2005 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals Game 4

Phoenix has something to prove now. The team with the best record in the NBA wasn't going to get swept out of the playoffs. The Suns survived being eliminated from the playoffs tonight. The Suns dealt the Spurs their second loss at home in the playoffs this year. Phoenix had a complete team effort tonight to win. Joe Johnson added 26 points and 3-6 from the 3 point line, Amare Stoudemire scored 31, Shawn Marion added 11 points and 14 rebounds, Quentin Richardson added 14 points and Steve Nash had 17 points and 12 assists. Phoenix was 44-77 (57.1%) from the floor.

The Spurs lead at halftime, but they were shutdown in the second half. Overall, the Spurs were 42-95 from the floor (44.2%). Tim Duncan was only 1-3 in the second half for 5 points. Duncan scored 15, 16 rebounds, and was 3-12 from the free throw line, Bruce Bowen added 15 on 3-6 from the 3 point line, Tony Parker had 13, Manu Ginobili had 28 points on 3-6 from the 3 point line, and Robert Horry had 15 on 3-4 from the 3 point line. The Suns definitely showed the Spurs they weren't a pushover. The run for Phoenix may last another game, but the Spurs will still win the series in 6 games (4-2)

#1 Phoenix Suns vs #2 San Antonio Spurs
(110.41 PPG #1 in Scoring) (96.19 PPG #18 in Scoring)
(103.29 PPG #30 in Defense) (88.39 PPG #1 in Defense)
(+7.12 #2 in Scoring Differential) (+7.8 #1 in Scoring Differential)

The San Antonio Spurs lead series 3-1.
1. Sun, May 22 – SA 121, Pho 114
2. Tue, May 24 – SA 111, Pho 108
3. Sat, May 28 – SA 102, Pho 92
4. Mon, May 30 – Pho 111, SA 106
5.* Wed, Jun 1 – at Pho, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
6.* Fri, Jun 3 – at SA, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
7.* Sun, Jun 5 – at Pho, 8:30 pm (ABC)
All times are Eastern Daylight Time
* - If necessary

Head to Head
PG Steve Nash vs. Tony Parker
SG Joe Johnson vs. Bruce Bowen
SF Quentin Richardson vs. Manu Ginobili
PF Shawn Marion vs. Tim Duncan
C Amare Stoudemire vs. Nazr Mohammed