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Phoenix Defeat Memphis Again, Nowitzki Scores 26

Posted on May 31, 2011 at 05:37 PM.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. � The Phoenix Suns just keep on winning, as they made it seven straight with a 113-90 victory Monday night in Memphis over Kobe Bryant and the Grizzlies.

Bryant posted 40 points, but it took him 38 shots to do so, as he hit the 40 point plateau for the second time in a week against the Suns, but the Grizzlies fell in both matchups and have sputtered out of the gate to a 2-6 record.

Dirk Nowitzki led the way for Phoenix with 26 points, but the key for the Suns was their bench, who outscored Memphis� bench 32-12. Nick Young outscored the Memphis reserves by himself, as he put up 13 points, a season-high. Kirk Hinrich added 12 points and four assists.

�I took advantage of my opportunities tonight,� Young, a USC product told reporters with a smile on his face. �It�s easy to score when you get open looks, so credit has to go to my teammates.�

Bryant opened the first quarter with 10 points on 4-7 shooting, but he went on to shoot just 13-31 the rest of the way. Trevor Ariza struggled mightily, shooting just 5-15 with 12 points.

The key to the game was a 14-2 run by the Suns midway through the second quarter, led by Nowitzki who posted 15 points in the first half. Phoenix stretched their lead to as many as 17 in the second quarter, and never looked back.

�We came out hard tonight with good intensity,� Suns head coach Alvin Gentry stated at the postgame news conference. �When we have the right mentality going into a game and execute like that, we are a happy coaching staff.�

The Suns take their league-best mark of 7-0 back to Phoenix for a matchup with Tim Duncan, Vince Carter and the Sacramento Kings on Friday night at 7 p.m. MT at US Airways Arena. Memphis (2-6) host Andrew Bynum, Caron Butler and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at the FedEx Forum.

Nov 9, 2010 - PHX at MEM
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Phoenix Suns (7-0)	28	30	25	30	113
Memphis Grizzlies (2-6)	24	19	22	25	90

Phoenix Suns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mike Conley	22	5-10	0-2	0-0	2	13	4	0	4	10
Marcus Thornton	27	7-12	1-4	0-0	4	4	5	1	3	15
Kevin Durant	28	12-23	0-1	0-1	6	2	0	4	2	24
Dirk Nowitzki	30	12-17	0-1	2-3	6	5	0	1	3	26
Tyson Chandler	26	3-3	0-0	0-2	7	0	1	1	3	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nick Young	16	6-10	1-2	0-0	0	1	3	0	1	13
Kirk Hinrich	20	5-6	0-0	2-2	3	4	0	0	1	12
Omer Asik	15	0-0	0-0	3-4	4	0	1	0	0	3
Thabo Sefalosha	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
Brandon Bass	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	4
James Jones	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Daniel Gibson - DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TEAM TOTALS		52-84	2-10	7-12	39	30	15	7	20	113

Memphis Grizzlies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tony Parker	32	4-8	0-0	6-6	3	10	1	1	8	14
Kobe Bryant	33	17-38	5-18	1-1	8	2	6	0	4	40
Trevor Ariza	33	5-15	0-3	2-2	4	5	3	0	1	12
David Lee	32	5-8	0-0	0-0	8	0	5	0	1	10
Shaquille O'Neal	32	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	4	2	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sasha Vujacic	6	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Harrington	15	1-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Jarrett Jack	11	3-6	0-1	2-2	2	2	0	0	2	8
Nikola Pekovic	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	2
Quincy Pondexter	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Samardo Samuels - DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elliot Williams - DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TEAM TOTALS		37-89	5-25	11-11	32	23	18	4	17	90

Comments

# 1 sYn Shepard @ Jun 1

Nice dominating win. Did you do a fantasy draft prior to the start of the season? Kobe was on the ball this game, but as you can see he can't carry the team himself. Great win for you

# 2 BullsClips @ Jun 1

I did do a fantasy draft, where I had the third overall pick. Kobe was a beast in both meetings early in the season, especially the first matchup where he dropped 45. But yes, just like in real life, he can't do it all alone. Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it.