NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ORLANDO 27 27 26 27 107
PHOENIX 34 26 20 30 110 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: ORL - DARRELL ARMSTRONG 16, COREY MAGGETTE 14, CHRIS
GATLING 14
PHO - JASON KIDD 29, TODD DAY 19, OLIVER MILLER 17
HIGH REBOUND: ORL - BEN WALLACE 9, CHRIS GATLING 8
PHO - OLIVER MILLER 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7
HIGH ASSISTS: ORL - DARRELL ARMSTRONG 7, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
PHO - JASON KIDD 11, RODNEY ROGERS 5
ATT: 18,249
Extended Box
ORLANDO (107) AT PHOENIX (110)
ORLANDO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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WALLACE F 25 3-4 0-0 3 6 9 0 2 2 0 6
WILLIAMS F 26 3-7 4-6 3 2 5 5 5 0 4 10
DOLEAC C 20 3-9 6-6 2 4 6 2 4 2 3 12
ABDUL-WAHAD G 18 2-6 1-2 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 5
D ARMSTRONG G 36 7-18 1-1 1 5 6 7 3 3 7 16
MAGGETTE 21 7-12 0-0 3 3 6 0 3 0 3 14
PARKER 9 4-6 0-0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 8
AMAECHI 6 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
OUTLAW 30 5-6 0-1 2 5 7 5 4 2 1 10
GATLING 23 7-16 0-1 4 4 8 3 5 1 4 14
ATKINS 12 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
GARRITY 14 1-8 2-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 4
TOTALS 240 46-100 14-19 23 31 54 24 32 12 28 107
(.460) (.737) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 28(32 PTS)
PHOENIX
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GUGLIOTTA F 23 1-9 0-0 3 4 7 2 4 1 5 2
ROBINSON F 25 4-11 2-3 0 1 1 2 4 2 4 10
LONGLEY C 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
CHAPMAN G 36 3-13 5-8 0 4 4 3 1 0 2 12
KIDD G 40 10-14 8-9 0 0 0 11 3 2 5 29
O MILLER 35 7-9 3-4 3 5 8 2 2 0 1 17
ROGERS 32 7-12 0-0 2 5 7 5 4 1 0 16
DAY 27 6-13 4-4 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 19
LIVINGSTON 13 2-2 1-2 0 2 2 3 1 2 3 5
BAILEY 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
WEST 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HARDAWAY DNP - PLANTAR FASCIAITIS
TOTALS 240 40-84 23-30 10 22 32 30 22 12 21 110
(.476) (.767) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 21(19 PTS)
ORLANDO 27 27 26 27 - 107
PHOENIX 34 26 20 30 - 110
BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - WALLACE 2, WILLIAMS, ABDUL-WAHAD. PHOENIX - O
MILLER 5, ROBINSON 3, KIDD 2, DAY, ROGERS, LIVINGSTON, LONGLEY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 1-13 (.077), D ARMSTRONG 1-6, PARKER 0-1,
GATLING 0-2, GARRITY 0-4. PHOENIX 7-17 (.412), ROBINSON 0-1, CHAPMAN 1-6,
KIDD 1-1, ROGERS 2-5, DAY 3-4.
TECHNICALS: PHOENIX - HEAD COACH AINGE.
OFFICIALS: TOMMY NUNEZ, HUE HOLLINS, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 18,249. T - 2:20.
Box Score
ORLANDO (107)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Wallace 25 3-4 0-0 3-9 0 2 6
Williams 26 3-7 4-6 3-5 5 5 10
Doleac 20 3-9 6-6 2-6 2 4 12
Abdul-wahad 18 2-6 1-2 1-3 0 2 5
D Armstrong 36 7-18 1-1 1-6 7 3 16
Maggette 21 7-12 0-0 3-6 0 3 14
Parker 9 4-6 0-0 2-2 0 3 8
Amaechi 6 1-4 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
Outlaw 30 5-6 0-1 2-7 5 4 10
Gatling 23 7-16 0-1 4-8 3 5 14
Atkins 12 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 6
Garrity 14 1-8 2-2 1-1 0 1 4
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TOTALS 24046-100 14-19 23-54 24 32 107
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Percentages: FG-.460, FT-.737. 3-Point Goals:
1-13, .077 (D Armstrong 1-6, Parker 0-1, Gatling
0-2, Garrity 0-4). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked
shots: 4 (Wallace 2, Williams, Abdul-wahad).
Turnovers: 28 (D Armstrong 7, Gatling 4, Williams
4, Doleac 3, Maggette 3, Abdul-wahad 2, Garrity
2, Atkins, Outlaw, Parker). Steals: 12 (D
Armstrong 3, Doleac 2, Outlaw 2, Wallace 2,
Abdul-wahad, Atkins, Gatling).
