Happy Returns: Nash leads Phoenix over Clips
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02/21/2007 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Nash scored 13 points and dished out
12 assists before spending a large chunk of the second half enjoying his
return to the lineup from the bench, as Phoenix cruised from the outset in a
115-90 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center.
Nash missed four games with a sore right shoulder, then didn't play in the
All-Star Game on Sunday. He looked every bit the All-Star on Tuesday night in
Los Angeles, connecting on 5-of-11 from the floor and handing out 12 assists
to 4 turnovers.
Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire were the recipients of Nash's dishes,
finishing with 31 and 22 points respectively. Both players also grabbed nine
rebounds, as the Suns outrebounded the Clippers 50-38 in snapping a three-game
skid.
Corey Maggette led the Clippers with 19 points, Elton Brand had 17 points and
Daniel Ewing totaled 16 points in the loss. Sam Cassell didn't play in the
second half, Chris Kaman missed the contest with the flu and Doug Christie
stated publicly he just doesn't want to play for the club anymore.
In a state of flux, Los Angeles has dropped four straight and six of seven.
Phoenix stepped on the gas from the beginning, going on a 14-3 spurt to open a
33-19 edge in the first stanza. Stoudemire and James Jones capped the stretch
with back-to-back jumpers.
After three straight jumpers from Maggette cut the deficit to 54-45 late in
the first half, Phoenix reeled off eight straight points capped by
Stoudemire's driving slam as the seconds ticked toward intermission.
Phoenix scored nine in a row during the midway point of the third stanza, and
Nash finished it off with a driving layup for an 83-61 advantage with 4:32
remaining.
The Suns cruised to victory from there.
Game Notes
Boris Diaw didn't play with back spasms...Phoenix improved to 20-7 away from
home...The Clippers dropped to 17-10 on the road...Attendance was 19,898.
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
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Memphis vs. Ohio State
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