National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 113, Houston 110
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #56 Mark Ayotte, #41 Ken Mauer, #64 Eli Roe
Attendance: 17363

Vince Carter and Hakim Warrick scored 32 points apiece to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 113-110 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday.

Grant Hill added 19 points and Steve Nash had 14 assists for Phoenix (33-29), which is a season-best four games above .500.

Kyle Lowry had 32 points and made seven 3-pointers for Houston (33-33).

The Rockets had a chance to force overtime in the final seconds, but Brad Miller’s 3-point attempt was off the mark.

Warrick hit 14 of 19 shots while recording a career-best point total, and put Phoenix ahead to stay on a jumper with 7:15 left to give the Suns a 91-90 lead. Carter’s 17-footer boosted the lead to 104-98 with 1:59 remaining.

Carter was 13 of 17 from the field with five 3-point baskets.

Patrick Patterson had a career-high 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting for the Rockets, who also received 17 points from Kevin Martin.

Marcin Gortat had 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Suns.

Lowry hit his seventh 3-pointer with 14.3 seconds left to cut Phoenix’s lead to two points. Nash hit 1-of-2 free throws with 13.6 seconds left prior to Miller’s miss.

Houston forward Luis Scola missed the game with a knee injury to end a streak of 311 consecutive games played.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Phoenix
Kyle Lowry 32 Scoring Vince Carter 32
Kyle Lowry 4 Assists Steve Nash 14
Chuck Hayes 9 Rebounds Marcin Gortat 16
Kevin Martin 7 Free Throws Made Grant Hill 7
Patrick Patterson 3 Steals Vince Carter 3
Goran Dragic 1 Blocks Marcin Gortat 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 110 45.9 8-19 24-32 21 36 2 12 11
Phoenix 113 54.3 7-13 18-25 28 41 3 6 17
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Denver. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.