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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 118, Brooklyn 109
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #19 James Capers, #50 Olandis Poole, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance: 16334

Steve Nash had 23 points and 16 assists and Vince Carter also scored 23 points to help the Phoenix Suns to a 118-109 overtime victory over the visiting New Jersey Nets on Wednesday.

Channing Frye added 21 points as Phoenix (16-21) rallied from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit. The Suns outscored the Nets, 43-19, over the last 14-plus minutes.

New Jersey led, 90-75, early in the fourth quarter before Phoenix scored 11 consecutive points. Nash’s basket put the Suns ahead with 23 seconds left before New Jersey’s Kris Humphries scored with 16 ticks remaining to force the extra session.

Frye had a dunk that gave the Suns the lead for good at 107-106 with 3:19 to go in overtime.

Jared Dudley scored 15 points and Robin Lopez added 11 for the Suns, who made 35-of-42 free throws. Nash sank all 11 of his attempts to overtake Mark Price as the NBA's all-time leader at 90.4 percent.

Sasha Vujacic made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for New Jersey (10-28), which has lost six straight road games. Humphries and Brook Lopez each scored 16 points and Devin Harris added 15 and 15 assists.

Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Phoenix
Sasha Vujacic 19 Scoring Vince Carter 23
Devin Harris 15 Assists Steve Nash 16
Travis Outlaw 11 Rebounds Channing Frye 7
Devin Harris 4 Free Throws Made Steve Nash 11
Devin Harris 3 Steals Jared Dudley 1
Kris Humphries 3 Blocks Marcin Gortat 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 109 47.7 8-25 17-22 32 39 3 11 16
Phoenix 118 46.3 7-19 35-42 25 45 3 4 17
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Portland. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.