PHOENIX (110)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Gugliotta 23 1-9 0-0 3-7 2 4 2
Robinson 25 4-11 2-3 0-1 2 4 10
Longley 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
Chapman 36 3-13 5-8 0-4 3 1 12
Kidd 40 10-14 8-9 0-0 11 3 29
O Miller 35 7-9 3-4 3-8 2 2 17
Rogers 32 7-12 0-0 2-7 5 4 16
Day 27 6-13 4-4 2-3 2 1 19
Livingston 13 2-2 1-2 0-2 3 1 5
Bailey 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
West 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Hardaway DNP - plantar fasciaitis
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TOTALS 240 40-84 23-30 10-32 30 22 110
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Percentages: FG-.476, FT-.767. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (Robinson 0-1, Chapman 1-6, Kidd 1-1,
Rogers 2-5, Day 3-4). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked
shots: 14 (O Miller 5, Robinson 3, Kidd 2, Day,
Rogers, Livingston, Longley). Turnovers: 21
(Gugliotta 5, Kidd 5, Robinson 4, Livingston 3,
Chapman 2, Day, O Miller). Steals: 12 (Day 3,
Kidd 2, Livingston 2, Robinson 2, Bailey,
Gugliotta, Rogers).
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Orlando 27 27 26 27 - 107
Phoenix 34 26 20 30 - 110
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Technical fouls: Phoenix 1 (Head Coach Ainge,
6:14 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,249. T:
2:20. Officials: Tommy Nunez, Hue Hollins, Rodney
Mott.
Game Story
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Facing one of the league's best defensive
point guards, Jason Kidd chose the right time to assert himself.
Kidd scored 17 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth
quarter and Todd Day and Oliver Miller had strong games off the
bench as the Phoenix Suns rallied for a 110-107 victory over the
gutsy Orlando Magic.
Squared off against Darrell Armstrong, Kidd made the fourth
quarter his own, sinking 5-of-7 shots. The win was the fourth
straight for the Suns over Orlando and snapped a two-game losing
streak overall.
"We were very fortunate to win that game," said Suns coach Danny
Ainge. "We made some great plays down the stretch. ... Jason
made some unbelievable plays to carry us."
"We weren't turning the ball over and the name of the game is to
shoot," Kidd added. "Coming down the stretch, we took care of
the ball. We got the ball to the right guy at the right time
and we won the game."
Armstrong, who has emerged as one of the best point guards in
the Eastern Conference, had 16 points, seven assists and six
rebounds. But he scored only five points in the final period as
the Magic completed a 2-2 road trip and fell to 9-10 on the
season.
Miller had a season-high 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and
blocked five shots while Day added 19 points in 27 minutes for
the Suns, who won despite committing 21 turnovers and getting
outrebounded, 54-32.
"I want to go out and try to be productive and try to energize,"
Day said. "I think we were kind of struggling when I came in
and I hit a couple of big shots and got us going."
Rookie Corey Maggette had 14 points and six rebounds in 21
minutes for Orlando, which was 1-for-13 from 3-point range and
committed 28 turnovers.
"We gave that one away. It wasn't like the turnovers were
caused by the defense, it was just bad decision-making," Orlando
coach Doc Rivers said. "I thought we got a little bit impatient
because we were having our way scoring. Jason Kidd just decided
to win the game. We basically tried everybody down the stretch,
but we couldn't make a basket."
The Magic held a 101-97 lead after a 15-footer by Armstrong with
2:22 to go. Cliff Robinson hit two free throws for the Suns 10
seconds later and Kidd tied it with two from the line with 1:54
remaining.
Orlando's Pat Garrity missed a 3-pointer with 1:41 to go and
Kidd found Miller for a dunk to put Phoenix ahead. Kidd added a
layup with 70 seconds left to push the Suns' advantage to
105-101.
Rex Chapman, starting in place of the injured Penny Hardaway,
hit two free throws for Phoenix 25 seconds later but Anthony
Parker buried a 17-footer to keep Orlando within four. Kidd
sealed the victory with two free throws with 31 seconds
remaining.
"When you are up by four on the road, you think you've got it,
you play to win," Armstrong said. "We made a couple of mistakes
down the stretch. That whole fourth quarter, we weren't really
patient enough. It was Jason and Oliver Miller who really got
them going in the fourth quarter. They made some big plays down
the stretch."
The Magic raced to an 8-1 lead 2 1/2 minutes into the contest,
but the Suns rallied to tie with 4:24 left in the opening
quarter. The Suns used a late spurt to take a 34-27 lead after
12 minutes, tying their season high for points in the first
period.
Phoenix opened the second quarter with an 11-2 burst to open a
45-29 lead and still led 56-43 with just over five minutes to go
before halftime. The Magic responded with 11 straight points as
Maggette scored six and Doleac four.
Orlando finally regained the lead with 8:27 left in the third
quarter but the game was knotted, 80-80, heading into the final
period.
Hardaway missed his second straight game with plantar fasciaitis
in his right foot.
