(#11) Nuggets - (#6) Suns Series

This is perhaps the first round matchup I would most want to actually see. Either that or Trail Blazers-ThunderSonics. (A close runner up is Mavericks-Rockets.)


Game 1: Nuggets 103 - Suns 112

Ultimate Nuggets PLAYER MIN FGM/FGA 3PM/3PA FTM/FTA OREB REB AST BLK STL TO PF TP 1977-78  David Thompson* 38 7/16 0/2 0/2 4 6 4 1 0 0 1 14 1986-87  Fat Lever* 35 2/9 0/1 0/0 2 9 13 1 1 0 1 4 2007-08  Carmelo Anthony* 33 9/17 1/3 3/3 3 8 3 0 0 3 2 22 1981-82  Alex English* 31 8/15 0/0 4/4 4 7 4 2 1 4 5 20 1979-80  Dan Issel* 31 3/6 0/0 0/0 1 5 2 0 1 1 2 6 1982-83  Kiki Vandeweghe 18 2/6 0/0 1/2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1968-69  Larry Jones 11 4/7 1/1 0/2 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 9 1975-76  Ralph Simpson 10 3/3 0/0 2/2 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 8 2007-08  Marcus Camby 9 1/2 0/0 1/1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1984-85  Calvin Natt 8 2/3 0/0 0/1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 2009-10  Nene Hilario 8 3/5 0/0 0/0 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 6 1998-99  Antonio McDyess 8 1/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 TOTALS   45/90 2/7 11/17 17 46 36 6 4 11 15 103     Ultimate Suns PLAYER MIN FGM/FGA 3PM/3PA FTM/FTA OREB REB AST BLK STL TO PF TP 2005-06  Steve Nash* 41 3/8 0/2 0/0 0 1 13 1 0 3 0 6 2007-08  Amare Stoudemire* 32 8/12 0/0 3/3 1 8 2 1 1 3 4 19 1988-89  Kevin Johnson* 31 4/7 0/0 4/4 0 2 6 0 2 3 4 12 1978-79  Walter Davis* 29 7/13 0/1 1/1 0 5 6 0 1 0 1 15 1975-76  Paul Westphal* 28 8/13 3/4 2/3 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 21 2005-06  Shawn Marion 20 4/6 2/3 1/1 1 7 2 0 0 0 2 11 1992-93  Dan Majerle 16 5/6 2/3 0/0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 12 1969-70  Connie Hawkins 11 1/2 0/0 2/2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1975-76  Alvan Adams 11 2/5 0/0 0/0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 4 1989-90  Tom Chambers 8 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1968-69  Dick Van Arsdale 7 2/5 0/0 0/0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1989-90  Mark West 5 2/3 0/0 0/0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS   46/81 7/13 13/14 6 36 33 3 6 11 16 112     * - denotes game starter Player of the Game Amare Stoudemire (Ultimate Suns)

Game 2: Nuggets 130 - Suns 108

Ultimate Nuggets
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
1977-78  David Thompson*	37	9/17	0/0	4/5	0	2	3	1	1	1	2	22
1986-87  Fat Lever*	32	7/17	0/0	0/0	6	14	7	0	2	1	2	14
1979-80  Dan Issel*	30	4/12	0/0	6/6	8	12	5	1	1	2	0	14
2007-08  Carmelo Anthony*	29	10/21	1/1	0/0	3	5	3	2	2	3	2	21
1981-82  Alex English*	28	7/12	0/0	4/4	3	7	3	3	1	0	4	18
1982-83  Kiki Vandeweghe	21	7/8	0/0	1/1	1	5	2	0	1	3	2	15
1968-69  Larry Jones	14	1/4	0/0	0/0	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	2
1975-76  Ralph Simpson	14	2/4	0/0	1/1	1	4	2	1	0	0	1	5
1998-99  Antonio McDyess	12	3/6	0/0	0/0	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	6
1984-85  Calvin Natt	9	1/2	0/0	3/4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	5
2007-08  Marcus Camby	9	2/4	0/0	0/0	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	4
2009-10  Nene Hilario	6	2/3	0/0	0/0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4
TOTALS		55/110	1/1	19/21	29	66	30	10	9	12	14	130
Ultimate Suns
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
2005-06  Steve Nash*	40	5/10	1/1	6/7	1	3	6	0	1	0	0	17
1988-89  Kevin Johnson*	33	6/11	0/0	4/4	2	3	8	0	0	6	2	16
2007-08  Amare Stoudemire*	31	10/15	0/1	1/1	3	12	1	1	0	3	1	21
1975-76  Paul Westphal*	29	1/4	0/1	0/0	0	1	5	0	1	1	1	2
1978-79  Walter Davis*	26	7/15	2/5	6/7	0	1	4	0	0	4	4	22
2005-06  Shawn Marion	21	4/8	1/1	0/0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	9
1975-76  Alvan Adams	13	1/4	0/1	0/0	2	4	4	1	1	0	1	2
1969-70  Connie Hawkins	13	4/9	0/1	1/3	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	9
1992-93  Dan Majerle	13	3/7	0/1	0/0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	6
1989-90  Tom Chambers	9	1/7	0/2	0/0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
1989-90  Mark West	7	1/1	0/0	0/0	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	2
1968-69  Dick Van Arsdale	6	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		43/91	4/14	18/22	13	40	30	3	4	16	14	108
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Alex English (Ultimate Nuggets)

