Mattie T’s 2nd Round NBA Playoffs Recap: Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 10, 2010
Game 1:
111
102
Star Player of the Game: Suns guard Steve Nash, who scored 33 points & dished out 10 assists in 36 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix shot 51.9% from the field & won despite comitting as many turnovers (16) as they did assists (16).
Game 2:
110
102
Star Player of the Game: Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, who scored 23 points & grabbed 11 rebounds in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix outrebouded San Antonio 49-37 & won despite allowing the Spurs to shoot 50.6% from the field.
Game 3:
110
96
Star Player of the Game: Suns guard Steve Nash, who scored 16 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 6 assists in 33 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix outscored San Antonio 39-24 in the 4th quarter. (Spurs led 72-69 after 3 quarters)
Game 4:
107
101
Star Player of the Game: Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, who scored 29 points & grabbed 5 rebounds in 37 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix connected on 10-of-24 (41.7%) of their three-point attempts.
Congratulations to Alvin Gentry’s Phoenix Suns, who enjoy their first postseason sweep in 6 years & will advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2006.
As for Gregg Popovich’s San Antonio Spurs, they suffer their first postseason sweep since 2001 & failed to reach the Western Conference Finals for a 2nd time over the past 3 years.
Phoenix will now await the winner of the Los Angeles Lakers/Utah Jazz series.
