NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PHOENIX 32 23 26 26 107
GOLDEN STATE 20 22 25 34 101 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: PHO - PENNY HARDAWAY 26, STEPHON MARBURY 24, SHAWN MARION
14
GSW - ANTAWN JAMISON 18, CHRIS MILLS 16, TWO PLAYERS WITH
14
HIGH REBOUND: PHO - SHAWN MARION 16, RODNEY ROGERS 7
GSW - TROY MURPHY 13, DANNY FORTSON 9
HIGH ASSISTS: PHO - STEPHON MARBURY 10, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
GSW - MOOKIE BLAYLOCK 6, LARRY HUGHES 4
ATT: 14,624
Extended Box
PHOENIX (107) AT GOLDEN STATE (101)
PHOENIX
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GUGLIOTTA F 28 4-10 2-3 0 4 4 1 5 3 1 10
SH MARION F 42 6-19 2-3 7 9 16 4 2 3 3 14
VOSKUHL C 9 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 2
HARDAWAY G 39 9-22 6-6 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 26
ST MARBURY G 40 8-15 6-6 1 1 2 10 3 1 1 24
TSAKALIDIS 29 6-9 1-1 2 2 4 0 3 1 2 13
ROGERS 25 4-8 2-2 1 6 7 2 5 2 0 11
WALLACE 12 1-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2
T DELK 6 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BELL 10 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
BUECHLER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
FORD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 40-95 22-24 17 24 41 21 25 13 11 107
(.421) (.917) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 11(14 PTS)
GOLDEN STATE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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FORTSON F 21 2-6 8-9 3 6 9 1 1 1 0 12
JAMISON F 32 6-15 6-10 2 1 3 0 1 0 3 18
DAMPIER C 25 4-7 6-8 2 5 7 2 4 1 3 14
HUGHES G 33 4-7 2-5 0 0 0 4 4 0 3 10
SURA G 21 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 4
RICHARDSON 17 0-4 1-2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1
MURPHY 27 7-11 0-0 3 10 13 3 1 0 3 14
MILLS 22 6-9 2-2 2 6 8 2 5 2 2 16
BLAYLOCK 22 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 6 1 2 3 5
JACKSON 4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FOYLE 16 3-4 1-6 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 7
ARENAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 36-73 26-42 16 32 48 24 19 8 21 101
(.493) (.619) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 23(19 PTS)
PHOENIX 32 23 26 26 - 107
GOLDEN STATE 20 22 25 34 - 101
BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - SH MARION 4, GUGLIOTTA, TSAKALIDIS. GOLDEN STATE
- FOYLE 6, JAMISON 2, DAMPIER, MURPHY, SURA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 5-12 (.417), SH MARION 0-1, HARDAWAY 2-4, ST
MARBURY 2-3, ROGERS 1-1, T DELK 0-1, BELL 0-2. GOLDEN STATE 3-6 (.500),
JAMISON 0-1, MILLS 2-3, BLAYLOCK 1-2.
TECHNICALS: PHOENIX - HARDAWAY, GOLDEN STATE - SURA, MILLS.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, TOMMY NUNEZ, DEE KANTNER.
A - 14,624. T - 2:17.
Box Score
PHOENIX (107)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Gugliotta 28 4-10 2-3 0-4 1 5 10
Sh Marion 42 6-19 2-3 7-16 4 2 14
Voskuhl 9 0-0 2-2 2-2 0 3 2
Hardaway 39 9-22 6-6 2-3 4 2 26
St Marbury 40 8-15 6-6 1-2 10 3 24
Tsakalidis 29 6-9 1-1 2-4 0 3 13
Rogers 25 4-8 2-2 1-7 2 5 11
Wallace 12 1-5 0-0 1-2 0 2 2
T Delk 6 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 3
Bell 10 1-4 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
Buechler DNP - coach's decision
Ford DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 40-95 22-24 17-41 21 25 107
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Percentages: FG-.421, FT-.917. 3-Point Goals:
5-12, .417 (Sh Marion 0-1, Hardaway 2-4, St
Marbury 2-3, Rogers 1-1, T Delk 0-1, Bell 0-2).
Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 6 (Sh Marion 4,
Gugliotta, Tsakalidis). Turnovers: 11 (Sh Marion
3, Hardaway 2, Tsakalidis 2, Bell, Gugliotta, St
Marbury, Voskuhl). Steals: 13 (Gugliotta 3, Sh
Marion 3, Hardaway 2, Rogers 2, St Marbury,
Tsakalidis, Voskuhl).
