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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 105, Indiana 97
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 3, 2010
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #53 Mark Lindsay, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 16991

Channing Frye scored 29 points - one shy of his career high - and drained five 3-pointers as the Phoenix Suns began an extended stretch at home with a 105-97 victory over the road-weary Indiana Pacers on Friday.

Jason Richardson added 21 for his sixth straight 20-point outing and Steve Nash added 11 assists against just one turnover for the Suns, who completed a span of six of eight games on the road with a win against Golden State on Thursday.

Phoenix, which has won two straight, had lost five of seven prior. The Suns play five of the next seven at home.

Indiana held a 76-74 lead entering the fourth, but Frye went to work with a trio of 3-pointers, the last one providing Phoenix a 90-88 lead with 5:39 left. Ninety seconds later, Frye blocked a driving layup attempt by Mike Dunleavy and Richardson converted a 3-pointer from the left wing for a six-point edge.

Brandon Rush scored 21 points as the Pacers closed a four-game road trip at 2-2, including a win against the defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers.

Danny Granger, who entered averaging 22.2 points, had eight points on 2-of-13 shooting and center Roy Hibbert was limited to 18 minutes and eight points because of foul trouble.

Rush knocked down three 3-pointers and scored 11 of his 16 first-half points in the final 5:41 of the second quarter as the Pacers sank 8-of-12 shots from the arc and led 59-52 at the half despite 13 turnovers.

Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Phoenix
Brandon Rush 21 Scoring Channing Frye 29
T.J. Ford 9 Assists Steve Nash 11
Josh McRoberts 9 Rebounds Goran Dragic 6
Danny Granger 4 Free Throws Made Steve Nash 6
Darren Collison 2 Steals Earl Barron 4
Mike Dunleavy 2 Blocks Channing Frye 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 97 46.8 11-26 12-16 24 44 7 5 25
Phoenix 105 44.9 11-22 24-33 25 34 3 14 16
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Washington. The Suns have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Pacers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .667 after a loss.