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By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Mar 09 2013 3:13AM

The Houston Rockets are looking to continue pulling away in the Western Conference playoff race, and having all four of their season meetings with the last-place Phoenix Suns remaining should certainly help.

Chandler Parsons will try to keep the Rockets rolling Saturday night when they face the short-handed Suns for the first of back-to-back games.

Houston (34-28) overcame one of its worst shooting performances to defeat Golden State 94-88 on Friday. The Rockets connected on just 36.5 percent from the floor, but they had 11 steals while holding the Warriors to 37.9 percent shooting to win for the third time in four games.

"We definitely had some positive steps in our defense," said swingman James Harden, who shot 3 for 17 from the field while needing to sink 11 of 14 free throws to reach 20 points. "On the road, playoff-atmosphere game, it shows the type of camaraderie we've got and the kind of togetherness we're building."

That could play a part in reaching the playoffs for the first time four seasons.

Houston is seventh in the West, one game behind Golden State for sixth and two in front of the ninth-place Los Angeles Lakers.

The Rockets, though, may benefit from having four of their remaining 19 games against Phoenix (21-41), which is tied with New Orleans for the conference's worst record.

After facing the Suns on the road, Houston will host them to open a seven-game homestand Wednesday, but Phoenix will face Denver on Monday.

Parsons looks to continue his impressive production, averaging 24.3 points on 63.6 percent shooting - 61.4 percent (27 for 44) from beyond the arc - over the past six games. The second-year forward scored 26 points while hitting 6 of 8 from long range against the Warriors.

He wasn't very effective against the Suns last season, averaging 5.8 points while the teams split four meetings.

Harden, however, has put up 25.6 points per game in his past five matchups while with Oklahoma City, scoring 40 in a 109-97 victory at Phoenix on April 18.

The Suns may have a hard time slowing down Parsons and Harden's drives through the lane with centers Marcin Gortat and Jermaine O'Neal out.

Gortat may be done for the season with a right mid-foot sprain, while O'Neal is slated to miss a third game to be with his 13-year-old daughter, who is undergoing surgery to repair a leaking heart valve.

Phoenix didn't fare too well without them Friday, falling 121-112 at Sacramento after losing 98-71 at home to Toronto two days earlier to halt a three-game winning streak.

Luis Scola, who spent his first five seasons with Houston, had 14 points and nine rebounds while starting just his fifth career game at center Friday. He's facing the Rockets for the first time since leaving them via free agency last summer.

"With Gortat and Jermaine out, those two guys are our anchors and they really support us down low defensively," coach Lindsey Hunter said. "But we can't talk about what we don't have. One of our favorite phrases is no excuses and the next guy has to step up. So we'll have to go back to the drawing board."

Michael Beasley did his part against the Kings, pouring in 24 points after averaging 4.3 over the eight prior games. The forward totaled 12 points over his last two meetings with Houston after scoring 34 in the previous two - all with Minnesota.

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Dragic helps Suns beat Harden, Rockets 107-105

By JOSE M. ROMERO
Posted Mar 10 2013 1:56AM

PHOENIX (AP) Goran Dragic is the Phoenix Suns' table-setter, a guard who can score but who had also averaged 10.8 assists in nine games since the All-Star break.

Dragic recorded just one assist in a 107-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday, but that pass was an energizer midway through the fourth quarter that put Phoenix in position to win.

With 5:57 left in the fourth quarter, Dragic dived for a loose ball and got it to teammate Kendall Marshall, who banked in a long jumper as the shot clock buzzer sounded for a 93-86 lead.

Dragic also scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, and the Suns overcame 38 points from Rockets star James Harden and Houston's 19 3-pointers.

"They defended me well. I couldn't find the open guy. Even if I found the open guy, they were closing and contesting the shots," Dragic said. "I know that I had only one assist, but that was one of the best assists ever. Kendall made a crazy shot."

Phoenix, far out of playoff contention, has three straight wins over the postseason-hopeful Rockets and is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.

Harden brought the Rockets back with a 3-pointer with 5:25 to play, followed by a basket and free throw to make it 93-92. But Dragic made back-to-back baskets for 97-92 lead, and the Suns gave up a last-second 3 for the final margin of victory.

"We can't look at the Phoenix Suns and their roster," Harden said. "We've got to go out there and compete and play hard every possession. Times like this, we need wins. We just let another one slip away from us."

