Watched fourth quarter
Steve Nash played sparingly just one night removed from the Lakers-Suns triple overtime classic where he dished out 20 assists, resting for the playoff push. Nash’s role in this game was akin to Mariano Rivera, the closer, he just came in at the end of the game and shut it down with his ball-handling, court awareness, shot selection, and legendary free-throw accuracy. Toronto looked strong early against a weary Suns team, outhustling them for the ball, but a 13-2 run for Phoenix at the end of the third quarter tied the game. With the Raps up 6 and four minutes remaining, Steve Nash changed the course of this game with a three-pointer, two key assists with Gortat and Brooks, and a dagger fade-away jumper to finish the game on a 17-3 run. In Barbosa’s first game back in Phoenix he scored 14 points. Bargnani had 27 and 4, DeRozan had 19 and 8 and Calderon dished 13 assists. Nash finished with 16 and 8 assists in 21 minutes, while Aaron Brooks led the suns with 25 points. The Suns just needed this win more than the Raptors in their ongoing playoff hunt, and the Raptors just want to end the season with heads held high.
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