National Basketball Association
Phoenix 116,
Boston 98
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
# Curtis Blair, #13 Monty McCutchen, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
18422
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Boston
|
23-8 |
10-4 |
13-4 |
L3 |
| Phoenix
|
21-12 |
13-2 |
8-10 |
W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Phoenix Suns have a 13-2 record at home this season. The Boston Celtics are 13-4 while on the road this season.
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Phoenix has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Suns have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Boston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Celtics have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Amare Stoudemire played 22:40 minutes and scored 26 points. He shot 78.6% from the field and has averaged 24.4 points over the last five games.
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Eddie House played 21:48 minutes and scored 19 points. He shot 53.8% from the field and has averaged 10 points over the last five games.
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Following this game the Phoenix Suns average 110.0 points per game and hold opponents to 105.8 points per game. The Boston Celtics average 100.5 points per game and hold opponents to 92.6 points per game.
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
Phoenix |
|
Eddie House 19 |
Scoring |
Channing Frye 26 |
|
Rajon Rondo 8 |
Assists |
Steve Nash 8 |
|
Tony Allen 7 |
Rebounds |
Channing Frye 10 |
|
Ray Allen 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Leandro Barbosa 6 |
|
Tony Allen 3 |
Steals |
Leandro Barbosa 4 |
|
Ray Allen 1 |
Blocks |
Channing Frye 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston
|
98 |
42.2 |
6-21 |
22-30 |
18 |
38 |
2 |
9 |
15 |
| Phoenix
|
116 |
50.6 |
9-25 |
27-32 |
21 |
42 |
7 |
9 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Suns have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Celtics have a W/L % of .783 after a win and .571 after a loss.