Game 3: Suns 138 - Nuggets 148 (3OT)

Ultimate Suns
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
2005-06  Steve Nash*	59	8/19	2/4	4/4	1	4	14	0	2	4	2	22
1988-89  Kevin Johnson*	50	11/19	0/0	4/8	2	7	10	1	3	2	3	26
2007-08  Amare Stoudemire*	48	14/25	0/1	4/6	5	15	4	3	2	0	5	32
1975-76  Paul Westphal*	47	5/14	1/3	0/1	0	2	3	0	1	2	3	11
1978-79  Walter Davis*	37	7/15	0/1	4/5	3	5	2	2	1	2	5	18
2005-06  Shawn Marion	20	3/8	0/2	0/0	1	7	0	1	1	0	1	6
1992-93  Dan Majerle	15	4/5	1/2	0/0	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	9
1975-76  Alvan Adams	12	4/7	1/1	1/1	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	10
1969-70  Connie Hawkins	10	2/4	0/0	0/0	1	5	2	1	0	0	0	4
1989-90  Tom Chambers	10	0/3	0/0	0/0	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
1968-69  Dick Van Arsdale	4	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-90  Mark West	3	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
TOTALS		58/121	5/15	17/25	16	54	40	9	12	12	22	138
Ultimate Nuggets
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
1981-82  Alex English*	63	17/30	0/1	1/2	8	15	9	2	0	4	4	35
1977-78  David Thompson*	53	12/24	1/3	4/5	0	8	12	2	2	4	4	29
1986-87  Fat Lever*	48	4/7	0/1	4/5	0	12	6	0	1	0	5	12
1979-80  Dan Issel*	47	10/20	0/1	5/5	4	16	3	1	1	2	4	25
2007-08  Carmelo Anthony*	39	7/14	1/3	5/7	2	7	4	0	0	3	6	20
1982-83  Kiki Vandeweghe	20	4/6	1/1	3/3	0	4	0	0	2	4	1	12
1975-76  Ralph Simpson	13	3/4	0/0	0/0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6
1968-69  Larry Jones	10	0/1	0/1	2/2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
2009-10  Nene Hilario	8	1/1	0/0	0/1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
2007-08  Marcus Camby	8	0/1	0/0	0/0	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0
1998-99  Antonio McDyess	7	1/2	0/0	3/4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
TOTALS		59/110	3/11	27/34	18	70	38	7	7	19	24	148
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Alex English (Ultimate Nuggets)

Game 4: Suns 110 - Nuggets 101

Ultimate Suns
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
2005-06  Steve Nash*	42	4/9	0/1	1/1	0	3	12	0	1	5	2	9
1988-89  Kevin Johnson*	34	5/12	0/0	1/2	0	1	11	1	1	1	2	11
2007-08  Amare Stoudemire*	32	9/15	0/1	5/5	3	15	0	0	0	3	3	23
1975-76  Paul Westphal*	30	2/5	0/2	2/2	0	1	6	0	5	2	2	6
1978-79  Walter Davis*	29	9/13	0/0	5/10	2	5	0	1	1	0	2	23
2005-06  Shawn Marion	22	4/7	0/1	1/2	2	3	2	0	1	2	0	9
1992-93  Dan Majerle	16	7/11	1/1	0/0	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	15
1975-76  Alvan Adams	11	0/3	0/1	0/0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
1969-70  Connie Hawkins	9	3/3	0/0	0/0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	6
1989-90  Tom Chambers	6	1/3	0/0	1/2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	3
1968-69  Dick Van Arsdale	5	1/2	0/0	0/0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
1989-90  Mark West	4	1/2	0/0	1/1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3
TOTALS		46/85	1/7	17/25	12	38	34	3	14	15	14	110
Ultimate Nuggets
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
1981-82  Alex English*	48	8/14	0/0	5/6	7	11	7	2	1	5	5	21
1977-78  David Thompson*	39	9/11	1/1	0/0	0	5	5	0	2	5	1	19
1986-87  Fat Lever*	34	6/14	0/2	3/4	1	6	9	0	4	2	5	15
1979-80  Dan Issel*	32	7/13	0/1	6/8	0	4	3	0	2	2	0	20
2007-08  Carmelo Anthony*	31	6/14	0/0	0/0	0	8	2	1	1	5	5	12
1982-83  Kiki Vandeweghe	13	1/2	0/0	2/2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
1968-69  Larry Jones	11	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
1975-76  Ralph Simpson	10	1/1	0/0	0/0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	2
1998-99  Antonio McDyess	9	2/3	0/0	0/1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	4
2009-10  Nene Hilario	7	0/0	0/0	2/2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2007-08  Marcus Camby	5	1/2	0/0	0/0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TOTALS		41/75	1/4	18/23	9	41	30	4	11	21	20	101
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Amare Stoudemire (Ultimate Suns)