GOLDEN STATE (101)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Fortson 21 2-6 8-9 3-9 1 1 12
Jamison 32 6-15 6-10 2-3 0 1 18
Dampier 25 4-7 6-8 2-7 2 4 14
Hughes 33 4-7 2-5 0-0 4 4 10
Sura 21 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 4
Richardson 17 0-4 1-2 0-0 3 1 1
Murphy 27 7-11 0-0 3-13 3 1 14
Mills 22 6-9 2-2 2-8 2 5 16
Blaylock 22 2-6 0-0 0-1 6 1 5
Jackson 4 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
Foyle 16 3-4 1-6 2-4 0 0 7
Arenas DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 36-73 26-42 16-48 24 19 101
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Percentages: FG-.493, FT-.619. 3-Point Goals:
3-6, .500 (Jamison 0-1, Mills 2-3, Blaylock 1-2).
Team rebounds: 15. Blocked shots: 11 (Foyle 6,
Jamison 2, Dampier, Murphy, Sura). Turnovers: 23
(Blaylock 3, Dampier 3, Hughes 3, Jamison 3,
Murphy 3, Sura 3, Mills 2, Richardson). Steals: 8
(Blaylock 2, Mills 2, Dampier, Fortson, Foyle,
Sura).
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Phoenix 32 23 26 26 - 107
Golden State 20 22 25 34 - 101
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Technical fouls: Phoenix 1 (Hardaway, 6:53 3rd).
Golden State 2 (Sura, 6:53 3rd; Mills, 1:20 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 14,624. T: 2:17.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Tommy Nunez, Dee Kantner.
Game Story
OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- This was what the Phoenix Suns
envisioned with Penny Hardaway and Stephon Marbury in the same
backcourt.
Hardaway scored 26 points and Marbury added 24 and 10 assists as
the Suns picked up their first victory of the season with a
107-101 triumph over the Golden State Warriors.
Hardaway scored just one point and missed all six shots in
Phoenix's season-opening loss to Denver on Tuesday. But he
scored 17 points in the first half as the Suns built a 55-42
halftime lead.
"I was me tonight," Hardaway said. "I worked too hard in the
offseason to come in and play like the way I did in that first
game. I told myself I was never going to go out like that ever
again. If I was going to go out, I was going to go out with a
bang. I was starting with tonight's game for the rest of the
season."
Phoenix took control in the first quarter when it ripped off 14
straight points for a 30-18 lead with 1:46 left. Hardaway
scored six in the spurt and Marbury had a pair of assists.
"We're two people that really try to go after it so it's a lot
easier to play with someone and get used to them when he can do
the same things," Marbury said. "It's a lot easier when you play
with guys that can really make plays and you've got another guy
who can handle the ball, dribble and pass and do all the same
things you're doing. It's a lot easier to do that."
A basket by Antawn Jamison cut the deficit to 100-94 with just
under two minutes left and the Warriors had a chance to get
closer. But Chris Mills lost the ball and was whistled for a
technical foul, which Shawn Marion converted for a seven-point
lead.
"The technical foul on Mills cost us because we were making a
pretty good run at the time," Warriors coach Dave Cowens said.
With Marbury running the show, Phoenix held a 23-10 advantage in
fastbreak points. The Suns also made 22-of-24 at the free throw
line.
Hardaway seems to have taken a liking to his new point guard,
who was acquired from New Jersey for All-Star Jason Kidd.
"Jason wasn't really a scorer," Hardaway said. "(Stephon) is
more of a scorer. We wanted it for me to score and us to win but
it didn't work out because we were both hurt at separate times.
We never had the opportunity to play on the floor at the same
time so it was a dream when I first came here but it never
happened. Now it can happen with myself and Steph."
Marion made just 6-of-19 shots but collected 14 points and 16
rebounds. Jake Tsakalidis added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting off
the bench.
"I thought we had some really good moments out there tonight,"
Suns coach Scott Skiles said. "I thought we played unselfishly
but in general had a much better rhythm offensively as to how we
were pushing the ball and getting good early looks."
Jamison scored 18 points and Mills chipped in 16 for the
Warriors, who lost for the 15th straight time dating to last
season and have dropped 34 of their last 36 games.
Golden State also hurt itself at the foul line, converting just
26-of-42 (62 percent).
"It's very frustrating to miss that many free throws," Mills
said. "Especially since we know we are a much better free-throw
shooting team. In practice, we knock them down consistently."
One bright spot for Golden State was the play of rookie Troy
Murphy, who had 14 points and 13 rebounds in 27 minutes. Fellow
first-round pick Jason Richardson struggled, missing all four
shots for one point.
