player or nash.

thats wat i like to see givin JJ his minutes

nice recap but i especially luv the pic of bonzi faking JJ out thats a nice shot... look at the hang time

i also got a pic of qrich kicking pau in the balls the caption is: Richardson shooting a fadeaway while kicking Gasol in the groin area

lol more nice pictures, they're still hilarious. Btw, J-Will's shoes there are amazing

thanks, im glad i had seraph to come out with that patch because i wouldn't have that many shoes in my game if it wasn't for that. and im also glad we got some real good shoe patchers on the board.


Expect a couple of updates today as I'm getting closer to February which is all-star month. I will have some nice things planned on that month if everything goes right.

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

TV, radio: FSAZ; KTAR 620
Records: Spurs, 22-9; Suns, 31-9.

KEY MATCHUP: AMARE STOUDEMIRE VS. TIM DUNCAN
Duncan is 2nd in the MVP voting almost midway through the season. He is averaging 24.8ppg, 11.3rpg and 2.2bpg for the Spurs. Before Stoudemire was hurt, he was bound to have his best month of the season starting it off with a career-high 51 points in his first game of the new year against the Portland Trailblazers.

INSIDE THE SPURS
San Antonio has slowly snuck in to obtain the league's best record as the Suns hit their 5-game losing streak. Tonight will be the start of the Spurs west coast road swing. San Antonio beat the Suns earlier in the season in a 122-99 blowout.

INSIDE THE SUNS
Nobody can really understand why the Suns are losing. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games when they only lost 4 games in the last two months. Even though they are struggling, they lead their division 4 games ahead of the trailing Sacramento Kings. Amare Stoudemire played great against the Spurs back in December. He scored 43 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Suns loss.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Tim Duncan
PF-Robert Horry
SF-Bruce Bowen
SG-Brent Barry
PG-Tony Parker


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

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Barry Rallies Spurs Past Suns
Late baskets by Barry helped the Spurs come out victorious

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Parker and Nash tried to help their teams in tonight's game

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Brent Barry and the San Antonio Spurs showed which team was the best in the NBA. Barry scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Spurs posted a 90-88 thriller over Stoudemire and the slumping Phoenix Suns. After starting the season 31-4, the Suns have lost six consecutive games, yielding the best record to the Spurs (33-9), who used a funky four-guard lineup to keep the Suns from storming in the 4th quarter.

After the Suns made a run in the 3rd quarter, the Spurs went to four guards and superstar Tim Duncan to combat the quickness of the Suns in the 4th quarter. Bowen connected on two 3-pointers as San Antonio opened the fourth period on a 15-5 run to get some breathing room. Brent Barry, who scored 19 points, tied the game at 88-88 with two 3-pointers in the final minute, and two free throws by Duncan gave the Spurs a 90-88 lead with 5.3 seconds remaining. Shawn Marion, who scored 8 of his 20 points in the third quarter, had the ball with just under 4 seconds remaining. He went around a pick set by Hunter and launched a leaning jumper as the buzzer sounded that bounced off the side of the rim. “I had a great look at it, and I can’t believe I actually missed the shot,” Marion said.

Duncan, who helped seal the win late in the game scored six of his 18 points in the 4th quarter. He also grabbed 13 rebounds for the Spurs, who have won three in a row. Amare Stoudemire scored 28 points and Joe Johnson added 17 for the Suns, who got all but six points from their starters. Marion scored 8 straight Phoenix points as the Suns closed the third quarter with a 29-21 burst to head into the 4th quarter.

Box Score



Game Photos
Nash shot 5-15 from the field against the Spurs
Joe Johnson drawing the foul against Barry
Hunter backing down Duncan in the post
Duncan falling over Hunter trying to score
Stoudemire going up for two of his 28 points

[kibaxx7]

Nice game against Spurs. But bad luck with Barry.

I saw the boxscore and it's like "wtf?" Ginobili is starter! Change it now!

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Nice game against Spurs. But bad luck with Barry.

I saw the boxscore and it's like "wtf?" Ginobili is starter! Change it now!

I don't know why the computer keep messing up other teams' rosters. Robert Horry shouldn't even be starting either.