Jared Dudley scored 22 points and the Suns, missing injured starting center Marcin Gortat, got an unlikely solid contribution from reserve Hamed Haddadi. He played 28 minutes, scored six points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots, all either setting or tying season highs.

"Haddadi was a great neutralizer for us," Suns coach Lindsey Hunter said.

The Rockets (34-30) got 21 points off the bench from Carlos Delfino and 14 from forward Chandler Parsons.

"No excuses. They played better than us," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "Goran down the stretch made some big plays.There is a lot of stuff we didn't do. We will look at what we didn't do."

The teams exchanged leads late in the third quarter after Harden's 3-pointer from the top of the key with 5:29 left gave the Rockets a 62-61 advantage. Marcus Morris dunked for a 72-69 lead at the 1:54 mark, but Harden hit another 3 with 56 seconds left for a 74-72 Houston lead.

Harden scored 25 points in the second half.

Michael Beasley's 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in the third gave the Suns the lead going into the fourth quarter, 77-76.

The Suns (22-41) used a 16-0 second-quarter run that spanned 5 minutes, 40 seconds to take a 50-46 halftime lead. During the run, Dudley gave the Suns their first lead, 37-35, with a short jumper.

Back-to-back 3s by Dudley made it 45-35, and it wasn't until Parsons made a free throw for Houston with 3:17 left in the quarter that the run ended.

The Rockets led by as many as eight points in the first quarter. The teams face each other three more times before the regular season ends in mid-April.

NOTES: Suns center Jermaine O'Neal remains away from the team after leaving to be with his daughter, who had heart surgery earlier in the week. He missed his third straight game. Suns coach Lindsey Hunter said he's exchanged phone messages with O'Neal and that all indications are that the surgery went well. "My prayers are with his family," Hunter said. "I think family is the most important thing. ... The Suns wore their "Los Suns" orange jerseys and warmup tops in recognition of the NBA's "Noche Latina," the league's 16-game tribute to its Latino fan base. Seven teams in large Hispanic markets are taking part. Harden got a loud applause from the crowd, as he played his college ball at nearby Arizona State University. ... Rockets guard Jeremy Lin left the game briefly with a cut lip after a third-quarter collision on which he was called for an offensive foul. He was examined by a trainer and eventually returned.

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Notebook: Suns 107, Rockets 105

Norm Frauenheim, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:09 AM - Updated Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:09 AM

THE FACTS: Goran Dragic came to life in the fourth quarter Saturday night with 13 of his 18 points to lead the Suns to a 107-105 victory over the Rockets at US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix.

The Suns (22-41) appeared to be safely en route to victory when surprising Hamed Haddadi grabbed an offensive rebound, one of his 11 rebounds. Dragic capitalized on the second opportunity with a 14-foot jumper that gave the Suns an eight-point, 101-93, lead with 52.2 seconds left.

During the final seconds, however, the Rockets (34-30) kept the game in doubt, first with a 3-point goal from Carlos Delfino and then another one from James Harden, who finished with a game-high 38 points on 11-for-17 shooting. Harden, who also had 13 in the fourth quarter, was 7-for-10 from the 3-point distance.

Harden's last 3-pointer of the night dropped cleanly through the net with 5.9 seconds left, cutting the Suns advantage to three. With 5.4 seconds left, however, Rockets forward Donatas Motiejunas fouled Dragic. Dragic coolly sank both free throw attempts for a margin comfortable enough for a Suns' victory.

QUOTABLE: "I couldn't find a rhythm in the first three quarters. They played me tight. They played good defense. Then going into the fourth, I told the coach: 'Let me make some plays.' There was a sequence there when I hit a jumper and then a driving shot. That's when I really got my confidence.''
-- Goran Dragic

THE STAT: The Suns' 107 points add up to the first time that they have scored more than 100 at home since Dec. 19 with a season-high 121 against Charlotte.

TURNING POINT: On a night when there could have been several, one in the fourth quarter proved to be decisive. Trailing 84-81 with 8:27 left, the Suns went on an 18-8 run to lead by seven, 99-92, with 2:45 left.

QUOTABLE II: "We got jobs. We don't want to lose on purpose. If we did, we might not have jobs next year.''
-- Suns guard Jared Dudley, who after scoring a team-high 22 points was asked about talk that Phoenix would be better off with a defeat that might improve its chances at a high pick in the draft lottery.