Game 5: Nuggets 109 - Suns 121

Ultimate Nuggets
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
1981-82  Alex English*	45	12/22	0/0	2/5	8	9	10	2	0	3	2	26
1986-87  Fat Lever*	34	10/18	0/0	0/0	1	5	6	1	5	3	2	20
1977-78  David Thompson*	34	7/13	0/0	2/3	2	5	5	2	0	2	4	16
2007-08  Carmelo Anthony*	29	6/14	0/2	1/1	1	3	1	1	0	2	2	13
1979-80  Dan Issel*	28	3/9	0/0	0/0	0	6	3	0	0	1	2	6
1982-83  Kiki Vandeweghe	16	2/3	0/0	3/4	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	7
1968-69  Larry Jones	12	2/9	0/2	4/5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8
1975-76  Ralph Simpson	12	2/4	0/1	1/1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
1998-99  Antonio McDyess	11	1/3	0/0	1/2	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	3
2007-08  Marcus Camby	9	0/0	0/0	1/2	1	4	2	2	1	0	1	1
2009-10  Nene Hilario	7	2/2	0/0	0/0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4
1984-85  Calvin Natt	3	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		47/97	0/5	15/23	16	43	31	8	10	13	15	109
Ultimate Suns
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
2005-06  Steve Nash*	39	11/18	3/6	1/1	3	5	11	0	0	1	3	26
1975-76  Paul Westphal*	32	7/15	0/0	6/9	0	1	4	0	1	2	1	20
2007-08  Amare Stoudemire*	30	10/16	0/0	1/1	3	12	1	1	2	2	0	21
1988-89  Kevin Johnson*	29	3/8	0/0	2/2	1	4	9	0	1	2	3	8
1978-79  Walter Davis*	27	6/11	1/1	2/2	1	4	3	0	0	4	4	15
2005-06  Shawn Marion	21	3/5	1/1	2/2	3	9	2	1	1	3	0	9
1992-93  Dan Majerle	17	4/5	0/1	0/0	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	8
1969-70  Connie Hawkins	13	2/4	0/1	0/0	1	4	2	1	1	1	0	4
1975-76  Alvan Adams	11	2/5	1/1	0/0	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	5
1989-90  Tom Chambers	8	1/3	0/0	0/0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2
1989-90  Mark West	7	1/1	0/0	0/0	0	3	0	0	0	1	3	2
1968-69  Dick Van Arsdale	7	0/0	0/0	1/2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS		50/91	6/11	15/19	14	53	39	3	7	17	17	121
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Steve Nash (Ultimate Suns)

