National Basketball Association
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
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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
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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.
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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.