Basketball Daily

The Houston Rockets met up with the Phoenix Suns who are fighting by a thin thread to have a chance at getting in the Playoff birth that starts in a few short weeks.  This was an exciting game that had many runs throughout, but it was the Suns who came away with a victory putting on a nice show in the fourth quarter.  The two big men, Yao and Shaq battled each other all night, and they really showcased both of their abilities.  This time around O’Neal got the better of Ming by playing some tight defense and popping in some alley-oop dunks over the huge 7+ footer.  The final score of the game was 114-109.

The top scorers for the Suns were Steve Nash with 25 points and Grant Hill with 23 points.  All of the Phoenix starters were in double figures distributing the ball quite well to each other.  The high scorer off the bench with 7 points was Jared Dudley who brought energy and tenacity to the team.  Phoenix improves their year long record to 41 wins and 34 losses.