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By MIKE VOTTA, STATS Senior Writer
Posted Mar 27 2008 4:05PM

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2006-07 Stats at a Glance

The Phoenix Suns have already played the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on their current road trip, and they're about to face off against one of the hottest.
The Suns will be trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season on Friday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers.
Phoenix (47-24) lost 117-97 to the NBA-leading Boston Celtics on Wednesday, two days after a 110-105 loss in Detroit. The game against the Pistons, who are in second place in the East, opened a four-game road trip that ends Saturday in New Jersey.
"It's a toss-up," Phoenix guard Steve Nash said when asked to compare Boston and Detroit. "Both terrific teams; two of the favorites, that's for sure."
Amare Stoudemire scored 32 points on Wednesday for the Suns, who currently hold the sixth seed in the West, but trail conference-leading New Orleans by just 2 1/2 games. Phoenix had won seven in a row before dropping consecutive games for the fifth time this season, including a 21-turnover effort Wednesday.
"In order to come out of the East, they're going to have to go to through each other, no doubt about that," said Shaquille O'Neal, who had 16 points and seven rebounds against the Celtics. "Both those teams' experience, a veteran team like that, you have to play damn near perfect basketball, especially at their place and tonight we didn't do that. Just way, way too many turnovers."
Phoenix fell to 22-6 against the Eastern Conference this season and failed to score in triple figures for the first time in eight contests.
Things won't get much easier for the Suns in the third game on their trip. Philadelphia (37-35) was just 18-30 on Feb. 4, but has gone 19-5 since to surge into sixth place in the East, a half-game behind fifth-place Washington.
"We've got one more game against them so we've got to go out and get that game," guard Lou Williams said of chasing the Wizards. "Right now, we're focusing on how we're playing and we're playing great basketball and we want to continue to do that."
The 76ers have gone 11-2 this month, ensuring their best March since posting a 13-3 mark in 1984, and have won 12 of their last 13 at home.
"We're just trying to continue to play the way we've been playing," coach Maurice Cheeks said.
The Sixers put their fast-paced game on display in Wednesday's 121-99 rout of Chicago, posting their second-highest point total of the season. Andre Miller had a season-high 18 assists, three shy of the franchise record held by Cheeks (1982) and Wilt Chamberlain (1968), and Philadelphia set a Wachovia Center record with 36 assists.
"These young guys can get up and down, so it makes my job easier just to throw the ball ahead and let them make a play," Miller said.
Williams scored 23 points off the bench, and Andre Iguodala had 21 points for his seventh 20-point performance in eight games.
The Suns have already gotten a look at the Sixers' uptempo style as Philadelphia won 119-114 in Phoenix on March 1. Iguodala scored 32 points and Miller had 25 and 12 assists.
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Suns 118, 76ers 97

 

[dodie53]

go suns!

 

[Suns_fan69]

Big game. As far as I know the Suns are still the only team that hasn't lost 3 games in a row and they can't afford to slip any more games. Philly has been on a roll lately beating Boston, Detroit, Denver and San Antonio all in the last couple of weeks.

Hope Phoenix doesn't take these guys too lightly...

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

They beat us earlier this month too right? Time for revenge.

Just say NO! to 3 game losing streaks.

GO SUNS

p.s. Amare 38/12

 

[jagu]

Amare hasn't been a board beast in a while.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Actually, less than a week ago he put up 38/13 on houston
30/10 v sac
36/11 v gsw
29/13 v memphis
16/11 v spurs
26/11 last time v 76ers

All march games

 

[PoolBoy]

big game, philly got us at home, REVENGE!

 

[Proteus]

Argh...I'm tired of talk of the Suns still being in training camp.

 

[Kody Rumin]

All of you who believe orange jerseys are unlucky won't be happy.

 

[Proteus]

Sigh...2 offensive rebounds given up by the Suns on the first 76ers possession.

 

[Nash2Amare]

Sixers shooting 0-11 so far

 

[DevonCardsFan]

Any link for the game cant find it

 

[Phade]

why has hill only played 3 mins

 

[Kody Rumin]

Very good 1st quarter. I wish they were all like that.

 

[mojorizen7]

A little 1st qtr road domination
It looks like 5 on 4.

 

[Griffin]

What we weird first quarter. We are shooting 61%, they are shooting 25%. We gave up 8 offensive rebounds, but not a lot of second chance points. It is going to be hard to keep this up though.

 

[PoolBoy]

why has hill only played 3 mins

2 fouls....

 

[Michael]

Nice first quarter. Let's hope they can keep it up!

 

[DevonCardsFan]

Any link for the game cant find it

http://nba.edgeboss.net/wmedia-live...P9J9SeRSbDquqIis8TnuUqsgwPX1*W*u1i!IGV?e=.asx

found it

 

[DevonCardsFan]

Nice first quarter. Let's hope they can keep it up!

What did I miss, I missed 1st quarter, who was dominating?

 

[mojorizen7]

The X-factor for our success continues IMO.
If Barbs/Boris come out and play aggressively & take care of the basketball we're very hard to beat. Along with Gears, it's amazing what having 3 guys contributing off the bench can do.

 

[PoolBoy]

this analyst is way better than EJ. cause EJ just says ya know... and you see....

 

[PoolBoy]

WOW nice tip in by amare!

 

[mojorizen7]

Dumb foul Shaq.
Wow....Stat is feeling it tonight.

 

[Nash2Amare]

Amare is sick.