Final

Series (Game 2 of 3)

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Series starts 11/12

Game 1: Wednesday, November 12th
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Suns82
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Game 2: Friday, March 6th
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 1st
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Suns 112

(34-28, 15-17 away)

Rockets 116

(40-23, 26-6 home)

Coverage: FSN-HOU

8:30 PM ET, March 6, 2009

Toyota Center, Houston, TX

1 2 3 4 T
PHX 18 28 30 36112
HOU 23 33 25 35116

Top Performers

Phoenix: S. Nash 32 Pts, 5 Reb, 13 Ast, 1 Stl

Houston: A. Brooks 30 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEPHOENIXSCOREHOUSTON
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:40 46-56Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
11:38Steve Nash defensive rebound46-56 
11:36Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)48-56 
11:25Grant Hill personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)48-56 
11:10 48-56Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:07Jason Richardson defensive rebound48-56 
10:56Steve Nash makes 12-foot two point shot50-56 
10:41 50-56Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
10:40Matt Barnes defensive rebound50-56 
10:29Matt Barnes makes 10-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)52-56 
10:11 52-56Yao Ming lost ball (Matt Barnes steals)
10:04Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper52-56 
10:03Jason Richardson offensive rebound52-56 
9:57Jason Richardson bad pass52-56 
9:45 52-59Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
9:33Steve Nash makes 13-foot two point shot54-59 
9:18 54-59Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
9:17Matt Barnes defensive rebound54-59 
9:07Steve Nash misses 10-foot two point shot54-59 
9:06 54-59Shane Battier defensive rebound
8:49Grant Hill shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)54-59 
8:49 54-60Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
8:49 54-61Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
8:40Steve Nash makes 11-foot two point shot56-61 
8:23 56-61Grant Hill blocks Ron Artest's layup
8:23 56-61Houston defensive rebound
8:10Steve Nash makes 14-foot two point shot58-61 
7:52 58-63Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
7:37Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper58-63 
7:37Steve Nash offensive rebound58-63 
7:31Matt Barnes misses jumper58-63 
7:30 58-63Yao Ming defensive rebound
7:16 58-66Aaron Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper
7:03Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper61-66 
6:52 61-68Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
6:33Ron Artest blocks Grant Hill's layup61-68 
6:31 61-68Ron Artest defensive rebound
6:26 61-68Aaron Brooks bad pass (Grant Hill steals)
6:20Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)63-68 
6:20 63-68Yao Ming shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)
6:20Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 163-68 
6:20 63-68Luis Scola defensive rebound
5:58 63-68Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot jumper
5:56Grant Hill defensive rebound63-68 
5:41Jason Richardson bad pass (Yao Ming steals)65-70 
5:37 63-70Ron Artest makes 21-foot jumper
5:22Steve Nash makes two point shot65-70 
5:13Steve Nash personal foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)65-70 
5:13Houston full timeout
5:13Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal65-70 
5:13Louis Amundson enters the game for Jason Richardson65-70 
5:09Louis Amundson personal foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)65-70 
4:58 65-72Ron Artest makes driving layup
4:41Grant Hill turnover65-72 
4:24 65-72Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:22Matt Barnes defensive rebound65-72 
4:03Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)68-72 
3:44 68-74Shane Battier makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
3:29Louis Amundson misses 8-foot jumper68-74 
3:28 68-74Yao Ming defensive rebound
3:18 68-74Shane Battier misses 13-foot jumper
3:17 68-74Houston offensive rebound
3:17Matt Barnes loose ball foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)68-74 
3:17 68-74Shane Battier double technical foul
3:17 68-74Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
3:17 68-74Houston offensive rebound
3:17 68-74Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming
3:17 68-75Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
2:58Grant Hill misses 19-foot jumper68-75 
2:57 68-75Shane Battier defensive rebound
2:45 68-75Luis Scola misses 7-foot two point shot
2:43Louis Amundson defensive rebound68-75 
2:32Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)71-75 
2:10 71-75Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:06Steve Nash defensive rebound71-75 
2:02Louis Amundson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)73-75 
2:02 73-75Aaron Brooks shooting foul (Louis Amundson draws the foul)
2:02Phoenix full timeout
2:02 73-75Kyle Lowry enters the game for Aaron Brooks
2:02Jason Richardson enters the game for Grant Hill73-75 
2:02Stromile Swift enters the game for Steve Nash73-75 
2:02 73-75Von Wafer enters the game for Shane Battier
2:02Louis Amundson misses free throw 1 of 173-75 
2:02 73-75Luis Scola defensive rebound
1:47 73-75Carl Landry offensive foul (Louis Amundson draws the foul)
1:47 73-75Carl Landry turnover
1:25Stromile Swift misses 11-foot jumper73-75 
1:24Matt Barnes offensive rebound73-75 
1:23Matt Barnes misses layup73-75 
1:23Matt Barnes offensive rebound73-75 
1:23Matt Barnes misses tip shot73-75 
1:23Phoenix offensive rebound73-75 
1:23 73-75Luis Scola loose ball foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)
1:14Louis Amundson makes driving layup75-75 
0:56 75-77Von Wafer makes 10-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
0:56Stromile Swift shooting foul (Von Wafer draws the foul)75-77 
0:56 75-78Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 1
0:43Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper75-78 
0:41 75-78Von Wafer defensive rebound
0:33Louis Amundson personal foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)75-78 
0:33 75-79Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
0:33 75-79Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
0:33Stromile Swift defensive rebound75-79 
0:19 75-79Luis Scola shooting foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)
0:19Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 275-79 
0:19Phoenix offensive rebound75-79 
0:19Robin Lopez enters the game for Louis Amundson75-79 
0:19Matt Barnes makes free throw 2 of 276-79 
0:01Robin Lopez shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)76-79 
0:01 76-80Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
0:01 76-81Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2
0:00Leandro Barbosa misses 49-foot three point running jumper76-81 
0:00Phoenix offensive rebound76-81 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter