NBA Scoreboard: The Firefox Addon

The Phoenix Suns are back. Alvin Gentry’s move to a zone defense lured the Lakers into an awful three-point shooting extravaganza – both teams combining for 14/52. That left Amare Stoudemire (42pts, 11rebs) and Robin Lopez (20pts, 8/10 FG) to roll inside and from the line (18/22 FT combined), dominating the foul-plagued Laker frontline. Even Josh Powell found some minutes but to no avail. Some notes:

• Robin Lopez. This guy is playing out of his mind. According to the script, he should have run out of adrenalin after Game One. He should have struggled in Game Two and been a non-factor in Game Three. Lopez hasn’t read the script. His return from injury has been one of the storylines of the playoffs for the Suns, and he’ll need to keep playing big in Game Four on Tuesday.
• Channing Frye. Everyone else is taking about Channing, so it only needs to be said. Frye has one big game in him this series. Will it be Game Four? Five on the road? Six in a must-win at home? Seven on the road facing elimination? The big one is coming.
• Derek Fisher. Look up wily in the dictionary. adj. 1. Derek Fisher. 2. Full of tricks. The man knows how to show up on the road, to place the hard foul, to pick the fight, to calm the team. The TNT footage of Fisher taking control of the huddle is an NBA perspective that I rarely see.
• Alvin Gentry. Give the coach credit for changing up the defense. The Suns needed an answer for the Lakers. The zone and the foul trouble were the answers. Gentry had his team ready to play and made the right adjustment.

Game Four is coming up on Tuesday (Wed morning in Australia). Follow the action with NBA Scoreboard for Firefox.

Tags: lakers, suns

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