fifty-three and seventeen

The Suns (53 - 17) came out strong and ended well. The second quarter is where the lead was built, though, winning the quarter by 11, 27 - 16. The Suns went on to win 105 - 87. Stat, again, was the only double double on the Suns with 27 points and 12 rebounds (all defensive). Nash had 11 points and 9 assists. Raja Bell had a big night with 29 points, going 6 of 8 from downtown. The Grizzlies (17 - 54), like most teams, beat the Suns on offensive rebounding, but the Suns simply outplayed them. The Suns now sit 5 1/2 games behind Dallas. We just can't seem to put the winning streaks together that they do this season. The next game is in Golden State territory Thursday, at 7:30pm AZ time, against the Warriors (33 - 39), who just got embarrassed on their home court against the Spurs (50 - 20), losing by 37 points. GO SUNS!