HOT: Harden. He was eight points short of his season and career high, 46.

NOT: Luis Scola. He was in a tough spot, at center because of a foot injury that has sidelined Marcin Gortat. At 6-foot-9, Scola was undersized and it showed. He was 1-for-6 from the floor against Houston, his old team.

GOOD MOVE: Suns interim coach Lindsey Hunter's decision to give Haddadi some playing time. In addition to his 11 rebounds, Haddadi had three blocks in 28.13 minutes.

BAD MOVE: The Rockets' inability to contain Dragic for the full four quarters. They tried. Jeremy Lin committed six fouls.

IN THE ARENA: The crowd was announced at 16,734, but it looked smaller. It wanted to boo and, early on, it did when hot-and-cold Michael Beasley entered the game midway through the first quarter.

ROOKIE WATCH: Kendall Marshall got a couple of key plays during his 28 minutes, including a diving save and lunging shot in the second half. He finished with nine points and four assists.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Delfino. In terms of efficiency, he's not Harden. Who is? But he's efficient enough. Delfino was 8-for-15 from the floor, including 5-for-9 from the 3-point distance, for 21 points. Oh yeah, he also had five assists and only one turnover.

NOTABLE: Gortat said he expects to be in cast for at least two weeks because of a sprain in the middle of his right foot. Then, he says, he'll have a better idea of when he'll be back. ...Rockets coach Kevin McHale wasn't happy. But he also dismissed a suggestion that his team got passive. "No, we did not lose interest,'' McHale said. "We just never re-grouped. We did not execute very well. We did not defend very well. We did not take care of the ball. We did not rebound. There's a lot of stuff we didn't do.'' Didn't win either.

NEXT: For the Rockets, Wednesday vs. Phoenix, Friday vs. Minnesota and March 17 vs. Golden State. For the Suns, Monday vs. Denver, Wednesday @ Houston and Friday @ Atlanta.

• Rockets: Jones, White
• Suns: Frye, Gortat, O'Neal

• Rockets: --
• Suns: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #74 Curtis Blair, #33 Sean Corbin
• Attendance: 16734
• Duration: 2:24

