Suns win 7th straight, take down Rockets
Much like they did a few weeks ago, the Suns outran the Houston Rockets enroute to their 7th straight win. Shawn Marion continued his hot streak - Player of the Week given to Yao Ming, give me a break. Shawn outplayed everyone last week - his 2 games are probably the reason he didn't get the award though (Yao played 3).
Down for a good part of the game, the Suns mounted an early first-half comeback to get the score close. In the 3rd and 4th quarters, the Suns speed and aggresiveness were simply too much for the Rockets. Yao Ming had an impressive game, but Phoenix shutdown everyone else, including Tracy McGrady. This was the Suns plan though, as Shawn Marion indicated in the postgame interview.
The Suns won despite news that their GM/President Bryan Colangelo had resigned and agreed to join the Toronto Raptors with the same title.
Injury News...
Kurt Thomas has been playing with a stress fracture in his foot. Last night the Suns indicated that he'd be out at least 6 weeks with the injury. Amare Stoudemire is getting closer to returning - they need him badly. Watching Boris Diaw guard Yao Ming last night was hilarioius - no disrespect though, Diaw did a great job.
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