Pretty much an all around complete game. The Phoenix Suns had a nice win against the Detroit Pistons 117-91, after a disappointing loss to the Hornets. Yep, this one looked easy. From brightsideofthesun.com; “Tonight, the Suns used a balanced, dominating attack to defeat the road weary Detroit Pistons.The Suns controlled the game in virtually every category tonight-they defended, they rebounded, they made shots, they even looked respectable from the free throw line. The Suns started hot, at one point shooting over 80% midway through the first quarter (9-11). Still, the Pistons hung around, keeping things close until the Suns bench took over in the second, extending the lead to 10.” Steve Nash was really looking to score in this game, with 20 points and 9 assists. Amare Stoudemire continues to play well putting up 21 points and 5 rebounds. From valleyofthesuns.com; “For the game Amare scored a game-high 21 points. He’s now recorded four straight 20-point outings since his stinker in Los Angeles, his longest such streak since pulling the trick 11 consecutive times Nov. 30-Dec. 25 of last year. Amare is averaging 24.3 points per game on 63.6 percent shooting the past four games and is starting to resemble the Amare of old. “Again, going seven months with no basketball is the longest I’ve ever went, so it’s slowly getting myself back into a rhythm out there, but it’s improving,” Amare said. Added Grant Hill: “I thought early on in the season he was settling for jump shots, and now he’s attacking. He’s getting to the rim, he’s getting to the free-throw line, he’s dunking on people. He’s mixing it up. Early on he was relying on his curveball. Now he’s mixing it up with his changeups, his curve, his fastball, and when he does that he’s hard to stop and we’re hard to stop as a team.” As usual the bench played great. I enjoy watching them as much as watching the starters. From Jared Dudleys hustle to Lou Amundson’s blocked shots, he had two sweet ones in this game, the bench is always impressive. Next up, the Grizzlies on Wednesday.
