NBA Basketball Box Scores

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BOXSCORE | RECAP

Phoenix 107, Atlanta 102

When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #6 Jim Clark, #43 Dan Crawford, #64 Eli Roe
Attendance: 18422

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Atlanta	16	30	29	27	102
Phoenix	31	19	31	26	107

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Atlanta	22-15	15-4	7-11	L4
Phoenix	22-13	12-7	10-6	W3

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Phoenix Suns have a 12-7 record at home this season. The Atlanta Hawks are 7-11 while on the road this season.

Phoenix has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Suns have won 7 of their last 10 games.

Atlanta has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Hawks have won 5 of their last 10 games.

Shaquille O'Neal played 39:53 minutes and scored 26 points. He shot 58.8% from the field and has averaged 21.4 points over the last five games.

Josh Smith played 31:42 minutes and scored 24 points. He shot 40.9% from the field and has averaged 19 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Phoenix Suns average 104.3 points per game and hold opponents to 102.2 points per game. The Atlanta Hawks average 98.0 points per game and hold opponents to 96.6 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Atlanta		Phoenix
Josh Smith 24	Scoring	Shaquille O'Neal 26
Mike Bibby 3	Assists	Steve Nash 6
Marvin Williams 12	Rebounds	Matt Barnes 10
Josh Smith 6	Free Throws Made	Shaquille O'Neal 6
Maurice Evans 1	Steals	Leandro Barbosa 1
Josh Smith 1	Blocks	Shaquille O'Neal 3

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Atlanta	102	41.6	4-15	24-32	10	45	2	5	8
Phoenix	107	51.4	11-21	20-25	26	43	7	3	16

Upcoming Games

Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Suns have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .692 after a loss.

Atlanta will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Hawks have a W/L % of .682 after a win and .429 after a loss.