Found November 05, 2009 on
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Rashard Lewis,
Vince Carter,
Steve Nash,
Grant Hill,
Dwyane Wade,
Gilbert Arenas,
Mike James,
Tayshaun Prince,
Ben Gordon,
Devin Harris,
Yi Jianlian,
David Lee,
Chris Duhon,
Dirk Nowitzki,
Jason Terry,
Jason Kidd,
Ron Artest,
Allen Iverson,
Jarron Collins,
Dominic McGuire,
JaVale McGee,
Brian Scalabrine,
Hilton Armstrong,
Desmond Mason,
Sean May
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors
Grant apparently caught of whiff of something nasty?Ah, it's probably just the standard old man stank.The Phoenix Suns: Sure, they were missing Leandro Barbosa (sore right wrist), but the Magic were minus two former All-Stars: Rashard Lewis (suspension) and Vince Carter (sprained ankle). That should have evened things out, right? Wrong. The Suns simply couldn't keep their men in front of them, letting Orlando shoot 52 percent from the field and from beyond the arc. Phoenix kept things close in the first half, but fatigue rendered oldies-but-goodies Steve Nash (12 points, 5-for-11, 4 assists, 3 turnovers) and Grant Hill (0-for-5 for zero points, 3 boards and an assist) ineffective as the Suns lost by 22. By the way, their combined plus-minus score was -42.Note that I called this in the comments section of yesterday's post. It's not that I don't like the Suns. I root like hell for them. But I've watched a lot of my favorite players get older: Larry Bird, Robert...
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