The Suns (58 - 19) took on the Lakers (40 - 37) in LA today. It was a close first quarter with the Suns only winning it by 1. The second quarter, the Suns outscored the Lakers by 5, giving a six-point lead going into the half. The Lakers came back and outscored the Suns by 5 in the third, making it a 2 point game, but the Suns pushed on in the fourth, putting up 41 points in the quarter to the Lakers 34, therefore giving the Suns a 115 - 107 victory. It would have been a 115 - 104 victory, but Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer with under ten seconds to go. Doesn't matter, a W is a W, no matter how many points you win by. Barbosa (soon to be named 6th man of the year) had another big night off the bench with 23 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds. Nash had the only Suns double double, 25 points, 11 assists, and even added in 5 rebounds and 1 steal. This double double marks Nash's 50th this season (a career high). 
Raja Bell went 6 of 6 from three-point land, and added in his own 22 points. We got out-rebounded pretty badly, but we still pulled out the win. We play the Lakers once more in the regular season (this Friday), and, as it stands now, we might be seeing them in the first round of the playoffs, as well. We ended this road-trip 3 - 1, only losing the the Spurs (now 2 1/2 games behind us for the second seed). We take on the Seattle (maybe Oklahoma City next year?) SuperSonics (31 - 46) this Wednesday evening in Phoenix at 7pm AZ time. This should be another one of those "easy" wins that we might turn into another hard-fought, almost-lost games. None of that now. GO SUNS!
The Suns (58 - 19) took on the Lakers (40 - 37) in LA today. It was a close first quarter with the Suns only winning it by 1. The second quarter, the Suns outscored the Lakers by 5, giving a six-point lead going into the half. The Lakers came back and outscored the Suns by 5 in the third, making it a 2 point game, but the Suns pushed on in the fourth, putting up 41 points in the quarter to the Lakers 34, therefore giving the Suns a 115 - 107 victory. It would have been a 115 - 104 victory, but Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer with under ten seconds to go. Doesn't matter, a W is a W, no matter how many points you win by. Barbosa (soon to be named 6th man of the year) had another big night off the bench with 23 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds. Nash had the only Suns double double, 25 points, 11 assists, and even added in 5 rebounds and 1 steal. This double double marks Nash's 50th this season (a career high). 
Raja Bell went 6 of 6 from three-point land, and added in his own 22 points. We got out-rebounded pretty badly, but we still pulled out the win. We play the Lakers once more in the regular season (this Friday), and, as it stands now, we might be seeing them in the first round of the playoffs, as well. We ended this road-trip 3 - 1, only losing the the Spurs (now 2 1/2 games behind us for the second seed). We take on the Seattle (maybe Oklahoma City next year?) SuperSonics (31 - 46) this Wednesday evening in Phoenix at 7pm AZ time. This should be another one of those "easy" wins that we might turn into another hard-fought, almost-lost games. None of that now. GO SUNS!
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