National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 113, Oklahoma City 110
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 19, 2010
Where: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: # Nick Buchert, #34 Marc Davis, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance: 18203

Grant Hill scored a season-high 30 points and Robin Lopez added 19 as the shorthanded Phoenix Suns denied the Oklahoma City Thunder a perfect homestand with a 113-110 victory Sunday at the Ford Center.

Hill shot 12-of-14 from the line and added 11 rebounds as the Suns played without newcomers Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat, who were all acquired in a trade with the Orlando Magic on Saturday for Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark.

Steve Nash returned after missing all but five minutes of Friday’s game with the Dallas Mavericks and added 20 points and 10 assists as Phoenix ended Oklahoma City’s five-game winning streak.

Phoenix successfully shut down the highest-scoring duo in the NBA in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

Durant shot 8-of-19 for 28 points while Westbrook was 5-of-17 for 19 points.

Last season, Durant averaged 36.3 points on 54 percent shooting and drained 7-of-12 3-pointers as the Thunder took two of three against the Suns.

Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Oklahoma City
Grant Hill 30 Scoring Kevin Durant 28
Steve Nash 10 Assists Russell Westbrook 9
Grant Hill 11 Rebounds Nick Collison 8
Grant Hill 12 Free Throws Made Kevin Durant 11
Josh Childress 3 Steals Kevin Durant 3
Earl Barron 1 Blocks Nick Collison 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 113 57.5 4-12 25-30 23 37 3 5 20
Oklahoma City 110 42.9 6-21 38-46 20 32 4 10 12
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.