forty-three and thirteen

115 - 106, and Stat kicked butt. Stat had a season-high 43 points and 6 assists. He also added in 16 rebounds to give himself a double double. He even stayed out of foul trouble, that is, other than the technical he was given for waving his hand at the ref after a bad call. Just for waving? Yeah, that's all...and it wasn't even a grandiose wave, either. A little rude? Sure, but nothing warranting technical. Kurt Thomas only played 5 minutes this game. Sad to see that he's still struggling to recover after all this time. We need him ready for the post-season, though, so get some rest, big guy. Nash put in 14 points and dished out 13 assists for his double double. Phoenix (43 - 13) had Atlanta (22 - 34) down by 14 at the end of the first, but the Hawks came back to make it interesting, even leading a few times down the stretch. The game was within 5 points at the end of the third quarter, but the Suns finished the fourth strong, outscoring the Hawks by 4 and winning by 9. Joe Johnson (former Sun) looked really good out there. This Hawks team has lots of potential, and it's a young team. They just aren't at the level of the Suns...yet. They could be just the Eastern Conference team to watch soon enough. The next game is tonight in Indiana against the Pacers (29 - 26). GO SUNS!