thirty-nine and eleven

Well, last Friday, Joe Johnson's team showed that Steve Nash is a necessary component to this Suns (39 - 11) team. Stat and Matrix both had double doubles (29 pts, 13 rbs; 11 pts, 11 rbs; respectively), but they both also fouled out. Diaw didn't put up the kind of numbers we'd expect from him, but he has an injured back now. The Suns were down by 2 after the first quarter, by 4 at the half, were back up by 1 at the end of the third, but let the Hawks (19 - 30) get 40 points in the fourth quarter to their 30, losing the game by 9, 120 - 111. Joe Johnson got 32 points to lead all scorers. The Suns moved on to match up with the Bulls on Sunday. GO SUNS!