Houston Rockets (34-30)		Phoenix Suns (22-41)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Morris vs Asik (Lin gains possession)
Motiejunas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lin (1 AST)	11:42 [HOU 2-0]
	11:25	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:23
Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed	11:18
Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:16
Lin Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parsons (1 AST)	10:57 [HOU 4-0]
	10:37	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:35
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed	10:14
Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:13
Motiejunas Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	10:09
	09:51	Morris Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lin (1 ST)
Asik Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dragic (1 ST)	09:48
	09:44	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parsons (1 ST)
Parsons Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:41 [HOU 6-0]
	09:41	Johnson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Parsons Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:41
	09:40	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Asik Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:32
	09:32	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:32	Team Rebound
	09:32	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:31
Lin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)	09:21
	09:12 [PHX 2-6]	Scola Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	09:12
	09:12 [PHX 3-6]	Scola Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed	08:51
Lin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:49
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)	08:45
	08:40 [PHX 5-6]	Morris Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:29	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:20	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:18
Parsons Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	07:58 [HOU 8-5]
	07:41	Morris Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Lin Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:30	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:24	Dragic Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	07:22	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Harden Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:22
	07:22 [PHX 6-8]	Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:22 [PHX 7-8]	Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:11	Morris Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:11 [HOU 9-7]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:11 [HOU 10-7]
	06:47	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	06:46	Team Rebound
	06:46	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	06:32
	06:30	Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:25	Morris 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:21
Asik Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:06
Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:42
	05:42	Team Timeout : Regular
Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Smith	05:42
Asik Substitution replaced by Robinson	05:42
	05:42	Scola Substitution replaced by Beasley
	05:42 [PHX 8-10]	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:42 [PHX 9-10]	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Parsons 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)	05:30 [HOU 13-9]
	05:06	Dragic Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:04
Smith Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lin (2 AST)	04:53 [HOU 15-9]
	04:45	Team Timeout : Short
	04:31 [PHX 11-15]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lin (3 AST)	04:19 [HOU 18-11]
	04:08 [PHX 13-18]	Dragic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	03:52	Morris Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:52 [HOU 19-13]
Lin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:52 [HOU 20-13]
	03:36	Morris 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:34	Morris Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:31	Morris Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Parsons (1 BLK)
	03:31	Team Rebound
Parsons Substitution replaced by Delfino	03:31
	03:31	Morris Substitution replaced by Dudley
	03:22	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:20	Morris Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:10 [PHX 16-20]	Morris 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
	03:03	Morris Violation:Kicked Ball
Smith Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)	02:58 [HOU 22-16]
	02:58	Johnson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
Lin Substitution replaced by Beverley	02:58
	02:58	Johnson Substitution replaced by Tucker
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	02:58
	02:58	Morris Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Robinson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:41
	02:41	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:41	Team Rebound
	02:41	Dragic Substitution replaced by Marshall
	02:41	Morris Substitution replaced by Scola
	02:41 [PHX 17-22]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:24	Beasley Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:24
Team Rebound	02:24
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:24 [HOU 23-17]
	02:11	Dudley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)
Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:01	Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:56 [PHX 20-23]	Marshall 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Tucker (1 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Scola (1 BLK)	01:42
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:41
Smith Dunk Shot: Missed	01:40
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:40
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Beverley (1 AST)	01:27 [HOU 26-20]
	01:19	Marshall Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Delfino (1 ST)
Delfino Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:16 [HOU 28-20]
	01:06	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:54.8	Marshall 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:52.5	Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:50.1 [PHX 22-28]	Dudley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)	00:32.9
	00:28.9	Scola Layup Shot: Missed
	00:27.7	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:27.7 [PHX 24-28]	Dudley Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.9
Beverley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:00.7
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (34-30)		Phoenix Suns (22-41)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Garcia Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	11:48
	11:48	Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:48	Team Rebound
	11:48 [PHX 25-28]	Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	11:33
	11:31	Team Rebound
	11:15	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:13
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:05	Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:56 [PHX 27-28]	Tucker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)
Beverley Jump Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:34	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:26	Marshall Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garcia (1 ST)
Asik Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Garcia (1 AST)	10:04 [HOU 30-27]
	09:43 [PHX 29-30]	Tucker Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Robinson Substitution replaced by Parsons	09:29
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Parsons (2 AST)	09:19 [HOU 33-29]
	09:00	Dudley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Delfino (2 ST)
Delfino Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Beverley (2 AST)	08:57 [HOU 35-29]
	08:48	Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:46
Garcia Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)	08:31
	08:27 [PHX 31-35]	Beasley Reverse Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)
Garcia Step Back Jump shot: Missed	08:07
	08:04	Haddadi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:00	Tucker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garcia (1 BLK)
	07:57	Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:45 [PHX 33-35]	Dudley Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Marshall (1 AST)
	07:43	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:26	Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:16	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	07:15	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:12 [PHX 35-35]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:07
