Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets [Game 75]

[JustMoe]

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When: Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Where: Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado
When exactly: 9:00pm, Eastern Time (3:00am CET)
TV: NBATV

The lineups:

The Suns
Starting 5:

C: Shaquille O'Neal (#32 / 7'1'' / 325)
PF: Amare Stoudemire (#1 / 6'10'' / 249)
SF: Raja Bell (#19 / 6'5'' / 215)
SG: Leandro Barbosa (#10 / 6'3'' / 202)
PG: Steve Nash (#13 / 6'3'' / 178)

Bench:

F-C: Boris Diaw (#3 / 6'8'' / 235)
G: Gordan Giricek (#2 / 6'6'' / 220)


The Nuggets
Starting 5:

C: Marcus Camby (#23 / 6'11'' / 235)
PF: Kenyon Martin (#4 / 6'9'' / 240)
SF: Carmelo Anthony (#15 / 6'8'' / 230)
SG: Allen Iverson (#3 / 6'0'' / 180)
PG: Anthony Carter (#25 / 6'2'' / 195)

Bench:

G: J.R. Smith (#1 / 6'6'' / 220)
F: Eduardo Najera (#21 / 6'8'' / 235)
F-G: Linas Kleiza (#43 / 6'8'' / 245)


GOOO SUNS!!!

[|||-Abaddon-|||]

Lets. Do. This.

Is there a good chance we can still get #1 seed in the West?

Of all the last few years in the NBA, this is the one true year where seeding counts. We need all the help we can get!

[Suns_fan_2007]

It's going to be another crazy game, that's for sure!!

Go Suns!!!!

[KJ7]

These guys are phenomenal at home. If we win this one I'll be REALLY impressed with the boys.

At the very least I hope DJ gets a decent amount of time. I really liked Diaw on Melo as well. Hope we go to that a bit tomorrow.

Surely JR can't have another crazy night of shooting. That's the one thing going our way.

Hopefully someone can pick up the slack for Nash when he comes out. We STILL haven't found a solution there after all this time.

[addicted2noise]

Yaayyy let's channel the second half from tonight's game and carry it through to this one!

[-SDU-]

this will be tough,

we only played 7 tonight, now off to the high altitude after a road trip too

suns CAN win this, but it will be tough

i expect melo to go off

[Mr. Sun]

i expect melo to go off

I expect Nash and STAT to go off.

[albasuna]

i hope our old men nash, shaq and raja can muster up some steam for tomorrow nights game.

is there any chance we see DJ and skinner? they can relieve some minutes.

[nashill]

amare has been great since shaq arrived but i noticed bell and diaw became good rebounder's too..and bell passes the ball very well lately...

[sine]

Is there a good chance we can still get #1 seed in the West?

NO has the tiebreaker, so the Suns would have to pick up 2 games on them to pass them. It's possible, but their schedule is kinda soft for the rest of the way. (Miami, Minnesota, LAC, New York, Sacramento, and... well, Dallas)

Beat the Spurs next week and there is an excellent chance of getting 2nd.

[STAT]

Extremely tough game to win on a back to back, coming off a road trip and having to go to Denver.

These are the type of games the Suns need to win to prove they are a good team and will be a threat in the playoffs.

[albasuna]

I'd be in our best interest to get the 3rd seed and hope that Houston drops to the 6th seed. That would be our best possible scenario in terms of first round matchup.

[mkot]

I want to have faith, but we're on the 2nd night of a b2b set where all our guns play big minutes the previous night.

[TASTIC]

I'm not expecting a lot to be honest, much like the rest of you lot.

If DEN get off to a start like they did today we'd be wiser throwing DJ and Skinner out there just to rest Nash and Amare/Shaq...

[scootfu602]

I can not believe I missed this game. I NEVER miss a game, and the ONE I miss is a Suns classic. Amare with 41 and 14! Shaq 20 and 12, Nashty 36 and 8. Man I love this team. Won't miss the rematch tonight, should be good.

[Never Fear 33 Is Here]

Well for the second time all season the sky will be below us and rightly so seeing as we are playing at high altitude, but the important question is where will it be after the game?

GET SOME NUTS!!!

[Gio]

Is it me or Shaq is a good free-throw shooter in Phoenix?

[Mr. Sun]

Is it me or Shaq is a good free-throw shooter in Phoenix?

eh, he has his moments.

[DrFunk]

They seriously need to keep historical footage of Shaq tossing free throws. Everytime i see his mechanics it just kills me

Great game last night, I expect Denver to come out totally motivated specially with their playoff hopes on the line. Suns never rolled over for anyone though and I expect them to put up a good fight. The high minutes with the 7 player rot is bad though, I just hope DA doesn't toss the game at the half if we're losing by 10+.

GO SUNS!

[Suns_Fever]

I checked the stats and it said Shaq shot 49% freethrow in Miami and is currently shooting 51% in Phoenix. He has beeen money most of the money, you would think he's shooting atleast 60% from the line.