Nuggets Go Wild
This game resulted in a blow-out
Nuggets
140
Suns
92
By Arthur Barclay
DENVER-The 1st quarter was all about Amare Stoudemire and Rodney White. Both players had 12 pts apiece. Stoudemire also grabbed 6 rebs. Rodney White came off teh bench and shot 3-5 from 3 point range in just 2 minutes of play. Joe Johnson scored 5 pts, while Carmelo added 4. Eisley scored 9 pts for the Suns. The Nuggets led 35-18 at the end of the 1st quarter.
Denver led 68-46 at the end of the 1st half. Stoudemire had 18 pts and 12 rebs in the 1st half. Boykins scored 13 pts off the bench. White remained with 12 pts, and Carmelo scored 10 pts. Lenard went off in the 2nd quarter and he finished with 18 pts for the half. He made 4 3 pointers in the 1st half.
The Nuggets had a 39 point lead over the Suns at the end of the 3rd quarter. They led 104-65. They outscored the Suns 36-19 in the quarter. Carmelo had 23 pts, while Stoudemire had 20 pts and 12 rebs. White scored 18 pts through 3 quarters. Boykins had 17 pts and Johnson had 15 pts for Denver. Lenard was continuing his good shooting with 21 points. Eisley and Marion had 13 pts apiece for Phoenix.
Denver blew out the Phoenix Suns 140-92. The Player of the Game was Amare Stoudemire who scored 26 pts, 14 rebs and 5 blks. Carmelo finished with 29 pts in the game. Joe Johnson scored 27 pts and dished out 6 asts. White finished with 18 pts while coming off the bench. Boykins scored 17 pts to help the bench productivity. Andre Miller finished with 12 pts and 7 asts. Marcus Camby had a great game with 8 pts and 16 rebs.
Voshon Lenard scored a season-high 31 pts against his former team while shooting 11-27 from the field. Marion scored 20 pts and grabbed 5 boards. Eisley and Barbosa combined for 25 pts and 12 asts. The 2 pg's produced well tonight. Denver shot 55% from the field, while Phoenix shot 36%. The Nuggets also outrebounded Phoenix 55-42 in the game. Denver won teh assist battle 30-15. Phoenix committed 21 TO's in the game. Denver dominated the Suns in every category in tonight's game.
DENVER NUGGETS FORWARD AMARE STOUDEMIRE(26 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks)
On playing former team...
"I had a great time with them tonight. We we're just talking throughout the game and we just went out there and had fun. We got the better end tonight because we won the game. The team is just rolling right now and we can't stop right here. We have to keep on going."
PHOENIX SUNS GUARD VOSHON LENARD(31 points, 11-27 shooting)
On playing former team...
"I wanted us to get the win because I hated that they traded me away. It was a matter of how many players were playing well on our team. We didn't have enough people to step up tonight so we are really going to have to change that."