[Micchy_boy]

i got a weird feeling that you will win your next game and start a winning streak to finish the month of January

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NETS VS. SUNS
America West Arena, Phoenix, 6:00 p.m., PST

TV, radio: FSAZ; KTAR 620
Records: Nets, 21-18; Suns, 31-10.

KEY MATCHUP: SUNS TRIO VS. NETS TRIO
The Nets big trio of Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson and newly acquired Vince Carter, have the highest scoring trio in the league. The big three combine for 66.7ppg, which is 73% of the Nets' points. The Suns trio of Steve Nash, Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire combine for 58.9ppg. Expect to see the team that wins, have big games from all three of their best players.

INSIDE THE NETS
New Jersey has been feeding off their big three, as they are the only players on the team averaging double figures. It has workedo ut pretty well so far with New Jersey sitting in the 5th spot in the East. After picking up veterans, Cliff Robinson and Elden Campbell, they are 6-2.

INSIDE THE SUNS
The Suns had a very intense practice on Saturday morning after losing to the Spurs. "The practice was more intensed than it was at the beginning of the year," Coach D' Antoni told reporters. Phoenix will try to end their 6-game losing skid tonight.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Clifford Robinson
PF-Jason Collins
SF-Richard Jefferson
SG-Vince Carter
PG-Jason Kidd


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

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Suns Stop Nets, Snap Skid
Former teammates, Nash and Kidd duked it out

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Quentin Richardson scored 20 points and shot 3-5 from the line on Sunday

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- After a highly competitive first half, the Phoenix Suns' high-octane offense proved to much for the New Jersey Nets. Amare Stoudemire scored 32 points and Steve Nash added 19 and 9 assists as the Suns snapped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 107-96 victory over the Nets. "Nothing grand, just a 32nd win after seven tries," Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We are kind of cruising a little bit. I don't know if it is emotional or what, but we are going to have to turn it up."

Entering the game riding a season-best three-game winning streak, the Nets went shot for shot with the league's top offense in the first half, before the Suns finished the 2nd quarter on a 10-1 run. In the 3rd quarter, the Nets grabbed their largest lead when Jason Collins' jumper made it 62-57 with 10:42 left in the third period. But the Suns responded with one of their signature runs, blitzing the Nets for 16 straight points. Quentin Richardson started the spurt with a 3-pointer and Shawn Marion capped it with a jumper, giving Phoenix a 73-62 lead with 4:31 remaining. A layup by Stoudemire less than 2 1/2 minutes later pushed the lead to 13 points, and New Jersey got no closer than four points thereafter. "The 2nd quarter and late third quarter kind of put us in a bad way with them shooting those threes," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "Thpse quarters turned the game around for them. They are better then us and separated themselves."

Stoudemire, who made his first eight shots of the game, continued to feast upon the Nets, improving to 4-1 with career averages of 23.8 points and 10.6 rebounds. "I have been focusing on my shots and they seem to be falling for me everytime I put it up," Stoudemire said. "It seemed kind of unnatural for us to be on a six-game losing streak. I knew it was just a matter of time before we got to where we were." Carter, who entered with a career average of 30.4 points against the Suns, scored 26 points on 10-of-23 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds for New Jersey, which absorbed its 11th straight loss at America West Arena. "I think they thought they were going to blow us out," Carter said. "We kind of earned their respect and made them buckle down and play their kind of basketball. The mental focus and the effort we put out was phenomenal. It is too bad we couldn't finish that great story with a win."

Kidd chipped in 25 points, three rebounds and twelve assists for the Nets. "It might not look like it but we tried to slow it down," Kidd said. "Everything was going pretty well but we didn't want to give up a big quarter like in the second. They got shooters everywhere." Richard Jefferson finished with a double-double, grabbed 10 boards and posting 17 points for the Nets. The Nets trio outscored the Suns trio 68-67 in the game.

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Game Photos
Vince Carter driving to the goal from the perimeter
Stoudemire throwing down the alley-oop from Nash
Richard Jefferson spinning past Richardson
Steve Nash getting past Kidd for the layup
The Matrix throwing down the hard jam during the 16-0 run
Jason Kidd trying to lob the ball over Marion for the shot