Game 6: Suns 118 - Nuggets 127

Ultimate Suns
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
2005-06  Steve Nash*	42	11/21	2/5	1/1	1	9	13	0	1	2	1	25
1975-76  Paul Westphal*	34	8/10	1/2	2/4	0	2	6	1	0	2	5	19
1988-89  Kevin Johnson*	28	4/6	0/1	3/3	0	1	10	0	0	2	1	11
2007-08  Amare Stoudemire*	27	3/6	0/0	1/2	0	6	2	2	0	2	3	7
1978-79  Walter Davis*	25	7/14	0/3	1/1	0	3	2	1	1	2	0	15
2005-06  Shawn Marion	19	3/4	1/1	0/0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	7
1992-93  Dan Majerle	16	2/2	0/0	0/0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	4
1975-76  Alvan Adams	14	5/11	1/2	4/4	0	2	6	2	0	0	2	15
1969-70  Connie Hawkins	13	1/3	0/1	2/2	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	4
1989-90  Tom Chambers	10	2/3	0/1	1/1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
1989-90  Mark West	6	2/2	0/0	0/0	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	4
1968-69  Dick Van Arsdale	5	1/3	0/1	0/0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
TOTALS		49/85	5/17	15/18	6	36	43	7	2	12	17	118
Ultimate Nuggets
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
1981-82  Alex English*	45	9/15	0/0	1/1	7	12	8	1	1	0	2	19
1977-78  David Thompson*	36	9/24	1/4	2/2	1	5	4	0	2	1	3	21
1986-87  Fat Lever*	34	8/13	1/2	0/0	3	6	6	0	1	1	3	17
1979-80  Dan Issel*	33	6/12	0/0	11/14	3	9	3	0	1	2	3	23
2007-08  Carmelo Anthony*	27	5/8	1/1	1/1	1	4	6	0	2	2	3	12
1968-69  Larry Jones	16	6/7	0/0	1/2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	13
1998-99  Antonio McDyess	14	3/6	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
1982-83  Kiki Vandeweghe	10	3/3	0/0	2/2	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	8
2007-08  Marcus Camby	10	1/5	0/0	0/0	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	2
1975-76  Ralph Simpson	7	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-10  Nene Hilario	6	3/4	0/0	0/0	0	4	0	1	1	0	2	6
1984-85  Calvin Natt	3	0/2	0/0	0/0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		53/99	3/7	18/22	18	51	31	2	8	8	21	127
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Alex English (Ultimate Nuggets)

Game 7: Nuggets 127 - Suns 97

Ultimate Nuggets
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
1981-82  Alex English*	46	9/20	0/0	8/8	7	11	9	1	1	0	2	26
1977-78  David Thompson*	40	13/23	1/3	0/1	3	9	10	3	2	0	0	27
1986-87  Fat Lever*	31	6/9	0/0	0/0	2	9	8	0	4	0	1	12
1979-80  Dan Issel*	30	8/13	0/0	2/5	0	4	1	0	1	0	2	18
2007-08  Carmelo Anthony*	29	5/12	0/1	3/4	3	6	5	0	0	4	5	13
1968-69  Larry Jones	14	4/8	0/0	0/0	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	8
1982-83  Kiki Vandeweghe	11	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0
1998-99  Antonio McDyess	10	4/7	0/0	3/4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	11
1975-76  Ralph Simpson	10	3/5	0/0	0/0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	6
2009-10  Nene Hilario	10	3/5	0/0	0/0	1	5	0	1	0	1	1	6
2007-08  Marcus Camby	8	0/0	0/0	0/2	1	5	0	3	0	0	0	0
1984-85  Calvin Natt	3	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS		55/103	1/4	16/24	22	60	38	8	10	9	12	127
Ultimate Suns
PLAYER	MIN	FGM/FGA	3PM/3PA	FTM/FTA	OREB	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	PF	TP
2005-06  Steve Nash*	38	3/8	0/2	2/2	1	4	12	1	2	3	0	8
2007-08  Amare Stoudemire*	33	7/12	0/0	0/0	2	10	2	1	0	3	3	14
1988-89  Kevin Johnson*	31	4/9	0/1	5/5	0	4	8	0	1	0	1	13
1975-76  Paul Westphal*	29	5/10	1/2	1/2	1	4	2	1	0	3	5	12
1978-79  Walter Davis*	28	7/17	1/2	2/3	1	4	4	0	0	3	0	17
2005-06  Shawn Marion	21	5/9	0/2	2/2	1	4	0	0	2	4	4	12
1992-93  Dan Majerle	14	2/4	1/1	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
1969-70  Connie Hawkins	12	1/6	0/1	0/0	5	5	2	0	0	1	1	2
1975-76  Alvan Adams	11	0/3	0/1	2/2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2
1968-69  Dick Van Arsdale	9	1/3	0/1	0/0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	2
1989-90  Tom Chambers	8	4/7	1/3	1/1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	10
1989-90  Mark West	6	0/1	0/0	0/0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		39/89	4/16	15/17	13	43	33	4	7	17	18	97
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Alex English (Ultimate Nuggets)

Seven games and only one score under 100 points (and it was 97) including a triple overtime where 12 players scored in the double digits and the teams combined to put up 286 points. Screw defense. Those are the Suns and Nuggets we love to see. But the Suns ultimately had a huge let down game in Game 7 and the Nuggets will take on the Warriors in the next round.