Beverley Substitution replaced by Lin	07:07
Parsons Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haddadi (1 BLK)	07:03
Team Rebound	07:03
Parsons Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:54	Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:40	Haddadi Jump Shot: Missed
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:38
Lin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Marshall (1 ST)	06:31
	06:28 [PHX 37-35]	Dudley Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Asik Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haddadi (2 BLK)	06:05
	06:02	Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:01	Dudley Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	06:01	Dudley Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Delfino Substitution replaced by Motiejunas	06:01
Garcia Substitution replaced by Harden	06:01
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Dudley (2 ST)	05:49
	05:45 [PHX 39-35]	Tucker Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dudley (3 AST)
Lin Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Tucker (1 ST)	05:34
	05:25 [PHX 42-35]	Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Marshall (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	05:17
	05:17
Parsons Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:01
	04:59	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:44 [PHX 45-35]	Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Marshall (3 AST)
Lin 3pt Shot: Missed	04:27
	04:25	Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:02	Haddadi Jump Shot: Missed
Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:00
Harden Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	03:56
	03:34	Tucker Jump Shot: Missed
	03:32	Team Rebound
	03:32	Tucker Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:31
	03:31	Tucker Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
	03:17	Haddadi Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Parsons Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:17
Team Rebound	03:17
Parsons Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:17 [HOU 36-45]
	03:06	Marshall Jump Shot: Missed
	03:04	Tucker Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	03:04	Tucker Tip Shot: Missed
	03:01	Tucker Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:00	Tucker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parsons (2 ST)
Parsons Layup Shot: Missed	02:57
	02:53	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:48 [PHX 47-36]	Haddadi Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dudley (4 AST)
Parsons Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	02:34
Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:32
Asik Tip Shot: Missed	02:32
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:32
Asik Tip Shot: Missed	02:32
Parsons Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:30
	02:26	Tucker Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	02:26	Team Timeout : Regular
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:19 [HOU 39-47]
	02:05	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Motiejunas (1 BLK)
	02:05	Team Rebound
	01:57	Dudley Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:55
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:48 [HOU 41-47]
	01:30 [PHX 49-41]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	01:23	Tucker Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Harden Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:18 [HOU 43-49]
	01:18	Tucker Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
	01:18	Tucker Substitution replaced by Dragic
Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Delfino	01:18
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:18
	01:16	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Lin Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:00
	01:00	Marshall Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:00	Team Rebound
	01:00 [PHX 50-43]	Marshall Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Parsons 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)	00:46.9 [HOU 46-50]
	00:31.5	Haddadi Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Lin 3pt Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:21.4	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:00.3	Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (34-30)		Phoenix Suns (22-41)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41 [PHX 52-46]	Morris Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Scola (2 ST)	11:28
	11:24	Johnson Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
	11:22	Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:22 [PHX 54-46]	Dragic Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lin 3pt Shot: Missed	10:57
Team Rebound	10:56
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:56
	10:34	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:34
	10:34	Scola Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Parsons 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lin (4 AST)	10:14 [HOU 49-54]
Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:55
	09:55	Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:55	Team Rebound
	09:55 [PHX 55-49]	Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	09:47	Johnson Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Lin Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:40 [HOU 51-55]
	09:23	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:21
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO)	09:05
	08:49	Scola Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	08:46
Parsons Layup Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:40	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Asik Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:37
	08:37 [PHX 56-51]	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	08:37 [PHX 57-51]	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harden (5 AST)	08:19 [HOU 54-57]
	07:53 [PHX 60-54]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)
Motiejunas Jump Shot: Missed	07:34
Team Rebound	07:34
	07:34	Morris Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Lin 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Harden (6 AST)	07:29 [HOU 57-60]
Lin Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:21
	07:16	Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:14	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:12	Dragic Jump Shot: Missed
	07:10	Morris Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	07:07	Morris Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	07:02
Asik Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO) Steal:Dragic (2 ST)	07:02
	07:02	Scola Layup Shot: Missed Block: Asik (1 BLK)
	07:02	Morris Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	07:02	Morris Tip Shot: Missed
	07:02	Team Rebound
Lin Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	07:01
	07:01	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:01	Team Rebound
	07:01 [PHX 61-57]	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:41	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:40	Scola Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
Asik Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	06:26
Asik Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:26 [HOU 59-61]
	06:08	Morris Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	06:08	Morris Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Lin Foul: Offensive Charge (4 PF)	06:02
Lin Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	06:02
Lin Substitution replaced by Beverley	06:02
	05:48	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	05:46
	05:42	Team Timeout : Regular
Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Delfino	05:42
	05:42	Johnson Substitution replaced by Dudley
	05:42	Dragic Substitution replaced by Marshall
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:28 [HOU 62-61]
	05:09 [PHX 63-62]	Morris Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:57 [HOU 64-63]
Harden Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:39
	04:39	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:39	Team Rebound
	04:39	Scola Substitution replaced by Haddadi
	04:39 [PHX 64-64]	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Parsons Jump Shot: Missed	04:28
	04:27	Marshall Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:18	Haddadi Jump Shot: Missed
	04:18	Team Rebound
Parsons Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:18
	04:18 [PHX 65-64]	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	04:18 [PHX 66-64]	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	04:04
Beverley Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	04:01
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	03:49
Asik Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	03:48
	03:43	Morris Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	03:43 [HOU 65-66]
Asik Substitution replaced by Smith	03:43
Parsons Substitution replaced by Garcia	03:43
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	03:43 [HOU 66-66]
	03:27 [PHX 68-66]	Haddadi Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dudley (5 AST)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:16	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:00	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:58
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:46	Marshall Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Smith Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:32
Team Timeout : Regular	02:32
	02:32	Morris Substitution replaced by Beasley
	02:32 [PHX 69-66]	Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	02:32 [PHX 70-66]	Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)	02:15 [HOU 69-70]
	01:55 [PHX 72-69]	Morris Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dudley (6 AST)
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:Morris (2 ST)	01:32
	01:32	Dudley Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Garcia Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:23 [HOU 71-72]
Smith Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:07
	01:07	Haddadi Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:07	Team Rebound
	01:07	Haddadi Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:05
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	00:56.0 [HOU 74-72]
	00:35.9	Marshall Layup Shot: Missed
	00:34.1	Morris Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:34.1 [PHX 74-74]	Morris Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	00:17.4	Morris Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:17.4 [HOU 75-74]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:17.4 [HOU 76-74]
	00:02.5 [PHX 77-76]	Beasley 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
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Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Beverley (3 AST)	11:47 [HOU 79-77]
	11:20	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garcia (2 ST)
Delfino Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Garcia (2 AST)	11:18 [HOU 81-77]
	10:58	Haddadi Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Beverley (1 ST)
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:53
	10:51	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:45 [PHX 79-81]	Dudley Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Beasley (2 AST)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
Beverley Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	10:19
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	10:14
	10:11	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Beverley Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:00
	10:00	Haddadi Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:00	Team Rebound
	10:00	Haddadi Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	09:59
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:44	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:36	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garcia (3 ST)
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (8 TO)	09:25
	09:10 [PHX 81-81]	Haddadi Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dudley (7 AST)
Beverley Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:43
Asik Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	08:41
	08:38	Dragic Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	08:38
Beverley Substitution replaced by Lin	08:38
Garcia Substitution replaced by Parsons	08:38
	08:38	Beasley Substitution replaced by Marshall
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Harden (7 AST)	08:27 [HOU 84-81]
	08:08 [PHX 84-84]	Marshall 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)
Delfino Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haddadi (3 BLK)	07:53
	07:51	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	07:46 [PHX 87-84]	Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Marshall (4 AST)
Lin Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:27 [HOU 86-87]
	07:00 [PHX 89-86]	Dragic Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Lin Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Haddadi (1 ST)	06:46
Harden Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:44
	06:44 [PHX 90-86]	Tucker Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	06:44 [PHX 91-86]	Tucker Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Lin 3pt Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:21	Tucker Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	05:58 [PHX 93-86]	Marshall Running Bank shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:46
Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed	05:28
Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:26
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS)	05:25 [HOU 89-93]
Delfino Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:59
	04:43	Dudley Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:41
Parsons Layup Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:34	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	04:14	Tucker Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:6 Def:10)	04:11
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)	04:06 [HOU 91-93]
	04:06	Haddadi Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (31 PTS)	04:06 [HOU 92-93]
	04:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:00	Tucker Substitution replaced by Morris
	03:54 [PHX 95-92]	Dragic Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	03:40
	03:39	Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:35 [PHX 97-92]	Dragic Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Asik Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	03:06
Team Rebound	03:06
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	03:06
Lin Foul: Personal (5 PF)	02:58
	02:51	Dragic Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	02:47	Haddadi Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	02:47	Haddadi Tip Shot: Missed Block: Asik (2 BLK)
	02:45	Morris Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:45 [PHX 99-92]	Morris Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:22	Team Rebound
	02:09	Dragic Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:06
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	01:57
	01:55	Haddadi Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	01:38	Marshall 3pt Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:36
	01:27	Haddadi Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:27
Team Rebound	01:27
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)	01:27 [HOU 93-99]
	01:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:15	Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:13	Haddadi Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	00:52.2 [PHX 101-93]	Dragic Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (35 PTS)	00:32.3 [HOU 96-101]
Asik Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:26.4
	00:26.4 [PHX 102-96]	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:26.4	Marshall Substitution replaced by Tucker
	00:26.4 [PHX 103-96]	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:26.4
	00:26.4	Haddadi Substitution replaced by Morris
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Harden (8 AST)	00:16.6 [HOU 99-103]
Lin Foul: Personal Take (6 PF) (2 FTA)	00:11.1
Lin Substitution replaced by Beverley	00:11.1
	00:11.1	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:11.1	Team Rebound
	00:11.1 [PHX 104-99]	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:11.1
Asik Substitution replaced by Motiejunas	00:11.1
Beverley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Morris (3 ST)	00:09.9
Motiejunas Foul: Personal Take (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:08.2
	00:08.2	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:08.2	Team Rebound
	00:08.2 [PHX 105-99]	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:08.2
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (38 PTS) Assist: Beverley (4 AST)	00:05.9 [HOU 102-105]
Motiejunas Foul: Personal Take (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:05.4
	00:05.4 [PHX 106-102]	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	00:05.4 [PHX 107-102]	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Beverley (5 AST)	00:00.2 [HOU 105-107]
End of 4th Quarter